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On Sunday I preached part 16 of our current series through Philippians. It is entitled "Rejoice In The Lord" and can be listened to or downloaded HERE .

[vimeo 41386833 w=400 h=300] From Justin Taylor : You can watch the full 1 hour and 15 minute discussion here , with Michael Horton, Stephen Meyer, R.C. Sproul Jr., and Del Tackett joining R.C. Sproul to answer questions about the Christian mind, science, old and new earth, and more. For those...

Dr. Brian Lee, pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Washington D.C. asks, "What's wrong with Joel Osteen?" He writes: Osteen is the latest embodiment of the American Religion — Revivalism. For centuries now, preachers have known how to fill stadiums or circus tents and send people home with hope in...

From an excellent message by John Piper on the life, afflictions, and legacy of Charles Simeon: Simeon was utterly unlike most of us today who think that we should get rid once and for all of feelings of vileness and unworthiness as soon as we can. For him, adoration only grew in the freshly plowed...

Carl Trueman's breakout session at Together For The Gospel was excellent. The theme was the continuing relevance of the Reformation. I would encourage you to take time to listen to the audio HERE . He offers important wisdom (and warnings) for the contemporary church. Trueman has a gift for...

On Sunday I preached part 15 of our current series through Philippians. It is entitled "Worthy Ministers" and can be listened to or downloaded HERE .

From a helpful post by Johnathan Leeman: The question I want to think about can be posed like this : is there something endemic not just to megachurches, but to post-1950s-evangelicalism as a whole that, over time, tends to undermine the very doctrinal convictions which makes us evangelicals? More...

I know this idea of "being Jesus to someone" makes us feel important and can help create a catchy song lyric but is it biblical? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Jpd_zI7g0] HT: Justin Taylor

Denny Burk has linked to the sermon to which Al Mohler refers in his latest article . In the sermon, Stanley told the story of a husband who left his wife for another man. At the end of the story, the wife, her new boyfriend, their children, and the new homosexual couple all end up attending a...

Historically, the mega-church was almost the sole property of conservative evangelicalism. While theological liberalism was rising and then dying in the 20th century, conservative churches began growing. The full flower of this growth happened through the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. But things...