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New Book on the New Birth

The newest title to flow from the prolific John Piper concerns the doctrine of the regeneration or the new birth. I am very excited about this. There have been precious few books on this profoundly important topic. Here are a…

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Yes, The Reformation Still Matters

The New York Times reports on the return of indulgences to the Church of Rome: In recent months, dioceses around the world have been offering Catholics a spiritual benefit that fell out of favor decades ago — the indulgence, a…

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De we need to fight more?

Over at Boundless Jonathan Dodson writes: The phone rang. It was our worship leader. With trembling speech he said: “Hey man, it’s an emergency. I made a huge mistake.” Within minutes I was dealing with a broken worship leader, a…

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Chutzpa on Steroids

Ted Haggard who spent much of his ministry rallying support for conservative political causes now instructs the ignorant masses that the political right is getting it wrong. Says the newly insightful Haggard:“Just as the church made a horrible mistake several…

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Sunday’s Sermon

Click HERE to listen to Sunday’s Sermon – “Mercy: The Overflow of the Gospel” from the current seriest The Gospel-Driven Church.

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Prophetic Vision

“We need a baptism of clear seeing. We desperately need seers who can see through the mist–Christian leaders with prophetic vision. Unless they come soon it will be too late for this generation. And if they do come we will…

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What’s on my mind Saturday evening…

“If God is not supreme in our preaching, where in this world will the people hear about the supremacy of God? If we do not spread a banquet of God’s beauty on Sunday morning, will not our people seek in…

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Which God is found in The Shack?

Arminian theologian Roger Olson has written a book entitled Finding God in The Shack. Tim Challies is writing a series of helpful reviews. Olson is a theologian (professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University) and…

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The difference an inch makes

In America, personhood is often determined by an inch or less. If any portion of a baby’s body remains in the birth canal then he or she is afforded no status as a person. Sometimes even after the baby is…