Month November 2009

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Cautiously Missional

“Missional” is a word that has come along in recent years with great excitement in many cases. Pastors, churches, and even seminaries have been bold to proclaim themselves “missional.” The problem is that it is a frustratingly slippery word. Brian…

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Collision

Collision is now available for purchase at Westminster Bookstore. You can also watch the Hitchens/Wilson debate that took place at Westminster Seminary HERE.

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Church Discipline: Mark of a True Church

From Al Mohler: The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church. No longer concerned with maintaining purity of confession or lifestyle, the contemporary church sees itself as a voluntary association of autonomous members,…

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Stephen Nichols at Southern Seminary

Readers of this blog know that I am a fan of Dr. Stephen Nichols’ work. He is an outstanding church historian, writer, and lecturer. He is a Professor at Lancaster Bible College. Lord willing Steve and Carl Trueman will be…

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One year on…

So, I moved to Pennsylvania with my family exactly one year ago yesterday to be the Lead Pastor/Teacher of Church of the Saviour. It so happens that this week has been very long and very taxing so I have not…

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Blog 216: 4.16.14 – 4.16.19

Another objection to infant baptism is considered: infants are incapable of understanding the gospel and therefore cannot be regenerated. Therefore they should not be baptized. If, Calvin argues, they are not in Christ, they must be in Adam (there is…

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Blog 215: 4.16.7 – 4.16.13

“What does this have to do with baptism?” is the frequent response to citing Jesus’ blessing the little children (Matt. 19:13-15), as much in Calvin’s day apparently as today. Calvin’s response? “If it is right for children to be brought…

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What you win them with you win them to…

I can identify with the title of Jared Wilson’s latest post over at First Things: “Six Flags Over Jesus.” As a born and bred Texan I am well familiar with that statement. In Texas, your church is big or it…

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Preaching Ephesians

‘What makes a preacher choose any book or passage of the Bible to preach on?’ That’s the sixty-four thousand dollar question I tend to ask myself on not a few occasions and feel I have to answer to my congregation…

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O Day Most Calm, Most Bright

Theology and literary flair. These days it seems never the twain shall meet. The former often suffers from clunky constructions and idiosyncratic pedantry; but when mixed with the latter, however, it turns sweetly succinct and yet able to ply the…