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Taxi-ology

I climbed into the cab the other day only to discover the driver (whose name sounded like snotter or rotter) is a bit of a Ref21 aficiendo. The traffic was thundering in London so it difficult to catch every word but he was commenting how he…

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More essays for Levy

The idea for a Mother Levy Festschrift could certainly have some mileage.  Here’s a few more essay suggestions: Carl R. Trueman `New Cardinal Newman or George W. Bush Redivivus?  Critical Reflections on the Development of Paul Levy’s Prose Style’ Martin…

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Festschrifts are the new rock n roll

I see from Liam’s blog that John Piper has just had a volume of essays  published in his honour.  No doubt it’s thoroughly deserved and scripture tells us to honour our leaders but I wonder ‘of the making of festschrifts is…

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Uncomfortable Grace

Before Dr. Thomas and I begin our excursion into the often-imitated-never-duplicated world of Carl Trueman, I came across this passage in Dr. Paul Tripp’s chapter for the upcoming Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology book (due out by this year’s PCRT!). In…

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The New Calvins

The new Calvinists have now made it to the pages of the Economist – no doubt Dr. Trueman will have something to say about my reading habits……..  

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Desiring God

I got back Monday morning from my first ever trip to Minneapolis MN. To the generation immediately before mine the name of that city is forever associated with the famous strapline: ‘Just write to me at Billy Graham, Minneapolis Minnesota.’…

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Republocrat

Unless you have been on vacation in the Outer Hebrides, you will know that Carl Trueman has been busy writing his latest book, Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative (P & R).   Gabe and I are going to blog…

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Generation Y, God and Peter Pan

According to the front page of Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph ‘Generation Y has no use for God.’   ‘Religion is largely irrelevant to most young people, who rely instead on a  ‘secular trinity’ of themselves, their family and friends to give…

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The truth will set you free

The bi-annual Affinity Theological Studies Conference  will take place 2-4 February 2011 at High Leigh Conference Centre. It’s a conference with a difference in that all the papers are sent out beforehand, a brief presentation is given then folk confer and…

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Monday, Monday

Monday mornings are pretty grim by all accounts, I preach twice a Sunday and most of the pastoral work actually gets done on Sundays.  We try to fill the house with people so we can hospitable, it’s terrific just plain…