Blogs by Stephen Nichols

Here's one for the historians. "Memory is much more significant than originality." Samuel Wells, Improvisation:  The Drama of Christian Ethics, 147.... continue

Two conversations from this past week got me thinking.  The first was with a self-professed evangelical Episcopalian who freelances for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Lancaster's New Era papers.  She was writing a piece on the Pew study, specifically trying to... continue

One quick addition to my summer reading list:  Garth Rosell's The Surprising Work of God:  Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism.  Ockenga was in the first graduating class of Westminster, among the faculty and student exiles... continue

Compliance is good, even if it comes late, which is to say I finally have my summer reading list to add to the mix.  I'm working on a book on American religious history this summer, so I'll be reading just... continue

Thabiti, since you and I aren't at the General Assembly this week and everyone else is, let's say we find a B B King concert to go to.  Game?  We outsiders have to stick together.  (This, of course, doesn't mean you,... continue

Yes, Derek got to meet his hero--he has stacks full of blues cds but won't fess up to them.  Not only did I get to spend time with Derek, meet and hear B B King, I also got to have... continue

I used to tell people that Sinclair Ferguson could have read the phone book during his lectures and it would have not only been interesting, but profound.  My theory was put to the test not by a Scottish brogue, but... continue

I came across this quote in reading Charles Briggs's infamous inaugural address, "The Authority of Holy Scripture" (1891), the address that led to his ouster from the PCUSA:  "[The theory of inerrancy] is a ghost of modern evangelicalism to frighten children."... continue

Rev Boadicea Von Ribbentrop, as one who sees her role as correcting errant brethren, just reminded me that Blondie's song was actually "Heart of Glass," a common mistake, she informed me, that men make.  She is, after all, right.  And... continue

Trotter's just jealous of Sproul, since the only music credit he ever received was a co-writer's nod on Blondie's "House of Glass."  Ahh, the seventies. I'm going back to writing now.... continue