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January 2007

Charles Simeon’s Works to Live Again?

January 30, 2007

UPDATE Logos have now posted a large number of scanned pages from Simeon’s Sermons. Go and read them, they will thrill your heart and I trust stir your desire to obtain these amazing volumes Back in November last year, I discovered a biographical article by John Piper on Charles Simeon. The article made a great [...]

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JOHN PIPER FRIDAY – Ethnic Diversity and Affirmative Action for Pastoral Appointments

January 26, 2007

UPDATEMuch of the discussion on this issue is now occurring over at blogs belonging to Thabiti Anyabwile and Justin Taylor – Why not pop over and join in? John Piper is never one to shy away from controversy or difficult subjects. This week has been no different. He has sent out an e-mail entitled How [...]

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INTERVIEW – Wendy Alsup – A Deacon at the Church Mark Driscoll Leads – Conclusion

January 25, 2007

UPDATE In January 2008, the following post was identified as the 23rd all-time most popular post with readers of this blog. The 24th most widely read post was my interview with Rob Rufus—you can access either the audio version or the written transcript. It was very interesting to get the inside story on what it’s [...]

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INTERVIEW – Wendy Alsup – A Deacon at the Church Mark Driscoll Leads, Part 3

January 24, 2007

It is a pleasure to welcome to my blog today, Wendy Alsup, who is a member of Mars Hill Church Seattle—led by Mark Driscoll. Wendy is a mother of two, and Deacon in charge of Women’s Theology and Training. There has been a lot of controversy about Mark Driscoll in the blogosphere, so I thought [...]

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INTERVIEW – Wendy Alsup – A Deacon at the Church Mark Driscoll Leads, Part 2

January 23, 2007

It is a pleasure to welcome to my blog today, Wendy Alsup, who is a member of Mars Hill Church Seattle—led by Mark Driscoll. Wendy is a mother of two, and Deacon in charge of Women’s Theology and Training. There has been a lot of controversy about Mark Driscoll in the blogosphere, so I thought [...]

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INTERVIEW – Wendy Alsup – A Deacon at the Church Mark Driscoll Leads

January 22, 2007

It is a pleasure to welcome to my blog today, Wendy Alsup, who is a member of Mars Hill Church Seattle—led by Mark Driscoll. Wendy is a mother of two, and Deacon in charge of Women’s Theology and Training. There has been a lot of controversy about Mark Driscoll in the blogosphere, so I thought [...]

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Church Doesn’t Have to be Boring

January 21, 2007

Was watching an interview with Terry Virgo on video this evening with my two oldest children and my wife. We were all really caught up with and interested in his story. But there was one line that stuck out for its simplicity, but profoundness. When talking about his early experiences of “boring” church, Terry then [...]

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PIPER FRIDAY – Brainerd’s Mistake, World Mission’s Gain

January 19, 2007

While I believe Piper is arguably one of the greatest preachers alive, he is also a fantastic biographer. I found these words very encouraging. It is amazing to realize that one man’s moment of foolishness directly led to a course of action which would arguably inspire the entire modern missions movement! God truly is sovereign—even over [...]

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Better Than I Deserve

January 18, 2007

As I write this, for some reason my thoughts are turned to a phrase C. J. Mahaney is famous for. Apparently when asked, “How are you doing?” he makes it a habit to answer, “Better than I deserve.” As I think about my life, I am more and more convinced that is true of me. [...]

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Spurgeon on Revival

January 17, 2007

The word revival is back on the lips of people I know — I hadn’t even heard it mentioned for a very long time until just recently. I thought I would share some quotes from Spurgeon on the subject of revival with you today. I hope and pray it inspires you to pray for revival, [...]

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Together on a Mission 07 Bookings Open and 06 Downloads Become Free

January 16, 2007

This year there is no Together for the Gospel.  The similarly named newfrontiers conference will, however, be on.   Visitors will be coming from many nations, including, of course, the USA. So if you have always wanted to visit the “mother country” or you have wondered what a reformed charismatic conference would be like – why not [...]

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MLJ MONDAY – Are You Sure You Want Revival?

January 15, 2007

 Revival is a word that is on some people’s lips once more in my circles.  It is something we are again praying for and crying out to God about.  I came across this quote from The Doctor on my CD of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones materials. The question has to be asked . . .  if revival [...]

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BIBLE – Reflections of a Returning Blogger

January 14, 2007

As I return to blogging, I cannot help but think of a verse in Proverbs which haunts a chatterbox and prolific blogger like me. What implications does it have for us?  Does it mean we should write less and think more?  I suspect so! “When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains [...]

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My Story Part Five – Learning to Value Being, Not Doing

January 13, 2007

Just before Christmas, someone I know asked me what I was going to do on my blog to “follow” my interview with Wayne Grudem. In that moment I knew exactly how I was going to follow it — with silence. Sometimes the best way to try and follow something is quite simply not to! To [...]

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