May 2009 Archives

Those of you following our Calvin blog will have noticed an interruption last week. The individual concerned has been apprehended and sent to the dungeons of First Presbyterian Church where an extraction of penance is underway. Meanwhile, Carl Trueman blogs... continue

The English journalist and essayist A.N. Wilson, who abandoned the Christian faith some twenty years ago, reports that he has found his way back to Christianity.  In a recent essay for the New Statesman he writes:... continue

"From dullness of conscience, from feeble sense of duty, from thoughtless disregard of consequences to others, from a low idea of the obligations of our ministry, and from all half-heartedness in our office;      Save us and help us, we... continue

"I lived at a time when a huge change in the contents of the human imagination was occurring. In my lifetime Heaven and Hell disappeared, the belief in life after death was considerably weakened, the borderline between man and animals,... continue

Just wanted to thank the folks at Ligonier for making their annual conference - featuring several Ref21 names - available online, with high quality video of each of the sessions. They are available here. I don't know how long these... continue

Justin has a short interview with Os Guinness on his blog.  Interesting stuff, though, at the risk of sending yet more `Angry of Tonbridge Wells' bloggers reaching for their keyboards, pitchforks and flaming torches, I still don't get the outrage... continue

I have been travelling about a bit over the last couple of weeks, and usually without access to emails, so I haven't been able to comment on the online petition about the General Assembly of the CofS. I never sign... continue

Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) is making its audio archives available for free.  You just need to sign up here to access lectures, sermons and talks given by the Faculty of Westminster during its eighty year history.... continue

I was asked at a presbytery ordination interview why I was seeking ordination as a seminary professor, the OPC having a category of Teacher that recognises such a post as a church office.  My initial answer -- by which I... continue

I thought I'd heard it all but there's "nout as queer as folk" as they say in Yorkshire. A recent survey among churches in the UK revealed that men want more 'macho' hymns, less flowers and less dancing in church.... continue