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The rebel and the king

Consider the man born into a family of terrorists. The man’s father had rebelled against the King of the kingdom in which he lived, and – having so rebelled – all his posterity were brought up to hate and fight…

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The long shadow of sin

Frans Bakker in his book ‘Praying Always‘ reflects on David and Bathsheba and states, ‘The Lord sometimes causes the consequences of sin to remain, even though forgiveness has been granted. Thus he keeps his people humble. A bitter aftertaste is…

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Paul Washer in the Ocean State

For those who may be in the New England area this weekend (May 4th and 5th), Paul Washer will be preaching at the Southern New England Reformation Conference being held at the church I pastor in North Providence, Rhode Island.…

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Whither the Seminary Model?

My good friend Doug Sweeney at TEDS has just posted a very thoughtful piece about the future of seminary education on The Gospel Coalition website.  Sweeney makes some points that are consistent with observations that I offered on this site…

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Unsatisfied in a world of hype

Thankfully, last night the NFL draft finally got underway. Since my team, the Indianapolis Colts, had the first pick–due to their awful season which itself was the result of Peyton Manning’s injury–I and other football fans didn’t have much suspense.…