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A sister in the church sent this to me; thought I'd share.

Thoughtful post/question from iMonk: I believe in grace, but I wonder what what must happen in my life before I have the appetite for the g...

The iMonk has a good post today about people who have gotten the message that they aren't welcome at church because of cohabiting or so...

Kevin DeYoung has a great post today reflecting on the "new" gospel and why it's chic . Here are the reasons Kevin gives for ...

We had a wonderful time in Bible study last night at church. I love our Wednesday night meetings; they're filled with such joy in the wo...

A Christianity Today video that's an interesting look at prosperity teaching in Africa. (HT: Z ) The Prosperity Gospel from The Global...

Kevin DeYoung links to a brief thought-provoking article in Comment Magazine that outlines four responses/camps to the Gospel and culture ...

It's difficult to begin writing this post. Every word I've considered using to open this post is simply inadequate. Woefully inadequ...

All of the pastors I've met in South Africa thus far. But I especially appreciated this tid-bit from Grant Retief. Roughly quoted: Gospe...

The NY Times published a couple days ago a story called " Believers Invest in the Gospel of Getting Rich ." (Now doesn't that...

You must advance the gospel to see society reformed. Only born-again people can live born-again lives. When Christians speak of “preserving...

"Let's preach to sinners the news so good that we ourselves must struggle against the joy of it." Read here . Ray Ortlund, Jr.

and the cross-fertilization she shares with the wider church, our brother Wyeth Duncan is meditating on AME liturgy and its indebtedness to...

“Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 18:4) Humility is true greatness as our friend C....

What happens when you mix Kirk Cameron and John MacArthur with a TBN audience??? First comes the stunning silence, then the screeching wheel...

The gospel in hip hop culture is the same gospel of apostolic culture. Shai Linne illustrates: No altar call. No manipulation. No mood li...

Like a lot of people, I was struck by a comment that bro. John Piper made during a video interview commenting on the then-upcoming election ...

My man Tim Challies says, "The badder the bad, the gooder the good." Who knew Canadians spoke Ebonics?! Anyway, that sentence appl...

This is a helpful meditation from John Piper. I've often counseled with people and heard those session-stopping words: "I've t...

From C. John Miller, Repentance and 21st Century Man (pp. 94-95, 97-98): But today many hold back part of the truth through ignorance or st...