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Concessions and contentions

I may have fallen victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is, “Never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well known is this: “Never go in against a Sicilian when death…

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The Death of Witnessing

There are many impediments to witnessing (i.e., sharing your faith). Many of us are absolutely terrified. Beads of sweat begin to moisten our backs merely at the thought of evangelistic outreach. Sometimes we think it is better left to the…

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Not so unlikely?

Though Carl reports that the arrival of a formal liturgy at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs is considered a surprise, if I remember John Owen correctly, he would probably be expecting it. I cannot recall the precise place…

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Confessors and confessions

I wonder if I might draw your attention to a series of volumes that ought to be known to church historians and historical theologians, and those who are interested in the same? The series is published by Reformation Heritage Books,…

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A Crash Course in Lingo

Months ago when my wife was helping one of her patients (let’s call her Sarah), Sarah said, “Those are my peoples.” My lovely wife, in somewhat of a frantic response said, “What?” Sarah said, “You know, my family.” Somewhat down…

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Ministering to the middle classes

A little while ago, a friend wrote an article entitled “My Ministry is Harder Than Yours (and Other Lies We Tell).” The author, Mez McConnell, is a pastor in Edinburgh and one of the architects of 20schemes, a ministry seeking…