Postcards from Palookaville

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;...

Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no reason to deviate from my plan; and, as it happens, I did manage to extract the Christmas...

Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no reason to deviate from my plan; and, as it happens, I did manage to extract the Christmas...

Reading Paul's last post whilst working my way through the MLJ volume for review, I too was struck by the Macleod comments. Monopolising of influence remains a problem today. It was pointed out to me recently that an increasing proportion of women at women's conferences seem to have the same...

Reading Paul's last post whilst working my way through the MLJ volume for review, I too was struck by the Macleod comments. Monopolising of influence remains a problem today. It was pointed out to me recently that an increasing proportion of women at women's conferences seem to have the same...

Five books for Christmas: Gregory K. Beale, A Biblical Theology of the New Testament (Baker). Monumental work. My students know I have a thing about people who use `eschatological' every other sentence (the Reformed equivalent of quoting Bono among trendies) but in Greg's case, I'll forgive him...

Five books for Christmas: Gregory K. Beale, A Biblical Theology of the New Testament (Baker). Monumental work. My students know I have a thing about people who use `eschatological' every other sentence (the Reformed equivalent of quoting Bono among trendies) but in Greg's case, I'll forgive him...

There is an interesting article over at Gospel Coalition on celebrity pastors. I think the writer fails to make the important distinction between being a well-known public figure and being a celebrity but the points are well-made. Nevertheless, one matter that needs further discussion but which...

There is an interesting article over at Gospel Coalition on celebrity pastors. I think the writer fails to make the important distinction between being a well-known public figure and being a celebrity but the points are well-made. Nevertheless, one matter that needs further discussion but which...

Two disclaimers: First, I was only the keyboard player and we never produced singles, only albums. That limits my celebrity. Second, local Christian bookshops were swamped this morning by people returning their copies of the Shorter Catechism amidst rumours that, if you teach your daughters the...