Postcards from Palookaville

Readers of Ref21 will know that, given my understanding of the importance of the church and her courts, I don't like trials by blog, petition, or tabloid press. When someone has an issue with an office bearer in their denomination, the courts of the church are the way to pursue the matter, decently...

On the recommendation of Peter Hastie, I obtained a copy of Kurt E Marquardt's Anatomy of an Explosion: Missouri in Lutheran Perspective, an account of the amazing confessional resurgence in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in the 1960s and 70s. It is a dry but fascinating read, indicating that...

On the recommendation of Peter Hastie, I obtained a copy of Kurt E Marquardt's Anatomy of an Explosion: Missouri in Lutheran Perspective, an account of the amazing confessional resurgence in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in the 1960s and 70s. It is a dry but fascinating read, indicating that...

A student brought this news story to my attention. What is it with these "non-sectarian" established churches that they find orthodox Christianity to be so problematic when it comes to getting people interested in -- ahem -- orthodox Christianity? First Imams and now Lennon -- what next, I wonder?...

A student brought this news story to my attention. What is it with these "non-sectarian" established churches that they find orthodox Christianity to be so problematic when it comes to getting people interested in -- ahem -- orthodox Christianity? First Imams and now Lennon -- what next, I wonder?...

At dinner with some friends in the Pacific Northwest last night, I discovered that I had been preceded a few months ago by Derek Thomas who, in addition to rubbishing my taste in music, had strangely omitted to mention to my hosts his time as chief roadie for West Midlands band, Slade, in the 1970s...

At dinner with some friends in the Pacific Northwest last night, I discovered that I had been preceded a few months ago by Derek Thomas who, in addition to rubbishing my taste in music, had strangely omitted to mention to my hosts his time as chief roadie for West Midlands band, Slade, in the 1970s...

Mrs Peel just sent me this link on a whole new branch of doctoral studies: here . Should restore the confidence in the system of any who feel that the post-Thatcherite Gradgrinds of this world are turning education into a downgraded, increasingly utilitarian exercise. What concerns me most, however...

Mrs Peel just sent me this link on a whole new branch of doctoral studies: here . Should restore the confidence in the system of any who feel that the post-Thatcherite Gradgrinds of this world are turning education into a downgraded, increasingly utilitarian exercise. What concerns me most, however...

Justin has a short interview with Os Guinness on his blog . Interesting stuff, though, at the risk of sending yet more `Angry of Tonbridge Wells' bloggers reaching for their keyboards, pitchforks and flaming torches, I still don't get the outrage surrounding Frank Schaeffer's book on his dad: a...