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I've been a subscriber to the monthly magazine, The Gramophone , for over forty years and in the latest edition (August 2006) there is an interview with the leading American baritone, Thomas Hampson. It transpires that he's an ipod geek. And what is playing currently on his ipod as he hops from one...

You may have noticed that "Print this page" tags have appeared on our site indicating just what it says: the ability to print the page without losing half the material scrolled off the page to the right, or whatever! Note that some of these tags appear at the bottom of the page and it may require...

Professor Vanhoozer's reply to Paul Helm is now up. Go here . Also, for something completely different, more on my ambivalence on hugging Sinclair Ferguson, here . Enjoy!

New Testament scholar Leon Morris died on Monday afternoon in Melbourne after hip surgery, aged 92. His funeral will be at Holy Trinity Doncaster, Melbourne, on July 31 at 10.30 am. The following is from his Wikipedia entry: " Leon Morris ( 1914 — 2006 ) was a New Testament scholar. He received his...

While on holiday a month ago, I had the privilege of sitting under the ministry of one of my favorite preachers and dearest friends, Sinclair Ferguson, now of First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC. His message on June 25, 2006 was on "The Day of Grace" from Joel 2:18-32, and it was vintage...

Say the word “providence” and many people would suspect that you are speaking of a catholic college in Rhode Island. Theologically speaking, it is a rusty old word that has lost its significance in the modern world, kind of like the words “humility” and “modesty”. But whether or not the word is in...

Yep, today's the 25th Anniversary of video killing the radio star. MTV, has it only been around that long? However, it looks as if MTV has eaten itself. Check out these thoughts from the Duncan Brothers on MTV. Here . And here . John's comments on MTV as a cultural battering ram reminded me of an...

Seeing Lig's piece on MTV reminded me of the Dire Straits track, `Money for Nothing.' Not Straits greatest work (for that, go to `Making Movies' or even the first album, `Dire Straits' with the brilliant `Sultans of Swing' and `Down to the Waterline' -- though Knopfler's latest album, with Emmylou...

I'm in Iowa for a few days, speaking for the second year running at the Cedar Falls Bible Conference. It was good to be with Mike Horton again who spoke on (among other issues) the Emergent (-ing) Church. It was vintage Mike; pithy, laced with one-liners, generous with a sting in the tail. Some...

Derek is a grandfather! Congratulations Derek. All the best to Ellen, David, Rosemary, Owen and little Hannah. We miss you in Mississippi, but are rejoicing at your time together in Ulster. Now, for the news advertised in the title. Wayne Grudem has been busy of late, and you should be on the...