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Preaching the Gospel to all sorts of voices

Many readers of this blog are familiar with Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ instruction to preaching the Gospel to ourselves. In his book, Spiritual Depression (pp. 20-21), Lloyd-Jones said: Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the…

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Boston on soulpatches…

My good friend, Joe Holland, pointed out to me (in a “down” moment at Presbytery yesterday) a fascinating piece in Thomas Boston’s Memoirs (Vol. XII of The Complete Works of Thomas Boston [Tentmaker, 2002]): “Having been advised before to cut…

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Did You Know that Pentecost is this Sunday?

The Christian calendar practiced by most evangelicals today is extremely illuminating.  What it shows is our generally weak appreciation for the fullness of Christ’s saving work.  Two big holidays occupy our minds completely: Christmas and Easter.  So we focus on…

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The Postmodern Mafia

Well Chris Larson of Ligonier sent me a joke I couldn’t refuse to pass along.   What do you get when you cross a mafia ‘Don’ with a postmodernist?