Here is the link to a sermon that Edward Donnelly preached at the 2009 Missionary Rally in Northern Ireland. The text was Galatians 6:12-16 and the title, “The Cross and Missions.”

Ed Stetzer points out the introduction of President Obama’s speech at his first state dinner. You can read the post here. Far from sounding like a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, President Obama sounded like a religious pluralist of the highest caliber. Stetzer carefully notes the significance of the Presidents use of the word “first” to describe his appreciation for diverse religious practices. Stetzer writes:
Regardless of whether you like President Obama or not, it seems like “news” to me that the President would make these his first words at his …

We were able to talk with Dr. Vern S. Poythress recently about his newly released book In the Beginning Was the Word: Language, a God Centered-Approach. This was an important interview because we had the opportunity to ask Dr. Poythress several questions that are often raised by those who are skeptical of Tri-perspectivalism as a hermenuetical principle. I would consider myself to be one such skeptic. While this is the case, I thoughtDr. Poythress made many interesting and helpful points, and provided very thoughtful and carefully balanced answers to the …

Here is a very thoughtful and carefully worded post by Alistair Begg concerning the Manhattan Declaration. I could not agree more!

Last year I linked to an article that explains the self-righteousness bound up in the environmental movement. I like to call this form of religion, “Environmental Pharisaism.” You can find the original post here.
I am waiting for someone to explain to me why certain environmentalists argue that it is wrong to kill animals for food, but not plants. Are plants any less valuable than animals? Why do some environmentalists apply this particular hierarchy to living things? Well, for one, if you place the same criterion on plants as you …

The Manhattan Declaration is a document that should be given the most serious consideration by all professing Christians. When a group influential religious leaders initiate a movement that would help raise opposition against legalized abortion, homosexual rights, and religious intolerance we should be willing to listen and consider joining in. But, there are other factors that should be weighed carefully in regard to the language, associations, and significance of the document. While there are certainly powerful arguments in favor of supporting the signing of the document, there are theologically driven …

The H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies has provided us with this amazing website full of free online resources. They have organized and linked an enormous number of important historical Reformed, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Anabaptist, Arminian-Remonstrant, and Socinian-Unitarian works, as well as many other secondary sources for serious theological studies. This is the most comprehensive collection of free online PDF theological resources. It will be, without a doubt, a massively important site for those interested in pre-20th Century studies. The foolish man will ignore such treasures, but the wise …

There is an interesting post over at J.O.B.’s Journal on the teaching of Calvin and the Puritans on the continuation/cessation of the supernatural gifts of the Spirit. You can read it here.

This year’s ETS national meeting took place in New Orleans. The key topic was ethics. If you have never been to an ETS meeting you need to go at least once. With over 550 presenters on as many topics, one can go with intent to research or satisfy informed interest and walk away with something. The problem I find writing on an event like this is the coverage is very narrow and specific, but here are a few highlights.
Kelly M. Kapic had a great presentation Living in God’s Gifts: Generosity …

In case you have not seen it, there is a review of Iain Murray’s Lloyd-Jones: Messenger of Grace over at Reformation21.  You can find the book here.  Additionally, our friends at Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing have just released three new volumes that you should check out:  The first is Small Things, Big Things:  Inspiring Stories of Everyday Grace by Dr. Michael Milton who is president of the RTS campuses in Charlotte and Orlando.  The second and third volumes are additions to the Explorations in Biblical Theology series edited by Robert …

Justin Taylor points out that it was 136 years ago today that Horatio Spafford lost his four daughters in the shipwreck of the steamship Ville du Havre. It was this event that led Spafford to write It is Well With My Soul.

For those of you who love Apologetics (and I believe that every Christian should love Apologetics), you will enjoy listening to our latest interview with Dr. Scott Oliphint. Dr. Oliphint is the Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and is the author of Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology. You can listen to and download the interview here.

Rowland Ward, author of God and Adam and co-author of Scripture and Worship, has a number of useful articles on his church website. Below you will find a series of articles on Covenant Theology.
Law and Righteousness in Scripture and Confession
Review: The Presbyterian Doctrine of Children in the Covenant
Covenant and Justification #1
Covenant and Justification #2
Covenant and Justification #3
Creation and Covenant
God’s Covenant Unfolded: Creation to New Creation
Here is a list of the categories in which the rest of the articles can be found.

