Oof, that is some press release.

I discovered this week that David Clines has quite a lot of his publications uploaded on his Academia page. Clines is very much an modern Old Testament academic, but a highly productive and often insightful one: academia.edu/66746090/Cline…

I'm saddened by this news, Daniel was a very enjoyable chess player and educator.

*The Rise of the Covenant of Redemption* is currently 50% off until midnight on Nov 1st in Brill's flash sale on their entire stock. Use the code DGBSPOOKY50: brill.com/display/title/… That means you can get the hardback for £50+postage.

.Graham Shearer is one of the few UK seminary profs who 'get it'. Here you can see him engage in congregational ministry. Come for his bamboozling of local kids in the children's talk; stay for his limpid exposition of the first petition of the Lord's Prayer: youtube.com/live/Nym_pfugZ…

Michael McClenahan According to Peter Marshall it was in 1617 that the first decision was taken to stage celebrations and commemorations across Lutheran and Reformed territories on 31 Oct. This was itself historical, being ‘the very first large-scale modern centenary’.

When in Paris...

121-8!!

Witsius on the difference between baptism and the Lord's supper. Of significance in thinking about the provision of the Lord's supper for those with intellectual disabilities also.

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This will be good.

John Owen studies in 2025 - reflections on a bumper year of Owen-related publications puritanhistory.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/joh…

In Leviticus 26, God 'gives' three sets of blessings: - rain - peace - his presence These can be understood as: - physical blessings (created graces for the body) - spiritual blessings (created graces for the soul) - supernatural blessing (uncreated grace)