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I am finally holding in my own hands Guy Richard's The Supremacy of God in the Theology of Samuel Rutherford (Paternoster) . David Fergusson (sic), of New College, Edinburgh calls it "a landmark in Rutherford scholarship." In it, Guy (a dear friend, fellow pastor, former student, intern and staff...

Trotter's "Aryan" piece reminds me that another "arianism" is being talked about over on the other side of the pond. Seems like Archbishop Rowan Williams is not only an expert on Arianism (which he is), but is also contemplating disestablismentarianism! What would the Church of England look like...

Looking for good preaching? Mark Johnston, whose articles on the Apostles' Creed have been running here at Ref21 for the past 6 months, preaches at Grove Chapel, Camberwell in London. The church recently signed up with itunes for a weekly podcast. You may view Grove Chapel's website and the link...

Many of you will now be familiar with the local story that's gone round the world, about the gent who was refused service as ShopRite when he requested a birthday cake with the name of his little boy, Adolf Hitler Campbell (no relation of our own Iain D., I am sure) on it. This should not have been...

Our friend Martin Downes has alerted me to the following discussion on the atonement, particularly penal substitution and Christus Victor with Mike Ovey and Andrew Sachs here .

Chris Anderson has launched a website to provide resources for musicians and worship leaders who want to appropriate some of the new work that is being done in the great tradition of hymnody and other church music. Check it out here: http://www.churchworksmedia.com .

First, for lovers of Milton, the BBC (Radio 3 -- the best classical radio channel in the world, no question!) are having something of a love-fest during December-January. The radio programs are all available for listening up to seven days after the original broadcast. Those living in the UK can...

Here's the link: http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/002/1.32.html (At the time of writing the B&C website seems to be done, but I trust it will be back up soon.) Here's a quote from his review: For six years I was as close to Frank as anyone outside his own family, and probably closer...

Carl Trueman is right about physiology and depression, but will come to regret ordering Franky Schaeffer's book about his father, which is guilty of far more than bad taste. For those who haven't seen it, Os Guinness wrote an appropriately scathing review a few months ago in Books and Culture.

I have just come across a blog by "Jeffrey" who describes himself as having been an evangelical Christian until April 2008 until, that is. Christianity "failed the insider test." Sad as this is, his latest blog lists five books which he deems important in answering the question, "but is it true?"...