On Reading Old Books: A Few Suggestions from the Fourth Century
A couple of weeks ago I suggested that believers would benefit from occasionally reading older books. However, just because a work was... Read More
C. S. Lewis on Reading Old Books
One of my goals each semester is to try to convince students that writers of the past are not only worth reading... Read More
Recommended Reading on the Conservative Resurgence in the SBC
If you are interested in Baptist history and are looking for a few good books to read in the new year, you... Read More
Carl Trueman on the Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
One of the benefits of attending the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society is the opportunity to visit the meeting’s exhibition... Read More
The Active Obedience of Christ: A Brief Reply
During the summer of 2000, my wife and I travelled through Iowa on the way to visit family. Along the way we... Read More
Iron Pokers, Misguided Evangelists, and Other Strange Tools
God sometimes uses strange instruments to accomplish his gracious purposes. Such was the case in late 1830 when a young man named... Read More
Luther on Social Reform and the Human Heart
I recently came across an interesting quote from Martin Luther about the prospect of social reform. He wrote, To be sure, the... Read More
The Latin Vulgate as Background to the Version Debate
In light of Bill Combs’s recent posts on the King James Version, I thought it might be helpful to look briefly at... Read More
Church History Resources for Children (and Those Who Teach Them)
Most seminary students are involved in teaching children in some venue or another. Many are husbands and fathers, and so are responsible... Read More
The Date of Easter
Throughout church history professing believers have argued amongst themselves about all kinds of things. In retrospect, some of these debates have been... Read More