February 2010 Archives

Given all the blog furore of the last 24 hours, we at Ref21, in the interest of hearing what the ordinary man in the street thinks of Wheaton's appointment of our friend, Phil, to the top job, have sent me,... continue

To any who have missed it, Wheaton College has just appointed Dr Phil Ryken as its new President.  The story was/was not leaked (depending on your perspective) by Christianity Today yesterday.  You can read the blog and comments thread here.As... continue

So here I am thumbing through my latest copy of Paste catching up on the latest Indie and post funk metal ska offerings and there it is:  "Justin Taylor's first short story collection" . . . "artfully captur[ing] the view of the... continue

So the Tiger finally breaks his silence, and it's a truly great shame.   Out of control he may have been, but that he has now publicly apologised "to each and every one" of us "simply and directly" for his... continue

"Your professional studies may rightly occupy the principal share of your time and attention for six days in the week, just like the ordinary lawful secular business of other men; but on the Lord's Day you ought to be chiefly... continue

In honor of it's bicentennial, Reformed Presbyeterian Theological Seminary (RPTS.edu in Pittsburgh PA) is releasing digital copies from it's rare books room free to the public. This month, in conjunction with Black History month, RPTS is featuring Alexander McLeod's 1802... continue

Maybe it's something to do with the friends I have on Facebook, but some of them are very keen to let the world know the point in the week when they have completed their sermon preparation. I think I know... continue

Who would have thought that the greatest living Englishman would turn out to be Welsh?  Wyn Jones is my hero.... continue

I am preaching on the doctrine of providence tomorrow from a text in 1 Samuel. For some inexplicable reason, I have called the sermon, "The Saints and the providence of God." And, as it happens, I picked up this week... continue

Martin Downes drew my attention to this piece in today's The Guardian newspaper:  The Scottish tighthead prop (ask Carl Trueman what that means) Euan Murray explained to The Guardian why he won't be trampling over French rugby players on Sunday,... continue