The set of J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts On The Gospels which I ordered thanks to a very special offer by Banner of Truth arrived today. (Ah, the joys of surface mail.) The Banner of Truth website is still indicating that the special offer continues to be available. Yes, I do know that the text of …

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I think I first read True Community by Jerry Bridges under the title True Fellowship. The Kindle edition is currently available for free at Amazon. It is a wonderfully practical and straightforward unfolding of that which is called koinonia in the original language of the New Testament. Small groups could do worse than read through …

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Cross posted from Jo at Grasa Mesak: I have been reading the text of Arlindo Marcal’s wonderful new children’s book, ‘Istória kona-ba José Mehidór’, and attempting an English translation. I cannot pretend that my Tetun is good enough for me to serious believe that I could translate this myself into English. But I do know …

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What does Deep & Wide (Andy Stanley, Zondervan 2012) promise? Deep & Wide’s subtitle is Creating Churches Unchurched People Love To Attend, which pretty much sums it up. Stanley has planted a church in Atlanta which now has 33,000 people attending a number of campuses, so something’s going on. In five sections he provides some …

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