More work for the Wesleyans
I must thank Professor McCall for his full and hearty (c.2000 word) response to what he (presumably ironically) calls my “essay” (a 500 word blogpost) on Wesley and Pelagius. Mark…
Lee Gatiss
Wesley and Pelagius
For century after century, one man has been the bogeyman of Western theology. He’s the bad guy. The one nobody wants to be like. Yes, you guessed it: that old…
Happy 300th Birthday George Whitefield!
George Whitefield, the great Anglican Evangelical evangelist of the 18th century, was born on 16th December 1714 (Old Style — which means we can celebrate again in 11 days time…
The Jones-Levy love-in
We must all be very grateful to Paul Levy for his masterful exposition of Mark Jones’s blurb on the KJV Study Bible. But it is somewhat disappointing that we have…
Athenian Adventure
About 5 years ago I was blessed to attend the European Leadership Forum (to speak on various things, including Calvin on Union with Christ). Amongst others, I met there some…
Toplady on the Unerring Word
There is great debate in parts of the Evangelical world at present over biblical authority, and especially over biblical inerrancy. This was, of course, a matter of controversy several decades…
An Anglican amongst serious Baptists
This week I’ve been enjoying the warm and friendly hospitality of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s the biggest seminary in the world ever, with thousands of…
Pick on someone your own size
In response to a mortifying podcast on patriarchal abuse, from certain former Ref21 bloggers, let me just say a word or two about the very stupid idea that husbands can…
Replacing a Teetotaller
What’s this? Carl’s gone but there’s a new guy on Ref21? He sounds familiar… from somewhere. Yes, I’m British. English actually. Which apparently makes me sound about 20% more intelligent…