Author Archives: David Daniels
Remembering the Christian Past
This book has resided on my shelves since it was first published in 1995. Yesterday I finally picked it up to read. Neglecting this text for so long was clearly a mistake, for these collected essays seek to draw one … Continue reading
Escaping idolatry by consulting the dead
While perusing the Gospel Coalition site, I came across a fascinating piece by James Eglinton, formerly the assistant minister at St. Columba’s Free Church in Edinburgh, and now a postdoctoral research fellow at Theologische Universiteit Kampen, concerning how we choose … Continue reading
What the barkless dog saw
Over at Reformation21, Carl Trueman writes: Sometimes it is the dogs that do not bark that speak most eloquently to a situation. For me, Carl Trueman stands out as one who sees through the spin and fog of our North … Continue reading
Self-promotion and pride infects too much North American Christianity
In my last two posts I drew attention to Thabiti Anyabwile’s online conversations (begin here and follow links in his post) around the views of some such as Carl Trueman concerning the celebrity-crazed epidemic (my term) infecting too much North American Christianity. It wasn’t without … Continue reading
More on the celebrification of pastors
Yesterday I drew attention to an ongoing online conversation about the celebrification of pastors. I was drawn to the topic after reading Thabiti Anyabwile’s piece “The Deadly Death of Definitions: On the Use of Terms.” After reading, then commenting on … Continue reading
