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Fearless Leader

Ligon Duncan has published a book called Fear Not, the compilation of several address he gave recently on the topic of death and dying at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson.

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Swimming with the fishes

Trotter is advocating for Rev. Boadicea, I see. And in the process having a go at us Welsh types. My son Michael, from Sicily, has been sent your number. We know where you live! It’s nothing personal; it’s strictly business.…

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Warning!

Just to let everyone know that, with the relaunch of the Ref21 site, the magazine loses its `grandfathered’ status and now has to comply with Federal Directive 27002 (On the Virtual Representation of People of Alternative Gender) and include a…

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Golfing For Jesus: Christ and Consumer Culture

In his 1922 work Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis used the phrase Christianity Incorporated to capture the ethos of his fictional small town overrun by a blending of consumerism and religion. What was good for 1922, however, may be good for today.…

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Who Needs A Creed?

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles’ Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on…

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Who Needs A Creed?

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles’ Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on…

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Buddhist Monks Turn to Christ

In a March 18 report, Christian Aid reports that nearly 5000 Buddhist monks (location undisclosed) have recently turned to Christ.  A worker reports: “It appears that the Holy Spirit had urged these monks and nuns to call our evangelists to…

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My Kind of Book

“That the scriptures are brim full of hustlers, murderers, cowards, adulterers and mercenaries used to shock me; now it is a source of great comfort” (U2’s Bono, in his introduction to Selections from the Book of Psalms [New York: Grove…

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Sharing Christ’s Sufferings

The newest volume in Crossway’s Preaching the Word commentary series is David Helm’s 1 & 2 Peter and Jude.  I expect most preachers will know this series of expositional commentaries, which is edited by Kent Hughes.  David Helm is one…