December 2007 Archives

For those who use, or want to use, the M'Cheyne Bible reading plan, here's a helpful site with various formats to print, view, or receive online.... continue

The latest 9Marks newsletter--is it still a "newsletter" when it's 46 pages--is now available online. You can read it as a PDF or on their webpage.... continue

Well, it turns out that the much-ballyhooed Golden Compass is a crashing bore. I finally got around to seeing it last night. There were three other people in the theater. Several things struck me.1. Yes, the movie's production quality was... continue

Our good friend, Stafford Carson -- formerly Academic Dean at Westminster Theological Seminary and now minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Portadown, Northern Ireland -- has made the headlines over Christmas by refusing to allow a female minister to... continue

I was delighted by our church's recent decision to increase our budget by something like 23% for coming fiscal year.  Now, there is some context for this.  The 2007 budget involved a scaling back, as the church began the year... continue

Some good theological reflections here from David Mathis:Advent and the IncarnationJesus Is Fully HumanWhat Is the Hypostatic Union?The Virgin Birth... continue

I could never be a member of any club that would have Tony Blair as a member:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7157409.stm... continue

History is (of course) an essential category to use in describing the Bible.  The Bible has a narrative structure.  What kind of narrative is it?  A theologically-annotated one (see previous post).  Also, an historical one.  It is not enough to... continue

A friend has written with a seasonal quotation from Bernard of Clairvaux's sermons on Advent:"Who is this Virgin so reverently saluted by the angel? and so lowlyas to be espoused to a carpenter ? Beautiful commingling of virginity with humility!... continue

Well, Derek, not even Rick can be wrong about everything (hard though that is to imagine at first glance).Just noticed this interview with Mike Ovey, new Principal of Oak Hill.   As the guard changes and a new generation steps up... continue