One question which I am frequently asked is whether we need a new confession, or at least some additional paragraphs or chapters, to deal with contemporary issues. It is perhaps not surprising that the most common example cited is that…
In the casual chatter that precedes a Westminster faculty meeting, Greg Beale once commented that a certain person ‘often gives me good advice on my work.’ 'What? Make it shorter?’ was my response. Cue silence, death stare, and a perceptible…
Given the title which the Mad Woman in the Attic has given to today's podcast, and if Tim Keller is the bald, La Diva still hasn't told us if it is myself or Todd who is the beautiful. Ah well,…
My fellow Ref Packers have drawn my attention to the fact that Kevin DeYoung has republished his (and Ryan Kelly's) part of a friendly exchange we had recently in the British evangelical journal, Foundations. I do not want to rehearse the…
This article in Christianity Today is remarkable for a number of reasons, perhaps especially for the eloquent line, 'In a lot of ways, I considered Driscoll one of my pastors.' Such a sentiment is certainly consistent with the risible TGC…
One of the striking things about Bart Campolo's testimony to his loss of faith is the fact that it was the Bible’s teaching on the illegitimacy of homosexual acts which was a key element in his rejection of Christianity. I…
On the road this week, I've noticed some things worth reading/listening to over at Jon Master's den, A Place for Truth. First, he is launching a new podcast, Theology on the Go, the first episode of which has my seminary…
When is a person not a person and yet still a person at the same time? Let me put the question another way. If sexual ethics is increasingly built on the sole foundation of consent between the parties, should…
In the current struggles over identity politics and sexuality in the field of higher education (and indeed the church), we do well to hope that the Roman Catholics will hold the line. I am not particularly sympathetic to Roman Catholic…
Some months ago, the Ref Pack earned the ire of the Beautiful People when we raised the issue of why a well-know organisation's view of cultural engagement seemed ineradicably middle class and with more than a whiff of the preoccupations…
