That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Justin Taylor linked to two articles that have, each in their own way, vindicated my preference for a return to a more liturgical form of worship. As I wrote a couple years ago (how time flies!): Let us pursue a contemporary—stylish but not faddish, historical—orthodox but not dank, theological—deepening but not boring, and, most importantly, …
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Justin Taylor has very helpful info here. May the Lord bless those who do as he has done.
I haven’t read this piece yet, but I’m eager to get to Christianity Today’s article on the numbers reported by the Southern Baptist Convention. God help us.
Tom Nettles, The Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming A Baptist Identity (Beginnings in Britain), Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2005. 390pp. Hardcover, $29.99. Tom Nettles teaches at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Understanding history demands patience, humility, and love. If historical personalities are not treated by …
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Many American churches are in many ways more American than they are Christian. This is reflected in the way that the “Christians” in these churches—and their kids—think about the world. For many, sitcoms, movies, and pop culture have a greater influence on what is considered relevant than does the Word of God. The standards by …
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The new book exploring the spirituality of 17th century Baptist pastor Hercules Collins is now in stock at Reformation Heritage Books and available for order online here. Description: While largely forgotten in modern times, Hercules Collins (1646/7-1702) was highly influential among the late 17th and early 18th century Calvinistic Baptists of London. Through a biographical …
Praise God for Mark Dever and 9Marks ministries! Click this link right now and go download this interview that Dever has done with David Wells. Don’t keep reading, go get the interview. While you’re downloading, you should get the first one with David Wells from a couple years ago, too. You’re back from the other …
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Anthony L. Chute, A Piety above the Common Standard: Jesse Mercer and Evangelistic Calvinism. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2004, first paperback ed., 2005. 238pp. $25.00, paper. The concerns of the day could be summarized as follows: disputes over Calvinism, with anti-Calvinists pursuing a divisively vocal course; earnest desire for “a revival that will last …
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I just received this notice from The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology: The Summer issue of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology has just been mailed to subscribers. The title is “The Atonement in Focus.” A list of the article titles and authors is available here:. We have provided online access to the editorial by …
Part 1 is here. Part Two Is there a “reading strategy” that works best for a book like this? Should we try to read straight through it? Or, should we read the parts of it that are relevant to the texts we’re teaching or preaching? Or, should we read a chapter of this Theology then …
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Broadman and Holman has recently released a new systematic theology titled, A Theology for the Church. The chapters were written by (in alphabetical order): Daniel Akin Russell D. Moore Mark Dever David P. Nelson David Dockery R. Stanton Norman Timothy George Paige Patterson John Hammett Peter R. Schemm Kenneth Keathley Gregory A. Thornbury R. Albert …
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If you appreciate Mark Dever, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and 9Marks ministries, you owe a debt of gratitude to Matt Schmucker. He tells a little bit of his story here. May his tribe increase, and may more and more churches see the turnaround that has taken place at CHBC.
Anyone wondering what the CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) is and why we should bother to know anything about it should check out this good word from David Roach.
I recently interviewed Mark Dever on his new book, What Is a Healthy Church, and if you’re interested in another interview with Dever, who is always worth listening to, see the latest issue of “The Book Report” from Crossway, where they interview Dever on the book he edited with J. Ligon Duncan III, R. Albert …
John Newton has received a good deal of attention this year, as the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in England has been celebrated with books and a movie about William Wilberforce. Newton was something of a spiritual support for Wilberforce, and he gave key testimony to parliament on the evils of …
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Some people miss the point of life altogether. Not only do they miss the point of life, they miss the point of ministry. For instance, one pastor, asked what advice he would give to seminarians, “stressed the importance of learning practical pastoral matters, such as working with committees, mobilizing leaders, time management, strategic planning, managing …
In response to Crossway’s release of What Is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever, I submitted a few questions to Dr. Dever, which he was gracious enough to answer. The brief text-interview is below: 1) We hear a lot today about contextualization of the Gospel. What is your view of the role of contextualization and …
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I mentioned meeting new friends at the Southern Baptist Convention last week, and one of them, whom I met only briefly, was Juan Sanchez, who gives his own thoughts on the SBC meeting here. Juan is the pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, TX. High Pointe has a fascinating history, is a Southern …
Christian, do you know Jesus? Do you know your heritage? Do you know the major movements and men who fought the battle that was and is the most important ideological controversy in human history? Do you know how this controversy affects you? Stephen Nichols has our back. He’s doing his part to help us know …
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