Who cares about conferences !?
Recently I spent some time with someone who wanted to talk to me because he was concerned about a conference he had been to. The conference hadn’t been up to scratch, according to this guy, and though there were some…
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Confused by Complementarianism? You probably should be.
Given that the issue of complementarianism is raising its head over at The Gospel Coalition, it provides an opportunity to reflect on an issue that has always perplexed me: why is the complementarian/egalitarian debate such a significant bone of contention…
Confused by Complementarianism? You probably should be.
Given that the issue of complementarianism is raising its head over at The Gospel Coalition, it provides an opportunity to reflect on an issue that has always perplexed me: why is the complementarian/egalitarian debate such a significant bone of contention…
The Cigarette of Publishing
If you follow my blog, you might have noticed that I regularly review or reflect on books from Cruciform Press. This is a fairly new publisher, offering a subscription to their now bimonthly release of books. With each book usually…
A Puritan preacher remembered
Dr William Bates preached the funeral sermon of Thomas Manton. When we read how he described his departed friend, we understand why it is reported that Bates would weep whenever he spoke of Manton for some years after his friend’s…
The Man of Joy
If creation provides the basic mold filled by redemptive re-creation (Is 45:18; Rev 7:9; 1 Cor 15:45), and if human fathers with their children, however finitely or imperfectly, image God as the Father of His children (Matt 7:11; Heb 12:7),…
Southern California Reformed Baptist Pastors’ Conference
The SCRBPC is sponsored by Christ Reformed Baptist Church, Vista, CA, Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Palmdale, CA, and Trinity Reformed Baptist Church, La Mirada, CA. The primary purpose of the SCRBPC is for the edification of those in the Christian…
Here’s Your Sign
Well it happened again. There I was, innocently driving my car, only to come face to face with another bad church sign. Here is what the latest offender said: “Pray” is a four-letter word that you can’t say in public…
Trueman Down Under
The recent issue of Ambassador magazine, of the Melbourne School of Theology, features our resident celebrity, Dr. Trueman. Nevertheless, he still has street cred: few celebrity pastors get the title “International Scholar.”
Commitment: A Solitary Ember
A helpful illustration: A church member who had been devoutly active for many years suddenly was absent. One cold winter evening the pastor knocked at his door. Actually, the pastor and the church member had been long-time good friends. …