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Sunday’s Sermons

On Sunday morning we were blessed to have Michael Oh in the COS pulpit. He preached an outstanding message entitled “The Individual’s Suffering and the Salvation of the World.” It was taken from Psalm 22.On Sunday evening I preached a…

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The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Moody Press recently commissioned Carl Trueman to write an ebook which is entitled The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. Carl was kind enough to allow me to read an advance copy some months ago. I read it again this…

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The Moral Incoherance of Abortion

From John Piper: 1. Existing fetal homicide laws make a man guilty of manslaughter if he kills the baby in a mother’s womb (except in the case of abortion). 2. Fetal surgery is performed on babies in the womb to…

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The pastor and notoriety…

“Notoriety can be gained at once by just being singular, and setting up to know better than those around you. Everybody will talk about you at once, and you can impress yourself upon their memories by saying something very cutting…

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Real Shame VS. Shameless Profiteering

Perhaps you have heard the news that Ted Haggard is going to have his own reality show on TLC. I know. Just when you think someone’s willingness to abase himself and his family can’t be any greater… Over at Ref21…

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What price relevance?

By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the troubles afflicting the Crystal Cathedral. It is not everyday that a mega-church files for bankruptcy after all. Therefore it’s worth noting; not because of the sad details but because of the irony.…

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Ex Nihilo

“Theistic evolution is a biblical and theological disaster.” So writes Dr. Al Mohler in the latest edition of magazine of Southern Seminary. The theme of the current edition is “Ex Nihilo,” or “out of nothing.” Check it out and pay…

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Tough questions about how I raise my kids…

This morning I read a report on the tragic suicide of Bill Zeller, the 27-year-old son of fundamentalist preacher George Zellar. Bill was a Ph.D candidate at Princeton University and a well known internet programmer. In his suicide letter, Zeller…

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Paul Tripp on Parenting

WTS Bookstore has a great deal on an excellent resource by Paul Tripp. The DVD series, Getting to the Heart of Parenting is now only 14.99 (75% off!).