Multi-Site ChurchesUSA Today has an article about multi-site churches. “This form of high-efficiency evangelism allows thousands of worshipers to hear the same message from a lead pastor or a member of his team, in person or by video at three, five, even a dozen or more locations. Meanwhile, others take over the one-to-one side of…
We continue today with our readings in John Murray’s classic book Redemption Accomplished and Applied. Having made our way through the first section with discusses the accomplishment of the atonement, we have now turned to the second part, which discusses its application to the elect. Last week we read the introduction to this section where…
Significant Books of 2009Keith Mathison, who has read every theology text and commentary ever written, provides a roundup of significant books from 2009. Fishing: Canadian StyleA little glimpse of Canada for you. Do I need to provide the disclaimer “Don’t try this at home?” Are You SAD?My friend David Murray, who clearly has the best…
It was quite a while ago now that a little article on an obscure web site caught my eye. It was one I had to file away. For some reason, that now escapes my mind, I found myself at the web site of The Peninsula, which describes itself as “Qatar’s Leading English Daily.” I hadn’t…
Grace to You iPhone AppGrace to You is now offering a free iPhone app that allows you access to vast amounts of material from John MacArthur. MacArthur and PragmatismAnd while we’re talking about Johnny Mac, he’s continuing his series of articles with a look at the always-important subject of pragmatism. Fools Rush InCarl Trueman takes…
My friends know of my strange affection for bizarre ChurchMerch. A while back I posted some photos of Joel Osteen’s Your Best Life Now board game. A little while ago we had some friends over to give it a shot. It was horrifying beyond all imagining. In fact, it was completely unplayable. It really made…
How To Benefit from the BibleJames MacDonald has penned a good article with advice on how to benefit from reading the Bible. The Joy and Pain of an Intergenerational ChurchTripleD comes through with a poignant article about the joy and the pain of pastoring an intergenerational church. The Size of the Stars and PlanetsThis little…
Shortly after Aileen and I were married we moved to the small town of Dundas, Ontario. A historic and picturesque town, Dundas has made its way into a few movies. When we lived there, a movie called Haven (starring Natasha Richardson) was shot in its streets. We lived just half a block from the action…
DockersDockers is telling men to put on the pants. Paul shares their “man-ifesto.” Top 10 Cultural MomentsIf this is culture, I start to have more sympathy for those Christians who are always talking about redeeming culture. Uncle Jay ExplainsI enjoyed this week’s episode of Uncle Jay Explains. This guy’s got a great sense of humor……
You know that every now and again I like to post a prayer here. Sometimes it is a prayer from long ago, sometimes it is a prayer that is much more recent. This week I was looking at pastor Scotty Smith’s blog and came across a great prayer–one I could fully identify with and one…
One of the things I enjoy about blogging is that a blog is, in a sense, a living media. It is a reflection of my life, of what I am thinking of at a certain time or in a certain place. Occasionally I go back and read something I wrote years ago and post it…
After a week off, it is time for a new edition of Free Stuff Fridays. As this week’s giveaway is sponsored by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary it will come as no surprise that the prize is a book by Dr. Albert Mohler. They are giving away five copies of He Is Not Silent, a book…
The end of the year is drawing close and, if you’re like me, you’re already beginning to think about what you’ll do differently (and, hopefully, better) next year. When it comes to my daily devotions, I’ve been thinking about putting myself on some kind of a reading plan. I have only rarely done those in…
Ten Awful Truths About Book PublishingThis article outlines ten facts about book publishing that may be surprising. For example, over 560,000 books are published every year in the US alone. And of the books tracked, the majority sell fewer than 99 copies. The End of Book Publishing As We Know ItSpeaking of books, Michael Hyatt…
Today we come to our fifth reading in John Murray’s classic book Redemption Accomplished and Applied. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve really been looking forward to reaching the book’s second section–the one dealing with the application of the atonement to God’s elect. This week’s reading begins this long-awaited discussion that really…
The Year’s Best MusicCT offers a rather bizarre roundup of the year’s best music (99% of which none of us have ever heard of). Like this: “John Darnielle calls himself a ‘Catholic atheist,’ but he knows his Bible, and writes twelve songs based on specific verses here. This album, sparsely acoustic and beautiful, is neither…
Today I want to share the long-awaited news about my next book. I write what I do here because I really want this process to be as transparent as possible. I would not be writing books if it were not for you–the visitor to this web site. I feel that I owe it to you…
R.C. Sproul on The Manhattan DeclarationDr. Sproul has offered his take on The Manhattan Declaration, and it’s a slam dunk. “In answer to the question, “R.C., why didn’t you sign the Manhattan Declaration?” I offer the following answer: The Manhattan Declaration confuses common grace and special grace by combining them. While I would march with…
We set high expectations for our pastors, and rightly so, I think. Ministers of the Word have a high calling before God to be his mouthpiece, to bring his Word to his people. We expect that every Sunday we will sit under the pastor’s teaching and learn sacred truths from his mouth. We expect that…
Facebook at the AltarI got a laugh out of this. Let’s assume it is meant to make a point… Tribute to a Martyr“A British man whose great-great grandfather was killed and eaten by cannibals has taken part in a unique reconciliation event on a south pacific island. In the 1830s, the Reverend John Williams was…