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I alluded in an earlier post re. Ted Haggard to St Augustine. I confess to being a big fan.

Carl, since we're commending good reading, I thought you should all know that Ligon is off to see "Santa Claus 3" this evening! Was there a 1 and 2? Hopefully, we're in for some edgy blogs with "missional" import, discerning contextualization and cracking good sermon illustrations! Watch this space...

OK Ligon, we're getting impatient now. How long will we have to wait for your apologetical insights into Santa Claus 3? Did you see any Christological motifs? Was it up there with Lord of the Rings? Should we forsake all and go and see it today? But remember, wolves are waiting for you: are you...

Writing in relevantmagazine.com, Daniel Holland describes his traumatic experiences as a waiter in a small restaurant (location unknown), serving the "Christian table" on Sunday nights: "I'd heard from counteless others that the 'Church crowd' is hands down the worst group of people to wait on. I...

Some more book recommendations:

A friend sent the following link to an article about two Ohio congregations that have voted to leave the Presbyterian Church USA: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/people/family/16007379.htm I was particularly struck by Pastor Weyrick's comments about investing time and energy in fighting...

Each year I spend one week of my Reformation course reflecting with students on the two secular philosophers who most shape modern views of Protestantism: Marx (Karl, not Harpo) and Weber (Max, not Otto).

Our good friend, David Robertson (Free Church, Dundee) has written a review of Stephen Dawkins' latest book, The God Delusion . His review was posted on the Dawkins web page (initially on the front page!). The responses (most are vitriolic) are phenomenal. His second article has also been posted on...

For one minute Carl, i thought you were blogging on Carl Maria von Weber (composer of the opera, Der Freischütz), but then reality struck me! But I'm intrigued to know whether you agree with Max Weber's thesis in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism that capitalism arose out of a...

For the sake of clarity, I believe Derek means Richard Dawkins, the high priest of evolution as a worldview. And I wonder if maybe the Stephen came from another eminent scientist: Dr. Hawking.