Twice-Poisoned
Like Ligon, I am spending most of the week at the Pastor’s Colloquium sponsored by The Gospel Coalition — 40+ pastors from across the country who are committed to evangelical essentials and who gather once a year to encourage one…
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Ghostbusters
I came across this quote in reading Charles Briggs’s infamous inaugural address, “The Authority of Holy Scripture” (1891), the address that led to his ouster from the PCUSA: “[The theory of inerrancy] is a ghost of modern evangelicalism to frighten children.”…
Ezra According to the Gospel
I’m grateful for Ligon’s reminder of Ezra 7:10 as providing an ABC for basic discipleship (study, live, teach) — especially since this is one of my life verses for ministry. To take the thought one step farther, it is only the grace…
Still in the PCA
Recent rumors to the contrary, Ligon Duncan is still a member in good standing of the Presbyterian Church in America. I can vouch for him, having recently heard him referred to in the Philadelphia Presbytery as one of the “modern-day…
An Emphasis on Preaching
My friend, Stewart Edwards, President of a wonderful organization called French Camp, recently wrote this in a newsletter: Robert Lowry (1826-1899) had it right. A Baptist minister who penned over 500 hymns, many of which are still sung in churches…
Hold on Loosely
The body of my friend Tim Eimer is weakened by what may be a fatal cancer. His spirit is finding strength in the gospel. Recently he wrote this practical exhortation: “In recent years, God has taught me not to hold…
Ends and means
I appreciated Ligon’s reference to Derek’s sermon on Ezra, and the need for us to match our personal performance with our pulpit ministry (‘Study. Live. Preach’, below). That thought was on my own mind recently as I’ve been reading…
Understanding the Crowd
I saw the following excerpt posted over at The Shepherd’s Scrapbook. It is part of a message delivered by Al Mohler at Covenant Life in Church in Maryland. It deals with Jesus parable of the sowers. Dr. Mohler pays particular…
What are creeds?
Timely words from J. Gresham Machen, “The Creeds and Doctrinal Advance,” in God Transcendent, ed. Ned B. Stonehouse (Eerdmans, 1949), 145: That is often forgotten by those who today undertake to write confessional statements. Let us give expression to our…
New Attitude
The messages (with summaries) from the recent New Attitude conference are now available online. You can hear Josh Harris and Eric Simmons talk about the Word; John Piper talk about fighting for joy and the life of Tyndale; Al Mohler…