Blogs by Carl Trueman

I had the great pleasure last week of meeting Rev Danny Hyde, pastor of Oceanside URC in California (a pleasure enhanced by his introducing me to Flanagan's in Grand Rapids).  Danny is pastor, so he told me, to a whole... continue

Well, he finally made it.  Word from Rome is that John Henry Newman is to be canonised.  You can read the story here:http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12435I love Newman's writings -- he was perhaps the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian era; and in... continue

Solid Ground Christian Books have republished as a booklet the chapter on the fear of God from John Murray's Principles of Conduct.  I confess that I've never been a fan of the book, mainly on the grounds that it is... continue

My friend, Sheena Strain, sent me this link to an article by Camille Paglia (we are not worthy!) on Hillary Clinton.   Of course, I don't have a vote so can't support B or H in the coming contest, but... continue

This week's prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope's religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to..... The Times (that's The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies... continue

I love watching the American media machine in action.  The PR blitz that surrounds the Pope's visit is a case in point, one which reminds of the similar avalanche of tosh which came after the death of John Paul II. ... continue

No, that's not the name of a dodgy legal firm.  Rather, four theologians who have reflected in significant ways on scripture.   What is interesting is that, in reading Andrew McGowan's new volume from Apollos UK, The Divine Spiration of Scripture,... continue

OK, it was a bad day.  English rugby is not in need of revival but of resurrection. As the present Mrs T is a Gael to the top of her 4 foot 9 inch frame, it took her less than three... continue

This Wednesday, amid fear of being `whacked' by the Taffia, and with rumours that the Keystone Kops were about to name me as a `person of interest' in their undercover investigation into the recent sinister disappearance of a high-profile member... continue

Seems it's not only militant homeschoolers, metrotextuals, and the Keystone Kops who have it in for me.  Now the fearsome Welsh crime syndicate, the Tafia, have sent out a sinister public warning -- though I do like the fact that... continue