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August 2006

TRAVEL DIARY – The Joy of Arriving

August 23, 2006

Every journey comes to an end eventually. Having spent almost no time in the last 48 hours asleep (I was packing when I should have been sleeping) and 20 hours since my taxi collected me from my house, I am finally in my hotel. This should be by far the worst travel day of the [...]

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TRAVEL DIARY – Waiting at the Airport

August 22, 2006

I am on a journey that will take me through five different airports in the next week. Already I am missing home and my lovely wife and kids, who were all sleeping as I left. But journeys like this pay our family bills, and I think this time I will bring the kids home some [...]

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MLJ MONDAY – What is the Gift of Tongues?

August 21, 2006

Today the Doctor brings his inimitable talent for careful analysis to the gift of tongues. Note, that he is not in this post speaking of whether or not tongues continue today; instead this is his view about the mechanics of how the gift of tongues works. “I want to suggest to you now that a [...]

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Cows, Dogs, and Political Correctness – Part Three

August 20, 2006

In this series, so far I have looked at how the Bible uses two Greek words which are often translated as “man,” and then how lexicons describe what those words mean. The reason I have been speaking about this is the drive by some Bible translations to comply with what some would describe as political [...]

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ABOUND IN HOPE! – A Sermon on Romans 15:13

August 20, 2006

The following is notes from a sermon on hope. True hope is a uniquely Christian thing – like faith and love – I need the help of God’s Spirit as I seek to explain this to the people. The audio of this message is now available to download from my church’s website or by subscribing [...]

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Cows, Dogs, and Political Correctness – Part Two

August 19, 2006

In the first post we began by looking at how two Greek words – anthropos and aner – often translated “man” – are used in the Bible. We will now look at what some of the lexicons say. I consulted all of these in the Logos Bible Software program that I have on special offer [...]

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ROUND-UP – The Holy Spirit and the Charismatics

August 19, 2006

I know some of you might think that all I ever blog about is the charismatic/cessationist debate and the gifts of the Spirit. At first sight, this list of over 90 posts might seem to confirm that. But, this list of posts amounts to only around 4 per cent of the total number of my [...]

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Pursuing Unity Even When We Disagree Over The Spirit

August 18, 2006

I am trying to catch up on a few blog posts I’ve missed. There is one, which together with the comments section, is worthy of a mention. Tim Challies has WorshipGod06 – Reflections, and as usual a bun fight over the charismatic issue ensues. But then, something happenes which I am beginning to see happen [...]

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PIPER FRIDAY – Hope by the Spirit and How Logos Helps Me

August 18, 2006

I am not ashamed to admit that I learn from others in my Christian walk and in my preparation. Today’s Piper Friday will give you a rare peek behind the scenes of my preparation for preaching a sermon before I preach it. This Sunday I am preaching on hope. So, it is no great surprise [...]

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Cows, Dogs, and Political Correctness – Part One

August 18, 2006

Over on the Better Bibles Blog, I decided to make a comment a few days ago that I knew would be provocative. You see, it seems — at least to my cursory reading of the blog — to be a matter of faith among some people over there that the Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anthropos) never [...]

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Home for a few days, then off to Washington

August 17, 2006

I’m back! But blogging may continue to be light as I better spend some time with my family as it won’t be long before I’m off again. The Greek post looks like it is now ready for serialising, so . . . as they say on the BBC kid’s program, Blue Peter . . . [...]

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Out of Town, but the Blog Lives On . . .

August 14, 2006

Well, I’m off for a three-day blog hiatus. This is caused neither by a holiday, nor sickness, but by work. You know the score by now . . . if you are desperate to read good stuff – what are you doing here anyway? Follow the Warnie headlines, or read some MARTYN LLOYD-JONES or JOHN [...]

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BLOGDOM TODAY – PC Birthday, WG06 Updates, Spurgeon

August 14, 2006

25TH BIRTHDAY FOR PC WORSHIP GOD 06 – LATEST NEWS SPURGEON STILL RELEVANT TODAY Mohler Hails the 25th Anniversary of the PC I am old enough to remember a time without a PC, and young enough to have had them as a child. I’m in that generation E that Mohler mentions! Tags: mohler tech UPDATES [...]

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MLJ Monday – The Doctor Changes His Mind

August 14, 2006

In the Preface to Great Doctrines of the Bible, the editors note that after World War II, Lloyd-Jones held discussion meetings at Westminster Chapel in London on Friday evenings to talk about practical issues in the Christian life. Because many people began asking him questions about biblical doctrines, the Doctor began a series of lectures [...]

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MARTYN LLOYD-JONES ROUND-UP

August 13, 2006

Martyn Lloyd-Jones was unquestionably the world’s greatest English-speaking Christian teacher of the last century. It is essential that we continue to learn and benefit from this gift of God to the whole church. Loved by charismatics and cessationists alike, even at the height of the tensions felt in the 1960′s and 1970′s, “The Doctor” as [...]

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JOHN PIPER ROUND-UP

August 13, 2006

As regular readers will already know, I devote space each Friday for quotes from John Piper. Dr. Piper is the preacher of his generation, as Lloyd-Jones was of his own. John combines authentic experiential Christianity with a solid doctrinal foundation. There is no Christian preacher alive whom I think would consistently benefit you more to [...]

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WorshipGod06 – Wrap-Up

August 13, 2006

Challies has great notes on three more sessions of WorshipGod06. In session 4, the following words stood out for me: “Too often we approach God like the subject of a biography. We read about Him, but do not expect to actually encounter Him. We pray, but don’t think He’ll talk back. We read His Word, [...]

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Terrorists Score a Victory Without Firing a Shot

August 12, 2006

In the UK today our typical “stiff upper lip” is showing definite signs of cracking. Amidst chaotic scenes at Heathrow caused by new stringent security measures, passengers are starting to express openly their frustration. There is a feeling that there is simply not enough staff on duty to cope with the new measures. Meanwhile, some [...]

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BLOGDOM TODAY – The Atonement, Church Membership, and Godly Attitudes

August 11, 2006

PHIL JOHNSON CONCLUDES ATONEMENT SERIES MATHEW SIMS ON THE BEAUTY OF SUBMISSION MARK DEVER ON TRUE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP MUHAMMED ALI AND MAHANEY ON HUMILITY Phil Johnson Completes His Series on the Atonement from 2 Corinthians 5:21 This series should be compulsory reading, especially for all those neoliberals! Tags: atonemement “Wives, submit yourselves to your own [...]

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WorshipGod06 – Experiencing the Presence of God

August 11, 2006

BOB KAUFLIN’S BREAK-OUT SESSION AT WG06 CHALLIES – SESSION 3 “I attended an afternoon break-out session led by Bob Kauflin on “Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship.” In this session, Bob broke down fifteen seemingly opposing ideals that have to be held in tension with one another.” IsaiahSix shares what he heard at an afternoon WG06 [...]

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