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…
You may have noticed that “Print this page” tags have appeared on our site indicating just what it says: the ability to print the page without losing half the material scrolled off the page to the right, or whatever! Note…
I’ve been a subscriber to the monthly magazine, The Gramophone, for over forty years and in the latest edition (August 2006) there is an interview with the leading American baritone, Thomas Hampson. It transpires that he’s an ipod geek. And…
Carl Trueman is speaking at the Tyndale Fellowship Associates Annual Day Conference on September 30, 2006 in Cambridge, England. More details here. The topic is “Church and Theology Today: What is Really At Stake?” [3 sessions plus Q & A] All,…
When you boil it all down, the work of the pastor can be summed up as follows. Our endeavor is, insofar as we are able, to make those who are not united to Jesus Christ realize that they are not united to…
Those of you who have already read Paul Helm’s critique of Kevin Vanhoozer’s take on Charles Hodge in this edition, will be interested to learn that Vanhoozer has sent us a reply which we’ll be posting on Monday. Helm will…
