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Understanding our own culture
All of our churches, for better or for worse, are influenced by our culture. Yet when I read my Bible I find that the biggest cultural pull on the church is the local influence. Corinth was [...]
Review: the new NIV
It seems that barely a year goes by without a new translation of the Bible. A glance at my bookshelf reveals that I own no less than thirty-one different English translations, though I use only three [...]
The best preaching on earth
Over the last few weeks I’ve listened to some great sermons: Alistair Begg on finding Christ in the book of Ruth, Tim Keller on the crossing of the Red Sea, James MacDonald on learning from and [...]
A disunited church
Learning lessons from the church at Corinth The Bible has a lot to say about unity amongst God’s people. We can read stories of united churches (Acts 2 and 6), hear Jesus pray for unity amongst [...]
Books on ‘Why is God so angry?’
Show them no mercy (Zondervan, 2003) edited by Stanley N. Gundry is a collection of four essays dealing with the problem of God’s violence in the Old Testament. The first is thoroughly unbiblical, but the other [...]
Why is God so angry?
Dear Ryan, Thank you so much for your recent letter. I’m glad you’ve started going to the church I suggested. I do pray that things will start to become clearer for you, and you’ll begin to [...]
Our great hope
It wasn’t all that long ago that I was sitting in a room with the other members of the editorial board discussing what we should have as the theme for this issue of the Evangelical Magazine. [...]
No need for God?
Stephen Hawking’s new book The Grand Design, made front-page news — not because of a scientific breakthrough, but because Hawking used the book to claim that the universe could have created itself. I’m both encouraged and [...]
For such a time as this…
There are few men who have a better grasp of the gospel situation in Wales than David Ollerton (chairman of Waleswide), and Stuart Olyott (Pastoral Director of the EMW). Both men have spent years visiting, encouraging [...]
Neither Poverty nor Riches: A biblical theology of possessions
Neither Poverty nor Riches is the best book about wealth I have ever read. It is practical, comprehensive, scholarly, balanced and thoroughly biblical. Blomberg’s central point is a simple one: that extreme poverty and extreme wealth [...]
The Trinity and worship
I would personally rather sing of a 'latent' Christ in the Psalms God
The Trinity and worship
A very helpful article. I've been thinking much more about the Trinity
United we stand
It all depends on what you mean by 'biblical separation' ? !
Amazing and essential
Thank you. There are several good books currently on the Holy Trinity.
Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light
Yes, there is much that we do not know, but if you read my book, I do