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Discerning The Call To Plant A Church 27 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
It’s easy to over complicate the call to ministry. But there’s nothing particularly magical about discerning it, even to plant a church. And we need not put out a fleece or wait for a vision. In fact,...
William Carey’s (history changing) question to Andrew Fuller 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
William Carey is widely regarded the father of Modern Missions. There are several critical moments on the timeline that mark progress from his modest career as a cobbler, to the revolutionary impact h...
The Forest and the Trees: An Aid in OT Interpretation 23 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Last week I wrote an as-condensed-as-possible version of the great story of redemption, tracing God’s gracious promise to provide the seed of the woman to crush the head of the serpent through the Old...
Dates, Doctrines, & Dead People (Conclusion) 22 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
This post wraps up our list of 10 reasons why church history is important … and why you should care about it. To access the previous three articles (for the complete list) click here (Part 1), here (P...
Dispensationalism and OT preaching 21 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
David Murray is a prof at Puritan Reformed Seminary who normally blogs at Head, Heart, Hands–a blog I often read and frequently recommend. Yesterday though he posted at Ligonier’s blog, and he gave se...
Becoming Like Children 20 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Christians think, feel, and act different from the world. Now, by the world, I mean – of course – the world system. The parts of this world that are what they are because they are not submitted to God...
How to Spot a Liberal Seminary 19 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Airport security seems to have surrendered common sense as a weapon in the war against terror. In a desperate attempt to appear politically correct and unbiased toward Arab Muslims, the TSA eschews pr...
The Greatest Story Ever Told 16 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Recently I had the opportunity to teach a condensed class on an introduction to hermeneutics, or basic principles of Bible interpretation. One of the things we mentioned was the importance of interpre...
Dates, Doctrines, and Dead People (Part 3) 15 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Two weeks ago, we began a series articulating ten reasons every Christian should learn more about church history. So far, we have considered the first four on our list of ten. Today we will consider t...
What do you get a Hebrew Prof for Christmas? 14 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
A warning at the beginning: this post is a review of a book that costs $140, and will only be useful/helpful to Hebrew professors, Bible Translators, or Hebrew/seminary nerds. So, if this is you, welc...
