American humorist Mark Twain once wrote a correspondent, “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” To explain a matter succinctly without sacrificing depth, penetration, or clarity tests the mettle of any…
You might be interested in a BBC interview with Kevin Bidwell (church planting in Sheffield, England) as he tries to explain to a secular audience the subtle nuances of “presbyterianism” — here. It’s a lesson in counter-cultural apologetics. [Kevin’s interview…
I appreciated Carl’s call for generalists in the church. Made me think of Matt Might’s “Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D”:
Our friends over at Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service (here) are having their annual “Customer Appreciation Sale” on Thursday with savings up to 40%. Among other publishers, they carry Crossway, EP, RHB, Baker, Shepherd Press, Christian Focus, Hendricksen, Day One,…
Rupert Murdoch using his media empire to deny that God created the universe? I assume he’s no relation to the gentleman of the same name who owns Fox News, the unbiased TV channel of Christian choice? Some mistake here,…
For all those politco-obsessives who have been devouring Tony Blair’s naval-gazing memoirs, there’s at least one shocker: Bono could have been a Prime Minister or President! See, here.
Further evidence of the erosion of a Christian worldview as the BBC and The Times recently announced “God did not create the Universe” — aka Rupert Murdoch and Stephen Hawking (see here). In response, our friend David Robertson of the Dundee/Centre…
Beware those who pretend to be shepherds but are really ravening wolves. CRT’s expose of the defective theology of `Rush’ comes not a moment too soon. It appears that Pelagianism is being promoted through rock music even in some allegedly…
Sunday evening, at one of our infrequent sessions with the interns (supper and Q and A), Ligon and myself were asked an interesting question, one which has remained with me: what does a preacher do when confronted by differing opinions…
As a brief postscript to yesterday’s posts on pastors, I received an email last night from Danny Hyde, the URC minister in Oceanside, CA, drawing my attention to Acts 20:20, where Paul describes his ministry among the Ephesians. It provides…
