We have been accused of all manner of perfidy here in Moscow, and for those who are following the proceedings with interest, the accusations need to be divided into two categories. The first category is that of specific accusations of specific sins or crimes — pillaging the deacons’ fund, or hating black people, or something …
Homily at EEF Worship Service for Anselm Presbytery
Many political commentators and observers have often commented on what they call American exceptionalism. This is not political exhortation at all—I simply want to use this as a potent illustration. I am aware that we are a presbytery that crosses national borders here—we have churches and men assembled here from Poland, and Russia, and Canada, …
Opening Remarks At Anselm Presbytery 2006
Welcome to this assembly of the Anselm Presbytery. You men are leaders among the churches of God, and you have been selected by your respective churches to gather together like this to consider matters of common concern, and to do so in accordance with the customs we have established. Some of these customs are just …
Comments on Comments
This last week, after there was a comments pile-up here in the discussion of the Ligonier situation, a reasonable question was raised by David Bahnsen, which was, why have a comments feature at all? Ironically, my wife and I had just been talking about the same thing, and then after the question was raised here, …
Rights and Privileges
Okay, so I just removed Stacey’s posting privileges. Why is that? I let this thread run a little longer than I usually do for several reasons. First, I wanted to see how the argument morphed and played out, and secondly, because I am on the road, and close monitoring is harder to do. I have …
Ligonier: Catnip of the Internet!
I am not writing as any kind of Ligonier insider. I used to write for Table Talk some years ago, and I have spoken at a few of their national conferences. Other than that, my relations with Ligonier have been warm, cordial, and distant. I am not writing with direct knowledge of any of the …
Some Ligonier Links
The lawsuit against “Frank Vance” has been dropped. Here is the statement by Ligonier, and another one by Tim Dick. Because certain things were alleged about the treatment of Don Kistler, his statement is here. HT: Justin Taylor
Luther the Shrewd
One of the books I read Sunday mornings before worship is Luther’s Table Talk. I love that man. He frequently cracks me up, as he did this morning with his comments about pastoral hubris. “We want to set things straight and make everything right. To this God says, ‘Well, then, go ahead! Be clever and …
Some Housekeeping
One of the (many) problems with anonymous posters in debate, particularly in debates having to do with the character and reputations of others, is that such posting sows confusion. It is a surreptitious way of accusing multiple people. Say that Internet Bob accuses Murphy of sundry offenses, and he does it under a pseudonym. Not …
InternetBob@yahoo.com
For those with patience to slog through these things, it is clear that whenever I mention certain subjects, my comments section takes off like a bottle rocket. Those subjects would include, but not be limited to, RC Jr., justice, me not being a thundering hypocrite, or any other related items. As I have sought to …