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Free Stuff Fridays and Bound Together!
With the launch of Bound Together: How We are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices (and inasmuch as I have now sojourned the earth these 5 decades) you can qualify to win one of several wonderful prizes I…
The Necessity John Murray Stressed
The writings of John Murray were much of the stimulus for my new book Bound Together. Below is one of my favorite Murray quotes. John Murray (you can read more on Murray here) of Westminster Seminary: But what I am…
The Last Time a Pope Resigned . . .
Historical theologian Mike Wittmer writes: The pope resigned today, which has to turn out better than last time. Last time began with what historians call the “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church” (1305-77), which began when King Philip IV of…
“Don’t give up on the church; The New Testament knows nothing of churchless Christianity”
I often remind our people that the church is as much God’s plan for this age as the ark was for Noah’s. In this same spirit, Kevin DeYoung writes: The church is not an incidental part of God’s plan. Jesus…
An Iranian Pastor Illustrates Calvin’s Point: “A firm and constant, yet sober, zeal towards God”
Calvin saw the testimony of Christian martyrs as a firm proof for the credibility of Scripture. Read the quote. Watch the video. Now with what assurance ought we to enlist under that doctrine which we see confirmed and attested to…
Cornelius Van Til the Apologist
Feel like stretching your mind a bit? Spend a few minutes reading about one of the most important theological thinkers in the last 100 years. An excerpt from John Frame’s summary of Van Til: Van Til’s studies of philosophical Idealism…
The Most Offensive Thing in the Bible
Dan Phillips is on to something with his assessment of the most offensive thing in the Bible: . . . I brought up the subject of secular talk shows and how they like to try to beat up on Christians…
Trevin Wax: 10 Sure Signs We’ve Lost Our Minds
Trevin points out inconsistencies in the logic of our culture. For example, #5: 5. We decry the exploitation of women, but cry “censorship” when someone wants decency standards against objectifying women on television. Read the whole list here.
Remains of “The Day” for a Local Church
I think about the future of our church in Stillman Valley all the time . . . And I’m not talking about the building. Hence, I read posts by this one by Darryl Dash with great interest. I wonder how…