The Far Green Country

One may infer the thesis of Robert Reymond’s The Reformation’s Conflict with Rome: Why It Must Continue! from its title. The conflict between the Reformation and Rome was, and continues to be, both real and necessary for the sake of the gospel. Reymond writes specifically for two purposes, to two different audiences.
Firstly, he writes in [...]

Those familiar with the electioneering of former American President Bill Clinton will remember the primacy given to the economy in his bid for the presidency.  His strategist, James Carville, knew that they could never beat a successful war-time president on issues such as global security or national defense.  In order to win, their campaign would [...]

Since my trip to Greenville in January, I’ve been listening to the unabridged Chronicles of Narnia on audiobook.  I don’t usually get to listen for long stretches: there is a bit here while I’m driving in the car, or a bit there while I’m doing some rote work like memorizing Greek vocabulary.  But little bits [...]

“I entered on this investigation with considerable misgivings, lest it should turn out that the system of ecclesiastical government with which I am connected is not divine in its origin.” (p. 60)
What would you do if you learned that the Scriptures taught a different form of church government from the practice of your denomination?  Would [...]

J. Mark Bertrand has a tremendous blog on Bible design.  He reviews all aspects of what makes a good Bible - binding, print size, paper thickness, etc.  For example, check out his review of the Cambridge NASB Wide-Margin Reference Edition.  You can visit the homepage of his site at: www.bibledesignblog.com.

One of the best side benefits of being back in school is that it has forced me back into the discipline of reading. I love to read, so the motivation has not lacked.  However, when I was not in school, I did not read nearly as much as I should have.  The reason for this [...]

This week is the fourth full week of Fall Term at GPTS.  So far, I have found each of my classes to be edifying and informative.  The lectures are engaging, the professors are knowledgeable, and the reading material is ‘healthy.’  I choose this latter word deliberately, because by it I mean to compare the reading [...]

My third book, Rustling Leaves, is now available for purchase on Amazon.com via the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979612233
The official release notice is available on this site at: Rustling Leaves. For those who purchase a copy, be sure to pay attention to the special offer.

Just lastnight I sent the manuscript for a new book off to the publisher.  The new volume - which will include ten essays from this blog and two previously-unpublished essays, is titled Rustling Leaves.  Here’s a shot of the cover (click on the image to see a larger version):

(A printable, PDF version of this article is available here.)
I just finished reading The Reason for God by Tim Keller. Dr. Keller is a well-known minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the bigger, younger sister to my own denomination, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Back in the late-eighties, Tim moved to Manhattan [...]