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Philip Ryken

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Mainline Decline, Part 1

Dave Shiflett has written a provocative book about the decline of liberal Christianity in America and the concomitant ascendancy of historically orthodox Christianity.  The book is called Exodus: Why Americans…

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Workshop on Biblical Exposition

Tenth Presbyterian Church is hosting its second annual Workshop on Biblical Exposition, February 6-8.  The workshop is put on by The Simeon Trust; the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is also…

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The Man from George Street, Take Two

A ref21 reader has pointed me to an alternate version (the same for substance, but different in some important factual respects) of the story of “The Man from George Street,” which I…

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Something Good on the Cross

From my morning’s reading, in preparation to preach on Luke 23:32-38: “Now thou art lifted up, draw me to thee,And at thy death giving such liberal dole,Moist, with one drop…

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Why Pastors Need Elders

John Selden was a leading layman, churchman, and scholar who served as a member of the Westminster Assembly.  His notable achievements include establishing the core 17th century collection of books…

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Heavenly Minded

One of my most vivid memories of kindergarten is hearing Miss Killip talk to us about heaven, telling us that Jesus was preparing a place for us.  This was back in the…

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Email from Iraq

My colleague Aaron Messner writes: “Here’s a special Christmas story. My sister-in-law was visiting for the Christmas holiday and attended the 7:30 Christmas Eve service with us. She thoroughly enjoyed…

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The Best Friend for the New Year

At Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church we end the old year and begin the new oneby celebrating the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.  Our worship service traditionally closes with the singing of “Jesus!…

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The Man from George Street, Part 9

Here (in the last post I will be making until the new year) is the last installment of a series on an exceptionally effective evangelist from Syndey, Australia: “Well, eight…

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The Man from George Street, Part 7

That London preacher, six months later, flew to do a convention for 5,000 Indian missionaries in a remote corner of northeastern India. And at the end, the Indian missionary in…