
Biography, Barnes and Brevity
The new Ref 21 policy of needing to write an essay for the simplest of blog posts and ‘why use 10 words when 10,000 will do’ has left most of…

The new Ref 21 policy of needing to write an essay for the simplest of blog posts and ‘why use 10 words when 10,000 will do’ has left most of…

I detest Saturday conferences. I mean it; there are few things worse than slogging your guts out all week and getting to Friday and the horrible realisation dawns on you that…

My son is 4 years old and at the moment is into guns. He runs into the room and fires imaginary bullets – immediately all adults put up their hands…

Tim Keller – I have either heard or read Tim Keller give this illustration but haven’t been able to source it. I know that can get you into all sorts…

CJ Mahaney (remember him!) writing in John Piper’s Festschrift ‘For the Fame of God’s name’, Crossway, p386 ”In 2007, the Washington Post organised an experiment. During the morning rush…

It’s Christmas, a time for sharing, of giving to those who do not have and helping those less fortunate and gifted than you are. It is in this spirit that I…

As a follow up to my post on Pilgrim’s Progress, I’ve been reminded of this post from our good friend Justin Taylor. Ref21 and Gospel Coalition working together for a…

I am sitting in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to Aberdeen when the shadowy figure known only to many of us as ‘the Librarian’ points me to a quote…

Few things depress me as much as how few Christians read Pilgrim’s Progress. I fear that a generation are growing up in churches without knowing this remarkable book. I’ve often wondered about…

In the light of recent events I would like to retract all my insults of Carl Trueman, he has a full head of hair, he’s definitely over 5ft ,he looks…