Living in Interesting Times
For those who have not seen it, friend John Starke has an interesting and important article over at the Gospel Coalition about a legal situation facing his church and others in the New York area. This is a matter worthy…
Category Postcards from Palookaville
Christmas and the faith and courage to live — or die
One of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament in terms of Christ’s advent is the song of Simeon. When this old man meets the Christ child in the Temple, he reacts by telling God that he is now…
Christmas and the faith and courage to live — or die
One of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament in terms of Christ’s advent is the song of Simeon. When this old man meets the Christ child in the Temple, he reacts by telling God that he is now…
Christmas, Creeds, and Preaching
Yesterday, I raised the issue of preaching the Incarnation and underscored the fact that the mystery of the Incarnation really means that it must be proclaimed rather than defended or accommodated. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of God in the…
Christmas, Creeds, and Preaching
Yesterday, I raised the issue of preaching the Incarnation and underscored the fact that the mystery of the Incarnation really means that it must be proclaimed rather than defended or accommodated. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of God in the…
Oxgoads no more
Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no…
Oxgoads no more
Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no…
Monopoly, conference style
Reading Paul’s last post whilst working my way through the MLJ volume for review, I too was struck by the Macleod comments. Monopolising of influence remains a problem today. It was pointed out to me recently that an increasing…
Monopoly, conference style
Reading Paul’s last post whilst working my way through the MLJ volume for review, I too was struck by the Macleod comments. Monopolising of influence remains a problem today. It was pointed out to me recently that an increasing…
Christmas books
Five books for Christmas: Gregory K. Beale, A Biblical Theology of the New Testament (Baker). Monumental work. My students know I have a thing about people who use `eschatological’ every other sentence (the Reformed equivalent of quoting Bono among trendies)…