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Ouch! The things Christians once got up to! Think, for instance, of old Simeon, the once-ballyhooed guru of the sixth-century Holy Fool movement. Not content with rubbing mustard into the eyes of the partially blind in mock 'healing' ceremonies, he dedicated himself to a ministry of streaking in...

[Editor's note] This is the first in a series of Christmas-related postings by Carl Trueman. Several will come in this series during the month of December. Not with a Bang but a Whimper While enough of a Puritan to be pretty indifferent to Christmas as a religious festival, I do enjoy the excuse to...

Reformed Presbyterians in Indiana Recently I was privileged to take part in a discussion on church planting and discipleship with Barry York (senior pastor, S ycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church of Kokomo, Indiana) and Dale VanDyke and Francis VanDelden (Senior and Associate pastors, Harvest...

Rowan Williams and the Anglican Communion Crisis (Latimer Trust, 2010) The Latimer Trust ( www.latimertrust.org ) has a long history of publishing some fine booklets on the history and theology of Reformed Anglicanism. Many of us outside the Anglican fold are grateful, both for the good literature...

A Baker's Dozen for 2010 It's that time of year when "the best of ... in 2010" gets written. I have been reflecting on some books that I've read this year, all of which rose to the top of pile of "good reads." In no particular order, I enjoyed the following: First, two books by our own Carl Trueman...

[Editor's note] This is the second in a series of Christmas-related postings by Carl Trueman. Several will come in this series during the month of December. The first can be read here . The glory of Christmas is the reality of the God in human flesh; and one of the greatest aspects of this...

[Editor's note] T his is the third in a series of Christmas-related postings by Carl Trueman. Several will come in this series during the month of December. The second can be read here . One of the most beautiful vignettes in the gospel accounts of the Christmas story comes in Luke 1, where Mary...

Why I Believe in the One Great Heresy In the evangelical churches of today, there are numerous great heresies which one holds at one's social and cultural peril. If you do not agree with the ordination of women, you are likely to find yourself somewhat marginalized. Increasingly, if you hold the...

A Cautionary Note [Editor's Note] This is in response to an article published under the name of Michael Haykin. To clarify, Dr. Haykin was the article's editor and not its author. Michael Haykin's recent piece on the possibilities for Reformed publishing in China is opportune. He rightly points out...

The magpie (at least, the one I have in mind) is a striking European bird of black and white plumage (as Jeeves might say, "The species pica pica of the family corvidae , sir") - a sort of jazzed up crow, if you will, although I suspect many magpies would be thoroughly offended by the description...