I have enjoyed the exchange between my fellow church historians (and pastors) Carl Trueman and Michael Haykin on spiritual formation and seminaries. I wanted to make one brief observation on the exchange and it centers on what seminaries are for…
In April 2010 Martin Salter wrote an article in Themelios ”Does Baptism Replace Circumcision? An Examination of the Relationship between Circumcision and Baptism in Colossians 2:11-12” . At the Carey Conference in January 2012 Salter gave a similar paper (see…
On Friday night CRT was installed as pastor of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. Derek Thomas preached, you can hear the charge to the congregation and the to the pastor plus the sermon here. There’s a great photo of the men involved…
I’ve been on holiday and August is always a lighter month, so I’m catching up on some reading over the next while. For all the ”take 20 minutes in the morning, afternoon and evening”, finding time to read is hard…
I’ve really enjoyed James M.Kittelson’s ”Luther the Reformer” which sadly is out of print in the UK. In it he gives Luther’s 8 rules for preachers (page 249/250) ”First , a good preacher should be able to teach well,…
I’ve come back from holiday to find that it’s Christmas and all because of the Banner of Truth. 7 cloth bound volumes of JC Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospel for £45 or or $65. That’s nothing short of crazy…
Penn State University’s recent scandal and consequences have saturated the newspapers, blogs, and radio and television stations. Sandusky’s heretofore-private encounters with young boys are now anything but private, and his years of sexual exploits have ignited societal outrage. If reading…
Penn State University’s recent scandal and consequences have saturated the newspapers, blogs, and radio and television stations. Sandusky’s heretofore-private encounters with young boys are now anything but private, and his years of sexual exploits have ignited societal outrage. If reading…
P&R Editorial VP to Retire Marvin Padgett will retire in August as P&R Publishing’s Vice President-Editorial after seven years with the organization. The current president of Great Commission Publications’ board of trustees, Padgett has worked in the book-related business since…
Check out this great video on this faithful servant of Christ…
