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Inoffensive Evangelism

James MacDonald (Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, IL) gave us this zinger at The Gospel Coalition this week: “Sometimes our presentation of the gospel is so watered down that even the non-elect can’t reject it.”

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The Real Tragedy of the Left

Cohen’s (and Trueman’s) critique of the left misses the one real tragedy of the left, political and theological: absolutely no sense of humor.  Still, that’s a plus for the rest of us, as it has provided endless material for the…

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Enaging with Barth

Well, blow me down, here’s another Trueman (a third) writing an intorduction to yet another little piece on Barth. One of these Trueman’s needs to give us some pointers as to why we should be messing with this errant child!…

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Another Trueman Show?

A geezer from Pekham village told me that he’d just come across this magnificent little primer on Karl Barth by some one called Neil MacDonald and Carl Trueman!  Now, as me ole mother used to say, there’s nowt as odd…

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Twice-Poisoned

Like Ligon, I am spending most of the week at the Pastor’s Colloquium sponsored by The Gospel Coalition — 40+ pastors from across the country who are committed to evangelical essentials and who gather once a year to encourage one…

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Ghostbusters

I came across this quote in reading Charles Briggs’s infamous inaugural address, “The Authority of Holy Scripture” (1891), the address that led to his ouster from the PCUSA:  “[The theory of inerrancy] is a ghost of modern evangelicalism to frighten children.”…

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Ezra According to the Gospel

I’m grateful for Ligon’s reminder of Ezra 7:10 as providing an ABC for basic discipleship (study, live, teach) — especially since this is one of my life verses for ministry.  To take the thought one step farther, it is only the grace…