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The Heart of Prayer

The Heart of Prayer: What Jesus Teaches UsBy Jerram Barrs256 p.P&R Publishing (February 2008)Reviewed by Brad Irick Recently, reformation21’s own Derek Thomas preached the Sunday evening service at FPC Jackson from Nehemiah 1:11b-2:8. While commenting on Nehemiah’s instinctual prayer in…

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Review: Young, Restlesss, and Reformed

Young, Restless, and Reformed: A Journalists Journey with New CalvinistsBy Collin Hansen160 p.Crossway (March 2008)Reviewed by Martin Downes Collin Hansen’s book is obviously intended to be an impressionistic account of the younger generation of Calvinists within evangelicalism in the United…

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Mary of Bethany

In the third in a series of articles in which we examine Jesus’ encounters with various individuals, we take a look at the conversation of Jesus with Mary of Bethany in Mark 14:1-9. Jesus was on his way to Calvary.…

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Steady As You Go

Reformed Theological SeminaryCommencement Address – May 16, 2008Rev. Alistair Begg “Steady As You Go” – 2 Timothy 4: 1-8 We hear the Word of God again; this time in Second Timothy and in chapter 4. “In the presence of God…

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Steady As You Go

Reformed Theological SeminaryCommencement Address – May 16, 2008Rev. Alistair Begg “Steady As You Go” – 2 Timothy 4: 1-8 We hear the Word of God again; this time in Second Timothy and in chapter 4. “In the presence of God…

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Does Proverbs Speak of Jesus?

During my seminary days I was overly enamored with Biblical Theology and Redemptive-Historical interpretation.  While I continue to appreciate and employ the significant insights of these interpretive approaches to Scripture, I now realize that I went a bit overboard in…

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Nicodemus: When Knowing The Bible Isn’t Enough

Nicodemus was Jerusalem’s most outstanding Bible teacher and a member of the Jewish Ruling Council. Only the High Priest gained more recognition in the capital city than Nicodemus. Yet, despite all his learning and privileges, he did not know God.…

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Review: The Death of the Grown-Up

“The Death of the Grown-Up: How America’s Arrested Development is Bringing Down Wester Civilization” by Diana West272 p.St. Martin’s PressReviewed by David Jones “Forever Young” sang the ever-aging Rod Stewart (and – it should be noted – Bob Dylan in…

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Review: Minority Report by Carl Trueman

Minority Report:  Unpopular Thoughts on Everything From Ancient Christianity to Zen CalvinismReview by Rev. Anthony T. SelvaggioPublisher:  Christian Focus (2008)Author:  Carl R. TruemanPages: 221     The Reformed and conservative evangelical world often seems so hackneyed, two dimensional and pedestrian.  Those…