Most of us have guilty pleasures which we enjoy, which are not in themselves particularly immoral, but of which might still be ashamed in certain contexts. My musical GP for example, is Meatloaf. That will be incomprehensible to anyone older…
A friend of Reformation 21has brought to my attention a super Christian search engine, geared, I would guess, to selecting sites that represent a Christian world and life view (well, one, some, or maybe even all of such). You’ll find…
If you are not familiar with David Helm then you should be. He is one of my favorite preachers and has also written The Big Picture Story Bible.“As someone who tries (and succeeds, most of the time) to establish a…
John Bunyan believed that Christians are saved by grace. Of course. It was what everyone seemed to say. The thought left him pretty miserable, though. In fact, when he really thought about it, it left him profoundly depressed. God is…
Some months ago, a Presbyterian magazine criticized a response I had made to comments about me by a certain well-known writer in a popular Christian publication. My response, the writer declared in good, contemporary fashion, was unfortunate because it contained…
Some months ago, a Presbyterian magazine criticized a response I had made to comments about me by a certain well-known writer in a popular Christian publication. My response, the writer declared in good, contemporary fashion, was unfortunate because it contained…
American humorist Mark Twain once wrote a correspondent, “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” To explain a matter succinctly without sacrificing depth, penetration, or clarity tests the mettle of any…
You might be interested in a BBC interview with Kevin Bidwell (church planting in Sheffield, England) as he tries to explain to a secular audience the subtle nuances of “presbyterianism” — here. It’s a lesson in counter-cultural apologetics. [Kevin’s interview…
In 2 Corinthians 3, Paul talks about the glory of the ministry which has been entrusted to him in a passage which draws a stark contrast between the old covenant and the new. The old covenant was indeed glorious.…
Good stuff from Carl Trueman’s latest post at Ref21: Here is a striking quotation from G K Chesterton, writing in the context of a discussion of Aquinas’s criticism of the slippery medieval theologian/philosopher, Siger of Brabant: “It is a fact…
