Andrew Peterson, Buddy Greene, Jeff Taylor, Andy Gullahorn I follow Alan Jacob’s blog called Snakes and Ladders. His blog and his newsletter are worth your time and attention. He is now teaching at Baylor University and has earned a well-deserved reputation as a Christian academic who appeals to a wide audience. I came across this […]
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Baptism and Communion are signs and seals of God’s grace to his people. If you have wondered what that means, or even if you do have some idea of it, you can profit remarkably by reading Tim Chester’s book, Truth We Can Touch. Chester does an excellent job of joyfully examining these life-changing gifts from […]
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The Love of Loves in the Song of Songs Philip G Ryken. Crossway; Wheaton, IL, 2019 Philip Ryken does a marvelous job of interpreting and applying this beautiful story in a way that is accessible and richly practical. I appreciated the way he unfolds the book as a love story within a larger and greater […]
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Book Review of Nice: Why We Love To Be Liked and How God Calls Us To More, by Rachel Hodde Miller. Published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, 2019. NICE is a dangerous book. Sharon Hodde Miller will put you back on your heels and make you reconsider some habitual behaviours and some assumptions about […]
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We are Christians because we have repented of our sin and believed in Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. This statement can be meaningful and comforting and powerful to someone who has experienced the radical transformation by God that is likened to rebirth. It can also be totally meaningless to someone who has never learned […]
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A gulf exists between those who have been granted entrance into God’s kingdom and graciously given a new birth, and those who remain on the outside. Someday, this gulf will become absolute, but not yet. While the gospel is proclaimed to those still living on the outside, there are a couple evident responses. Either there […]
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Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God’s Appearing Vern Poythress: Crossway, 2018. God has come to us, his creatures, to reveal himself for a purpose. He has shown himself as storm, fire, warrior, man, and more. By himself, man could never grasp a clear understanding of the character and purposes of such a transcendent being; so […]
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Some thoughts regarding the unity of the church Keep it simple. Easy to say, hard to do. But do it we must. Let us agree, as essential starting points, that there are two things we must keep in mind regarding the necessity of the unity of the church. First and foremost, unity is not something […]
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Faith. Hope. Love.: The Christ-Centered Way to Grow in Grace by Mark Jones | Crossway, 2017 Mark Jones has developed the wonderful ability to examine complex and profound subjects and present them in an understandable, attractive manner that is exciting and satisfying to read. He is a superb teacher. Jones has crafted a superbly useful […]
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Quotes on discarding homosexuality as sin
I rely on writers and thinkers whom I have learned to trust. What they have said and written and preached and lived have proven to be consistent with what I read in the Bible, which is our “only infallible rule of faith and practice.” When they speak clearly and consistently on any topic, I give […]
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