The Man clad in Breeches
My wife and I are off to Peru tomorrow on a mission trip for a week and I’m uncertain if I’ll be able to blog from the Southern Hemisphere! On my way, I’ve decided to dip into Colin Duriez’s new…
Month June 2008
Rosell’s new book and Balmer’s fascinating panel
One quick addition to my summer reading list: Garth Rosell’s The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism. Ockenga was in the first graduating class of Westminster, among the faculty and student exiles…
God’s sovereign goodness in the death of His beloved
Please take time to read this post from Tim Challies. It is a letter written by Dennis Rainey concerning the death of his baby granddaughter. It is a model of the mysterious wedding of grief mixed with joy which is…
What George Carlin’s death should make us think about
George Carlin was a profane man. That is not unusual. I am sure that if all of our thoughts and careless words were made known there would be no end to our shame. However, it is no secret that George…
Anglicans not doing the Lambeth walk
`Any evening, any day, any time you’re Lambeth way, you’ll find ’em all doin’ the Lambeth walk!’ So goes the old song my granny taught me; but not any more, apparently. According to The Daily Torygraph, some bishops will be…
Anglicans not doing the Lambeth walk
`Any evening, any day, any time you’re Lambeth way, you’ll find ’em all doin’ the Lambeth walk!’ So goes the old song my granny taught me; but not any more, apparently. According to The Daily Torygraph, some bishops will be…
Not An Ordinary Meeting of Synod
Recent meetings of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC) General Synod have been, for the most part, rather sedate affairs. In contrast to the period from the late 1960’s until the early 1980’s, when the Synod was persistently torn…
Is It Summer?
The problem with living in the Caribbean is you don’t really have seasons. Who knew it was summer and you could read differently? While all the tourist come down, snorkel, and bathe in the sun with a wonderful novel, us…
Summer Reading
Compliance is good, even if it comes late, which is to say I finally have my summer reading list to add to the mix. I’m working on a book on American religious history this summer, so I’ll be reading just…