Postcards from Palookaville

Two disclaimers: First, I was only the keyboard player and we never produced singles, only albums. That limits my celebrity. Second, local Christian bookshops were swamped this morning by people returning their copies of the Shorter Catechism amidst rumours that, if you teach your daughters the...

Readers of Reformation 21 will know that the Church of Scotland has been having heated debates over the legitimacy of homosexuality for some time. What you might not know is that a steady stream of courageous ministers are taking a stand and choosing now to leave as the Cof S courts seem to have...

Readers of Reformation 21 will know that the Church of Scotland has been having heated debates over the legitimacy of homosexuality for some time. What you might not know is that a steady stream of courageous ministers are taking a stand and choosing now to leave as the Cof S courts seem to have...

One of the challenges that faces the preacher is the extent to which he concedes his ignorance or agnosticism over the meaning of a particular verse while in the pulpit. No preacher wants to lose the authoritative `Thus saith the Lord!' dimension of proclamation; but nor should he give the...

One of the challenges that faces the preacher is the extent to which he concedes his ignorance or agnosticism over the meaning of a particular verse while in the pulpit. No preacher wants to lose the authoritative `Thus saith the Lord!' dimension of proclamation; but nor should he give the...

The debate over the book on the mission of the church by Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert over at the Gospel Coalition and beyond is fascinating, both for its content and because it is likely a premonition of battles to come. I have not yet read the book but the debate has pushed it to the top of my...

The debate over the book on the mission of the church by Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert over at the Gospel Coalition and beyond is fascinating, both for its content and because it is likely a premonition of battles to come. I have not yet read the book but the debate has pushed it to the top of my...

I learned many things while at the Proclamation Trust last week but two stand out as particularly important. First, there is nothing like talking to Paul Levy about Welsh mysticism, putting it to the sword and seeing his agony of soul as he watches, in his own words, his `theology turning into dust...

I learned many things while at the Proclamation Trust last week but two stand out as particularly important. First, there is nothing like talking to Paul Levy about Welsh mysticism, putting it to the sword and seeing his agony of soul as he watches, in his own words, his `theology turning into dust...

A week in the UK with the pastors at the Proclamation Trust and a return to the US indicates it is business as usual for the influential evangelical organisations in both places. Over there, Levy and I were the token Presbyterians, surrounded by William Taylor and the Anglicans on the one side and...