Category Reformation21

The English journalist and essayist A.N. Wilson, who abandoned the Christian faith some twenty years ago, reports that he has found his way back to Christianity.  In a recent essay for the New Statesman he writes:

“From dullness of conscience, from feeble sense of duty, from thoughtless disregard of consequences to others, from a low idea of the obligations of our ministry, and from all half-heartedness in our office;      Save us and help us, we…

“I lived at a time when a huge change in the contents of the human imagination was occurring. In my lifetime Heaven and Hell disappeared, the belief in life after death was considerably weakened, the borderline between man and animals,…

Just wanted to thank the folks at Ligonier for making their annual conference – featuring several Ref21 names – available online, with high quality video of each of the sessions. They are available here. I don’t know how long these…

I have been travelling about a bit over the last couple of weeks, and usually without access to emails, so I haven’t been able to comment on the online petition about the General Assembly of the CofS. I never sign…

I thought I’d heard it all but there’s “nout as queer as folk” as they say in Yorkshire. A recent survey among churches in the UK revealed that men want more ‘macho’ hymns, less flowers and less dancing in church.…

A few years ago I was attending a conference on behalf of the Seminary arranged by an organization which includes in its membership institutions from a wide variety of theological and religious perspectives.  As the conference stretched over a weekend,…

A few years ago I was attending a conference on behalf of the Seminary arranged by an organization which includes in its membership institutions from a wide variety of theological and religious perspectives.  As the conference stretched over a weekend,…

I thank Carl for providing the link to the Church of Scotland on-line petition, which I signed yesterday.  Like Phil, I thought it was well-written and compelling.  I think there are some good matters for reflection here, including points already…

I too have joined the list of Carl Trueman’s colleagues who have signed the “Statement to Commissioners at the forthcoming General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.”  Further, I believe that Dr. Trueman’s response in “It must be spring. .…