No matter how many strong enemies plot to overthrow the church, they do not have sufficient strength to prevail over God's immutable decree by which he appointed his Son eternal King. - John Calvin

The Associated Press reports on a New Mexico man who beat to death his pregnant girlfriend which resulted in the death of her unborn son. The report reads: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Mexico believe they may be the first to use a 2004 law to charge someone with killing a...

Pretty cool: From the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, WHYY and NPR present Handel's holiday masterpiece performed by the "Fabulous Philadelphians" — one of the world's great orchestras, joined by the nationally-renowned Philadelphia Singers Chorale. Acclaimed British choral master Richard Hickox...

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I trust your Christmas was a joyous one. We spent time at both sets of grandparents (Pattonsburg, MO & Springfield, MO). The kids seemed to have a good time playing with cousins, etc. On the way out we ran into some nasty weather in Illinois. But the forcasts for Tomorrow and Tuesday call for...

Westminster Seminary's Carl Truman has weighed in on the controversy surrounding President-elect Obama's decision to invite Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration. For many years, on many issues, I have seen myself as a man of the centre left; I am embarrassed at the inability of those whom I have...

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USA Today goes to Michael Horton for some answers. Dr. Horton, professor at Westminster Seminary California is a J. Gresham Machen of our time. In her article Where Is Christ in Christmas, Cathy Lynn Grossman writes: A vocal faction of believers, grumpy about Christmas gone wild, insist that...

It seems there is quite a bit of controversy over President-elect Obama's choice of Rick Warren to offer the inauguration prayer. You see, pastor Warren made the oh so indelicate decision to oppose gay marriage. But with all the fury over this you would have thought that Mr. Obama had selected some...

Check out Tony's picks for books of the year. His #1 pick is mine as well. I am currently walking through his #2 pick.

Thanks to Justin Taylor for reporting on a recent document posted on President-elect Obama's website. Gina Dalfonzo at Breakpoint's The Point blog : A coalition of pro-choice organizations has sent Barack Obama and his transition team a document titled “Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a...

’Twas the same love that spread the feast That sweetly drew us in; Else we had still refused to taste, And perished in our sin. Pity the nations, O our God! Constrain the earth to come; Send Thy victorious Word abroad, And bring the strangers home. We long to see Thy churches full, That all the...

"It is not surprising then that it [Liberalism] differs from Christianity in its account of the gospel itself; it is not surprising that it presents an entirely different account of the way of salvation. Liberalism finds salvation (so far as it is willing to speak at all of “salvation”) in man;...

D.A. Carson calls John’s prologue (vv. 1-18) “the foyer to the rest of the Fourth Gospel simultaneously drawing the reader in and introducing the major themes.” The major theological theme of the opening verses of John’s gospel is the incarnation. The incarnation is that miracle whereby the...

"The Incarnation, this mysterious miracle at the heart of historic Christianity, is central in the New Testament witness. That Jews should ever have come to such a belief is amazing. Eight of the nine New Testament writers, like Jesus’ original disciples, were Jews, drilled in the Jewish axiom that...

Just when you think government beaurocrats couldn't get more ridiculous Washington State comes along and ups the ante. In an effort to include every obscure group in the state the good folks at the Capital in Olympia have raised a glorious steel pole to celebrate "Festivus." Here's the story from...

Evangelical Scholoarship suffered a loss with the passing of Derek Kidner. Kidner was a servant of the church through the careful study and teaching of the Old Testament. During his life he served in the following positions: Curate of St. Nicholas, Sevenoaks (1941-1947) Vicar of Felsted (1947-1951...

Dr. Robert Gagnon of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has written a thorough response to Newsweek's recent cover story/endorsement of homosexual marriage (and homosexuality). Gagnon writes: As its cover story for the Dec. 15, 2008 issue, the editors of Newsweek offer readers a hopelessly distorted...

The corrupt and politically compromised UN has released a statement claiming that man-made global warming is incontrovertably true and is not longer up for debate. There are a growing number of scientists however who beg to differ. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works reports...

Here are a few outstanding books on the character of God. The Message of the Living God by Peter Lewis The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink Behold Your God by Donald Macleod A Heart for God by Sinclair Ferguson

"Alas, most 'evangelistic' preaching I know about is an effort to drag people even deeper into their subjectivity rather than an attempt to rescue them from it." - William Willimon, United Methodist Bishop

Check out this post from Pyromaniacs : Nō´-mĭ-kə-fō´-bē-ə Derivation: In the NT, the term νομικός (nomikos) is commonly translated "lawyer." Actually in form it is an adjective meaning "law-related, legal." It is most commonly used as a noun in the Gospels to describe men who are expert in the Law...

My sermon from Sunday can be downloaded HERE .

Check out this excellent article by Mike Wittmer entitled "Machen or McLaren: A New Kind of Liberalism?" The paper was originally presented to the Evangelical Theological Society.