The real problem with Rowan Williams' acquiesence to Sharia-creep in the UK is not so much the fact that he did so. He is the archbishop -- that kind of thing is his job. Theodore Dalrymple points to the "opacity of the language that he habitually employs" and correctly … [Read more...]
Dealing With Towering Germans
I just recently got my copy of Engaging With Barth, and read the contribution by David Gibson (on Barth's doctrine of election). This volume looks like a fantastic resource for pastors, a resource that is very much needed. For various reasons, Barth has not really gone away and … [Read more...]
The Learned Wooliness of Archbishops
In Matthew Henry's Method for Prayer, he says this: "For our own land and nation, the happy islands of Great Britain and Ireland, which we ought in a special manner to see the welfare of, that in the peace thereof we may have peace . . . Lord, thou hast dealt favourably with … [Read more...]
Imagination in the UK
I believe I have mentioned before that someone -- Napoleon I think -- said that imagination rules the world. Discounting what we need to discount here -- Napoleon not being a font of spiritual wisdom, and adjusting for different meanings of the word imagination, this remains … [Read more...]
The Code-Mongers Dilemma
Okay, here is a ripe one. Those who have been following the lefti-capades here in Moscow should remember that this last November, a strident hard-left Moscow City Council was voted out and replaced by some grown-ups. In a fit of pique, before the old council left, they extended … [Read more...]
As Camp as a Row of Tents
During this visit, I was speaking with a pastor here who said, quite accurately, that quite apart from theology (on which we did not differ) women's ordination in the CoE has been a disaster. We were not differing on the theology of the thing (God says not to do it), but rather … [Read more...]
A Few Comments for Christians in the UK
Nancy and I have been having a delightful time here in the UK, seeing the sights of course, and visiting with some very insightful Christians here. This is our third visit to this lovely place, and it certainly won't be the last. Here are some raggety taggety observations on the … [Read more...]
Speaking of Hatchet Jobs
A correspondent informs me that somewhere out there on the web, one of our local critics is chastizing us for a bunch of stuff. All to be expected, and part of the cost of doing business. This is not worthy of comment, but one point Nick Gier made in this criticism was too good … [Read more...]
Fog-Cutter
I have finally settled into reading Pierced for Our Transgressions, and am happy to report that it is both a necessary book and a fantastic book. It is necessary because the current zeitgeist wants to drift away from penal substitution without talking about it, and it is a … [Read more...]
Good-Humored Berserker Bagpiper
Around the time of our city election a week or so ago, you may recall that the news broke that a list of Christ Church businesses was being circulated for purposes of boycotting them. There has been some fallout from all that which you might be interested in. This is not … [Read more...]
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