Blogs by Carl Trueman

Jakes: A Helpful Book Survey

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

Thanks to the great and the good (both the vocal and, more worryingly, the strangely silent), I am sure many pastors of churches will now have to waste a lot of valuable time reading the works of T D Jakes... continue

Do You Beat Your Wife?

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

A number of Ref21 readers have emailed and asked me to comment on the Elephant Room. To be honest, Frank Turk, over at TeamPyro, has expressed what thoughts I do have but better than I could have done so. One... continue

It woz the Librarian wot done it!

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

My attempt to trigger class warfare by blaming the English public school system for the popularity of annihilationism seems to have worked, with a mass rising of the OBN and the OST to protest my thesis. Indeed, Pete Sanlon... continue

Stott, Empire and Class Warfare

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

Anglican theologian, Pete Sanlon, recently sat down with Dr. Alister Chapman to talk about the latter's new book on the life and ministry of John Stott. The interview is now available here.With all of the uncritical adulation that typically... continue

The Iron Lady: A Truly Meaningful Film

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

Watching The Iron Lady was a strangely emotional experience. As for anyone who came of age in eighties Britain, the formative years of my life were dominated by the presence of Mrs Thatcher. The riots of 81, the Maze hunger... continue

On Media and Messages

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

A few years ago, I was on a panel discussing the Puritans. A member of the audience asked if I could provide `a few bullet points' to summarise Puritan theology. My mind immediately went to those passages of John Owen... continue

A Poker Tell

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

I see Mark Driscoll has had a go at my old country. Well, not really. Only foreigners really talk of 'Brits.' Those of us from the UK never think of ourselves in those terms: we are English, Welsh, Scottish... continue

Congratulations to Ligon Duncan

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

Congratulations to Ligon Duncan who was obviously convicted and convinced by my post on bivocational pastorates. He is now the John E. Richards Chair at R.T.S. The man who would be Derek Thomas.......... continue

Another Thing We Do Badly

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

It is something of a truism that seminaries are not great at teaching preaching. Thinking does vary on this: some believe that preachers cannot be taught, simply improved; others that you can take someone who cannot preach and make... continue

Real Marriage Advice

Article by Carl Trueman January 2012

I notice Frank Turk at Pyromaniacs linked to this piece by America's favourite fount of all wisdom. So you can forget Mark Driscoll and even Tim Keller: the way to a happy marriage is to imagine that you have invited... continue

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