The exchanges between, among other, Messr Duncan, Hart, DeYoung and Evans (all theologians, not a firm of accountants) have been very interesting. I do not want to contribute directly to the exchange but would offer a sidebar comment to the…
Reflecting on the week’s correspondence (public and private) a number of thoughts come to mind: 1. The responses fell into three broad categories: (a) Trueman was spot on (and no, those ones didn’t come in from my mum writing under…
Reflecting on the week’s correspondence (public and private) a number of thoughts come to mind: 1. The responses fell into three broad categories: (a) Trueman was spot on (and no, those ones didn’t come in from my mum writing under…
There are very few books I get to read twice. Me and Mrs L got away for a couple of days this week and I took with me Grace, Grit and Gumption by Geraint Fielder. It tells the story of…
While some have thought that what has been termed the “battle for the Bible” was successfully concluded in evangelical circles almost three decades back, there can be little doubt at this point that the doctrine of Scripture is now a…
Perhaps, Carl, this will work as a solution to all this celebrity pastor business. Here’s a comment from a reader at the blog: All this talk about British versus American. Take the perfect compromise – become Canadian. No celebrities here.…
The Evil of Evils, by Jeremiah Burroughs (Soli Deo Gloria, 1992 [first published 1654]) Oh, you heavens! How could you behold such a spectacle as this was? How was the earth able to bear it? Truly, neither heaven nor earth…
Each Easter week, the media reminds us that it, too, operates by a church calendar of sorts, returning like a carousel at this time of year to spin out a spate of speculative stories about the life of the human…
When I was serving as a youth pastor in Oklahoma I took a group of high school seniors to one of the early Passion conferences in Austin, TX. What I was unprepared for was the message that would be preached…
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