I have been seething in shame and indignation since the beginning of our banking/Wall Street crisis. For one thing, it seems that the President’s proposal, now made law, amounts to taking out a credit card to pay out-of-control credit card…
Speaking of prodigality, I’m off to hear Brian McLaren tonight. (Okay, you have to admit that’s funny.) I’ve never heard McLaren, never seen him in person. Two Fridays back I heard Phil Ryken speak–for the record, not a prodigal.) Last Friday I…
I realise that my tally of contributions to this blog is lagging behind others, so I hesitate to come in with a negative comment. However, I am Scottish, so I’ll get away with it. I have always been very uncomfortable…
Phil: I just finished reading Tim’s book. It’s great, as expected. On Crossway’s blog today they posted a link to the PDF of Clowney’s original sermon.
When I predicted that his book The Reason for God would make the New York Times bestseller list, Tim Keller told me that he was embarrassed for both of us. But as it turned out, I was right (remember, you…
“Mark Dever asks church planter Mike McKinley about the travails of planting and why we should plant churches WITHOUT a vision statement.“
D. A. Carson at Omaha Bible Church last week: Making Sense of Suffering – Part 1 Making Sense of Suffering – Part 2 Making Sense of Suffering – Part 3 Making Sense of Suffering – Part 4 (Gospel Reflections on…
On my visit to Wheaton College for homecoming this past week, I saw notice of Carl Trueman’s participation in the upcoming conference Reading the Decalogue through the Centuries (November 6-7). Doubtless Carl is contributing in the area of the Reformation,…
Since arriving in the US some seven years ago, I have become accustomed to questions asking me what it is like to come from a socialist country. Now, I’m not sure exactly what constitutes a `socialist’ country; but in the…
Since arriving in the US some seven years ago, I have become accustomed to questions asking me what it is like to come from a socialist country. Now, I’m not sure exactly what constitutes a `socialist’ country; but in the…
