An Anglical priest has, according to The Times "decoded" Charles Wesley's 1,000 page diary written in code and kept at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. Among the "secrets" revealed is a turbulant relationship between Charles and his brother John, going to some length to wreck his...

Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, has compared active gay relationships to marriage in the sight of God, refuting that it is sinful and, in private correspondence, declared his hope that the church would become more accepting of gay relationships. "The Bible does not address the matter...

Two recent additions to the Van Til corpus have been published by P&R Publishing. Both volumes have now been annotated and provide for the reader explanations and definitions of concepts, ideas and terms. These additions should go a long way toward a better and more coherent understanding of...

A week in Peru and an entire week teaching systematic theology (39 hrs of lectures in five days) has left me short of breath. Both have been exhilarating in ways that constantly challenge. The latter comprised mostly of the doctrine of Scripture and the doctrine of God. What emerged for me was a...

I asked our good friend Alistair Begg what he was reading this summer: 1. "Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics" by Graeme Goldsworthy. This is Goldsworthy at his comprehensive best. A terrific help in not missing the wood for the trees in exegesis and exposition. 2. "The Courage to Be Protestant" by David...

Since I asked all of you about summer reading, I'll list my own, starting (like Sean) with Andrew McGowan's, The Divine Authenticity of Scripture (IVP). I read the British version which was called The Divine Spiration... , and I'm hoping the change of title in the US edition means that other things...

Has anyone solved Tim Challies' test yet? It's been driving me crazy! I know some of these but can I identify them? I've been saying, "I know that one, it's... Oh, what is it called again?" Can you do it? See, here . And, while I'm here, have you seen that Redeemer in New York is having a Wagner...

It was surreal moment: Steve, country boy from Lancaster, PA meeting his blues-idol, B. B. King, from Indianola, Mississippi. The blues singer happened to be in Jackson this week and Steve "dragged" me to "get some culture." The evening was a lesson in so many things, but will we ever team up again...

Connection Metro Church , Denver, which used its foyer coffee bars to attract visitors to its eight satellite churches in the Denver area, has decided to abandon ministry altogether to focus on coffee. "People liked the coffee a lot better than the ministry, according to congregational surveys, so...

The Board of Trustees of Westminster Theological Seminary have issued an official statement with respect to recent events concerning Professor Peter Enns, here .

Joel Beeke has just published a new book, Heirs with Christ: The Puritans on Adoption . You can also watch a video of Joel talking about the book, here

My good friend, Joe Holland, pointed out to me (in a "down" moment at Presbytery yesterday) a fascinating piece in Thomas Boston's Memoirs (Vol. XII of The Complete Works of Thomas Boston [Tentmaker, 2002]): "Having been advised before to cut my hair, for my health, at that time I got a wig; and...

On my return from the PCRT conference in Grand Rapids yesterday, I found myself reading Steve Nichols's new book, Jesus: Made in America (IVP Academic). I confess I skipped the opening chapters: fascinating to be sure, but the real heart of it was the chapter entitled, "Jesus on a Bracelet." Was he...

Everyone, and I mean everyone (except me and Trueman) are swaning it at T4G. Some of us have to work. But Steve Nichols has yet to sign in to this blog. Now I see why. Apart from the fact that the site is still experiencing some trouble (only after T4G will we be able to bring our techies down from...

Iain D. Campbell, one of our new bloggers (who has yet to be able to sign in! be patient with us), has posted a review of Andrew McGwan's book referred to below (the review by John R de Wit) on his blog .

The recently published volume, The Divine Spiration of Scripture by A. T. B. McGowan has been reviewed by John R. de Witt for The Banner of Truth and can be viewed here .

Waiting for new site to appear? Be patient! Some teething problems and Jeremy has been without power for several days following last Saturday's tornado in Jackson. I managed to escape to sunny (actually, rainy) Spain for a conference with MTW missionaries in Europe. A memorable quote from David...

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 (...

Sinclair Ferguson gave two addresses at RTS (Charlotte Campus) recently reflecting on the ministry at 60. These are not sermons or lectures as such, but Dr. Ferguson as you have not heard him before reflecting on his life and those who have shaped it. They are available free from ITunes. (Click RTS...

I'm on my way back from a conference on eschatology in which we had some spirited defences of postmillennial positions. A few things occur to me...

Reformed Academic Press have just published Richard B. Gaffin's God's Word in Servant Form: Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck on the Doctrine of Scripture . It is available from Westminster Bookstore as well as from Reformed Academic Press ( nicholasr@fpcjackson.org ). The latter are telling me...

Only yesterday in a class on the Trinity, I happened to mention Professor Wright's fascinating article on the Great Commission (in the latest edition of the Scottish Journal of Evangelical Theology), not knowing at the time that he had died. He was my PhD examiner. It had been rumored for a few...

A second edition of Terry Johnson's Reformed Worship has just been printed by Reformed Academic Press. Copies may be obtained directly from First Presbyterian Church, Jackson ( Nicholasr@fpcjackson.org ). No one has written anything better on reformed worship in the last fifty years than Terry...

I'm just on my to Taiwan to teach Koreans about the puritans (how they love the puritans! It's their experiential theology that appeals to the Asian mindset, or should I say, heart-set?). Anyway, here's a weekend puzzle to think about: If I fly to Kaohsiung in Taiwan leaving the USA on Saturday...