Blogs by Carl Trueman

A friend dropped me a note on Saturday to say, somewhat tongue in cheek, that I was becoming a celebrity by virtue of my anti-celebrity writing.   I do not wish to prolong my anti-celebrity rants any more, having said all... continue

Donatism is an early church heresy that seems to be making something of a comeback in the modern church.  Put simply, in its original context, the debates about Donatism in the ancient church swirled around the issue of rebaptism for... continue

One of the things the non-Christian world does so relentlessly, and often rather accurately, is mock the inconsistencies and hypocrisies of the church.  Of course, the Bible does the same, as anyone who has read Judges or any of the... continue

I am working feverishly this summer on a short book commending creeds and confessions to evangelical friends whose desire to make sure the Bible rules supreme leads them to what I consider a misguided but sincere rejection of such documents... continue

One of the strange phenomena which blogs have perhaps not created but have certainly helped to propagate is the armchair reformer who mistakes opining about things for actually making a difference.  I have been fascinated over the years to see... continue

I returned to preaching on Judges on Sunday, after a hiatus of a month.  I made the decision in June that the dismemberment of the end of Judges 19 and the subsequent battle scenes of Judges 20 were not particularly... continue

There is a fascinating article on multi-campus ministry in the latest Christianity Today.  I will not bore readers with too much of my usual shtick about the celebrity/megachurch culture which seems to have engulfed even the Reformed wing of evangelicalism... continue

Monday was a hard day of video shooting in London. The footage of Paul's library, housed in the magnificent neo-Gothic building designed by Sir Montague Jewson, is available at the link on his post of yesterday. Sadly, however, I forgot... continue

What Paul has forgotten to mention in his argument for two handed blessing is the importance of the ministry of the Rev. Harry Powell on Levy's understanding of pastoral care.  Here's a clip from one of the famous `How To... continue

Over at The Gospel Coalition, various churchmen have been giving their views on preparation for pastoral succession.A couple of thoughts come to mind: the problem of preparing for a successor is inevitably more acute in some senses in a smaller... continue