April 2009 Archives

Call me old-fashioned, but I've never been in a massage parlour. I associate it with "things a member in good standing in a Presbyterian Church doesn't do." But this past week I received a note in my church mail-box suggesting... continue

Lee Gatiss and Stephen Walton brought the following email from Amazon to my attention.  Speaks for itself.  Those confused by the connection should realise that John Owen, in addition to being the greatest Puritan theologian of his day, was also... continue

Derek has to be going to get his well-thumbed-through copy of The Shack signed.  Yes, William P. Young himself will be at Lemuria Bookstore, a great independent bookstore in Jackson, Miss, tomorrow April 16 at 11:00 am.  So, Derek, are... continue

The UK's Spectator (probably the best magazine in the world, if good writing is any criterion) leads this week with an article by Rod Liddle on the C of E.  I don't think Liddle professes faith, but he always calls... continue

Today was a good book day.  I received three books, all on the subject of marriage.  First, was Michael Haykin's The Christian Lover:  The Sweetness of Love and Marriage in the Letters of Believers.  I tried to get a copy... continue

. . . are now available on the Internet.  This is very good news, indeed.  With his customary humility, Rev. Alexander has been somewhat reticent to broadcast his sermons more widely than his own former church (St. George's Tron, Glasgow) or... continue

From weakness of judgment, from the indecision that can make no choice, and the irresolution that carries no choice into act, strengthen our eye to see and our will to choose the right; and from losing opportunities and perplexing our... continue

Makoto Fujimura has opened a solo exhibit entitled "Olana-Psalms of Ascent" at Philadelphia's White Stone Gallery (in Manayunk).  The exhibit features new devotional works that have not previously been displayed in public.  There is a public reception this Friday, April... continue

Emma Peel has taken time off from fighting evil masterminds bent on world domination to bring this link to my attention here.   I make no comment on whether this is good or bad.But Mrs Peel, we are clearly still... continue

Easter is over.  The new clothes are hung up, the candy has been eaten, and choir directors and pastors everywhere--not to mention ushers--are enjoying the quiet routines of a Monday.  For the diehard Reformed, you know who you are, this... continue