Thomas Garrett – Founding Father of the Gospel Coalition? “Garrett is a figure straight from R. H. Tawney’s Religion and the Rise of Capitalism: he was part missionary and part entrepreneur. And it was in this double role that he arrived in Oxford on Christmas Eve 1527 as a sort of travelling salesman for radical reform. There he… Read More »
“Chances thrown Nothing’s free Longing for what used to be Still it’s hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams” Lyrics from “The Kids Aren’t Alright” by Offspring Yesterday I received an email from the Westminster Bookstore in which they were promoting a new book titled “On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church.” The promotion… Read More »
“What kind of hard heart are we witnessing in the SGM abuse scandal? What kind of hard heart sides easily with a wealthy pastor against those who suffered at the hands of sexual abusers under his watch and then does so in the name of the One Who had no place to lay his head? What kind of… Read More »