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Southern Baptists, the Gospel, and Ronnie Floyd
Doug Baker of the Oklahoma Messenger just did an Insight vidcast with Ronnie Floyd, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springdale, Arkansas. Dr. Floyd is a widely respected pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention and an architect of … Continue reading
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What Is the Gospel, and Why Care?
Greg Gilbert’s brand-new What Is the Gospel? (Crossway–IXMarks, 2010) is dynamite. Pick this book up to remind yourself of the essential of the essentials. A short (127pp), small, readable, punchy text, What Is the Gospel? dispels the cloudiness surrounding the … Continue reading
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The Beauty of a Small Gospel: David Neff on the Core of Our Faith
From the Christian Vision project with an assist from the Books & Culture page: “God has a small-and-large gospel. We must always let the largeness be God’s. His grand story makes our individual stories bigger as they take on meaning … Continue reading
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David Brooks: Recession Means Cocooning (and Opportunity for the Church)
David Brooks of the New York Times and Bobos in Paradise fame on the social effect of the recession: “Finally, they will suffer a drop in social capital. In times of recession, people spend more time at home. But this … Continue reading
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David Jackman on Preaching That Connects
From the just-published Trinity Journal come from wise words of expert preacher David Jackman of the U. K.’s Proclamation Trust: “Counteract the particular distortions of our present cultural context by refuting them biblically. That is to say that we must … Continue reading
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A Moving Story of Adoption, and a New Way to Be a Missionary
Some of you out there may have seen this video on how University of Georgia football coach Mark Richt and his wife adopted two children from the Ukraine. (Click on the link and you’ll be taken to a page that … Continue reading
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Is There a Wilberforce Out There?
I in no way style myself a political pundit, and for good reason. If you’re interested in coverage of the historic election of Barack Obama as president, check out the New York Times’s front-page article. Justin Taylor is soliciting feedback … Continue reading
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The Politics of Jesus Podcasts Are Now Online
According to a recent notice from conference organizer Doug Baker, the podcasts for the “Politics of Jesus” conference are now online. Each runs between 50-70 minutes. I’ve included my live-blog of each message so that you can follow along as … Continue reading
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Theologian Russ Moore on the Story of Scripture
Today, I found a great link from Tim Challies’s website. Dr. Russ Moore has just published a lengthy and incisive essay on the story of Scripture. It relates heavily to the development of Christocentric theology, a topic I’ve discussed at … Continue reading
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A Theology of Ambition: Biblical Considerations, Pt. 2
Update on December 25th–Merry Christmas to all consumed readers. Enjoy the holiday! We pick back up in our biblical consideration of ambition. On Wednesday, I’ll give a concluding synthesis. 1. Gen. 1:26-28 the call to take dominion2. 1 Chron. 4:10 … Continue reading
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