Being a long way from anywhere means that just slipping off to a ministry conference is a bit of an exercise. Fortunately a generation of blog savvy posters means that reasonable notes are available. And sometimes audio is even posted a bit later for free. New student Stephen McDonald has posted notes on the sessions …

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A pastor is not the accuser in residence of the church he serves. I hope those of you who talk to me and read this blog think that mgpc is a wonderful place to be part of. It is. Not because we don’t have problems or because we never do the wrong thing. But because …

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Horatius Bonar on the kinds of men used by the Holy Spirit: 1. They are in earnest: “They lived and labored and preached like men on whose lips the immortality of thousands hung.” 2. They are bent on success: “As warriors, they set their hearts on victory and fought with the believing anticipation of triumph, …

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