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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus (Lk. 24:1-3). It’s a familiar tale that Christians like us insist is true...

For those who are keeping score, Tim Keller's book The Reason for God has climbed to number 7 on the bestseller list for non-fiction. Of course, if the New York Times included Bible sales, Keller's book would drop to 8th place. . .

Mark Dever interviews Kent Hughes about life and preaching. R.C. Sproul interviews Ben Stein about his new documentary on intolerance toward intelligent design. Al Mohler interviews Eric Redmond about Jeremiah Wright and Black Liberation Theology. See also the partial transcript and Rev. Redmond's...

News came earlier today regarding yesterday's special meeting of the Board of Trustees at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia), which met to address "the disunity of the faculty regarding the theological issues related to Dr. Peter Enns ' book, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals...

As expected, there is a wide variety of internet comment on the WTS board's suspension of Old Testament Professor Peter Enns. I would highlight Scott Clark's counsel to current students and the discussion taking place at Green Baggins . Both of these, and most others, express sincere expressions of...

Writing in the April 3 edition of the Jerusalem Post , Daniel Pipes asks, "Will Europe Resist Islamization?" According to conventional wisdom, the answer is "no." But Pipes counters this argument by pointing to the dramatic conversion of the prominent Muslim Magdi Allam -- a top editor and well...

For staff devotions this week, my colleague Marion Clark shared the following proverb, which is good counsel for every Christian, but especially for anyone in ministry: "The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe" (Prov. 29:25). Ironically, it is our desire to feel safe...

I’m in Scotland for a few days, catching up with European news in today’s edition of The Times . The big splash news item, on several pages, is the case of Max Mosely, president of the FIA ( Federation Internationale de l’Automobile ) – that’s “Formula One” racing cars for the uninitiated. Mosley (...

I drew attention to the mp3 downloadable addresses that Sinclair Ferguson gave recently at RTS Charlotte (available from iTunes). Steven Hall has kindly informed me of his own summaries of the "choicest bits" on his blog, here .

The longer I live as a Christian and serve as a pastor, the more impressed I am with the value of careful attention to Jesus’ teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount, commonly known as The Lord’s Prayer. Many, if not most, Christians struggle with prayer. Two reasons come to mind. The first...