Postcards from Palookaville

In reflecting further on the issue of accountability, I have noticed a rhetorical trick played by some of the fellows who have caused controversy recently. If you look at Furtick's Hey, Haters or Macdonald's Elephant Room 1 video, the most noticeable thing, after the powerful aesthetics, is the...

In reflecting further on the issue of accountability, I have noticed a rhetorical trick played by some of the fellows who have caused controversy recently. If you look at Furtick's Hey, Haters or Macdonald's Elephant Room 1 video, the most noticeable thing, after the powerful aesthetics, is the...

A theme which has preoccupied me for over a decade now is that of accountability. It first came to my attention in the late 90s and is something with which I have wrestled ever since. It was ultimately what drove me from being an independent Baptist to being a confessional Presbyterian; and, along...

A theme which has preoccupied me for over a decade now is that of accountability. It first came to my attention in the late 90s and is something with which I have wrestled ever since. It was ultimately what drove me from being an independent Baptist to being a confessional Presbyterian; and, along...

There is an interesting statement about the Trinity by Gospel Coalition council member and regular contributor, James Macdonald, with reference to his invitation to T D Jakes to speak at a conference. I quote the relevant section: I affirm the doctrine of the Trinity as I find it in Scripture. I...

There is an interesting statement about the Trinity by Gospel Coalition council member and regular contributor, James Macdonald, with reference to his invitation to T D Jakes to speak at a conference. I quote the relevant section: I affirm the doctrine of the Trinity as I find it in Scripture. I...

The man with the imprimatur of the gospel great and the gospel good does do hospital visitation -- but only once you've died . What is more disturbing? His philosophy of pastoral ministry or the fact he is apparently welcome in apparently legitimate company?

The man with the imprimatur of the gospel great and the gospel good does do hospital visitation -- but only once you've died . What is more disturbing? His philosophy of pastoral ministry or the fact he is apparently welcome in apparently legitimate company?

I read 2 Cor 6 this morning. Then, in an idle moment, my attention was brought to Phil Johnson's latest post over at Pyromaniacs . As usual, the good doctor nails it. And I was more sickened than I have been for many a year by what he highlights there -- the videos and the defence of what the...

I read 2 Cor 6 this morning. Then, in an idle moment, my attention was brought to Phil Johnson's latest post over at Pyromaniacs . As usual, the good doctor nails it. And I was more sickened than I have been for many a year by what he highlights there -- the videos and the defence of what the...