Month May 2011

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Simonetta’s done it again

The lovely Simonetta Carr, who first drew my attention to the uncanny resemblance between Puritan theologian Thomas Goodwin and legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, has done it again: another beautifully illustrated children’s book, this time on Athanasius, is soon…

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Simonetta’s done it again

The lovely Simonetta Carr, who first drew my attention to the uncanny resemblance between Puritan theologian Thomas Goodwin and legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, has done it again: another beautifully illustrated children’s book, this time on Athanasius, is soon…

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Gentle-Humble-Meek

I had been thinking a lot lately about gentleness and its association with godliness when I stumbled upon this article by Mark Meynell.  It’s funny how God gives you wisdom in batches.  Meynell supplies a handy amount of Scripture on…

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Reading Reflection:

Spurgeon’s Sermons, Vol. 3, Sermon VIII, The Dumb Singing Goldsmiths make exquisite forms from precious metals; they fashion the bracelet and the ring from gold:–God maketh his precious things out of base material; and from the black pebbles of the defiling…

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John Piper Interviews Rick Warren

Check out Piper’s introductory comments HERE. Topic index of the interview:0:00 Introduction3:29 The glory of God.7:16 David Wells and the weight of God’s reality.9:00 Would you write the book the same today?12:00 The sovereignty of God.18:47 How do you speak…

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Being conned by Publishers

I’m a big fan of Bruce Waltke. I’ve never met the man but I love his Old Testament Theology. I have used his commentaries on Proverbs and Micah and with Kidner on Genesis you need nothing more. So when I saw he was…