God in their thoughts
When I first saw the article on polyamory to which Carl subsequently referred I was grieved by its tone of everday reportage, the normalisation of sin. It is no consolation to be tickled by the notion that Prof. Trueman was,…
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Atheism from a Recliner
“…and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together…” (Gen 3:7) Atheists attempting to work out the worldview implications of their (un)belief-system appear to be on the rise these days (for an excellent handling of one…
Real millionaire preachers?
Do you laugh or cry? For the sake of the gospel I desperately want this to be a spoof, but I fear it is for real.
What the Hijabi Witnessed (and What She Didn’t)
I have had the pleasure on a couple of occasions of sitting next to a girl wearing a hijab. Typically, this has occurred in departure lounges of airports or on the platforms of railway stations. Never has it happened in…
What the Hijabi Witnessed (and What She Didn’t)
I have had the pleasure on a couple of occasions of sitting next to a girl wearing a hijab. Typically, this has occurred in departure lounges of airports or on the platforms of railway stations. Never has it happened in…
On camps and converts
I’m on camp this week, speaking every morning from Daniel, and a couple of seminars on Revelation. It’s slightly different as a camp because all the kids are from one church; St Nicholas’ Sevenoaks. It’s hardly a gathering of the working…
Christ in all the Scriptures and Jesus on every page
I was grateful to be offered an early glimpse of David Murray’s latest book, Jesus On Every Page (Thomas Nelson, 2013) (see below for a giveaway and special launch offer). It did not disappoint. Imagine, if you will, an art…
Making Faces
One of the most fearsome phrases in all of Holy Scripture is this: Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…”(Gen. 3:1). The reference here is to the subtle schemes of Satan himself. This “craftiness”…
Making Faces
One of the most fearsome phrases in all of Holy Scripture is this: Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…”(Gen. 3:1). The reference here is to the subtle schemes of Satan himself. This “craftiness”…
Nicely browned
Charles Spurgeon was not the only man of God to be labouring during the heyday of the gospel’s progress in Victorian London. On the other side of the river lived and worked that most excellent servant of Christ, Archibald Geikie…