Monthly Archives: April 2008
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s "Heaven Is a World of Love", Pt. 1
This sermon is an absolute masterpiece. Unfortunately, most Christians have not and never will encounter it. I encourage you to read this section and to check out the sermon. You’ll see why if you read it. The Reality of God’s … Continue reading
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Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s "Heaven Is a World of Love", Pt. 1
This sermon is an absolute masterpiece. Unfortunately, most Christians have not and never will encounter it. I encourage you to read this section and to check out the sermon. You’ll see why if you read it. The Reality of God’s … Continue reading
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Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s "Heaven Is a World of Love", Pt. 1
This sermon is an absolute masterpiece. Unfortunately, most Christians have not and never will encounter it. I encourage you to read this section and to check out the sermon. You’ll see why if you read it. The Reality of God’s … Continue reading
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Jonathan Edwards on the Pastor’s Chief Responsibility
The following is from a paper I just wrote on the subject. Edwards’s “Farewell Sermon”, delivered in June 1750 on 2 Corinthians 1:14, presents Edwards’s most extended treatment of the theology of Christian ministry, specifically, the theology of the pastorate. … Continue reading
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Jonathan Edwards on the Pastor’s Chief Responsibility
The following is from a paper I just wrote on the subject. Edwards’s “Farewell Sermon”, delivered in June 1750 on 2 Corinthians 1:14, presents Edwards’s most extended treatment of the theology of Christian ministry, specifically, the theology of the pastorate. … Continue reading
Filed under jonathan edwards, ministry, pastor-theologian, pastoral ministry, pastors
Jonathan Edwards on the Pastor’s Chief Responsibility
The following is from a paper I just wrote on the subject. Edwards’s “Farewell Sermon”, delivered in June 1750 on 2 Corinthians 1:14, presents Edwards’s most extended treatment of the theology of Christian ministry, specifically, the theology of the pastorate. … Continue reading
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The Week-est Link, April 25, 2008: Craig Blomberg, T4G Videos, Doing Hard Things
1. The Henry Center of TEDS in Deerfield, IL recently hosted a great lecture by eminent New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg of Denver Seminary. Click here to go the Center’s website and click on the links under “Recent Media” to … Continue reading
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Real Life Sanctification: The Century-Old Dilemma of Guys and Sports
As I said a few days ago, I think that when we’re talking about sanctification, the progressive growth in grace of the Christian, we need to start with the deeper, higher truths and then carefully but energetically proceed to the … Continue reading
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Teens, Television, and the Befuddling Mix of the Two
A thoughtful anonymous reader posted this in response to my Monday piece on television watching by evangelicals: “We don’t miss it, but our teenage son is somewhat of a prodigal and resents us for “imposing” our beliefs on him. Of … Continue reading
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A Sweet Work of God’s Spirit: A Reflective Review of Collin Hansen’s New Book Young, Restless, Reformed
One of the more shocking developments in the evangelical bubble the last few years was the sudden appearance of a number of very thoughtful journalistic pieces on the reformed movement and its figures in the mainstream evangelical magazine Christianity Today. … Continue reading
