A quote from a recent book by Carl Trueman, as posted here. “The task of the Christian is not to whine about the moment in which he or she lives but to understand its problems and respond appropriately to them.” The more Christians see their mission as nurturing a cultural norm, the more they’ll grow …
Great talk on the abiding contributions to the Protestant churches from Luther and the reformation by Carl Trueman at Creek Road Presbyterian. Warm corporate singing as well.
Carl Trueman on worship that is tragic for the right reasons. Only the dead can be resurrected. As the second thief on the cross saw so clearly, Christ’s kingdom is entered through death, not by escape from it. Traditional Protestantism saw this, connecting baptism not to washing so much as to death and resurrection. Protestant …
Carl Trueman writes on Martin Luther And The Power Of Preaching; We don’t listen to sermons to hear about us. An excerpt: Luther’s sermons first of all remind us of a very important truth: we are not the center of the universe; God is. And we are not so unique that we need tailor-made personal …
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