Blogs by Carl Trueman

A few thoughts:On Rick's ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies.  So I waive my right to a surrejoinder.On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology produced by... continue

Thanks to Derek for reminding me of my birthday, a day spent with the present Mrs T, listening to David Bowie records from my youth.  'Changes' and 'Life on Mars' seem perennially relevant.  To quote the Stones, `What a drag... continue

David Dunbar, President of Biblical Seminary, has produced a helpful, concise and gracious statement on the nature of generous orthodoxy and its relationship to his own institution.  You can find it here.  The statement, and the concept with which it... continue

Here's a link to another review of Milk which, unlike that which I cited on a blog yesterday from the Gospel and Culture Project, begs the truly interesting questions of how and why Sean Penn decided to portray Milk the... continue

Some weeks ago, I penned a piece on Ref21, arguing that the trendy Christian infatuation with cultural interaction was problematic at a number of levels.  Well, a review of the film, Milk over at the Gospel and Culture project is... continue

The Miserable Middle Aged Git Rebellion against virtual friendings, updates of the `I'm sitting at home updating my Facebook' level of stimulation, and all-round timewasting grows.  Check out the following Newsweek article just brought to my attention by Allen Mickle... continue

Readers interested in seeing the Alan Bennett sermon actually preached, with full-throttle Anglican intonation, will find a link here.  I trust it will be a blessing to many.... continue

While it's a few months old (and, who knows?  God might have changed his mind in the interim if we follow the path of the professor.  We wouldn't want to impose the passing values of November 2008 imperialistically on the... continue

The economy is apparently hitting the Playboy pornographic empire, at least according to an article in December in Business Week.   The magazine which was famously described as being good for women, providing that women knew what they were good... continue

Yesterday afternoon, I came across a little book which, to be honest, I had forgotten I owned: The Justification of God by P T Forsyth, a series of lectures on the theodicy delivered in 1916 at the height of the... continue