Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

To any who have missed it, Wheaton College has just appointed Dr Phil Ryken as its new President. The story was/was not leaked (depending on your perspective) by Christianity Today yesterday. You can read the blog and comments thread here . As interesting as the news itself is the thread of blog...
So the Tiger finally breaks his silence, and it's a truly great shame. Out of control he may have been, but that he has now publicly apologised "to each and every one" of us "simply and directly" for his "selfish and irresponsible behaviour" is rather sad. He betrayed his wife and children; but...
So the Tiger finally breaks his silence, and it's a truly great shame. Out of control he may have been, but that he has now publicly apologised "to each and every one" of us "simply and directly" for his "selfish and irresponsible behaviour" is rather sad. He betrayed his wife and children; but...
In this chapter Paul addresses the arrogance of the Corinthians and what should be the priorities of the church. The Corinthians are apparently incredibly smug. We learn later of the spectacular phenomena which characterize their church life; and we have already noted their focus on outward...
Building on the first two chapters, in chapter 3 Paul addresses the issue of church division. Corinth was the host city of the so-called Isthmian Games, where rhetoric, the art of public speaking, was one of the most highly respected competitive events. It would seem that the Christians in Corinth...
At the start of this letter to a church torn apart by divisions and sexual immorality, it is striking that Paul begins by giving thanks for the grace of God shown in the salvation of those in the congregation at Corinth. This is hardly surprising: Corinth, as a port city, was, to use the old...
Who would have thought that the greatest living Englishman would turn out to be Welsh? Wyn Jones is my hero.
Who would have thought that the greatest living Englishman would turn out to be Welsh? Wyn Jones is my hero.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short piece arguing that not all wives and mothers were cut out to homeschool. As a result, I received a note threatening terminal physical violence against me if ever I showed up in a certain part of the country. Of course, I could not resist spoofing such a nasty...
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short piece arguing that not all wives and mothers were cut out to homeschool. As a result, I received a note threatening terminal physical violence against me if ever I showed up in a certain part of the country. Of course, I could not resist spoofing such a nasty...