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Preaching: Conversational Stand-up or Serious Gospel Exposition?
A typically provocative word from Carl Trueman on the legacy of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, the “Doctor” (HT: JT): We have leaders with a lot of swagger and `street cred’; Lloyd-Jones had gravitas and did not care to be cool. Lloyd-Jones may … Continue reading
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Elegant Reflections on an Elegant Ministry: John Stott, 1921-2011
Several members of the BibleMesh project have posted meaningful reflections on the life and career of Anglican expositor John Stott, who just went home to glory. I commend them all to you. Below are two that speak to a personal … Continue reading
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Mike Wittmer Tackles Rob Bell, Gospel-Centered Death, Thorn on Self-Preaching
Mike Wittmer of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary has recently released Christ Alone: An Evangelical Response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Edenridge, 2011, lively foreword by Michael Horton). I commend it to you. This is the only book-length treatment of Bell’s … Continue reading
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New England Pastors: Duncan and Anyabwile in May 2011
Great news for New England–just got this from Dave Ricard of the New England Center for Expository Preaching: “I was informed tonight that Ligon Duncan has agreed to join Thabiti Anyabwile at Island Pond Baptist Church for NECEP 2011 Pastors’ … Continue reading
Josh Moody of College Church on 2 Timothy: Toward a Gospel Ministry Foundation and Vision
This from the Henry Center blog. We recently hosted College Church in Wheaton (IL) pastor Josh Moody, and I was deeply affected by his sermons and also his discussion with the students. He is a strong, penetrating expositor whose style … Continue reading
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Ministry Is About Faithfulness, Not Numbers: Gospel Growth 2009
But don’t take my word for it–let the Gospel Growth=People Growth conference to be held October 14-16, 2009 at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) convince you. I highly recommend that you go if you’re in the area–you’ll benefit from talks … Continue reading
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Phil Ryken on the Pastor-Theologian
Phil Ryken just published a piece from Ligonier’s Tabletalk at Ref21 that covers how John Calvin was a pastor-scholar. It’s a solid article worth reading. Ryken distills Calvin’s goal in preaching: “Calvin’s goal in all his preaching and writing was … Continue reading
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Robert Schuller’s Son: “Nobody Listens to Preaching”
From an interview done with Christianity Today: “I’ll probably have 5- to 10-minute messages throughout the program, but it won’t be sitting down with three points and a poem. Chris Wyatt resigned a month before I left the Cathedral because … Continue reading
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Bruce Ware’s “Big Truths” Soaring at Amazon
If you haven’t heard of theologian Bruce Ware’s latest book, Big Truths for Young Hearts, you’re one of the few. The text is storming up the Amazon charts and has gotten as low as #500 (incredible!). The happy little secret … Continue reading
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David Wells’s Preaching to Postmoderns Is Free and Available
The Henry Center is very pleased to announce that the media from the recent David Wells lecture is now available for free from the Center website. Video of “How, Then, Should We Preach to the (Postmodern) World?” Audio of “How, … Continue reading
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