Carl Trueman

Watching clips from the Steve Jobs memorial at the Apple HQ, I was struck once again by how we have imputed messianic significance to him.  For sure, he made my…

Fans of the late, great Frankie Howerd will remember his catchphrase, honed while playing various Roman slaves with names like `Lurkio’ drawn almost straight from Plautine comedies: `Nay, nay, thrice…

Fans of the late, great Frankie Howerd will remember his catchphrase, honed while playing various Roman slaves with names like `Lurkio’ drawn almost straight from Plautine comedies: `Nay, nay, thrice…

As the flurry of activity and opinions surrounding the life and legacy of Steve Jobs starts to die down, one paragraph stands out for me as a profound analysis of…

As the flurry of activity and opinions surrounding the life and legacy of Steve Jobs starts to die down, one paragraph stands out for me as a profound analysis of…

I have been asked why I seem so critical of parachurch organizations, when I work for one myself.  Good question.  The following thoughts seem apposite. First, there are different kinds…

I have been asked why I seem so critical of parachurch organizations, when I work for one myself.  Good question.  The following thoughts seem apposite. First, there are different kinds…

In a shameless knock-off of the Pyromaniacs’ practice of providing a weekly dose of Spurgeon, here we start a new feature: Presbyterian Profundity, featuring quotations from a bunch of old,…

In a shameless knock-off of the Pyromaniacs’ practice of providing a weekly dose of Spurgeon, here we start a new feature: Presbyterian Profundity, featuring quotations from a bunch of old,…

I do not typically go to this source for pastorally useful definitions, but my recent post led to me do a little bit of research to see if there are…