Month February 2007

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Communion with God

Baker Academic has now posted online a PDF excerpt of Kelly Kapic’s new book, Communion with God: The Divine and Human in the Theology of John Owen. The PDF contains J. I. Packer’s foreword, the table of contents, and the…

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He Was Humble, Too

In doing a little research on William Wilberforce this week (in anticipation of this week’s release of the film Amazing Grace, which marks the 200th anniversary of the slave trade in the British Empire), I stumbled across a quotation that…

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Stunning and profound insight

It’s official.  The American Psychological Association has found that the sexualisation of girls and young women is harmful.  Yes indeedy — now we know that the portrayal of women as sex objects is not a good thing.  Incredible, I know,…

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Wake up America, before it’s too late!!

Well, I too have enjoyed Mississippi. Most interesting was the comparison of ringtones on my cellphone with that of Del.  I have the climax of The Who’s `Won’t get fooled again,’  Del has `Ride of the Valkyries.’   Now, who do you…

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An American in Paris

Not quite! Rather, an Englishman in Mississippi. It’s been an education having Dr. Trueman in the heart of Mississippi for few days. Despite the obvious deep-seated, Freudian angst that he’s not Welsh, he has managed to deconstruct American culture in…

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Shutting People Up

A ref21 reader has written to remind me of another good use for apologetics.  According to Calvin, we need apologetics not so much “to convert the hearts of the ungodly but to stop their obstreperous mouths.”  One wonders what Richard Dawkins would…