Baseball Blues and Recreation
The Braves are playing poorly. Not that I’d notice too much. You see, it’s my wife’s love–baseball that is, not mine. And she has lost something of her joie de…
Derek Thomas
Charity and Its Fruits
Posted by Derek Thomas “Cal M…” is partly right, of course. I for one do have emotional ties with dear friends in the C of S. As I do of…
The Lord’s Supper (Bickersteth) 1
Posted by Derek Thomas Some time ago, I purchased a tiny little volume by Edward Bickersteth, A Companion to the Holy Communion. This particular edition is the twelfth, published in…
Books and Englishmen
Posted by Derek Thomas So, our twisted sense of humor, as we teased Carl about famous Englishmen, somewhat backfired. To the dozens of you who sent e-mail letting us know…
Phantom Blogger
Posted by Czar Nicholas Llanybydder Our illustrious President (of the Alliance, that is) blogged this morning and when I returned after 4 hours of class, it had disappeared. Whoosh… A…
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
Toothless Vampires and the Holy Grail It is often suggested that John Milton’s Paradise Lost is a better read than his Paradise Regained. It is easier to describe evil than…
Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine
This book contains a collection of essays on the doctrine of Scripture (covering almost a quarter century of material from 1974 to1996) all of which add light and justification to…
Musical War and Peace: revisiting a recent blog exchange
At the risk of being labeled a musical snob, I venture a comment or two on one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers, the centenary of whose birth we celebrate…
Broken Fences: in the Valley of Brokeback Mountain
Is it possible for men to hug other men, or young boys without the suspicion of being gay? It is a serious, if offensive question, raised by the “pansexualist” agenda…
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church
The Emergent (or Emerging) Church is hardly a dozen years old and already it is has reached a level of considerable importance. Indeed, it is argued that the term is…