Here’s a great list of books to start chipping away at: Mohler’s Top Ten Christian Biographies.
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An Open Letter to Susan Wise Bauer
Seeing the release of the first volume of Susan Wise Bauer’s History of the Ancient World prompted me to go back and read something she recently published in Books and Culture, which prompted me to leave the response below on her blog: Dear Susan, This comment is not related to the present post, sorry. Seeing …
Only One Way?
What if you could hear from the likes of David Wells, D. A. Carson, Philip Ryken, and Ligon Duncan on engaging an increasingly pluralistic and relativistic culture with the exclusive truth claims of Christianity? Here’s your opportunity! Praise God for Crossway’s commitment to the reproach of the cross. The table of contents is here, and …
Prayer of the Month: Ephesians 6:14-20
May the Lord bless you this month in praying this for yourself and others: ESV Ephesians 6:14-20 “Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all …
B&H’s New Online Catalog
B&H Academic has launched a new fully searchable online catalog. This is a nifty tool that allows you to browse the academic catalog online. It’s very intuitive, so no training is required. You can check it out here.
God’s Indwelling Presence: Chapter 3 Online
What does the Old Testament have to say about the dwelling of God? Does it indicate that God indwelt members of the old covenant remnant? What about those figures in the OT that we read about having the Spirit? What about passages like Jeremiah 31 (law on the hearts) and Ezekiel 36 (“I will put …
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Where Is B&H Going? A Word from the Director of Academic Publishing
Some time back I linked to an interview with Dr. Ray Clendenen at B&H Academic. You can now read a personal, compelling, insightful statement from Ray on what he hopes B&H Academic will provide and why he has those hopes. As some publishing houses seem eager to follow liberal protestantism in the flight from the …
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Romania, Paris, Copper Mountain
If you check this blog regularly, you’ll have noticed that there were no posts through the middle of March. That’s because I was in Romania, then Paris, then Colorado. My friend Gabriel Ianculovici has posted a video of me preaching at a church plant in Romania with his brother, Chris, translating my English into Romanian. …
Powlison on Desire
Justin Taylor is posting important snippets of David Powlison’s book, Seeing with New Eyes. The first post introduces the lusts of the flesh, and the second explores how the New Testament describes what is wrong with us. You should read these two posts. This is important material for counseling ourselves and others in the fight …
The Faithful Preacher
The foreword from John Piper is here. You can browse the table of contents here. This book is a must read. Here’s a description, followed by some weighty commendations from the publisher’s website: The cliché is that those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. But …
Calvin to a Fellow Pastor, and some good sermons on 1 Timothy
When John Calvin was exiled from Geneva in 1538, he wrote back to another Pastor still preaching in Geneva: Above all, do you seriously consider that you are engaged in the discharge of an office, which, as it excels every other, so it is the most dangerous of all, if you do apply yourself with …
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Different By Design Audio
You can download some significant addresses on biblical manhood and womanhood from Russ Moore, Lig Duncan, Wayne Grudem, and C. J. Mahaney here. Enjoy!
Are You Ready to Meet God?
John Piper’s account of the last moments of his father, and his response to those moments, is a must read. HT: JT
With One Voice, by Alex Chediak
Alex Chediak has done a great service for anyone seeking guidance on how to handle singleness, dating, and marriage for the glory of God. If you’re a parent thinking about how to guide your kids through the dating years or a single person navigating those waters, the one voice of this book speaks with sanity, …
Prayer of the Month: 2 Corinthians 13:7-9
2 Corinthians 13:7-9 (NAU) Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth. 9 For we rejoice when we …
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Suffer Hardship . . . as a Good Soldier of Christ Jesus. . .
In these words of 2 Timothy 2:3 Paul exhorts Timothy to bear up under suffering for Christ the way that soldiers stand in battle. A beautiful picture of a soldier standing in battle is given today in the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal essay by Daniel Henninger, “The Real American Idol.” Henninger describes the Medal …
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The Beauty, Dignity, and Comfort of Formality
This is a helpful meditation on the funeral deportment of a casual pastor as compared with the dignity of the Marines who also had a part. HT: Ray Van Neste
Why Preach?
Here’s a great question that beatifully describes the Word given us to proclaim: What if you were led to believe, as profoundly as you believe yourself to exist, that God has spoken . . . that within the covers of the Bible there on your table, incarnate in the syllables of our own language, throbs …
Sexual Purity
Here’s a great word from NT Prof. Dr. Rob Plummer of SBTS on the dangers of sexual sin.
Baptist Identity Audio
Union University recently hosted a Baptist Identity conference, and the audio is here. Here’s the lineup: Session X – Timothy George Session IX – Ed Stetzer Session VIII – Jim Shaddix Session VII – Gregory A. Thornbury Session VI – David S. Dockery Session IV – Paige Patterson Session III – Mike Day Session II …