Oliver O’Donovan. Self, World, and Time: Ethics as Theology, volume 1, An Induction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. xiii + 138 pp. Oliver O’Donovan, the now-retired doyen of Christian ethics and political theology, has always posed a unique challenge to the…
Preaching is fundamental to Protestantism. The proclamation of God’s word is the primary means by which the Christian encounters God. So the obvious question is: why is so much preaching so poor? This is not a problem found only in…
Preaching is fundamental to Protestantism. The proclamation of God’s word is the primary means by which the Christian encounters God. So the obvious question is: why is so much preaching so poor? This is not a problem found only in…
As I’m preparing for a Housewife Theologian small group meeting tonight, I remembered an article I wrote over a year and a half ago about k-nowledge. I’ve borrowed the introduction to that article for a different reflection today. During my last…
Carl Trueman offers some necessary food for thought related to a recent dustup on the Janet Mefford show. For those of you who do not know, Janet Mefford recently interviewed Mark Driscoll on her syndicated radio program and it got…
The controversy surrounding Janet Mefferd’s interview of Mark Driscoll is interesting for a variety of reasons. There is one aspect of it which has yet to attract comment as far as I can tell. That is the way it brings…
The controversy surrounding Janet Mefferd’s interview of Mark Driscoll is interesting for a variety of reasons. There is one aspect of it which has yet to attract comment as far as I can tell. That is the way it brings…
From time to time, in the weeks leading up to the beginning of the new school year, I receive enquiries about churches in particular places. They usually go something like this: “So-and-so has got a place to study this-or-that at…
Edward Welch makes a great distinction in his book, When People Are Big and God Is Small. After mentioning 1 Thess. 2:4, “but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak,…
From Doug Wilson: Last night I recorded a discussion with Adrian Warnock on cessationism. It will be available this coming Saturday — Premier Christian radio site will stream live on Saturday at 9:30am ET or 2:30pm UK. As I hope…
