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May God make the pastors at our church this type of truth-speaking, gospel-loving, broken-hearted shepherds. A Shepherd and His Unregenerate Sheep...
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Often times we do not think of the justice of God as a terribly comforting doctrine, yet biblically this is one of affects that this attribute is intended to have on our hearts. Consider the implications of these words from the Proverbs: What the wicked...
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The large print ESV Study Bible (in hardcover) has hit the shelves. I know several in our church have been anticipating as the regular version was difficult to for them to read. You can compare the two side by side here . Other than the fact that you...
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A couple of weeks agoa a few of us from church had the opportunity to head down to Louisville, Kentucky for the "Adopting for Life" Conference. This time away was a great source of encouragment. Not only did we enjoy a sweet time of fellowship together,...
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This is one of the most helpful articles I have seen in wrestling with the difficult question of divine sovereignty and human responsibility....
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Last weekend Tricia and I went to see "John, His Story" put on by Overshadowed Theatrical Productions. This small Christian troup performs a number of plays throughout the year in small and intimate setting in the town of Itasca. They do many of the classic...
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Last year at our church we took some time to think about a biblical approach to planning in our small groups. This year we will be doing the same and utilizing the series of blog post put together by C.J. Mahaney on the subject. Sovereign Grace has kindly...
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John MacArthur makes these very helpful suggestions for helping people from a performance-based background. 1. Love them by not needlessly offending them. Advice. “I would not attack legalism. I would not preach on Christian liberty. I would not assault...
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Justin Taylor made me chuckle with his post entitled " Ah Yes, that famous American Colloquialism ."...
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"Throughout the history of the church the greatest preachers have been those who have recognized that they have no authority in themselves, and have seen their task as being to explain the words of Scripture and apply them clearly to the lives of their...
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Sally Jenkins a sports writer for the Washington Post comments on the outrage over the Tim Tebow ad in the Superbowl. Although, Jenkins herself says that she could not disagree more with Tebow's position, she insists that the world of sports needs more...
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Ligonier Ministries has put out a subtantial compilation of articles, videos and panels taking a critical look at the New Perspective entitled The Doctrine of Justification and the New Perspective on Paul . This may be of help to those of you who are...
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Here's more on the link between abortion and Margaret Sanger's (the founder of Planned Parenthood) racist agenda....
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In a recent newsletter, Tedd Tripp comments forcefully on the impact of misplaced priorities. Click here to sign up for and view the whole newsletter. Greg Doyle is a writer for CBS Sports. He is a good sports reporter and I enjoy his work. I also believe...
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Here's a couple of gems on evangelism from J.I. Packer's book Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. “Some fear that belief in the sovereign grace of God leads to the conclusion that evangelism is pointless, since God will save His elect anyway, whether...
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This week (Feb. 4 & 5) Al Mohler will be speaking at Moody Bible Institutes' Founder's Week. His talks are scheduled for 9:30 am on both Thursday and Friday and will be held at Moody Church . This event is open to the public at no charge. To see a...
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Ravi Zacharias makes a profound point about the nature of truth in this address : I remember lecturing at Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in this country. I was minutes away from beginning my lecture, and my host was driving me...
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This poem by Taylor Mali has been around for a while, but it provides a very interesting cultural commentary: Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo ....
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I've recently been reading the autobiography of John Paton, and I came across this powerful story about the first missionaries to the island of Aneityum in the South Seas. Dr. and Mrs. John Geddie, Dr. and Mrs John Inglis and Rev. T. Powell witnessed...
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This evening as I was putting my children to bed I was freshly made aware of the glory of God by my children's exuberance. This Christmas Tricia and I purchased two CD's entitled "J is for Jesus" and "A Very, Very, Very Big God" published by the Austrailian...
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An amazing story of the image of God seen powerfully in the life of a human being....
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As a pastor I often find myself in situations where the wisest course of action is not always plain. In it in these times that I am grateful that God has given us rich promises like this one: My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments...
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This evening in small groups we will be taking a look at Don Whitney's Ten Questions to Ask Yourself at the Beginning of a New Year . Deepak Reju one of the pastors of Capitol Hills Baptist Church in D.C. gives us several more provoking questions to consider...
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Yesterday when I came into the office, I saw that my computer monitor was a little off kilter, so I moved it over and to my chagrin I heard a pop and off it went. I thought, "I must have wiggled the power strip under my desk." So I got down on all fours...
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Eight Days Late Eight days late, is what some said, But there was never cause for dread. For you were in the Shepherd’s hand, And we have come to understand That He is wise, and He is strong And that His plan is never wrong But purposed for the good of...
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