Recent Posts - page 18
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Away in Maine
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A new blog
Billy Rosano has been blogging for about 2 months. Billy is a good brother, pastor, father, and seminary student. Check him out at Tracts and Treatises.
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As you begin a new ministry
I am currently studying the gospel of Mark in preparation for preaching through the book and was unnerved as I worked through chapter 1. Mark chronicles the arrival of John the Baptist in 1:2-8 and then Jesus’ baptism as well as… Read More ›
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How theology influences worship
Carl Trueman has posted an essay titled, “Look, it’s Rubbish!” that shows how one’s theology ultimately influences one’s worship. It is well worth the read.
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The sorrow of sin
It is one of those popular bible trivia questions and it goes like this: “What is the shortest verse in the bible?” The answer is then given: “John 11:35; Jesus wept.” What is rarely asked is, “Why did he weep?”… Read More ›
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Don’t be eaten alive
Local churches are always on the alert from those who would perpetrate false teaching and division in the body and in the New Testament it is a recurring warning. As I am working through Galatians in Sunday school, we see… Read More ›
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John Piper/N.T. Wright debate
Over at Denny Burk’s blog, Burk has posted an audio file of a discussion regarding the John Piper/N.T. Wright debate. Held at Boyce College, Burk hosted the discussion that included Tom Schreiner, Mark Seifrid, and Brian Vickers. These men responded… Read More ›
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Spurgeon on pastoral ministry
I am reading Iain Murray’s book, The Forgotten Spurgeon and found two quotes very telling about the nature of pastoral ministry. Spurgeon in today’s church would have been considered very successful. He had a large church and an extensive writing… Read More ›
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What motivates us
This past weekend our men went on retreat and were blessed to be led by Pastor Bob Burrelli who pastors Grace Bible Church just outside Boston. Bob and I were at Dallas Seminary together and he went on to Cambridge… Read More ›
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A note on God’s sovereignty
A good brother, who does not attend the church I pastor, stopped me at my favorite haunt this week and shared what someone from a local church he used to attend said about God’s sovereignty. This man said, “I think… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Books ›
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Embracing Shared Leadership – follow up
September 6, 2017
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A Model for Local Church Leadership
September 5, 2017
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Cornelius Plantinga’s excellent book on the nature of sin: “Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin”
August 29, 2017
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“The gospel…by which your are saved” 1 Cor 15:1-2
February 16, 2017
Christ ›
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The “God of Christ”
February 27, 2017
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What was from the beginning: John 1:1 and the purpose of the Incarnation
June 11, 2014
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Born again or from above?
May 9, 2014
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A note on ἐφάπαξ: Once for all!
May 4, 2011
Church ›
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The church: a called out people? or ἐκκλησία: a case study in root fallacy
May 27, 2018
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Church attendance: the growing sin in churches
December 28, 2017
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Hellerman – follow up #2
September 8, 2017
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Unity in a church: a sign of love and maturity
May 21, 2017
Greek ›
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Paid in full! A look at “It is finished” in John 19:30
April 3, 2021
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Recapturing our first love: An examination of πρῶτος
May 8, 2020
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Dragged to salvation? An examination of John 6:44
May 6, 2020
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Καταργέω and the Law: Nullified or not?
April 22, 2018
New Testament theology ›
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Schnelle (again) on the Atonement in Pauline thought
August 10, 2011
Publications ›
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Raised saints at the cross or Sunday morning? Matthew 27:50-53
February 3, 2018
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“I make known to you the gospel” (1 Cor 15:1a)
June 11, 2016
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New Greek Grammar by Dr. Rod Decker
August 30, 2012
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Pillar NT Commentary series: the difficulty in finishing a series first
June 23, 2012
Salvation ›
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God’s purpose based on election
May 23, 2014
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Colossians 1:14: A note on ἀπολύτρωσις
August 29, 2012
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ῥύομαι – That other word for saved!
August 27, 2012
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“False Conversions: The Suicide of the Church.”
April 12, 2012
Shepherding ›
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Princeton and Tim Keller in the Land of Oz
March 23, 2017
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Kurt and Todd
May 8, 2015
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New Book: The Trellis and the Vine
January 31, 2011
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A New Affection
July 1, 2010
Theology ›
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“Just as if I’d never sinned” – Please don’t preach this
July 2, 2020
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The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders
May 12, 2014
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Udo Schnelle on Paul’s doctrine of election
July 31, 2011
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A warning from the past regarding Neology
April 14, 2011
