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It’s Friday, and all good people have an eye to preparing themselves for the Lord’s day at this point in their week, and especially if they have been working in the secular world actually investing or spending the grace of…
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PCA Church Planting Fundraising Helps
Although there are some denominations that fully or partially fund their church planters, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is not one of them. Therefore, if the local church, or presbytery, calls you to plant a congregation, you must raise…
Two Mountains, Many Tables, and Supping with God
How can we approach our holy God? Isn’t this the age-old question? From the beginning of Scripture we have an amazing event recorded, even more remarkable than the creation itself: God reveals himself to man and condescends to have a…
Reader’s Block
One of the striking things about Daniel Block’s new book, For the Glory of God, is that it assumes throughout that most basic and often neglected of truths: the church is a creation and an act of God’s grace, not…
On the Beauty of the Local Church
Our dear brother Paul Levy, who obviously needs a decent baptism, has affirmed that “networks, associations, affiliations and fellowships don’t cut it,” which is a fantastic assertion for a fellow whose standard confession of faith stops short of actually affirming…
We’ve been carrying Trueman too long………… & bringing unity to Ref21
On the day after Trueman bows out let me say ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish’. He was holding us back. Too establishment, he’s becoming a statesman. To be honest I saw it coming when he joined the T4G bandwagon. Who can ever…
Carl Trueman: An Appreciation
With Carl’s sad anouncement that he is retiring (honourably?) from the Reformation21 blog, the responses have been flooding in, from home-school moms to top men from TGC. I give you a mere sampling. From an anonymous reader: Some lady is…
Block on Worship
The latest installment of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit includes a discussion of Daniel Block's excellent new book on worship – The latest installment of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit includes a discussion of Daniel Block's excellent new book…
They Have Their Exits
After nearly a decade at Ref21, this marks my last post on the blog. I think I outlasted every single one of the original cast, all of whom ended up going on to higher and greater things in various more…
They Have Their Exits
After nearly a decade at Ref21, this marks my last post on the blog. I think I outlasted every single one of the original cast, all of whom ended up going on to higher and greater things in various more…