May 2008 Archives

Trueman's use of a Welsh poet to kick off his inaugural, so ably pointed out by Rev Del Thomas, is just another example of the pathetic hypocrisy of this poor excuse for a historical theologian.  I mean, at a... continue

What do Dylan Thomas, Karl Marx, Jerry Springer and Charles Hodge have in common? The answer is..... Carl Trueman! His inaugural lecture, "Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light" has just been published in the latest volume of the... continue

The Board of Trustees of Westminster Theological Seminary have issued an official statement with respect to recent events concerning Professor Peter Enns, here.... continue

On this day in 1967 the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA) adopted (what we now call) the 1967 Confession, a document largely influenced by the liberalization of the doctrine of Scripture (especially by Karl Barth).... continue

A friend down under tells me that Andy McGowan's book is provoking something of a storm and that an invitation to speak at Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne has been withdrawn.I confess to struggling with what to make of Andy's... continue

    Joel Beeke has just published a new book, Heirs with Christ: The Puritans on Adoption. You can also watch a video of Joel talking about the book, here  ... continue

Tim Challies offers an in-depth review of the self-published bestselling book, The Shack. Tim's  17-page review is nicely formatted, ideal for sharing with those who might be influenced by or curious about the book, which has become something of a... continue

This past Sunday I visited Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in Lancaster city on a field trip with my students in my course on Christianity and American culture.  This church, named after "Mother Bethel," the church Richard Allen founded... continue

Some of today's Scottish newspapers are running a story about our local school's girls' football team. Against all the odds, they beat off older teams from larger schools all over Scotland, to reach the final of a national tournament sponsored... continue

    I have often felt that there is a wealth of good reading material buried away in the annals of past editions of congregational and denominational magazines. Our own denominational paper, The Monthly Record (its title has not changed... continue