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N.T. Wright attacks another straw man…

It seems that the former Bishop of Durham has been living under a proverbial rock. He just cannot seem to find anyone but those silly Americans who cares about questions of Hell and judgment. It seems that the Rev. Wright…

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Sunday’s Sermon

On Sunday I preached part 14 of our series God’s Great Story. It is entitled “The Judging God” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.

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Reading up on the End Times

With the well known errors of Harold Camping fresh on our minds it may be helpful to read up on what reliable biblical scholars have written about the end times. Here are some excellent titles for you to check out:…

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It is past 6:00 in Australia

Harold Camping claimed that the Bible “guarantees” that Christ would rapture his people this day by 6:00 pm (beginning at the International Date Line). He claimed that the surface of the earth would be littered by the bones and other…

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Just in case we’re left behind…

Well tomorrow is the big day. I was listening to a “Camping-ite” today on a national radio program. At the end of the interview I noticed that my face hurt from being in a constant cringe for almost 45 minutes.…

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Sunday’s Sermon

On Sunday I preached part 13 in the series God’s Great Story. It is entitled “The Transforming God” and is focused on the New Testament epistles. You can listen to or download it HERE.

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Coming Soon…

I’m looking forward to the following titles: Reformation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Carl Trueman John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock by Iain Murray Welcome to the Story by Stephen Nichols

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“You are my pastor”

Thanks to Thom Rainer for this moving letter. You are my pastor. You are not perfect. You get frustrated like everyone else. You don’t always say exactly what you should say. You do indeed make some mistakes. On that reality…

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Asking deeper questions…

Kevin DeYoung has posted a helpful article on how churches ought to evaluate themselves. He draws on a conversation he had with the pastor of a declining church. The pastor attributed his church’s decline on the fact that their music…