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Trueman wasn’t actually at the assembly; I was standing in for him.   And I too had a horrific return journey — plane cancelled at Charlotte at 11.15 pm, followed by a 600 mile through-the-night car journey with a former Clinton…

For those who haven’t seen it, there is a moving account of the funeral for three men who were martyred in Turkey on April 18 (for further context, see the May 1 post called “Turkey Martyrs.”  Here is the report:

Following the Westminster Assembly conference I spoke to someone who attended Carl Trueman’s lecture, having never heard him before.  He told us that it was “the best thing I’ve ever heard.”  He backed down a little bit after we laughed…

I believe I may have seen Carl Trueman at the PCA General Assembly (just arrived back at 3am this morning — a story for a different time, in which AirTran figures prominently and unhelpfully).  However, I’m not sure whether I…

My attention has been drawn to a DVD of Bach’s Mass in B Minor sponsored by Soli Deo Gloria (www.SDGmusic.org). The DVD is produced by Virgin Classics and is a performance of Bach’s Mass by the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris…

Our good friend, Martin Downes (he’s Welsh, you understand!) has a fascinating interview with Joel Beeke (President of the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids) here. If you search the site, you’ll also find similar interviews with ligon Duncan…

Ruth Bell Graham, beloved late wife of Billy Graham, died today. The BGEA website has set up a memorial.memorial. Praise God for a faithful, dignified life, well lived. Ted Olsen has lots of links and quotes.

I suppose many of our readers are at the general assembly. But for those lonely Baptists like me, you can always watch it from the comfort of your home computer on the live webcast. This afternoon they will be looking…

Rumors of my being seen in Beale Street checking out the local Blues cats are true. I managed to hear Anne Sophie von Otter in a classic rendition of Richard Strauss’ “Groovin’ and Movin’ with the Presbyterians” last night. Brought…

The following resources by David Powlison were recently highly recommended by C. J. Mahaney: X-Ray Questions Personal Reflection