The Shorter Catechism’s time has come
For 2012 we are trying to get all the men in our church to learn the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Tonight we had a session where I give an introduction and tried to enthuse them with it. I’ve tried to pick…
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New Article by Trueman
Check out Dr. Trueman’s latest piece here
Where has critical appreciation gone?
The death of John Stott has led to a veritable flood of accolades and uncritical adulation over the last few months. A recent example was the memorial service for him at Wheaton College which raised a number of questions in my…
Where has critical appreciation gone?
The death of John Stott has led to a veritable flood of accolades and uncritical adulation over the last few months. A recent example was the memorial service for him at Wheaton College which raised a number of questions in my…
A remarkable woman you’ve probably never heard of
In the endless pursuit of sermon illustrations for tomorrow I came across the inspiring story of Pandita Ramabai, Rowland Ward writes about her here
Union Mania!
As a supplement to Paul Levy’s notice about Dr. Letham’s book on union with Christ, readers of Ref21 might be interested in the audio of a fall conference held recently at Calvary Church of Amwell in Ringoes, New Jersey, called…
Film star conference speakers
Admittedly the conference market is crowded and so organisers have got to do something special to try and attract people. Normally it’s a big name or shots of people looking exultant at a previous conference. The T4G used the speakers…
Audio on Union with Christ
I’ve been pointed to 6 bible studies Letham gave at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Cardiff on Union with Christ.
Dr Letham, Union with Christ and unoriginal book titles
I’m really looking forward to Robert Letham’s ‘Union with Christ’. It’s not reached the UK yet. On a popular level there’s so little written on this subject, despite the furore surrounding it over the last few years. Reading Bob Letham…
Does Your Church Have This Reputation
A little while back, one of the Ref21 bloggers began a series I’d hoped they would continue. It was a periodic quote from someone in Presbyterian history, modeled I think on Pyromaniac’s daily dose of Spurgeon. I’m no scholar of…