In these paragraphs, Calvin moves on from his criticism of the contemporary practice of prayer to the saints to the nature of true prayer itself. Underlying the discussion of private prayer is the understanding that God, as sovereign, is the one who gives all good things; thus; the believer's...

In these paragraphs, Calvin emphasizes the uniqueness and the centrality of Christ's mediation for his intercession, underscoring the fact that it is only through his work, from the very beginning of time, that any believer has ever had access to the Father. Nevertheless, since Christ has risen and...

I knew I was right. And the ever vigilant Mrs Peel has found confirmation from the pen of that modern day Hazlitt, that plain speaking voice of common sense in a world too full of madness, Rod Liddle .

As this nation, if not the world (BBC2 clearing its schedules????), embarrasses itself in California this morning, it's good to read somebody who nails the problem .