Derek is a grandfather! Congratulations Derek. All the best to Ellen, David, Rosemary, Owen and little Hannah. We miss you in Mississippi, but are rejoicing at your time together in Ulster. Now, for the news advertised in the title. Wayne Grudem…
I’m in Iowa for a few days, speaking for the second year running at the Cedar Falls Bible Conference. It was good to be with Mike Horton again who spoke on (among other issues) the Emergent (-ing) Church. It was vintage…
Seeing Lig’s piece on MTV reminded me of the Dire Straits track, `Money for Nothing.’ Not Straits greatest work (for that, go to `Making Movies’ or even the first album, `Dire Straits’ with the brilliant `Sultans of Swing’ and `Down to the…
Yep, today’s the 25th Anniversary of video killing the radio star. MTV, has it only been around that long? However, it looks as if MTV has eaten itself. Check out these thoughts from the Duncan Brothers on MTV. Here. And…
I thank Kevin for his kind personal references, and for his lengthy response to my piece. But it doesn’t get to the point, does it? Of course Kevin is not to be tarred with the brushes of Franke, Grenz and…
Say the word “providence” and many people would suspect that you are speaking of a catholic college in Rhode Island. Theologically speaking, it is a rusty old word that has lost its significance in the modern world, kind of like…
While on holiday a month ago, I had the privilege of sitting under the ministry of one of my favorite preachers and dearest friends, Sinclair Ferguson, now of First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC. His message on June 25, 2006 was…
New Testament scholar Leon Morris died on Monday afternoon in Melbourne after hip surgery, aged 92. His funeral will be at Holy Trinity Doncaster, Melbourne, on July 31 at 10.30 am. The following is from his Wikipedia entry: “Leon Morris…
Professor Vanhoozer’s reply to Paul Helm is now up. Go here. Also, for something completely different, more on my ambivalence on hugging Sinclair Ferguson, here. Enjoy!
I’ve been reading just about everything Paul Helm writes with great enthusiasm since I first encountered his The Varieties of Belief (1973) during my days as an undergraduate. Moreover, I almost always find myself agreeing with him, even when he…
