Justin Taylor has a post about John Piper’s call to enter the pastorate and serve as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The post marks the thirtieth anniversary since the commencement of that calling. The book, ‘Desiring God’ was my introduction to Piper and also another marker post in my love for the …
I like Chuck Swindoll. Back in the day, I read many of his books, listened to his radio broadcasts, and received his study guides. His book ‘The Grace Awakening’ helped me fall in love with the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith alone. I even got to go to public meetings that Swindoll spoke …
Tim Keller is popular among segments of communities dedicated to reformed theology, presbyterianism, church planting and preaching. He has led the planting of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. His books include ‘The Prodigal God’ (reviewed here), The Reason For God and The Call Of The Jericho Road. He is also one of the figures …
Maybe you don’t like to call it ‘membership’. Perhaps you’d prefer ‘covenant’ or ‘partnership’ or some other term. I don’t want to get tangled up on that. The issue is: who are we, as Christians, in specific and intentional partnership with on a local basis? Kevin DeYoung writes about ‘Why Membership Matters‘. I thing he …
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