Gaffin, McGowan, Bavinck and Berkouwer3/8/2008
No, that's not the name of a dodgy legal firm. Rather, four theologians who have reflected in significant ways on scripture. What is interesting is that, in reading Andrew McGowan's new volume from Apollos UK, The Divine Spiration of Scripture, I am puzzled that he comes to very different conclusions to those of Dick Gaffin in the book mentioned by Del on this site a few days back.
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You too, Brutus my son?3/8/2008
OK, it was a bad day. English rugby is not in need of revival but of resurrection. As the present Mrs T is a Gael to the top of her 4 foot 9 inch frame, it took her less than three seconds to phone her father-in-law to gloat at the end of today's debacle. He, however, was convinced that the usual Scottish behaviour had spoiled the day -- turning up late, underpreparing the pitch etc. Tactics worthy of the Welsh on a good day. As for me? I was watching the mighty Gloucester beat London Irish. So it wasn't all bad. Still, leaves me with the Englishman's worst nightmare: having to support the French next week as the only hope of stopping the whining Welsh from winning the Grand Slam. One might say that, in that match, it's a shame they can't both lose.
As to Mr Duncan, thou son of encouragement -- I know where you live.
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Rush -- no, not that one.2/29/2008
This Wednesday, amid fear of being `whacked' by the Taffia, and with rumours that the Keystone Kops were about to name me as a `person of interest' in their undercover investigation into the recent sinister disappearance of a high-profile member of the Reformed community, I went into hiding.
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A Contract Out on Me?2/26/2008
Seems it's not only militant homeschoolers, metrotextuals, and the Keystone Kops who have it in for me. Now the fearsome Welsh crime syndicate, the Tafia, have sent out a sinister public warning -- though I do like the fact that they have anglicised the name of the Don. I think Cwrluonu is the real Welsh spelling. Surely Plaid Cymru would not approve of that concession to anglophones.
http://daicorleone.blogspot.com/
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More on David Wright2/20/2008
Just to add my voice to the chorus of sorrow over the passing of David Wright. He was not only a fearsome scholar; he was also incredibly generous with the time he willingly gave to young academics and very proactive in sending work and professional opportunities their way. Of course, I will always remember him as part of an interview panel at New College, University of Edinburgh, on March 19, 1992 that didn't give me a job! (I remember the date as my wife's birthday, not out of bitterness) -- but that merely confirms his astute judgment. A scholar, a gentleman, and a churchman whose main academic concern was always to be the encouragement and nurturing of younger evangelical academics in the UK.
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What St Rowan Really Said2/19/2008
Interesting response to Rowan Williams from N T Wright.
http://covenant-communion.com/?p=569#more-569
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Chaucer on Rowan Williams2/18/2008
A reader has brought this link to my attention. Reminds me of all those old copies of Ye Banir of Trouthe that I used to read. Ahem.
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/02/heere-bigynneth.html
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Wisdom from Kaiser2/15/2008
I had the pleasure today of hearing three lectures by Walter Kaiser Jnr. I was particularly struck by a statement he made tonight: `To ignore any part of the Word of God today is to create a seedbed for heresy in the next generation -- or to generate the need for a parachurch ministry.' A clarion call for the church to do its job properly: to proclaim the whole counsel of God.
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New Book2/15/2008
An excellent new volume is that by Robert C Kolb and Charles P Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology (Baker Academic). Not so much a study of Luther's thought as an interaction with him on the issues of righteousness and the word preached. It's a robust, refreshing, stimulating, and challenging book for those interested in seeing how Luther's thought can yet inform modern church life. Those wanting girlyman soulpatch metrotheology should look elsewhere.
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Soul Patches: a Defence of the Trueman Hypothesis2/13/2008
Some may remember that a few months back I argued that soul patches on ministers were a sign of pathetic middle aged men in the uncoolest and untrendiest calling on earth trying to pose as -- say it ain't so -- cool and trendy. Well, a friend in Grand Rapids has challenged that thesis.
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Taylor Marshall on Rowan Williams2/13/2008
A former student of mine (and probably one of the most successful, entertaining and least narcissistic bloggers in the US) has brought his readers attention to Rowan Williams' latest gaffe. My only criticism: come on, Taylor, you're dissing of Cranmer is too much, even for a lifelong opponent of Anglicanism such as myself. Your old CH prof, even with all his nasty prejudices, surely taught you better than that!
http://cantuar.blogspot.com/
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Death of History?2/5/2008
Justin T brought this article to my attention (funny how I missed it -- Fox News being, after the Comedy Channel, my favourite source of credible news stories):
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328088,00.html
I believe that a similar proportion of Ref21 readers think Derek Thomas is a real person. Sad.
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From rehab2/3/2008
Having checked myself into rehab late last night, suffering from severe emotional distress, I now feel able to respond to Del Boy's crowing.
First, I call on Parliament to declare the next four weeks a period of national mourning. In the Old Testament, when the Chosen People suffer national disaster at the hands of the ungodly nations, repentance is the only response. That England, land of John Owen, Jim Packer, and Harry Hill has been crushed by the land of -- well -- Pelagius, Max Boyce and Tom Jones (for those unfamiliar with Wales, that is, incredibly, as good as it gets), is a sure sign that now is the time to repent.
Second, I console myself with the thought that, youthful as I am, on the current regularity of Welsh victories at Twickers, I will only have to face this kind of ragging perhaps once more at most in my lifetime.
Messrs Thomas, Brady, Downes et al: see you in twenty years time.......
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C J On "sports"2/2/2008
I see C J Mahaney is blogging. He has some good thoughts on the `Superbowl' -- you know, that ridiculous event where all those overweight people stand around doing nothing for four hours and looking silly in spandex (hasn't anyone ever told them it takes a certain physique to get away with wearing cycling shorts?). But to claim that knowledge of this and basketball constitutes extensive knowledge of `sports' seems somewhat misguided. CJ -- God opposes the proud, brother.
http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/Blog/post/Thoughts-on-Super-Bowl-XLII.aspx
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a new politics?1/20/2008
As the dust settles in yesterday's votes in the US, news reports today speak of a new attitude among evangelical voters which voting block (if one can reify it that way) is more undecided the ever and much less black and white than has typically been the case.
As a long-standing member of a certain environmentalist group (from long before it became the trendy thing for the emergent/ing thing to do), a former union man, the butt of a million `Karl Trueman' gags by friend and foe alike in the US, and, while in the UK, a Lib-Dem voter, I appear for once to have been on the cutting edge of things -- whether a decline or an improvement, I leave others to decide.
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