Well, I’ve heard everything now……
The panoptical Emma Peel, my eyes and ears in my homeland, sent me this link. What can I say? I am ashamed of my home country and — ahem — what American celebrity culture has done to it. Mrs Peel,…
Month April 2009
It must be spring….
In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. But Miserable Middle Aged Gits, such as myself, turn their curmudgeonly, uncharitable thoughts to the Church of Scotland and her evangelical wing….. I appreciate Iain’s post on…
It must be spring….
In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. But Miserable Middle Aged Gits, such as myself, turn their curmudgeonly, uncharitable thoughts to the Church of Scotland and her evangelical wing….. I appreciate Iain’s post on…
Praying for Scotland
Two very significant items passed across my desk in the last few days. The first is a new book by Tom Lennie, published by Christian Focus Publications, entitled Glory in the Glen. It is one of the best written studies…
Idolatry and the souls of men
In the opening address of the Gospel Coalition’s National Conference Tim Keller made reference to the 17th century Puritan David Clarkson’s sermon “Soul Idolatry Excludes Men Out of Heaven.” It is worth your reading… David Clarkson (1621-1686) “You can be…
Live from the Gospel Coalition (2)
Between sessions I had a chance to speak to Matt Schmucker the executive director of Nine Marks Ministries. Nine Marks made a huge impact on my life when I was a new pastor in Wichita, Kansas. When I found them…
Live from the Gospel Coalition
Tim Keller’s opening session was quite good. His text was Acts 19:23ff. Keller is particularly good at teasing out the contemporary implications of the biblical text. In this particular passage he pays careful attention to Paul’s interaction with the idols…
Blog 78: 2.12.6 – 2.13.1
Paragraph 6 continues Calvin’s diatribe against Osiander’s doctrine of Christ becoming man apart from the need for our salvation. Here, Osiander argues that man was originally made in God’s image because God intended to conform mankind to Christ. Thus Christ…
Blog 77:
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Message in a massage
Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve never been in a massage parlour. I associate it with “things a member in good standing in a Presbyterian Church doesn’t do.” But this past week I received a note in my church mail-box suggesting…