Month July 2009

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“I’m going to hurt you.”

Carl Trueman has written a predictably insightful post over at Ref21 on the ease with which our feelings are hurt in the process of debating important issues. Years ago, I tried (and by general consent failed) to develop as my…

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Twins at Calvin500

Phil Ryken trying to be me outside St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva.       Day 4 and 3 more sermons: Geoff Thomas on election, Joel Beeke on the church and Martin Holdt on Psalm 100. “How can you know if…

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The Deification of Celebrity

The more shallow a culture, the more trivial are its objects of worship. Ours is a culture that worships celebrity. The onslaught of reality TV has awakended the possibility that I too can be famous. As Nicole Kidman’s character in…

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Blog 132: 3.16.1 – 3.16.4

My how time flies, we like to say.  But, reading Calvin, we realize that while time flies, challenges to the gospel seldom change.  Chapter 16 of Book 3 takes up challenges and accusations to the doctrine of justification through faith…

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Is Hurt Mail the New Hate Mail

Years ago, I tried (and by general consent failed) to develop as my party trick an impersonation of the Hollywood actor, Christopher Walken.  When I donned his identity, I just said the one line: “I’m going to hurt you.”  To…

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Is Hurt Mail the New Hate Mail

Years ago, I tried (and by general consent failed) to develop as my party trick an impersonation of the Hollywood actor, Christopher Walken.  When I donned his identity, I just said the one line: “I’m going to hurt you.”  To…

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Calvin500 (3)

(Ligon Duncan preaching in St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva)   Three more sermons today: Steve Lawson on Galatians 1:6-10, an uncompromising call to defend the gospel against all detractors after the fashion of the Reformer, Iain D. Campbell on Romans 8:26-27,34,…

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Death is Not Dying (2)

Back in May I connected to a truly moving blogsite from a young wife and mother who had been diagnosed with cancer and whose prospects for survival were very low. On July 2nd Rachel Barkey met her Lord. One of…

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Pastors and Politics

It is almost impossible to avoid the issue of politics completely. In fact I don’t know anyone who has no opinions about politics and politicians. It is no easy task for a preacher to hide completely his political opinions. While…

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Good Music

If you are not familiar with Sojourn Music then do yourself a favor and check them out HERE. The folks at Sojourn Music are committed to preserving for a new generation the great hymns of the Christian faith. Their new…