There’s a certain slipperiness and jelly-like quality to what’s being called The New Calvinism. Terms like Reformed and Calvinist are wobbling around like they’ve been served up for dessert.  But is this a bad thing?

Even Brian McLaren’s getting in on the act and calling out the Calvinists (there must be [...]

After posting a few videos up on Dave’s blog about hiphop, I thought I’d share something in the way of Australian hiphop.  True to the accent, not much MTV backing, and no bling = Australian hiphop.  This is one of the best and oldest hip hop crews in Australia, the mighty

What’s with the following phrases?

“X isn’t Christocentric enough”
“X isn’t Trinitarian enough”
“X is too Aristotelian“
“X is too systematic”
“X is too Scholastic”
“X is too intellectual”

These examples are different from one another, but I’ve been thinking a bit about this sort of rhetoric lately.

What are the following turns of phrase are getting at?  What’re they trying to preserve? What sort [...]

Somehow, doing NT Greek seems easier with a bit of Alice Russell in the background! In case you haven’t heard of her, check her out – she’s amazing!

Just came across this wonderful interview in which John Frame gives brief thoughts on topics like: blogging, systematic theology, Kevin Vanhoozer’s work, Inerrancy, classical music, and Scripture.  Check this one out for sure!

He’s a great and humble theologian, whose book on the Doctrine of the Knowledge of God has been really helpful [...]

I got a chance to watch the Blue Brothers over the holidays and was once again reassured that this has simply got to be one of the top 10 movies of all time! This is my favourite scene!

I was really struck by this beautiful hymn at church this morning, and was so blown away by it, that I thought it absolutely necessary to blog it!

The author – Samuel Stone – wrote it in response to the unorthodox teachings of Bishop of Natal, South Africa – Bishop Colenso.  Now, what [...]

“that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know” Eph 1:18

In preparation for the sermon I’m preaching at St. Anne’s this Sunday, I’ve been struck again by the way that God’s word speaks of heart-knowledge.  The phrase “eyes of your heart” is an Old Testament way of referring to [...]

Well, at the start of 2009, I had another watch of John Frame’s thoughts on studying at college.  This is just a small portion of the full video.  And here are some more of Frame’s thoughts on Bible college at: http://www.frame-poythress.org/frame_articles/2003Learning.htm

To my mates at Bible college – I hope this is really [...]

Douglas R. Groothuis reviews two recent Schaeffer biographies (which I haven’t yet read) and provides an interesting commentary on how Schaeffer speaks to contemporary society as it looks for “authenticity”:

“I fear that the younger generation of evangelicals do not know enough about the remarkable life and achievements of Francis Schaefer; instead they are opting for [...]