I’ve done my sermon prep, but….
Maybe it’s something to do with the friends I have on Facebook, but some of them are very keen to let the world know the point in the week when they have completed their sermon preparation. I think I know…
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Providence and Calvin
I am preaching on the doctrine of providence tomorrow from a text in 1 Samuel. For some inexplicable reason, I have called the sermon, “The Saints and the providence of God.” And, as it happens, I picked up this week…
Why not play rugby on Sunday?
Martin Downes drew my attention to this piece in today’s The Guardian newspaper: The Scottish tighthead prop (ask Carl Trueman what that means) Euan Murray explained to The Guardian why he won’t be trampling over French rugby players on Sunday,…
Westminster Assembly Project
The following announcement has been made by Reformation Heritage Books: The Westminster Assembly Project and Reformation Heritage Books The Westminster Assembly Project, best known for the edition of Assembly minutes and papers to be published by Oxford University Press,…
Dallas
It depends on your context. If you’re thinking great TV series of the 70s, you’re thinking Who [indeed] shot J.R.? If you’re thinking football, you’re thinking of that team that somehow got the upper hand on the [beloved] Eagles (twice!)…
Reflections on Rome Part 1: Connecting the Mind and the Tongue
I have spent most of my life connected in some sense to Rome. At school and then at university, I was a Classics man. I preferred Greek tragedy to Roman comedy; but when it came to history, politics, poetry and…
Reflections on Rome Part 1: Connecting the Mind and the Tongue
I have spent most of my life connected in some sense to Rome. At school and then at university, I was a Classics man. I preferred Greek tragedy to Roman comedy; but when it came to history, politics, poetry and…
New Edwards Set–Just in time for Valentine’s Day
I just saw the notice of a handy new set of Edwards’ writings. Its edited by Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney and published by Moody. It looks like there will be five convenient paperbacks and a hefty hardback. And they…
A Response to Paul Helm
Paul Helm has recently reviewed J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future (Ed. Timothy George [Baker]) on his website, Helm’s Deep. The book contained a chapter written by Carl Trueman somewhat critical of Packer’s ecclesiology and infamous quarrel with Dr.…
A Response to Paul Helm
Paul Helm has recently reviewed J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future (Ed. Timothy George [Baker]) on his website, Helm’s Deep. The book contained a chapter written by Carl Trueman somewhat critical of Packer’s ecclesiology and infamous quarrel with Dr.…