Bono for President?
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.
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BBC: “God did not create the universe”
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…
A Warning to America’s Youth!
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…
Should Preachers ever say, “I don’t Know!”
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…
20/20 Vision
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…
A Legacy of Shame: Luther and the Jews
Some years ago I was standing at a pedestrian crossing in the town of Echterdingen, near Stuttgart in Germany. It was a Sunday morning. The crossing light was at red. I looked quickly left and right, there was no car…
A Legacy of Shame: Luther and the Jews
Some years ago I was standing at a pedestrian crossing in the town of Echterdingen, near Stuttgart in Germany. It was a Sunday morning. The crossing light was at red. I looked quickly left and right, there was no car…
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Carl, thanks for the thoughtful post. As usual, there’s always food for thought–and I always want just a bit more nuance here or there! What do you think about how this all relates to a plurality of elders? It seems…
Poor old Trueman….
A bad week for Trueman, a good week for taxi drivers. Now he’s upset the Lutherans — say it ain’t so! Clearly, his appeal to pray for the spread of the gospel in Germany should not have included prayer for…
Remembering Marx… or not
In our Friday morning staff meeting (at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson that is), Ligon invariably asks me to lead in a devotional. This morning I reflected for a moment or two on the fact that on August 26, 1824, Karl…