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A Coptic Letdown

For those interested in the latest tumbleweed to blow through ancient textual circles, Dr. Mike Kruger offers some sensational, late-breaking news that the fourfold canonical gospels are still authoritative. See here: 

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New book on Christology

Last week I picked up Andrew McGowan’s latest book, The Person and Work of Christ: Understanding Jesus (Paternoster, 2012). I devoured it over two days, and reckon it is one of the most important books to have emerged this year. …

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The pulpit in the clown

I take Jeremy’s points in his post and wholeheartedly agree with them. I would want to add a counterpoint though. I do think one of the dangers we face as young men (I’m 35 and hanging in there)  is often preaching…

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The joys of Presbytery

The last few weeks have been somewhat frantic, hence my lack of blogging output. As you can imagine the Ref 21 inbox is going crazy, ‘Where is Levy?’ they ask. It’s one of the most popular requests behind ‘Where can…

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Whitefield’s “Sermons”

A quick note: Lee Gatiss has edited George Whitefield’s Sermons in two volumes for Crossway. The two hardbound volumes are available from Amazon for £37.79 at the moment, but the whole shebang is available in a Kindle edition for only…

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Vatican Files no.14

Not an Anti-Pope but an Ante-Pope: Cardinal Martini (1927-2012) and the Dynamics of Present-day Roman Catholicism The recent death of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (1927-2012) provides an opportunity to reflect on wider Roman Catholic trends. He has been one of…

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Vatican Files no.14

Not an Anti-Pope but an Ante-Pope: Cardinal Martini (1927-2012) and the Dynamics of Present-day Roman Catholicism The recent death of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (1927-2012) provides an opportunity to reflect on wider Roman Catholic trends. He has been one of…

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Being Born Again

To be born again is, as it were, to enter upon a new existence, to have a new mind and a new heart, new views, new principles, new tastes, new affections, new likings and new dislikings, new fears, new joys,…