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A great model for pastors…

Mark Dever has had a great impact on my life and ministry. When I was a Southern Baptist pastor who had come to embrace the Doctrines of Grace I felt incredibly isolated until I stumbled across 9 Marks Ministries around…

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Good Stuff…

Shall we make our daughters into soldiers?Brilliant counsel on pastoral leadership. My favorite new app.

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Are we prepared to send our daughters into battle?

The combination of male cowardice and political correctness is a deadly one. Now comes news that President Obama has lifted the restrictions from women serving in combat. Please take time to Read John Piper’s clear article on this regrettable decision.…

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Can a Mormon Sing at the SBC?

Carl gets the finder’s fee for pointing me to the following post. It seems that a certain well known CCM group from the 90’s is going to be performing at a conference hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention. The only…

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Calvinism makes the NY Times

Mark Oppenheimer over at the New York Times has written an interesting little article on the revival of Calvinism in recent years. Having been Southern Baptist until recently, I was particularly interested in the fact that the article focuses much…

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Reading for the new year

If you are looking for something highly profitable to read for the new year you ought to give serious consideration to Resisting Gossip by Matthew Mitchell. //player.vimeo.com/video/72859113?title=0&byline=0 “Resisting Gossip” [extended] Book Trailer from Third Brother Films on Vimeo.

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Defending the Faith

Over at The White Horse Inn Michael Horton continues his helpful video series on answering challenges to the faith. Why Is There So Much Evil in the World?[youtube ] How Can Anyone Know About Life After Death?[youtube ]

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On Hell

Over at Ref21, I have posted the following list of resources on the doctrine of Hell. Articles:The Importance of Hell by Tim KellerPaul On Hell (pdf) by Douglas MooFrancis Turretin on the doctrine of Hell  Hell by Thomas BostonHell and…

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Mortification of Spin

The latest edition of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit is now posted. This time Carl and Aimee took the lead in my absence. How can Christians appropriately, firmly but sensitively talk about the Bibles teaching on sexuality. Our sexuality is…