Category Reformation21

I am occasionally asked whether or not we should always add the words “if it is Your will” to our prayers.   This is a good question, since the apostle James’ taught us to say, “If the Lord wills, we will…

There are at least two things that the world at large should know about the Rev. Dr. Trueman. First, he does not have fangs, does not make cuddly puppies run in the opposite direction, and shows signs of having smiled…

Lately I’ve been sleeping less to get more done, and therefore feel drained in the doing; so I sleep more and get less done, but worry that I need to work faster. It’s a vicious cycle I’m sure many reading…

A lengthy obituary of John Stott has appeared in the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. See here.

“Any theology which cannot be communicated as gospel is of minimal value.” So wrote John Stott (Culture and the Bible [IVP, 1981], 38). And as I now think about the massive contribution he made to twentieth century evangelicalism, it is…

I have just learned of the death of John Stott. He was ninety years old. I will reflect on this tomorrow, but the fact that I have been walking with Christ for the past forty years is entirely due (from…

Step aside, all you who have personal websites which have sidebar columns with titles like `What Great Things Famous People Are Saying About Me!’.  Christian Smith, Professor of Sociology at Notre Dame, is starting a new trend in self-promotion: reviewing…

A couple of days ago, I began a series of reflections on lessons that I have been learning as I’ve worked on the history of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi, which will celebrate its 175th anniversary next year. Here are…

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m working on the history of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi. It has been a rich honor to do this work, to tell the story of one of the leading churches of southern Presbyterianism. As…

It’s summer madness.  No, Not the umpteen requests to join Google+ (please, what is this?). It’s a record burning bits of the Bible. I blame it on the heat, except this is North Wales and one Rector Geraint ap Iorwerth…