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Carter lists them here .

HT: Ray Ortlund, Jr . Good morning America featured a story about a pastor in New England who faces the town's disdain for living out t...

One of the deans of African-American social and historical studies, John Hope Franklin died on March 25th. He was 94. For those not aware of...

What a joy it was to participate in the Ligonier National Conference this past week. Sitting under such outstanding teachers and preachers ...

At the suggestion of a friend, my wife purchased me a copy of I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Yea...

“Those who lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts….This communicating of a man’s self to his friends works t...

A good brief plea for heart and head in the Christian life. Spurgeon: "We need pardon for doubting as much as for blasphemy." Se...

Looking forward to the fellowship in word, song, and prayer. A number of folks from FBC are attending, so it'll be an extra treat to joi...

Seven quick reasons: 1. I'm not so sure that the "new Calvinism" is all that "new." This post is helpful in explain...

And you'll need to know all of them. See here .

This past Fall, the Lord granted me the privilege of speaking at the annual Peacemaker Ministries National Conference. It was a wonderful ti...

Driving home from Bible study Wednesday night, my wife and I began discussing a pastor friend who is encountering significant resistance to ...

From What He Must Be: If He Wants to Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham, pp. 28-29. This book is not an attempt to absolve young women of ...

Here's one way Baucham describes the problem: Imagine a family who did not prepare their children for college. This would be unthinkable...

I'm thrilled that Voddie Baucham's new book-- What He Must Be... If He Wants to Marry My Daughter --has hit the stores and online ou...

This is an overdue 'thank you' to the many, many of you around the world who prayed for our recent ministry efforts in the Middle Ea...

One of the unique opportunities created by being a crossroads city is the opportunity to host leaders and scholars passing through town. The...

Or at least why I've had an undying love for Kung Fu movies since I was about 5 . HT: His dad . Worth pondering (HT: Of First Importanc...

Justin Taylor posted a great video on a theology of suffering and these requests from Joni Eareckson Tada at his blog: Friends who have see...

Just a quick update for those who are interested and who would have a moment to pray. Monday (today) at 10am-1pm EST, I'll have the priv...