Perhaps only a few American readers will know the name of John Profumo. He was a British conservative MP, and married the actress, Valerie Hobson (Dennis Price’s love interest in Kind Hearts and Coronets). In 1963, as Minister of War,…
By now most of our readers will have heard that our own fellow-blogger here at Ref21, Laim Goligher, has received and accepted a call to the pulpit of Tenth Presbyterian Church. As part of the extended Tenth community, I am…
By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the troubles afflicting the Crystal Cathedral. It is not everyday that a mega-church files for bankruptcy after all. Therefore it’s worth noting; not because of the sad details but because of the irony.…
Harvard’s Richard Lowentin quoted in the Jan. 9, 1997, New York Review of Books: We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to ful”ll many of…
“Theistic evolution is a biblical and theological disaster.” So writes Dr. Al Mohler in the latest edition of magazine of Southern Seminary. The theme of the current edition is “Ex Nihilo,” or “out of nothing.” Check it out and pay…
After going months without seeing Carl Trueman, I get to see him two times this month. Last Sunday he preached at my home church (Thanks for the sermon, Carl.) and in a bit he and I will be joining in with…
This morning I read a report on the tragic suicide of Bill Zeller, the 27-year-old son of fundamentalist preacher George Zellar. Bill was a Ph.D candidate at Princeton University and a well known internet programmer. In his suicide letter, Zeller…
Now that things are calming down after all the excitement surrounding Liam Goligher, the latest winner of the UK reality TV show, I’m a Presbyterian, Get Me Out of Here! (in my humble opinion, a far better UK choice for…
Now that things are calming down after all the excitement surrounding Liam Goligher, the latest winner of the UK reality TV show, I’m a Presbyterian, Get Me Out of Here! (in my humble opinion, a far better UK choice for…
WTS Bookstore has a great deal on an excellent resource by Paul Tripp. The DVD series, Getting to the Heart of Parenting is now only 14.99 (75% off!).
