All of us on the faculty of Westminster Seminary California are shocked and saddened by John Frame’s book, The Escondido Theology.  Several of us were colleagues with John and several had been his students.  We have appreciated particularly over the years his teaching of the apologetics of Cornelius Van Til, his critique of open theism, and his strong defense of the doctrine of biblical inerrancy.  (The statement of Andrew Sandlin on p. xxxi of this book claiming that John had been a polemicist against inerrancy is surely a mistake.)

Imagine yourself on a beautiful desert island. You've unplugged from the digital world. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook, no radio, and no TV.

Although often identified as a Lutheran distinctive, the law-gospel distinction has been recognized by the Reformed tradition as well. Reformed theologians such as Louis Berkhof have spoken of the Bible as containing two parts–the law and the gospel. 

At a time when most popular Christian books are left to question, New Testament scholar D.A. Carson writes The God Who is There to strengthen the believer and educate the non-believer about the God of the Bible.

For those of you interested in all things 16th and 17th century, you won't want to miss the upcoming Rethinking Arminius Conference being held at Point Loma Nazarene University in downtown San Diego. There is a terrific line-up of speakers