Hagiography – the uncritical and adulatory description of the life of a hero of the faith – is probably the most common form of popular Christian biographical writing and probably the most useful in a strictly pragmatic, results-oriented way. A.…
The lovely Simonetta Carr, who first drew my attention to the uncanny resemblance between Puritan theologian Thomas Goodwin and legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, has done it again: another beautifully illustrated children’s book, this time on Athanasius, is soon…
The lovely Simonetta Carr, who first drew my attention to the uncanny resemblance between Puritan theologian Thomas Goodwin and legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, has done it again: another beautifully illustrated children’s book, this time on Athanasius, is soon…
Last night my wife and I had the immense privilege of having dinner with Geoff Thomas and his Iola. Geoff has been praised on this blog before, and more than once. He is truly one of the giants of…
Last night my wife and I had the immense privilege of having dinner with Geoff Thomas and his Iola. Geoff has been praised on this blog before, and more than once. He is truly one of the giants of…
Justin Taylor helpfully links to, and comments on, a blog about N T Wright, hell, and Rob Bell. Predictably, Dr Wright has apparently blamed the Americans for being somewhat fixated on hell, a cultural argument he deployed earlier relative to…
Justin Taylor helpfully links to, and comments on, a blog about N T Wright, hell, and Rob Bell. Predictably, Dr Wright has apparently blamed the Americans for being somewhat fixated on hell, a cultural argument he deployed earlier relative to…
Yesterday, I preached on Judges 19. As I preached, I was aware of a stillness in the congregation that I had never known before. I have been working through Judges for nearly two years and, from the moment I started…
Yesterday, I preached on Judges 19. As I preached, I was aware of a stillness in the congregation that I had never known before. I have been working through Judges for nearly two years and, from the moment I started…
If the choice of Athanasius as a subject for a brief intellectual biography is useful, given both his context and his contribution, a second thing that commends him is chronological distance from the present day. I was asked recently for…
