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The Resurgence of Calvinism

The Resurgence of Calvinism from Puritan Reformed on Vimeo.
In this short clip Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III shares some thoughts on the present resurgence of interest in Calvinism. He makes some very good observations, and his exhortation to the “Young and Restless” movement to adopt the Bible as their authority for their ecclesiology is very [...]

Is the Reformation Over?

by R.C. Sproul
originally posted at: ligonier.org
Is the Reformation over? There have been several observations rendered on this subject by those I would call “erstwhile evangelicals.” One of them wrote, “Luther was right in the sixteenth century, but the question of justification is not an issue now.” A second self-confessed evangelical made a comment in a [...]

The Judgement Seat of Christ

Leonard Ravenhill’s legendary sermon “The Judgment Seat of Christ” is not a paltry call to mediocrity but a heart-piercing roar for complete and total abandonment to Jesus. May eternity be stamped upon your eyeballs as you listen.

Jude 3

I recently traded emails with a brother and the question about Jude 3 came up and what exactly is the “common salvation”. Well I am not as well read in Jude as I should be, but I had my Johnny Mac with me and I wrote out his commentary. Not wanting that to go to [...]

How my Jeep teaches humility

Ah, the Jeep. Specifically a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. At 170,000 miles, running on its original transmission, engine and drive-train, the thing is a beast and probably deserves a spot in the Jeep hall of fame. But any small part, trinket, bearing or vacuum line that can and will break…has and most likely will.
We [...]

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      (Author: John Piper) Marilynne Robinson's novel Gilead—if you can call it that—continues to move me, months after I read it. I have waited to comment on it since I knew it would be around for decades (centuries?). I wanted to let it ripen in my memory. Rev. John Ames is dying. The book is a kind of last testament he would like his young son to read when […]
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      (Author: Tyler Kenney) This July Baker Books will be releasing Jesus: The Only Way to God, a short paperback by John Piper on the need for people to hear and believe the name of Jesus in order to be saved. You can buy one (or more) from us in advance at the special price of just $4.99 each. Just call 888.346.4700 on a weekday between 8 and 5pm Central Time. […]
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      (Author: Tyler Kenney)Today in the news: Suspected Islamist militants stormed an office of a U.S.-based, Christian aid agency [World Vision] in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani aid workers after singling them out and then blowing up the building. (Read full article from Reuters) From the World Vision website: Please pray for World Vision's s […]
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