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Grimshaw of Haworth

Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters, was also home, some seventy years earlier, to one of the great men of the eighteenth century evangelical revival in Britain: William Grimshaw of Haworth. J.C. Ryle regarded him, along with John Wesley and…

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Turns of Phrase

For my first post since June (so long I could hardly remember how to find the window for posting), I share a couple of apt turns of phrase from my friend and colleague Paul Tripp, who is just finishing a…

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R.T. Kendall agrees with Carl

Regarding Todd Bentley and the Lakeland revival, even before the immorality hit the news, R.T. Kendall (who endorsed and endorses the Toronto Blessing) had already emphatically declared that the Lakeland revival “isn’t of God.” Why is he so sure? Here’s what…

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All Souls

I’m in London for a week of lectures at London Theological Seminary.  Of course, London’s a wonderful city to visit, not the least of which reason is the chance to visit places everyone talks about.  So on Sunday morning I…

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The Surprising Work of God

Over vacation, one of the books I finished was Garth Rosell’s new book, The Surprising Work of God. Rosell, former director of the Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, uses the relationship between Harold John Ockenga and Billy Graham as…

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The Day They Tried to Recruit Me

The day they tried to recruit me to the most dangerous cult in the world! I arrived on Faculty at Westminster in the summer of 2001.  I had only been on campus for a couple of months before a group…

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The Wesleys and Marriage

An Anglical priest has, according to The Times “decoded” Charles Wesley’s 1,000 page diary written in code and kept at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. Among the “secrets” revealed is a turbulant relationship between Charles and his brother…

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New Baxter MS published by Banner

I see that my pal, Steve Burlew, at Banner of Truth, has arranged for the publication of a rare Baxter volume entitled Anger Management, a series of lectures given at the Puritan Management and Leadership Expo in the astrodome at…

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9Marks on Family and Parenting

The latest 9Marks edition is up (also available in PDF).  Here’s the table of contents: FAMILY & PARENTINGWanted: Kingdom Families Embedded Portraits: A Theological Vision for Families Part 1: Why Families Matter to God Part 2: How Families Minister to…