As I stood in line at the Lifeway Bookstore today, the gentleman in front of me informed the cashier, “Bookstore sales are like crack for theology students.” Basically, we can’t pass them up…ever. lol.
And for better or for worse, he’s pretty right on. In the last week, I’ve encountered two bookstore sales and didn’t make [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘preaching’
April 23, 2008
Bookstore Sales: The Crack of the Seminarian
April 20, 2008
Thabiti on Race
You should listen to this entire message on the T4G website, but here’s a clip to give you an intro. This was one of the messages given at the Together for the Gospel conference this past week:
March 25, 2008
A Plea To Seminarians For Open Discourse: On The (Hidden) Theology of Birth Control
“The man who never speaks,
never has to defend his words.
But to do so out of ignorance or fear
is a poor excuse to continue the practice…”
Few issues have changed the landscape of American families like the development and eventual moral acceptance of medical birth control. Wherever you stand on the issue, it cannot be debated [...]
March 25, 2008
Seeker-friendly, Watered down, Cream of wheat irreverence
There are few Bible teachers and preachers around today that have been as faithful to gospel ministry as John MacArthur. Today, thank God for his grace in giving the Church such men to exhort us all unto faithfulness:
When a man steps into the pulpit more interested in telling us about his week so that he [...]
March 13, 2008
Birth Control: The Partly Natural Family, Children Aborted From The Mind
I’m not sure where I have been for the past few years, but I just tonight stumbled upon a copy of Touchstone, a self-proclaimed “journal of mere Christianity,” with theologians such as Russell D. Moore, Phillip E. Johnson, Peter J. Leithart and many more contributing. And let me tell you, I am glad I found [...]
January 29, 2008
Heaven Taken By Storm
Along with the stack of other books that I’m reading this semester for class, I just started reading a book by Thomas Watson (apart from class) entitled “Heaven Taken By Storm: Showing the Holy Violence A Christian is to Put Forth in the Pursuit After Glory”. In chapter one, I found a perfect example of [...]
December 22, 2007
The Holiness of Changing Diapers…ala Martin Luther
Oh that pastors today would preach on the blessedness of the family as Luther did!
‘BH
“Now observe that when that clever harlot, our natural reason (which the pagans followed in trying to be most clever), takes a look at married life, she turns up her nose and says, “Alas, must I rock the baby, wash its [...]
December 2, 2007
Charging God With Wrongdoing
(Thomas Watson, “A Divine Cordial” 1663)
“It is the Lord’s will. Let Him do what He thinks best.”
1 Samuel 3:18
“One who genuinely loves God, interprets all His dealings
in the best sense. Though He afflicts sharply–the soul
takes all well. This is the language of a gracious spirit:
“My God sees what a hard heart I [...]
November 26, 2007
The Thunderbolt Of “It Is Written!”
E.V. Hill on how to make the enemy run, given at a 1993 Promise Keepers gathering:
(HT: Matt Perry)
November 6, 2007
Linking Up on the Front Lawn
Blogspotting and trotting: for your enjoyment and reading pleasure…
Is Abortion a Theological Issue? Garry Wills Says No: Albert Mohler.com
Obama plays his trump card: Centurion
Blood on the Book: Tim Challies
To Baldly Go: Carl Trueman
Wanted: Luthers & Calvins: The Thirsty Theologian
MacArthur on The Sin of NOT Fighting For The Truth: Oldtruth.com
Solomon Given Boot from Hip Church Conference: [...]
