It would be better for us to talk about attributes of canonicty instead of criteria of canonicty. Michael Kruger gives reasons for this in his book Canon Revisited, which he summarized on his blog today.

📚 Finished reading: Divine Covenants and Moral Order: A Biblical Theology of Natural Law by David VanDrunen. Theologians and ethicists, read this book!

Google has released its 2018 Scholar Metrics. You can see the most-cited articles from among the journals indexed by Google from Jan 2013 to July 2018. Here are the top 20 journals matching “theology” and the top 20 for “religion”.

A new version of the Westminster Shorter Catechism is under way. And anyone can help. 🚀

⛪️ In my recent sermon on Psalm 139, I compare Jonah’s feelings about the presence of God to David’s. You can learn a lot about true spirituality this way.

My son wants to teach himself how to code. He’s eleven. Any suggestions?

“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?”

— Wisdom in Proverbs 1:22

I’m planning to preach a series of sermons on the subject of wisdom. To prepare, I’m reading and thinking a lot about the book of the Bible called Proverbs. What else would you suggest?

“Like any other life-sustaining resource, language can be depleted, polluted, contaminated, eroded, and filled with artificial stimulants…. it needs the protection of those who recognize its value and commit themselves to good stewardship.”

—Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

My son and I looked up what family the badger is in. It’s in the mustelid family, which includes weasels, ferrets, and wolervines. They are characterized by having short legs and a long body.