"[W]hen a church confuses the benefits of redemption with the comforts of a better life or the equitable workings of the state it has misunderstood the significance of the message it proclaims." - Darryl Hart

Today marks 20 years of marriage to my excellent wife. I am thankful that she has stood by me for two decades in life and vocational ministry. What is more, she has hung in there during much needed maturing on my part. I never realized how messed up I was until I got married. Anyway, after 20 years...

The good folks at Desiring God will be hosting a live Q&A with our friend Paul Tripp Wednesday evening (the 26th) at 7:00 central time.

TGCReviews has posted my review of J.I. Packer and Gary Parrett's Grounded in the Gospel: How to Build Believers the Old Fashioned Way . You can read it HERE .

It seems that everyone has named "biblical illiteracy" as one of the gravest problems facing the church. But is anything being done about it? Collin Hansen has written a sobering but hopeful article in the latest issue of CT . Perhaps the first step toward improved Bible literacy is admitting we...

Ligonier has posted the audio from their 2010 "Christless Christianity" Conference. On March 26-27, 2010, in Los Angeles, Calif., Michael Horton, Peter Jones, John MacArthur, and R.C. Sproul joined together to examine many of the popular misunderstandings of the gospel in our day as countless...

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11719887&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 "What Did You Expect?" Short from Crossway on Vimeo ...

Thanks to Martin Downes for posting the following insights from Dale Ralph Davis' excellent book The Word Became Fresh : "The opening paragraphs of Dale Ralph Davis' The Word Became Fresh: How to preach from Old Testament narrative texts are enough to stop every preacher dead in his tracks. "Ralph...

From Gene Veith : Physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are reporting that they have discovered a new clue that could help unravel one of the biggest mysteries of cosmology: why the universe is composed of matter and not its evil-twin opposite, antimatter. If confirmed, the...

Okay, I know that some of you can't stand Glenn Beck. Actually, I have never watched his program and have only caught snippets of his radio show. While I am a conservative I do find Glenn to be a bit over earnest. Also, Glenn Beck is a Mormon which means he desperately needs Jesus and ought to be...

Don't believe the hype coming from HBO's biopic on Jack Kevorkian. Several years ago, after hearing rumors that a movie about Kevorkian was in the works, Wesley Smith wrote the following: He is ubiquitously portrayed in the media as the doctor who helped terminally ill people end their own lives...

A new book by Stephen Nichols and Ned Bustard looks like it will be a great tool for parents to teach church history to their kids. The Church History ABCs: Augustine and 25 Other Heroes of the Faith is due to be released next month. One great feature is the website that accompanines this book...

Ref21 has posted an excerpt from a book published last year by IVP UK entitled Should Christians Embrace Evolution . Fortunately, our friends at P&R have obtained rights to publish this book for the US market and will be releasing it this year. One of the contributors, Michael Reeves, addresses...

"The 20 Most Brilliant Christian Professors"

Over at the Gospel Coalition James Grant has written a very helfpul piece on intruducing contemporary congregations to the richness of Christian hymnody . I occasionally get questions about introducing hymns to congregations that do not sing them. Should a pastor introduce old hymns? And if so, how...

This seems to be another sad case of biographical embellishment from a well known evangelical "leader." Liberty University ought to be ashamed. I expect no such emotion, however, from Dr. Caner. Scripture teaches that few of us should be teachers for we will face a stricter judgement. It is the...

Ligonier Ministries has posted a wealth of helpful resources addressing N.T. Wright's theology, commonly referred to as the New Perspective on Paul. Check it out HERE and HERE .

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10959890&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1 T4G 2010 -- Session 7 -- Ligon Duncan from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo...

What would you say to a church where two of its most promising young “Christians” had not only left the faith but had turned against it with mockery and hostility? That’s the very real scenario I was asked to address recently at a small gathering of pastors and elders. It is undoubtedly one of the...

This new book could be a great gift for Mother's Day. This new On-the-Go Devotional addresses a universal challenge: finding joy in today's world. God's Word tells us of all that is ours through his Son. Our security is guaranteed, our provision is sure. In the face of such abundant life, why is...

A new book edited by Nancy Leigh DeMoss is a collection of addresses delivered at The True Woman Conference in 2008. It looks like it is well worth reading. In spring 2008, over 6000 assembled in Chicago to hear a counter-revolutionary call. John Piper. Mary Kassian. Joni Eareckson Tada. Karen...

The Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology takes place in Philalphia this weekend. The theme is "These Last Days" and will feature speakers such as Sinclair Ferguson, Michael Horton, Rick Phillips, Ligon Duncan, Phil Ryken, and Cornelis Venema. If you cannot attend don't worry. You can watch...

Modern Reformation , my favorite journal, is focusing this year on the doctrine of Scripture. The White Horse Inn has also been focusing on Scripture. The latest program (like the March/April Modern Reformation ) focuses specifically on inspiration and inerrancy. Listen HERE . Some who believe that...