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Our determination to be biblical

The market-driven philosophy of user-friendly churches does not easily permit them to take firm enough doctrinal positions to oppose false teaching. Their outlook on leadership drives them to hire marketers who can sell rather than biblically qualified pastors who can…

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Summer Reading

My plan is to add the following to my current reading list for this summer. I have already started on the two biographies. Great stuff. Truman by David McCullough John MacArthur by Iain Murray The U Turn Church by Harney…

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NEXT Audio

The audio from the Next Conference is now available.God on the World: The Bible’s Framework for a Christian WorldviewJeff Purswell Think or Believe? The Role of Reason in the Life of FaithScott OliphintThe Gospel and the Postmodern MindD.A. CarsonThe Reality…

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Sunday’s Sermon

Sunday was Church of the Saviour’s annual Vision Day. We had a wonderful time fixing our eyes once again on the church’s God-honoring Gospel mission. I preached a message entitled When the Gospel Drives the Church. You can listen to…

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New from Derek Thomas

A Voyage of Discovery: The Ups and Downs of the Christian Life In his latest book Derek Thomas invites us not just read but engage, or better, be engaged by God’s powerful Word. Specifically, Dr. Thomas, like a faithful pastor,…

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More on John Piper’s interview with Rick Warren

Last week I posted John Piper’s long-awaited interview with Rick Warren. Many people have responded positively to the demonstration of brotherly love and camaraderie displayed by the two men. Indeed, these are two men who clearly love Jesus and hold…

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The battle is joined…

Carl Trueman cannot tolerate emoticons. They represent the loss of language, the Roman war against the Protestant church, and the destruction of manhood. Just a note on emoticons. You shouldn’t use them: 1. Real men don’t use them. In fact,…

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Iain Murray’s Biography of John MacArthur

John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock by Iain Murray is now available at WTSbooks for $18.30 (30% off). When I started in ministry, I committed myself to expository preaching, just explaining the Bible, because I knew that there…

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The real drama…

Official Christianity, of late years, has been having what is known as ‘a bad press.’ We are constantly assured that the churches are empty because preachers insist too much upon doctrine – ‘dull dogma,’ as people call it. The fact…