Training Elders
It still feels like the morning after the week before. A first IPC conference with Carl Trueman on Doctrine, Luther and Warfield. The little fella was at his best, raging…
Paul Levy
Petitions, Petitions, Petitions
I see that Jeremy has requested us to sign yet another petition on Gay Marriage. I slightly dread petitions. I have never known a petition to have any effect whatsoever,…
Encouragement from Machen for tomorrow
”There is just one reason why I may possibly expect you to listen to me. I may expect you to listen to me if I can bring to you a…
What accent does God have?
Very often when people speak about guidance they will talk about a conversation with God. It goes something like this…..I was saying to the Lord and he said to me….…
When the elders say No
In ‘Persistently Preaching Christ – fifty years of bible ministry in a Cambridge Church‘, there is an exceptional instance of Minister and elders (in this case Church Wardens) working together.…
Science and St Helen’s
St Helen’s Bishopsgate have produced a series of short videos on Science and the Christian named ‘Science – A personal view’. Various scientists from their congregation address common questions and…
Colin Buchanan – A True Celebrity
Colin Buchanan is, to my son and countless other kids like him, the equivalent of what John Piper is to Christian hedonists, Gresham Machen is to the OPC and John…
Never a Bad Sunday on Twitter
I’ve been in blogging rehab the last few weeks and so have turned my attention to Twitter, that other marvellous form of modern communication. We set up a church account…
What should you tell the wife?
Scott Clarke has spent a fair amount of time in the Blogging Doghouse as have I, but welcome back to the man with this cracker on ‘What pastors shouldn’t tell…
Adam audio
In the light of Carl’s post Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, you might want to listen to the Audio from the recent John Owen Centre Conference on ‘Adam: in…