Month: November 2010
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Read for Craft, Stay Happy, Try to Help: Tips on Writing
Andrew Faris over at Someone Tell Me The Story recently posted a short interview he did with me on the subject of writing. Along the way I ranted about the current state of theological writing, recommended a few resources, and said ridiculous things like “ignore your audience.” But there’s also some good advice in there,…
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The Trinitarian Theology of Billy Graham
Today (November 7) is the birthday of Billy Graham, born in 1918. When you look back over the turbulent twentieth century, the ministry of Billy Graham stands out as remarkably steady and consistent. Compared to the fates of other prominent evangelists who stood in the spotlight through these long and perplexing decades, it’s tempting to…
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Happy Birthday, B.B. Warfield
Today (Nov. 5) is the day when Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield (1851 – 1921) was born. The title of “America’s Greatest Theologian” is pretty universally ceded to Jonathan Edwards, and after him there is a tight race for “Second Greatest.” In my opinion, Warfield is a contender for that second slot. He even edges out fellow…
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Happy Birthday, Augustus Toplady
Today (November 4) is the birthday of Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), the Anglican clergyman who wrote “Rock of Ages,” one of the greatest English hymns ever. The hymn was first published in March 1776 in the magazine of which Toplady was editor, the Gospel Magazine. It was appended to an article about that most unedifying…
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Reflections on the Recent Revolution in France
Today (November 1) is the date in 1790 when Edmund Burke published his Reflections on the Revolution in France. It’s a book that is still worth close study, because Burke’s insights into politics have proven to be perennial, maybe permanent. But the book itself was provoked, as the title says, by a political event in…