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Christ the King in His Suffering
Article by April 2014
What does it mean for you that Jesus Christ is King?
While many of us could give a good answer, perhaps not many of us would include the profound and powerful testimony of Scripture to Christ as King in his humiliation. This is the period described in the Apostles' Creed: he "suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell." Thinking through this time of earthly humiliation for Jesus, we might wonder whether his Kingship was evident at all. continue
Christians and Depression
Recently David Murray's HeadHeartHand Media produced 5 videos each telling the story of a Christian who knows what it is to struggle with depression. Murray is the author of Christians Get Depressed Too which I highly recommend. He demonstrates a...
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Reviewing Beauty
Let's face it, all women get tangled up in the whole beauty issue. Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitaker tackle it head on in their new book True Beauty. If you want to know a little more about the book, I...
Just one of the guys?
Last week's MoS generated what has been voted the best line in the show so far. No, not our personal favourite ("If anyone could make me a feminist, it would be you two.") but la prima Donna's probing question "What...
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Aimee Byrd on The Confessing Baptist podcast
The Confessing Baptist podcast interviews our own Amiee Byrd, Housewife Theologian. With probe:- What got you to writing a book?- Are women to "study to show themselves approved?- What is true beauty?- What is modesty?- Chastity?- How do you help...
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Pastor: Will You Burn Out?
I continue to be haunted by a question Tim Rice, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, asked me at the Hunger Games (also known as the PCA Assessment Center). As one of our assessors, he asked me during our two-hour interview,...
TOPICS: burn out, pastoral ministry
Reading for Holy Week (or any week)
From Glory to Golgotha by Donald MacLeodScandalous:The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus by D.A. CarsonFifty Reasons Why Jesus Came To Die by John PiperThe Truth of the Cross by R.C. SproulThe Cross He Bore by Frederick LeahyThe Message of the...
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Church Planting in Grand Rapids?!?
This coming Wednesday, April 16th, at 7pm Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church a "new, old church" will launch its first public gatherings in the heart of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The church plant is beginning with its Wednesday evening...
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T4G
Unfortunately I was not able to attend this year's Together for the Gospel conference. I hated to miss out. Each year has been a blessing. After hearing a few of the messages now it is clear that this year's T4G...
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