Month June 2009

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“Christians get on my nerves.”

I really wish Christians would stay off TV.From the Daily Beast: Statistically speaking, Christians can be annoying. That’s according to a poll cited in the new book Lost and Found, in which religion researchers Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley, and Jason…

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God our Judge

All week I have been meditating on Hebrews 2:1-4 in preparation for Sunday’s sermon. It is the first of the warning passages in Hebrews and serves as a reminder that one day we will face our holy Judge who will…

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Blog 120: 3.10.5 – 3.11.4

The Institutes is a great work of theology. But it is difficult to find the right adjective for the kind of theology it represents–systematic, biblical ecclesiastical, pastoral?  It is certainly all of the above. Calvin engages the mind, heart, will,…

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Carl Trueman: “Guilt, Grace, & Gratitude”

The following audio was recorded at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in the Philadelphia area. Guilt, Grace and Gratitude: An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism Carl R TruemanCornerstone OPC Sunday SchoolDecember 2007 1. Introduction *Audio HERE / PDF HERE2. GuiltAudio HERE /…

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Marriage and the UK

Ref21 readers might be interested to read (obviously well edited) reports of a speech made by a member of Duke Street Church ( in South West London), a high court judge on the family issue. He had taken part in a BBC…

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Rejected

Apparently, in my distress tear-laden state I applied an incorrect hyperlink to the sermon preached by Dr Bill Barcley at Rev Carl’s ordination.

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Bible Study Help

I posted on Biblearc.com a while back. Seeing Justin Taylor’s post on it today prompted me to give another opportunity to check out this very helpful approach to studying the Bible. Tom Steller recently wrote about the wonderful tool that’s…