Finally … just finished a first draft of my review of Matthias Gockel’s Barth and Schleiermacher on the Doctrine of Election: A Systematic-Theological Comparison. What a great read – the book that is. If anyone would like a wee read of my review on the proviso that you give me some serious feedback, just email me. (Of course, all cash donations will be greeted with psalm-worthy thanksgiving, treated with the strictest confidence and will go to a good cause – my holiday fund. Bottles of Laphroaig are received with equal gratitude).

On another note, I’ve been thinking of late about purchasing Sony’s latest toy, the Portable Reader PRS-500. I’d be keen to hear from any who have one, or one like it. I’ve read a few reviews and I’m still on the fence. A criticism of it that would concern me is the apparent inability for it to zoom in and out of pdf’s.