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And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every ...

The crew at New Attitude is doing a very useful thing. They're posting short interviews with the New Attitude conference speakers focus...

Much to my surprise, PureChurch has received a Warnie Award from our brother Adrian Warnock. I appreciate Adrian's writing and full-on ...

Introduction One place that the absence of mereness will be felt is in the singing of the church. Yet, the absence of mereness in singing wi...

Here's a true confession, and perhaps a disclaimer: I don't think I've ever read a book on the missional or emergent chuch. Now,...

Of late, the Lord has been pressing into my thinking about church this idea: church is to be mere. That's certainly not original to me, ...

Lord willing, I'll have the joy of spending a few days in Chicago with my family and fellowshipping together with Lou Love, Tony Carter,...

I've been working on expressing gratitude more effectively. It's been up and down quite frankly. I'm having to cultivate the ha...

Today, I've had a little more time than usual to catch up on some blog reading since I'm slowed down by some flu bug or something. S...

The Christianity Today debate between Douglas Wilson and Christopher Hitchens, Is Christianity Good for the World? , is now complete. This i...

I never get tired of reading that moniker!! There is something about powerful, Spurgeonesque, sound preaching in Africa that is just plain ...

Is the incredible amount of history in the city. Here's an interesting find . I hope they find a way to keep this alive.

A few things that have caught my eye over the past few day.... 1. Debate among Reformed African Americans . When debate erupts in a camp ove...

It seems this is a week for talking about anniversaries. This weekend we'll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of First Baptist Church...

June 1st marked my one year anniversary as a blogger. The year really flew by and it's been a lot of fun! Honestly, blogging has been a ...

A good friend wrote to me this past week with a good question. Actually, two good friends wrote with two good but different questions, both ...

Below are a few clips and bits that have been helpful to my soul over the last week or so.... Mark Dever on Ambrose baptizing Augustine : Am...

You all should meet Dave Jorge. He is the pastor of worship here at First Baptist Church, Grand Cayman. It is an honor to serve the people o...

Lord willing, I'll post a more substantive post later today. But I just had a Mars/Venus kind of experience with my wife and thought I...

While at the DG Pastors' Conference this past February, a young man from Advancing Native Missions pressed into my hands a White Horse...