Tag Archives: local church
“I Wouldn’t Think So Much of the Gathering:” Engaging Francis Chan on the Church
Francis Chan offered some surprising thoughts at the Verge 2012 conference recently. Speaking on the church gathering, he said the following at the conference in Austin: If I just read the Scriptures, I wouldn’t even think so much of the … Continue reading
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Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? An Atlantic Essay
The Atlantic has a long and engrossing new essay on the isolary nature of Facebook by Stephen Marche. I’ve written about this before and thought this article worth considering. Here’s a bit: We are living in an isolation that would … Continue reading
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A Startling Word from Mark Dever on False Conversions
Justin Taylor is live-blogging Together for the Gospel, which is quite a feat given the extensive content yielded by this outstanding conference. Yesterday, he summarized Mark Dever’s message on “False Conversion,” which included the following. It’s well worth pondering as … Continue reading
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Ed Stetzer on DeYoung/Gilbert: Are Pastors Qualified to Speak on Theology of Mission?
The pastor-theologian is a subject of great interest to me, as my introduction to the book The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry (Crossway, 2011) by John Piper and D. A. Carson shows. Because … Continue reading
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On the Trinity, Gospel, Local Church and More: Christianity.com Videos
What is the value of church history? I attempt to answer this very important question here in a video interview with Christianity.com conducted at the 2011 national conference of The Gospel Coalition. I reference the doctrine of the Trinity–currently a … Continue reading
New IXMarks: Pastoring Women
The new IXMarks eJournal is out, and it’s on pastoring women and honoring and understanding distinctiveness. Below is a listing of the Journal’s contents. I. Pastoring Women: Understanding And Honoring Distinctness Why Complementarianism Is Crucial to Discipleship By Jonathan Leeman If … Continue reading
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Upcoming: John Piper and Don Carson on Pastors and Scholars
In just two weeks, on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Community Church in Chicago, IL, the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will host an evening of free lectures and discussion with … Continue reading
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Are Roommates the New Family?
Just found an interesting article that captured a cultural trend. The New York Times writer Stephen Williams penned a piece called “Home, Hangout, Departure Lounge” that profiles a group of roommates living together in New York City. It’s a short but … 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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Saturday Devotions: Holy Spirit Comfort
Acts 9:31 reads, “So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.” Following a … Continue reading
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