In the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of Books & Culture, respected home school guru Susan Wise Bauer laments criticism of her recent endorsement of John Stackhouse’s book Finally Feminist. Stackhouse follows the well-trod path of arguing that the Bible’s teaching on gender…
From Dave Shiflett, Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity (New York: Sentinel, 2005): “As the mainline has moved closer to flatlining, churches that have maintained allegiance to traditional Christian belief, comparatively speaking, have experienced membership increases.”…
Here is a juicy paragraph from Charles Spurgeon (“The Dying Thief in a New Light”) that couldn’t find its way into last week’s sermon but was too good not to share: “I believe that many Christian people get into a…
Posted January 19, 2007 Carl’s lately quoted and recommended P T Forsyth – where would one best start with his writing? -Rosemary G. Reformation21 responds:I would recommend you start with Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind and also The Cruciality…
There is still time to register for the Workshop on Biblical Exposition at Tenth Presbyterian Church February 6-8. One of last year’s participants wrote: “I want to thank you again for the Workshop on Biblical Exposition. It has changed my…
From Dave Shiflett, Exodus: Why Americans Are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity: “Most people go to church to get something they cannot get elsewhere. This consuming public–people who already believe, or who want their children to believe–go to church…
Carl, can you tell us again where to get all these provocative quotes from P. T. Forsyth? With regard to the last quotation in your most recent post, may I infer that Mr. Forsyth had never been to Wales?
I’ve been involved in teaching one of those one-week, all-day courses that allowed me little time except to “monitor” the blog. I noted that some lefty cab driver threatens to vilify the Welsh and a good friend from North Wales…
Some more from Forsyth. Theologians who have the gift of words that set minds on fire should be read:
Some more from Forsyth. Theologians who have the gift of words that set minds on fire should be read:
