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Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) Dear Partner in the Gospel, We are pleased to extend an invitation to join us for our twelth annual Basics Conference on May 9-11, 2011. As we meet this year, we look forward to God using our time together to encourage us in our work for the Gospel. doing the work of an evangelist Alistair Begg has invited John Dickson and Rico Tice to join him for …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) This week’s sponsored is Ligonier Academy. R.C. Sproul announces the launch of the new college program at Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies near Orlando, Fla. Ligonier Academy is a natural outgrowth of Ligonier’s decades of teaching Christians to think deeply, critically, and obediently about every aspect of faith. The founding of this institution establishes a place for in-depth instruction and fellowship in central Florida. “Ligonier …
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of books or other resources. Vote in the poll below if you think any of these titles are worthy of a full-length book review! What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a fallen world. Yet, in pastor Paul Tripp’s professional experience, the majority of couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations, leaving …
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of books or other resources. Vote in the poll below if you think any of these titles are worthy of a full-length book review! Marriage Matters by Tony Evans Marriages today are deteriorating at such a high rate not because we no longer get along, but because we have lost sight of the purpose and prosperity of the marriage covenant. Marriage Matters examines the nature of this covenant, …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) Working for Moody Publishers is great because you get exposed to many fine thinkers, orators, and writers. You get to hear what’s on their hearts and minds and then watch them turn that passion into books. And my job is to help connect that passion in the book with its intended audience. With that in mind, let me tell you about some of our new and recent …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) a look at the basics conference for pastors a return to basics Each year for the past ten years, pastors have gathered at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to share advice and guidance and to receive practical help with their preaching. At the conclusion of the 2009 conference we spoke to a few of the attendees and got their perspective on Basics. what others are saying …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) a return to basics: may 10-12 We are pleased to extend an invitation to join for our eleventh annual Basics Conference. As we meet this year, we look forward to God using our time together to encourage us in our work for the Gospel. a practical look at preaching In his introduction to the “Priority of Preaching,” Christopher Ash describes how he left a large pastors’ conference …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) A quick note from Tim: Crossway has just released a third edition of John MacArthur’s “Ashamed of the Gospel.” Depending on when you ask me, this book was either the first or second Christian book I read in adulthood. It rocked my world. At the time I was a member of a church that was almost exactly the kind MacArthur warned against in this book. I read …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) In survey after survey, singles rank marriage as one of their most important life goals. So why, according to Dr. Leon Kass, do they marry “later, less frequently, more hesitantly and by and large, less successfully?” Because they no longer have a clear path to marriage. “For the great majority, the way to the altar is uncharted territory,” says Dr. Kass. “It’s every couple on its own …
Note: This is a sponsored post (click here to learn about sponsored posts) Don’t You Already Have Kids? Adding to your Existing Family through Adoption “I can hardly breathe,” I told my wife. And I meant it. We were in an old elevator headed to the third floor of a battered women’s shelter in downtown Taipei just seconds before meeting our two new daughters. They were 5 ½ and 3 ½ and were just as nervous as we were. The …