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Here are a few outstanding books on the character of God. The Message of the Living God by Peter Lewis The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink Behold Your God by Donald Macleod A Heart for God by Sinclair Ferguson

“It must be acknowledged…that in much popular Protestantism synergism (salvation through both grace and free will) is even more evident than in Catholicism, and human reason and experience firgure more prominently than Scripture in determining the norms for faith.”– Donald…

“Alas, most ‘evangelistic’ preaching I know about is an effort to drag people even deeper into their subjectivity rather than an attempt to rescue them from it.” – William Willimon, United Methodist Bishop

“Christian man was born to be saved. Psychological man is born to be pleased.” Philip Rieff from The Triumph of the Therapeutic

Check out this post from Pyromaniacs: Nō´-mĭ-kə-fō´-bē-ə Derivation: In the NT, the term νομικός (nomikos) is commonly translated “lawyer.” Actually in form it is an adjective meaning “law-related, legal.” It is most commonly used as a noun in the Gospels…

Justin Taylor links to some important responses to Newsweek’s latest foray into biblical studies: Here’s the tease for Lisa Miller’s new Newsweek cover story on The Religious Case for Gay Marriage: “Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what…

My sermon from Sunday can be downloaded HERE.

Knowing God by J.I. Packer The Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson God’s Big Picture by Vaughn Roberts Putting Amazing Back Into Grace by Michael Horton Instruments in The Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp

Check out this excellent article by Mike Wittmer entitled “Machen or McLaren: A New Kind of Liberalism?” The paper was originally presented to the Evangelical Theological Society.

Spencer Burke, author of the aptly titled “A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity” writes in characteristic post-modern fashion:“Although the link between grace and sin has driven Christianity for centuries, it just doesn’t resonate in our culture anymore. It repulses rather than…