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Terry Eagleton's review of Richard Dawkins' latest book is well worth a read, demonstrating that it isn't just orthodox Christians who struggle with RD's portrayal of religion. TE is one of the funniest and sharpest literary critics around, a former Catholic who was a close friend of Herbert McCabe...

The Who played Philly on Saturday night. America may have the greatest rock poets in Dylan and The Boss, but England (Wales strangely absent, Del-Boy....) still has the greatest live rock band in the world.

From Charles Spurgeon's sermon on "Peter's Restoration" ("And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord"; Luke 22:60-61): "I like to think of the singular combination: the crowing of the cock,...

For those who may not have noticed, a new edition of the e-zine is now online, including--among other things--Ron Gleason's biographical sketch of Herman Bavinck, along with a review of the English translations of his Reformed Dogmatics . (Interesting and impressive to note that Gleason has read...

Cards on the table -- like Derek, I know Stephen Williams. He was my predecessor in the editorial chair at Themelios and, when I took over, memorably told me it was like `selling a second hand car to a friend'. Enough said. I have also really appreciated his writings on philosophers such as Locke...

Given the question on the blog, I'm reminded of an anecdote my good pal, Rev Ian Glover, told me recently. When doing archival work in Edinburgh, he came across one Scottish minister (whether 18th or 19th century, I cannot remember) who had refused to participate in a day of prayer and thanksgiving...

To all those of you who have e-mailed concerning my Nietzsche review and what appears to be gobbledygook; we are working on it. I'm blaming Trueman for his virulent attacks on my ethnicity!

I believe I am right in saying that Derek Thomas is now a grandfather, and for the first time. Derek, would you care to give us any personal reflections on this significant milestone in the Thomas family?

Thanks Phil. You are quite correct. I am a three-month old grandfather of a beautiful girl named "Hannah May." In Belfast, where my daughter and son-in-law live, she is known as Hannah, but in Mississippi, these sweet folk have a penchant for the double name and she's been "Hannah May" since I...

For those interested, Ian Glover sent me the actual text about the Scottish minister who was so ungrateful: Letter addressed to Rev Robert [?], Kirkintilloch, by [ Rev ] Finlay Stewart November 9 th 1813. (Letter addressed to members of Presbytery calling to thanksgiving for good summer and harvest...