Much is being said about Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks. From the landslide of articles written, Facebook and Twitter posts, the verdict seems clear. He made racist comments. While I would love to weigh in on the controversy, I cannot.…
Introduction No, this is not some extended joke about water-front property. But let the reader bear with me for a bit. The three laws of real estate are said to be “location, location, location.” In other words, the evaluation of…
Introduction No, this is not some extended joke about water-front property. But let the reader bear with me for a bit. The three laws of real estate are said to be “location, location, location.” In other words, the evaluation of…
I was a little puzzled by Paul Levy’s gentle disagreement with Rick Phillip’s strong disagreement with Tim Keller’s assertion that our ministries ought to be measured by their fruitfulness. I think I understand why Paul is not interested in the…
To say I have no interest in Old Calvinism/ New Calvinism, New School/ Old School is a colossal understatement. It’s not my fight; not once has it even crossed my radar in ministry, though I realise it’s been a big issue…
John Chapman, known as ‘Chappo’, is something of a legendary figure in conservative evangelicalism in the UK. If you’ve moved in the Proc Trust orbit no discussion of ministry can take place without a Chappo anecdote. For those of you…
I earlier wrote a couple of posts on the attitude that Old Calvinist types like me should take towards the New Calvinism movement. The first post argued that Old Calvinists should be generally grateful for the New Calvinism, while the second…
I have extremely worrying news for certain friends: I may exist! Now, before you declare that this is worrying news for anyone with a modicum of sense, let me clarify things ever so slightly. It has been a matter of…
Last weekend brought with it all the brouhaha that seems to be the sadly-increasing norm among evangelicals with regard to ‘holy week’ and Easter Sunday. Now, I will deny no man the opportunity to preach about the risen Christ on…
There was a good question posed in the comments section of my article A Faith That Fights. As I was using an example from my son’s Mixed Martial Arts class to illustrate the idea of theological fitness, Neo asked: Should…
