Postcards from Palookaville

Perhaps only a few American readers will know the name of John Profumo. He was a British conservative MP, and married the actress, Valerie Hobson (Dennis Price's love interest in Kind Hearts and Coronets ). In 1963, as Minister of War, he was caught in a scandal involving a prostitute who had...

Now that things are calming down after all the excitement surrounding Liam Goligher, the latest winner of the UK reality TV show, I'm a Presbyterian, Get Me Out of Here! (in my humble opinion, a far better UK choice for Tenth than either Piers Morgan or that girl who used to be in the Spice Girls...

Now that things are calming down after all the excitement surrounding Liam Goligher, the latest winner of the UK reality TV show, I'm a Presbyterian, Get Me Out of Here! (in my humble opinion, a far better UK choice for Tenth than either Piers Morgan or that girl who used to be in the Spice Girls...

I just received in the post a copy of Mike Reeves's new book, On Giants' Shoulders: Introducing Great Theologians from Luther to Barth (IVP UK). This is a companion volume to his earlier work, The Breeze of the Centuries , which took the story of theology, via short studies of its greatest...

I just received in the post a copy of Mike Reeves's new book, On Giants' Shoulders: Introducing Great Theologians from Luther to Barth (IVP UK). This is a companion volume to his earlier work, The Breeze of the Centuries , which took the story of theology, via short studies of its greatest...

As I sat with Liam Goligher in my usual breakfast haunt near Philadelpia yesterday, we both speculated as to when the `rats abandoning the sinking ship' theme would emerge in commentary on his potential move from Richmond to Tenth; little did we know that, back in Ealing, Paul was already putting...

As I sat with Liam Goligher in my usual breakfast haunt near Philadelpia yesterday, we both speculated as to when the `rats abandoning the sinking ship' theme would emerge in commentary on his potential move from Richmond to Tenth; little did we know that, back in Ealing, Paul was already putting...

Every now and then there comes an atheist who understands aspects of the gospel better than many Christians. In an article in the Christmas edition of The Spectator , political commentator and atheist Bruce Anderson offers some stimulating reflections on the faith. I was particularly struck by the...

Every now and then there comes an atheist who understands aspects of the gospel better than many Christians. In an article in the Christmas edition of The Spectator , political commentator and atheist Bruce Anderson offers some stimulating reflections on the faith. I was particularly struck by the...

Al Mohler has posted some fascinating reflections on the case of incest involving a Columbia University professor and his adult daughter. That the case involves a consensual relationship between two adults makes it somewhat more complicated than one might first think; and it looks set to be the...