February 2008 Archives

The gospel of Christ does not move by popular waves. It has no self-propagating power. It moves as the men who have charge of it move. The preacher must impersonate the gospel. Its divine, most distinctive features must be embodied... continue

Just to add my voice to the chorus of sorrow over the passing of David Wright.  He was not only a fearsome scholar; he was also incredibly generous with the time he willingly gave to young academics and very proactive... continue

From a booklet on Reading The Bible and Praying in Public by Stuart Olyott (just published by the Banner of Truth):"We believe that the Bible is for all: This being so it needs to be read as a message for... continue

Only yesterday in a class on the Trinity, I happened to mention Professor Wright's fascinating article on the Great Commission (in the latest edition of the Scottish Journal of Evangelical Theology), not knowing at the time that he had died.... continue

My friend, Dr. David Reimer of New College has just written to tell me of the passing of one of the great evangelical Patristic and Reformation scholars of our time, David F. Wright. David was for many years Senior Lecturer... continue

C.J. Mahaney recommends D. A. Carson's new memoir about his dad.... continue

Interesting response to Rowan Williams from N T Wright.  http://covenant-communion.com/?p=569#more-569... continue

A reader has brought this link to my attention.  Reminds me of all those old copies of Ye Banir of Trouthe that I used to read. Ahem.http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/02/heere-bigynneth.html... continue

James Grant passed along a link to a site that looks very helpful: The Westminster Shorter Catechism Project.It includes the catechism, along with links to works and commentary by John Flavel, Thomas Watson, Thomas Boston, James Fisher, John Whitecross, and... continue

I had the pleasure today of hearing three lectures by Walter Kaiser Jnr.  I was particularly struck by a statement he made tonight: `To ignore any part of the Word of God today is to create a seedbed for heresy... continue