May 2008 Archives

Cohen's (and Trueman's) critique of the left misses the one real tragedy of the left, political and theological: absolutely no sense of humor.  Still, that's a plus for the rest of us, as it has provided endless material for the... continue

In my morning worship today, I was in Zephaniah and 3:9 leaped out at me: "For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name... continue

I picked up a copy of the excellent left wing thinker, Nick Cohen's, latest book, What's Left? (Harper Perennial) while I was in the UK the other week.  It's essentially an analysis, by a man of the left, of the... continue

Shhhh, Del.  If you keep pointing out all this stuff, you'll shatter my reputation among the attack dogs of the evangelical left (OK, I know they only do it out of love, so I won't be too hard on them)... continue

Well, blow me down, here's another Trueman (a third) writing an intorduction to yet another little piece on Barth. One of these Trueman's needs to give us some pointers as to why we should be messing with this errant child!... continue

Well, brother Del, what a week!  First of all we find out that Trueman, that arch opponent of consumerist eclecticism has an iPod, and now we see that he has edited a book on Barth with his old friend and... continue

A geezer from Pekham village told me that he'd just come across this magnificent little primer on Karl Barth by some one called Neil MacDonald and Carl Trueman!  Now, as me ole mother used to say, there's nowt as odd... continue

Like Ligon, I am spending most of the week at the Pastor's Colloquium sponsored by The Gospel Coalition -- 40+ pastors from across the country who are committed to evangelical essentials and who gather once a year to encourage one... continue

I came across this quote in reading Charles Briggs's infamous inaugural address, "The Authority of Holy Scripture" (1891), the address that led to his ouster from the PCUSA:  "[The theory of inerrancy] is a ghost of modern evangelicalism to frighten children."... continue

I'm grateful for Ligon's reminder of Ezra 7:10 as providing an ABC for basic discipleship (study, live, teach) -- especially since this is one of my life verses for ministry.  To take the thought one step farther, it is only the grace... continue