Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

Hold the Front Page! New Book Exposes Pope as Catholic

Carl Trueman
Sep 3, 2010
John L. Allen Jnr., a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, has written an interesting, and long, review of a new, highly critical biography of Benedict XVI. The review makes for fascinating reading. Anyone unfamiliar with Allen's writing is missing a treat -- he writes well, is always...

Back to the Beginning with Moses

Carl Trueman
Sep 2, 2010
It is a pleasure to report that the excellent website Beginning with Moses is back up and running. Not so much revival as resurrection, I suspect -- the UK was rife with dark rumours earlier this year that somebody (who shall remain nameless for his own protection and to save his wife and children...

Back to the Beginning with Moses

Carl Trueman
Sep 2, 2010
It is a pleasure to report that the excellent website Beginning with Moses is back up and running. Not so much revival as resurrection, I suspect -- the UK was rife with dark rumours earlier this year that somebody (who shall remain nameless for his own protection and to save his wife and children...

On Heroes and the Heroic

Carl Trueman
Sep 1, 2010
The recent criticism from a member of the Missouri Synod, concerning Reformed church planting in Germany, was rooted in part in what the critic (in the comments section) articulated as a frustration with the constant attempts of the Reformed to claim Luther as their own. To the uninitiated, this...

On Heroes and the Heroic

Carl Trueman
Sep 1, 2010
The recent criticism from a member of the Missouri Synod, concerning Reformed church planting in Germany, was rooted in part in what the critic (in the comments section) articulated as a frustration with the constant attempts of the Reformed to claim Luther as their own. To the uninitiated, this...

20/20 Vision

Carl Trueman
Aug 31, 2010
As a brief postscript to yesterday's posts on pastors, I received an email last night from Danny Hyde, the URC minister in Oceanside, CA, drawing my attention to Acts 20:20, where Paul describes his ministry among the Ephesians. It provides precisely the historical picture which his letters would...

20/20 Vision

Carl Trueman
Aug 31, 2010
As a brief postscript to yesterday's posts on pastors, I received an email last night from Danny Hyde, the URC minister in Oceanside, CA, drawing my attention to Acts 20:20, where Paul describes his ministry among the Ephesians. It provides precisely the historical picture which his letters would...

20/20 Vision

Carl Trueman
Aug 31, 2010
As a brief postscript to yesterday's posts on pastors, I received an email last night from Danny Hyde, the URC minister in Oceanside, CA, drawing my attention to Acts 20:20, where Paul describes his ministry among the Ephesians. It provides precisely the historical picture which his letters would...

On Organ Grinders and Monkeys

Carl Trueman
Aug 30, 2010
A good point, Justin, which has been made to me in a few emails I've received this morning. I would respond as follows: 1. The pastor is the full time person and therefore the buck stops with him. Elders have duties too, of course, but most of us are occupied with our earthly callings until early...

On Organ Grinders and Monkeys

Carl Trueman
Aug 30, 2010
A good point, Justin, which has been made to me in a few emails I've received this morning. I would respond as follows: 1. The pastor is the full time person and therefore the buck stops with him. Elders have duties too, of course, but most of us are occupied with our earthly callings until early...