Surviving the Desert
“The most significant lesson that desert dwellers can learn . . . is to regard themselves not as exiles from some better place, but as people at home in an environment to which life can be adjusted.” When I was…
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Surviving the Desert
“The most significant lesson that desert dwellers can learn . . . is to regard themselves not as exiles from some better place, but as people at home in an environment to which life can be adjusted.” When I was…
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 1888 and measures 2″ X 3″. It is a pocket-sized…
Is the Devil Really in the Details?
A simple, isolated statement about belief in scriptural authority is not enough on its own to distinguish Protestants from Catholics. Some months ago, Wheaton College was thrust into the limelight in circumstances which caused what can only be described as…
Overload
So how should we deal with the inescapable overload of life in the twenty-first century? Do you ever get overwhelmed by all the things you need to get done, and discouraged by all the things you probably won’t? Almost every…
Overload
So how should we deal with the inescapable overload of life in the twenty-first century? Do you ever get overwhelmed by all the things you need to get done, and discouraged by all the things you probably won’t? Almost every…
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 that our famous screen personalities were not English, we knew…
The Reviewer Review’d or John Calvin–setting the record straight
Paul Helm responds to Scott Oliphint’s review of his work, John Calvin’s Ideas. Professor Scott Oliphint has recently reviewed my book John Calvin’s Ideas (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 – a paperback reprint is due out in September 2006) and…
John Calvin’s Ideas
This book is not a study of Calvin per se, neither is it a study of Calvin’s theology. Specifically, it is a study of Calvin’s ideas by a Calvinistic philosopher; “…it is concerned with Calvin as a receiver, user, and…
Acts: Brazos Theological Commentary of the Bible
“This is not your father’s commentary, uh, Oldsmobile.” Pelikan’s Acts is the first available in the new series, Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. This series is projected to have 40 volumes and has been highly promoted at various scholarly…