Postcards from Palookaville

Two new books have come out in the UK which do not seem as yet to be available in the USA. One is edited by my old Aberdeen colleague, Brian Rosner, and is a collection of essays on the cross in 1 Corinthians. The other is Serving God's Words: Windows on Preaching and Ministry , a Festschrift for...

In trying to write a brief summary of the Refusenik21 writing experience this year, especially as it relates to commentary on events out there in Christian la la land, I have found myself reminded of the fact that some things can be said while other things can only be shown. This year, I fear, can...

In trying to write a brief summary of the Refusenik21 writing experience this year, especially as it relates to commentary on events out there in Christian la la land, I have found myself reminded of the fact that some things can be said while other things can only be shown. This year, I fear, can...

Congregational life getting just a bit so-so and routine? Has that electricity that marked your call when you were first installed at your current charge gone flat? Worried that the eyes of your congregation may be starting to wander flirtatiously to ogle younger, better looking pastors? Then you...

Congregational life getting just a bit so-so and routine? Has that electricity that marked your call when you were first installed at your current charge gone flat? Worried that the eyes of your congregation may be starting to wander flirtatiously to ogle younger, better looking pastors? Then you...

For those who have not seen it, friend John Starke has an interesting and important article over at the Gospel Coalition about a legal situation facing his church and others in the New York area. This is a matter worthy of prayer. John has only been pastor at his church for two weeks. No honeymoon...

For those who have not seen it, friend John Starke has an interesting and important article over at the Gospel Coalition about a legal situation facing his church and others in the New York area. This is a matter worthy of prayer. John has only been pastor at his church for two weeks. No honeymoon...

One of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament in terms of Christ's advent is the song of Simeon. When this old man meets the Christ child in the Temple, he reacts by telling God that he is now ready to die. `Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace.' The words are very...

One of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament in terms of Christ's advent is the song of Simeon. When this old man meets the Christ child in the Temple, he reacts by telling God that he is now ready to die. `Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace.' The words are very...

Yesterday, I raised the issue of preaching the Incarnation and underscored the fact that the mystery of the Incarnation really means that it must be proclaimed rather than defended or accommodated. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of God in the flesh. The infinite clothes himself in the finite;...