Richard Patton

@sambostock Tremendous!

Finished indexing and proofing 'The Rise of the Covenant of Redemption' on Monday. Quite an enjoyable exercise. Here's a little sample of what readers will be able to find in the book...

Will any of us, in all our lives, be as effective an evangelist as John Hughes, writing this scene from Home Alone? 🥲

Closely tied with…17 people

@ProfMcClenahan @JaredNMays Who is that?

@Redggie @JaredNMays You know where to turn for help…

"The world, and the minds of men therein, are filled with disorder and confusion; and the most are at their wits end with looking after the things that are come, and coming, on the earth.

@JaredNMays I know the feeling! I did discover a pun in Owen's writing this morning and nearly fell out of the chair in shock that he'd use such a novel literary device

@Redggie I will admit that I can feel as though my mind is filled with disorder and confusion and I am at my wits end when trying to read Owen.

They have enough to do in hearing, telling, and reading, real or pretended news of public affairs, so as to divert them from engaging their time and industry in the perusal and studies of such discourses." - John Owen, Preface to the Reader, Hebrews, 1680.

Deep down the rabbit hole of 17th century literary debates

"What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment." - C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

A footnote can never be too long. I am team Isildur in this meme

Embracing reading week

Spain has really played the long game with this one, but respect where it’s due

I think it’s a good time to share this again.

A reconstruction of Newark in 1646, a royalist stronghold in central England during the Civil War.

@sambostock Congratulations Sam! This is wonderful

Worshipped this afternoon at the Spanish service at Mountpottinger Presbyterian. Did I understand every word spoken? Certainly not, but what a reminder that the gospel is for all nations

@ProfMcClenahan I’m striving for the originality that makes for a lively thesis

@Redggie Fresh take! I always thought he was incredibly tedious!

“We are to look on this love of Christ as sovereign and free, and with a design of making our souls lovely; so invincible, also, that it broke up the eternal obstacles” John Owen, Discourse XVIII