Jim O’Brien, one of the contributors here at Feeding on Christ, has a new blog, J.O.B.’s Journal. He has already begun a series of posts on the theology of Thomas Manton, as well as a series on Puritan Preaching. I think you will find Jim’s  blog to be an extremely useful source to deepen your knowledge of Puritan theology and spirituality, without having to wade through laborious sentences. Jim knows the Puritans better than most, and has quite a remarkable ability to articulate those things that are most helpful. Here is …

I just completed reading through Iain Duguid’s volume on Daniel in the Reformed Expository Commentary series as part of my personal worship.  You can find the book here.  Duguid embodies what I consider to be the ideal preacher and commentator.  The series is excellent on the whole and Duguid may be the best of the contributors.  His treatment of Daniel is both redemptive historical and applicatory.  There is no pitting the one over against the other.
Discussing trials which Christians face in this fallen world, Duguid says,
In the same way, our …

Following the theme of the last post, I thought I would post another quotation from Vos on the relationship between Union with Christ and Justification.  Same book Shorter Writings, same article Doctrine Of  The Covenant In Reformed Theology, but different page – 256. This, I think, is a much overlooked section in Vos’s writing. I’ll let him speak for himself:
“The Christian knows that he is a party in God’s covenant and as such he has all things and spans at any one moment the whole orbit of grace, both in …

I was recently pointed to Vos’s Shorter Writings and some of the articles contained therein. The quotation below is taken from the chater “Doctrine of the Covenant in Reformed Theology” which begins on page 234 of the Shorter Writings.
“The law holds an essentially different place for the Lutherans than for the Reformed. Theoretically both agree in the threefold use of the law … (i.e (1) the law as the rule of civl righteousness; (2) the law as a pedagogue leading to Christ; (3) the law as a rule of life …

The Bible is surprisingly straightforward about the weaknesses and sins of the people of God. While some who claim to be in the Puritan tradition can tend toward a practical perfectionism, there were many Puritans who noted the weaknesses and falls of the men and women in Scripture as examples of a common Christian experience. Thomas Brooks, in his marvelous work The Unsearchable Riches of Christ, relays a story told by Bernard of Clairvaux: “I have known a good old man,” said Bernard, “who when he had heard of any …

There continues to be a diversity of opinion in the Christian church in general, and in the Reformed church specificially, as to whether Christians should watch anything other than G to PG-13 rated movies. John Frame wrote a very helpful book a few years ago, titled Theology at the Movies, in which he considers the question, Should Christian’s Go To Movies? The answer he gives is well thought out and quite persuasive. Frame tackles some of the typical arguments raised by certain Christians who say that a believer should never …

Michael Horton has received some flak recently for endorsing Scott Hahn’s latest book.  You can read his response here.  Disagree if you must regarding the efficacy of these kinds of endorsements, but Horton certainly gave a helpful (and truthful) endorsement while still hedging against any notions that he is a latent Catholic.

It is a great blessing to have so many faithful ministers in the Presbytery of which I am a member. One such minister is Neil Stewart. Neil is the pastor of Kirk of the Isles (PCA) in Savannah, GA, one of the closest churches in proximity to New Covenant Presbyterian Church. Neil is originally from Northern Ireland. He was a medical doctor who the Lord called into the Gospel ministry (like Martin Lloyd-Jones).  Neil is a fine preacher. I hope you will take the time to listen to some of …

If you haven’t already looked into the Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting this year in New Orleans check it out here. See you there.

Joel R. Beeke, president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, has provided the church with a well-researched and beautifully written introduction to Calvinism which can be obtained here.  The genius of this book is that it goes beyond the typical introduction to the Reformed faith with its focus on the TULIP by stressing that Calvinism is a comprehensive world and life view.  TULIP does come in for a thorough exposition, but it is placed within its proper setting like a …

It is hard to come to terms with the fact that most people in the American church today have not read the Pilgrim’s Progress. What has been the second best selling book in human history is sadly receiving less and less attention. It is a tragedy that such a marvelous work should be forgotten. Derek Thomas gave a special series of lectures in which he took one passage of Scripture and coupled it with one chapter from the book. You can find the series here.

This past summer Derek Thomas preached a series of sermons on Romans 8. You can listen to them here. If you have not listened to Dr. Thomas’ sermons you are missing out on a great blessing.

Christ the Center recently interviewed James Dolezal, a Ph.D. student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA and regular guest panelist on the show. James came on to discuss the subject of the Anabaptist and the Reformation, particularly as it related to the issue of Reformed Baptist Confessional Theology. While almost all the contributors on Christ the Center and Feeding on Christ are paedo-baptists (I prefer “oiko-baptists”), we warmly welcome James to give such a fine defense of the credo-baptist position.

This is a very interesting analysis of the video below:

What do you think?
BTW, The church in the video is Redeemer NYC.

I’m not sure what to make of these videos for the Exponential Conference, but they are funny–especially the third one:

This is a very creative post!
HT: @darrinpatrick

Wes White has done a great service of gathering links to many theological works with which every Reformed minister should be familiar. Wes explains the nature of the list below:
“Most of these works are from the continent, with a few exceptions.  I have focused on these works because others have done a good job cataloging and making available Puritan literature on the web.  All works are in English unless otherwise noted.
Some of the works are on Gallica, the online library of the French national library.  For the Gallica documents, select …