A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T In his book, Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way, J.I. Packer has a chapter entitled “The Gospel as of First Importance.” In that chapter, Packer discusses the pastoral and formational applications of the Gospel. Many are familiar with the quote from Tim Keller that “the Gospel is not the ABC’s of [...]
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The Gospel Alphabet: U is for Unity
February 26, 2012Church Planting Elitism
December 9, 2010Earlier this week, Ed Stetzer shared about new trends in church planting, most notably that local churches are becoming the engine for church planting. As someone who is (and will continue to) invest himself in helping churches plant churches, this is exciting to see. However, there is something that has been on my mind for [...]
Theoretical v. Operative Gospels
October 28, 2010I will let this quote by Graeme Goldsworthy speak for itself: “Among evangelicals there are differences in the way [gospel] is used. It is a matter for some concern that some books and study courses on evangelism seem to assume that every Christian is absolutely clear about what the gospel is, and that what is [...]
Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of Denominationalism
July 3, 2009Union University, under the leadership of Dr. David Dockery, continues to lead the discussion in Southern Baptist life by putting together the best conferences about Baptist issues in the country. In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement, the R.C. Ryan Center of Biblical Studies along with the Office of Church Relations is [...]
Carl Trueman on American Celebrity Culture
March 11, 2009Back in May of 2007, I asked the question, “Are We Creating a Reformed Celebrity Culture?” which, at the time, gained considerable traction. A year later, Carl Trueman shared some of his concerns about the celebrity culture while reflecting on Collin Hansen’s book Young, Restless, Reformed. Most recently, Trueman again picked up on the cult [...]
Thank You John Stott (1921-2011)
July 27, 2011Few people have shaped evangelicalism more in the past 100 years than John R.W. Stott, and this morning he departed to glory with a legacy that will far outlast his lifetime. I never had a chance to meet John Stott, but I felt that I came to know him through his writings in the many [...]
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