By now, many will have heard about the recent revelations concerning Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s crisis of faith. The book version is now out, containing her private correspondence with her spiritual mentors, titled Come Be My Light. The caption quote…
It’s not every day that one has the opportunity to laud the wisdom of the leader of France, but Nicholas Sarkozy has deliverd a gem. In the course of charting out his country’s foreign policy, he’s managed speak some strategic…
The latest 9Marks newsletter (webpage, PDF) is now online. Hats off to editor Jonathan Leeman for another job well done.
Although I did not see the whole press conference yesterday, it was encouraging to see Michael Vick apologizing for at least some of the things he did and failed to do in connection with dog fighting (which is rightfully regarded…
I was both happy and sad to note the press release announcing the retirement of Dr. D. James Kennedy from the pastorate of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. The only reason I was happy was that I know how much this…
We were blessed in worship at Tenth last night by a fine offertory (with new music by Tenth’s own Jeremy Strong) based on a good hymn text that was new to me: I’m But a Stranger Here Thomas R. Taylor, 1836,…
OK. The temptation to emerge from my lair proves too great. I must say, helping Delboy out is insufficient reason (haven’t the English spent the last 600 years selflessly protecting the Welsh from harm at great expense to the English…
The seminary Fall semester has started again. Where did the summer go? And straight off the bat, I’m teaching Systematics 1, suggesting that Berkhoff is a must-purchase volume (better as a dictionary than a straight read and analysis), Hodge is,…
Hope Springs EternalUnderstanding the TimesDerek Thomas ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast’ wrote the eighteenth century poet, Alexander Pope. Platitude? Yes, but true for all that. I have to confess the lines (from An Essay on Man) come to…
