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Folks, we are more than capable of an error or two and those keen-eyed followers of our Calvin blog may have noticed a slight glitch in Iain D. Campbell’s ordering of the blogs on Monday/Tuesday. We missed one out and…
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Shut the Sinner Up to Faith
From a dear brother, William MacKenzie, on page 392 of the book Rich Gleanings from Rabbi Duncan (not our own Rabbi Duncan, the other one): It would not do to tell a man that he may come to Christ, but…
Pray for Thabiti’s Faithful Witness to the Lord Jesus
As I write, Thabiti is debating a Muslim on the subject “Who Is God and How Are We Saved?” The Muslim representative chose the topic! God is sovereign and gracious, isn’t he? I won’t disclose the location for obvious reasons. But…
The PC(USA) Inches Closer to Ordination of Homosexuals
From the Charlotte Observer: In a close vote that reflected deep division, Presbyterian church leaders representing the Charlotte area signaled their support Saturday for ending their denomination’s longstanding ban on gays and lesbians becoming pastors and elders. In past years,…
Calvin for the young, and the young at heart
The 500th anniversary of Calvin’s birth has already produced some excellent material on Calvin (about which I’ve been blogging over at Creideamh). However, perhaps one of the most useful has been published by Christian Focus in the Trailblazers series, in…
Really, Really Born Again
I just received my copy of John Piper’s new book Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again? One of Piper’s reasons for making the biblical case for born-again Christianity is to guard the term against its misuse in…
Cringeworthy Christian Trendiness
Did I say that Christians trying to be trendy and do things like the U2charist was cringeworthy? Well, as Mrs Emma Peel has just pointed out, the U2charist website helpfully explains how to pronounce Bono (Baw-no, apparently, for those who…
U2charist?
A student sent this link to me, for a so-called U2charist at a local church, where the purpose is to spread the gospel/U2 vision for reconciliation and peace. It reminded me very much of the much-missed earthwindandfirecharists of the late…
Samuel Rutherford for the 21st Century
If you have heard the name of Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) at all, you have probably heard it in connection with the Westminster Assembly or one of his two best known works, the Letters of Samuel Rutherford or Lex, Rex. You…
The Sovereignty of God and US Airways 1549
You may be encouraged by this CMDA interview with Andrew Jamison, who was on US Airways flight 1549 that crash landed in the Hudson River in NY last month, and his wife Jennifer. They give a strong Christian witness. Andrew and Jennifer are both…