I've received a lot of benefit from the works of John Frame and Vern Poythress, so when I noticed that their site design was sending out a 1996 vibe, I e-mailed their webmaster and offered my services. The result is finally up! Check it out! There are tons of great...
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A Quote Worth Saving
The writer [of NT epistles] does not announce a succession of revelations, or arrest the inquiries which he encounters in men’s hearts by the unanswerable formula, “Thus saith the Lord.” He arouses, he animates, he goes along with the working of men’s minds, by...
Flavel on the Christian Duty to Observe God’s Providence
My good pastor read this whole chapter from John Flavel's The Mystery of Providence to our congregation last night. I have never heard him read something to lengthy to us; he obviously felt it was important. You'll see why if you click! Flavel knows his Bible. It's...
Five Reasons to Buy Logos
Several concerned friends have contacted me about a blog post detailing Five Reasons Not to Buy Logos. I urge everyone considering such a purchase to read the five reasons, but you could save about 80% of your time reading that post by being a regular reader of...
Iain Provan on Higher Critics
From Iain Provan's excellent 1 & 2 Kings commentary: It is not entirely clear why we should dig the great ditch between biblical Israel and historical Israel that the newer historians demand. It is, after all, the case that all historiography, whether ancient or...
Audio Book Advice from a Pro
I asked a good friend of mine who does quite a bit of commuting and who knows books what he thinks about audio book sites like Christian Audio and Amazon's Audible. I asked him if I could turn his excellent answer into a blog post: I have pretty limited exposure to...
Guess the Seminary
The image above is a banner from the faculty pages for a particular conservative (obviously) Christian seminary. Which one? No research allowed. Only guessing.
Forward the Foundation
The Times has been talking actively about the fight over the future of book publishing. The fight is getting serious. I think society will have to figure out two issues with regard to books: What is the best format in which to read this particular book? Codex? Kindle?...
BJU Press in Logos
BJU Press has made many of its titles available in Logos Bible software, and there are a number of pre-pub collections gathering interest now: The Christian Living collection puts together a number of the booklets the Seminary has been putting out on various...
Dempster on Samson
A perceptive observation from a book full of such insights into the Old Testament: Stephen Dempster: The structure of Judges shows that Israel gradually descends into a moral and political quagmire, and this is mirrored in the sequence of judges themselves, most of...
My Logos Library, Visualized
Some computer nerd across the pond made a cool site that will show you your whole Logos library in visual format. Here’s mine. Setting it up is a little involved, but it’s neato. You can even click on a cover and it will open up that book in your Logos library! A...
Review: The Priority of Preaching
The Priority of Preaching by Christopher Ash My rating: 3 of 5 stars Christopher Ash is a preacher who trains preachers, and his little book The Priority of Preaching provides a unique angle on that training. He mines the example of Moses' long sermon in Deuteronomy...