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In this interview conducted by Mark Dever, " Pastor and author Thabiti Anyabwile describes the beliefs and history of Islam, his own experience as a Muslim, the contradictions in the Koran, as well as the way for churches to approach evangelism with Muslims, which he calls an amazing, God-given...

For some reason there have been a number of articles in the mainstream press about the Bible business. See, in order of appearance: Publisher's Weekly The Wall Street Journal The New Yorker

"That Baptist pastor flew to Adelaide in Australia the next week. And ten days later, in the middle of a three day series in a Baptist church in Adelaide, a woman came to him for counseling. He wanted to establish where she stood with Christ. And she said, “I used to live in Sydney. And just a...

I resonate with what Derek says about Mondays, and suppose that many preachers do. I find a full day of preaching and ancillary ministry to be very draining. This summer a homiletics professor cited research indicating that preaching a one-hour sermon is the physical equivalent of four hours of...

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The following poem by Joe Bayly recently appeared in the bulletin of College Church in Wheaton: Praise God for Christmas Praise Him for the Incarnation for Word made flesh. I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty night or angel choristers. I will not sing of stable bare in Bethlehem...

I have been kindly and I hope reliably informed that Ray Comfort (see "The Man from George Street, Part 1") is from New Zealand, actually.

Thabiti Anyabwile has been doing a helpful series on: What a Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 1 What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 2 What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 3 What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 4 What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 5 What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 6

"Now this London pastor was now very puzzled. Twice within a fortnight he had heard the same testimony. He then flew to preach in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Perth. And when his teaching series was over, the senior elder of that church took him out for a meal. And he said, “Mate, how’d you...

Justin, speaking of pastors and what they are to do, the Archbishop of Canterbury has weighed in on a report addressing bullying and gossip among parishioners. In last saturday's The Times , Ruth Gledhil (their religious correspondent) wrote a piece called, "Evil-minded parishioners making life...