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Challenging the Campus Hook Up Culture

Robert George of Princeton University has written a fine article addressing the troubling “hook up” culture on many university campuses. Whether it is a private institution such as Yale or a public one such as the University of Delaware, the…

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Sunday’s Sermon

I finished “The Gospel-Driven Church” series this morning. The seventh message is titled “Mission: Getting the Gospel Out.” You can listen to or download it HERE.

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The Gospel and the Bible’s Grand Story

Thus the gospel is integrally tied to the Bible’s story-line. Indeed, it is incomprehensible without understanding that story-line. God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our…

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Mission: Getting the Gospel Out

I am preaching the final message in “The Gospel-Driven Church” series. The title is “Mission: Getting the Gospel Out.”Here is something I found in Chris Wright’s book The Mission of God: · We ask, “Where does God fit into the…

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How to Criticize

Justin Taylor has posted a link to a very helpful article by Alfred Poirier a PCA pastor and Board Chairman for Peacemakers.The title of the article is “The Cross and Criticism.” It originally appeared ten years ago in the Journal…

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“Three Strands to Mission”

The illustration above can be found in the excellent book Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. Tim has posted three very helpful articles on mission strategy. His thesis is that God, not us, is the ultimate mission strategist.…

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Our Common Temptation

Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY recently delivered an outstanding chapel message that needs to be heard. The message I link to in this post is the third in a series of messages dealing…

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Seen Jesus?

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