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Public Crucifixion

Timothy George has a nice piece in First Things about Rick Warren and his inaugural prayer, especially the fact that he prayed in the name of Jesus.  At the close, he asks whether “Christians must hide their faith in the…

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“It’s a RAP!”

RAP aka Reformed Academic Press have come of age and have announced a brand new website here. Among the titles RAP publish are works by Terry Johnson, Richard Gaffin, Herman Witsius and William Beveridge.

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Augustine on Glory

I have been doing some work on the glory of God recently and came across this quote from Augustine in The City of God.  It’s lengthy, but worthwhile to ponder.  It seems that the question of where glory resides, or…

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That bad old Reformation…

Channel 4, one of the UK’s network TV channels, has recently been running a history of Christianity, fronted by some well-known figures. I have already blogged on the first episode, which pretty much argued that Christianity is anti-Semitic at heart.…

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The Lord’s Supper

 It is a pleasure to recommend this latest book on The Lord’s Supper by my friend and colleague Dr Malcolm Maclean of Scalpay Free Church. What I like about it is not only the survey of the biblical, historical and…

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Law and Gospel

My friend Gary Brady has been blogging on the Affinity Theological Conference at which I recently gave a paper on the threefold dvision of the law. The subject was ‘The End of the Law?’ and attracted about 140 delegates. The…

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No Text Please, I’m British!

Despite the rumours, I am not a technophobe.  True, I am no good at technology; but I do not particularly fear it, as I might fear, say, the revival of disco music as a popular cultural phenomenon or a government-enforced…

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No Text Please, I’m British!

Despite the rumours, I am not a technophobe.  True, I am no good at technology; but I do not particularly fear it, as I might fear, say, the revival of disco music as a popular cultural phenomenon or a government-enforced…

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How to Read Thomas Goodwin (1600-1679)

If I could have $5 for every time someone has asked me the question, “Who is your favourite Puritan to read?,” I suppose I’d be a wealthy man by now. Though I would probably answer that question today by saying,…