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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Authorized Bio of Clark Published: Will It Clarify The Clark Versus Van Til Debate??

INTERESTED  IN  THE  CLARK/VAN TIL  DEBATE??  Well, I just learned from a leading Clarkian, Sean Gerety, that an authorized bio of Clark has been published.  I am going to read it.  Any of you who read it, please reply to this post or email me directly at schultz_forrest@yahoo.com and let me know what light you think it sheds on the "real" Clark and how this affects the Clark -- Van Til Debate

Here is the info from Gerety's God's Hammer Blog:


Now Available: “The Presbyterian Philosopher” – The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark

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Doug Douma’s bio on Clark is now available.  Read about it below…
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I’m glad to announce that my book The Presbyterian Philosopher – The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark is now available for purchase!
After four years of effort researching and writing this book, I’m thrilled to see it come to publication. This book incorporates Dr. Clark’s personal letter collection, information from unpublished papers and sermons, letters from a half dozen archives, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues to detail the history of his life and give context for understanding his philosophy and the controversies in which he was involved.
The preface is written by Dr. Clark’s two daughters, Lois A. Zeller and Betsy Clark George. Endorsements for the book are from John Frame, Jay Adams, Kenneth Gary Talbot, D. Clair Davis, David J. Engelsma, William Barker, Erwin Lutzer, Frank Walker, Dominic Aquila, and Andrew Zeller.
Please contact me if you would like to review the book in your journal, or desire to interview me regarding the book for your newspaper, blog, podcast, or radio program.
Soli Deo Gloria,
-Douglas J. Douma

Book Details:
Douma, Douglas J.
The Presbyterian Philosopher
Wipf and Stock
ISBN 13: 978-1-5326-0724-0
Retail Price: $37
Pub. Date: 1/24/2017

Sincerely,

Forrest

Thursday, January 12, 2017

GUESS WHO'S A SLOWPOKE ?? !!


GUESS  WHO'S  A  SLOWPOKE ?? !!  (SOMETIMES)

       When I was in high school there was a popular song which began with this lament:

"You keep me waitin' 'til it's gettin' aggravatin':  You're a slowpoke!

This was followed by several similar lines until it finally concluded with this resignation:

"Why should I keep trying to change you; it's not the thing to do!  Guess I'll have to learn to be a slowpoke too !!"

I was reminded of this song a few days ago when I was reminiscing about a saying I frequently heard in sermons at a church I used to attend:  "God is not in a hurry!".  It suddenly hit me -- that song applies to God when you come to realize that He is not in a hurry!  That is, in many respects He is -- or seems to us to be -- a Slowpoke.  Whenever God is a slowpoke we should not try to change Him but rather we should try to be a slowpoke too!  

Something to think about.

Sincerely,

Forrest