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Most Christians, if they have heard of Desiderius Erasmus at all, know of him as the man who helped put the Greek New Testament into the hands of churchmen in the sixteenth century and thus paved the way for the Reformation; or perhaps they recognize him as the great opponent of Martin Luther on...

his year's Christmas season was a mixture of highs and lows. The highs: England cricketers retaining the Ashes in Australia (if you are American, you probably will not understand the remarkable nature of that statement - indeed, to offer a dynamically equivalent translation of such an incredible...

It has been a good couple of months for the celebrating of life at memorial services. First, there was the celebration of Michael Jackson's life and then there was Ted Kennedy, enfant terrible turned elder statesman. Both men, in their different ways, were proof positive that, in modern America,...

Recently, a fellow historian at another Christian institution commented to me about the growing number of Presbyterian prophets who make their reputations on the back of bashing evangelicalism, while at the same time being dependent upon the publishing houses and market of evangelicalism to sell...

Hope Springs Eternal Understanding the Times Derek Thomas 'Hope springs eternal in the human breast' wrote the eighteenth century poet, Alexander Pope. Platitude? Yes, but true for all that. I have to confess the lines (from An Essay on Man) come to mind frequently at dinner when Jake (my dog!)...

Ours is the first generation of Christians that has seriously asked the question, how much time can I spend on entertaining myself? In all the reading I have done in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, I have never once come across this question in any serious fashion. It is not that these...

Simplify Family Worship Donald Whitney A man who is like a spiritual father to me began what he called a "family altar" with his wife before they were married, and has faithfully continued the practice through the arrival of children and grandchildren for more than fifty years. Sadly, it seems that...

I've been preaching through Acts and have been making some references to the "meat offered to idols" issue. And it crossed my mind, "This has some bearing on sneakers and church!" Right! The connection is tenuous, to be sure. Let me explain. Paul's argument with the tenderloin at knock-down prices...

Updating Tolstoy Wages of Spin Carl Trueman Some years ago the BBC produced a new version of Tolstoy's romantic tragedy, Anna Karenina , with the twist was that this was to be an updated version set in the present day. I guess we are all by now familiar with updates of great pieces of literature. I...

Why and How I Teach Heresy Wages of Spin Carl Trueman Teaching heresy is surely one of the most important things that I have to do in my classes at Seminary. Friends will at this point throw up their hands in horror; enemies will smile smugly to themselves and mutter `I told you so!'; but it is...