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Thabiti Anyabwile

I may have mentioned this book before in these columns but there’s no harm in repeating my enthusiasm for this volume by Thabiti Anyabwile called The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors (Crossway).  It is a…

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Helm on Definitions

Paul Helm has posted an excellent little piece on what definitions do and don’t do. A few quotes: “Berkhof’s definition is not an attempt to replace the language of the Psalms or of any other language, or to be cleverer…

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Conspiracy Theory

Having spent a jolly couple of days reading through pages and pages and pages of web-based Holocaust Denial while simultaneously gagging and preparing a chapter for a book on historical method, I confess to being totally depressed by the number…

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First Class Forever

As a loyal Philadelphian, I was more than a little pleased to see the design the U.S. Postal Service unveiled last week for its permanent stamp.  The cost of postage will continue to rise, I am sure, but this image…

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The Bible and the Public School

Reformation21 readers should be sure not to miss the April 2 cover story in Time magazine: “Why We Should Teach the Bible in Public School.”  David Van Biema is much too cautious about the possible dangers, as he sees them,…

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Canterbury Tales

Rodders, nice one but you can’t fool me! That ole April Fool thing — had it sussed before I discovered it cost $999. Knew strait’way that you’s were kiddin. Something that sharp would be worth at least a couple o’…

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What will they think of next???

I see Inspirational Technologies have produced a GPS system that allows you to locate a church of your preference, to avoid those embarrassing moments on holiday when you show up at the first church you come to on the Sunday…