Dr. Miles Van Pelt has a gift for not only bringing the original languages of the Word of God to life through teaching seminary students at Reformed Theological Seminary but also in making his scholarship accessible to diverse groups, from seasoned Continue Reading
August 12, 2012
Biblical Hebrew by Dr. Miles Van Pelt—Reaching a New Generation to Study the Original Languages
September 25, 2009
The Monuments Men and the Idea of the Beautiful in Christianity
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel is yet another fine addition to the growing body of literature, really a genre unto itself, about the "Greatest Generation." These are the men who Continue Reading
September 2, 2008
Norman Davies and the Appalling Problem of a Failure to Stand
The occasion was my graduation from the University of Wales. The British Union Jack was raised, a young lady led us in singing a national anthem. But I could never understand why part of the faculty of the University of Wales refused to stand. I stood, Continue Reading
July 29, 2008
The Making of a Leader
There are many leadership books out today. A number that I have read seek to reflect on the leadership principles or even styles of noted historical figures (e.g., Robert E. Lee, Teddy Roosevelt). Some have done a good job of isolating and presenting the Continue Reading
March 25, 2007 Leave a Comment
Neil Young and Celtic Woman
I just got two new CDs that are simply outstanding. The first is Neil Young Live at Massey Hall (2007). If you have never been to a concert in the early 1970s this is how it was, only better. Young was obviously "at home" for this Canadian gig. I Continue Reading
March 10, 2007 Leave a Comment
A Bedside Read that is Bound to Bless
JC Ryle remains one of the greatest of the nineteenth century expositors and this volume, easily consumed, and, digested with prayer, will become a cherished part of one's discipleship and biographical library. If one treats Christian biography as Continue Reading
March 7, 2007 Leave a Comment
Proper Confidence by Newbigin
I just completed Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian Discipleship by Lesslie Newbigin. It gets my four star rating. This little book(105 pages) is of tremendous help in reflecting on apologetics in a postmodern West. The usual Continue Reading
March 5, 2007 Leave a Comment
Manhunt by James Swanson
I just finished reading Manhunt by James L. Swanson. The story of the assassination of President Lincoln and the manhunt for his murderer John Wilkes Booth is as gripping today as it was then, or at least that is the way I felt as I read this outstanding Continue Reading
