July 2006 Archives

Mark Noll's interesting comments about the cultural influence of the KJV translation of the Bible in America. In today's Wall Street Journal, the Friday "Houses of Worship" section. Here.... continue

Well, I can now add Jerry Lee Lewis to the arcane gnostic zones of knowledge which are inaccessible to me.  A correspondent warns me not to write about Jerry Lee Lewis, as one has to be from the South to... continue

Trapped in the basement, I have no access to news.  I assume Delboy's bragging means England are out of the World Cup.  Still, I'm a grammar school boy so the emotional trauma is limited-- rugby's the only true ball game... continue

CarlBeen thinking of you, mate! Those poor English dipsticks. Couldn't put a ball in the back of the net to save their lives. Even gangly Rodders could've manged it! Still, we need to make sure the French don't steal the... continue

Help, is there anybody out there???  Please, please come to rescue me.I've now been held by Tony `the Gent' and his boys for three weeks in some underground location. Will somebody please try to find me and rescue me?  I can't give... continue

Harvey Mansfield of Harvard on feminism.Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr., professor of government at Harvard University. Dr. Mansfield received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard, where he has taught since 1962. He has also served as... continue

Dr. L. Roy Taylor, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, has written a summary of the actions of the 34th PCA GA held in Atlanta June 20-23, 2006. To read it, go here.... continue

Happy Independence Day, to our readers from the U.S. For those of you from the rest of the world, July 4 is the day on which we citizens of the U.S.A. celebrate the founding of our nation. It is the... continue

My friend Ron Gleason, reviews my friend Sean Lucas' new book on Presbyterianism. Book Review Sean Michael Lucas, On Being Presbyterian, Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories, (Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 2006). 271 pp. reviewed by Ron Gleason,... continue

Our very own (at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson that is) Shirley Windham has published a marvellous little book for Parents of young children which we want to recommend enthusiastically. It contains ideas (templates) for encouraging the training of children from... continue