Today, 489 years ago, a monastic theology professor nailed 95 theses to the church door in Wittenburg. For what most of the West now recognizes as Halloween, today Christians everywhere are thankful for the demands Martin Luther raised before church authorities when he risked life and liturgy to seek correction at the highest levels [...]
Crime rankings for U.S. cities and metropolitan areas from statistics compiled in calendar-year 2005 have been released in a new book by Morgan Quitno Press, which bases the rankings on cities that report crime statistics to the FBI. Thankfully, of the more than 350 metropolitan areas and 380 cities of 75,000 of more population [...]
In her newest book, Claire Berlinski argues that the current European context promises a destructive future for the once productive continent. Her text, Menace in Europe: Why the Continent’s Crisis is America’s, Too, uncovers the damage years of neglectful bureaucracy has yielded on the land. She summarizes, “Europeans are lazy, unwilling to [...]
If you think that harvesting humans for future research sounds beyond the realm of the possible, think again. Physicians, bioethicists, and legislators argue organ harvests from patients who are in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) should be permitted to further the progress of science and medicine.
You should read this op-ed (here), where Wes Smith [...]
While completing the research for my dissertation, I had the privilege of study at the Beinecke Library at Yale. I held Jonathan Edwards’ sermon manuscripts in my hands and read through leaves of his massive collection. Now, the Works of Jonathan Edwards are online. Over fifty years of editorial work and digital [...]
The latest edition of CTR, the Criswell Theological Review, is set to be released. Thanks to DB, you can link to parts of it now on our website: www.criswelljournal.com
Included in this volume: tongues, contemporary charismatic movement, gifts, pentecostalism, and on being baptist…
After years of interpretation by Western missionaries, African Christians welcome the release of Africa Bible Commentary, a 1,600-page commentary released this summer “by Africans, for Africans,” using the language of the common tongue to apply the Bible’s teachings into a context familiar to locals.
This study tool includes explanations of problems and provides scriptural answers to [...]
What would you do if you saw a group of teens insert a burning cloth into the fuel tank of your neighbor’s SUV? How would you react if those teenagers ran down your quaint suburban boulevard and torched 6 or 7 cars? Now, imagine living in Clichy, France, where over a 100 cars [...]
Today is post-preview day in my house, and tonight I plan to rest and enjoy family time with Tiff and the boys. We plan to eat bags of cotton candy and blow up water bottles with dry ice. After that, we’ll do some kung-fu until someone gets hurt…
Today is Preview Day at Criswell College. Hundreds of students will convene on the campus tp taste and see what God can do through them at Criswell. Please pray for those who visit the campus today.
