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The long-simmering controversy over the doctrine of sanctification has heated up considerably lately, especially with The Gospel Coalition’s removal of Tullian Tchividjian’s blog from its website.  Tullian has taken to the media and yesterday in an interview made the comment…

If these statistics are accurate, as a high school drop-out I may have cost the American people some $200,000 “in lost earnings, taxes, and productivity.”  Humanly speaking, I am the product of a passionate evening between two people and a…

As the brouhaha concerning antinomianism continues to develop, with fallout in various spheres, it is sad to see the vagueness, brutality and confusion that seems to spring up in its wake, more or less prevalent and evident depending on the…

A few things coming up . . . First, today and tomorrow is the Grace Baptist Assembly, meeting in the wilds of Derbyshire, on the theme of “Building Healthy Churches.” I am a reasonably last minute replacement for Alun McNabb,…

As a church planter, numbers can often be a consuming topic. Without numbers, or “butts in the seats” as some say, you cannot launch a church plant. Therefore it is a constant prayer of mine, as well as those in…

Looking for an outstanding introduction on how to defend your faith? Regular ref21 contributor Dr. Scott Oliphint’s introductory apologetics lectures are now available on iTunes U. Also, be sure to stop by ref21 frequently, as Dr. Oliphint continues his series…

My offer to publicly debate PCA Pastor, Tullian Tchividjian, still stands. If a recent “tweet” by Tchividjian is anything to go by (“Some critics are best answered with silence. Fruit quietly and confidently testifies of its root.”), I doubt very…

My offer to publicly debate PCA Pastor, Tullian Tchividjian, still stands. If a recent “tweet” by Tchividjian is anything to go by (“Some critics are best answered with silence. Fruit quietly and confidently testifies of its root.”), I doubt very…