Congratulations to Phil
This is certainly good news for Wheaton and good news for Phil. Perhaps the only folks for whom this isn’t good news is the congregation at Tenth in Philadelphia, as well as for those of us in the greater Philadelphia…
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Why oh why!!??!!
Dear Mr Thomas,I am disappointed, to say the least, at the return of Trueman and Trotter, those tired old reactionary sexists, to the Ref21 blog. Utter disgraces both. So let me recommend that readers write in and demand that the…
A Taxi Driver Speaks……
Given all the blog furore of the last 24 hours, we at Ref21, in the interest of hearing what the ordinary man in the street thinks of Wheaton’s appointment of our friend, Phil, to the top job, have sent me,…
Justin Taylor Is Cool
So here I am thumbing through my latest copy of Paste catching up on the latest Indie and post funk metal ska offerings and there it is: “Justin Taylor’s first short story collection” . . . “artfully captur[ing] the view of the…
William Cunningham’s advice to theology students on their use of the Sabbath
“Your professional studies may rightly occupy the principal share of your time and attention for six days in the week, just like the ordinary lawful secular business of other men; but on the Lord’s Day you ought to be chiefly…
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…
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!)…