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With my silence or inactivity on this series, you'd be right to wonder if I didn't have much to say about the African-American churc...

Actually, better than the basketball sometimes is the trash-talking. Exhibit A from respected and godly pastors! Is it March yet? I can ...

From Of First Importance , "The Excellency of Election": “Oh the excellency of the doctrine of election, and of the saints’ final ...

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The first-time visitor will no doubt first notice the size of the campus. The locals affectionately call it "Briar world ." Truth ...

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

In God's kindness, and with the loving prayer and support of the saints at FBC, I'm off to Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birming...

Listened to this one twice today. It's the sermon entitled "Spiritual Families" (30 January). Excellent, clear, convicting ...

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You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who...

UA reminds us of six goals that Prime and Begg suggest every pastor should set. to feed the flock (John 21:15-17) to proclaim the whole wil...

The good folks over at Expository Thoughts offer a short post with three great quotes on preaching: In his opening chapter The Primacy of P...

Humor in the pulpit can be very dangerous. It's like a narcotic. Your people will love it (how much more entertaining to hear you riff o...

That's the trademarked strategy at Lifeway stores these days. (HT: Challies ) The store has decided to attach a sticker to certain boo...

I'm not really a big reader of poetry. It's okay; I just don't spend a lot of time reading and reflecting on it. But my daughte...

Do you? I think my favorite book is Hebrews. Is there a book that so completely demonstrates the supremacy of Jesus Christ over all things? ...

How would you define "faith"? How would you know faith when you see it? Though I think many people could give some general definit...

1. Counsel women alone 2. Counsel drunks; wait till they sober up 3. Counsel someone being counseled by another 4. Counsel without acces...

Yesterday we wrapped up out 6 week Sunday school class on singleness and courtship. Today, a helpful list of questions and answers on singl...

Over at Ref21, Colin Hansen reflects on some topics he left out of Young, Resltess, and Reformed . (HT: Challies ) And in the midst of his ...