Biblical Training Audio Buffet November 14, 2011 Anytime two figures like John Piper and R.C. Sproul sit down to discuss and reflect on their ministries, one must perk up and pay attention. During this hour-and-a-half Q
Hunting Season November 14, 2011 At Immanuel [http://www.immanuelrpc.com/], we are working through the book of Ezekiel on Sunday mornings. Yesterday I preached on Ezekiel 6, where God explains the coming destruction of Jerusalem by decrying
links Weekly Picks November 12, 2011 Two Trees [http://www.rabbitroom.com/2011/11/two-trees/] - this essay by Alyssa Ramsey at the Rabbit Room is simply beautiful. The Importance of "not" [http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2011/
female Female Heart November 11, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/women-of-heart-disease.jpg] A few weeks ago, in sharing about speaking at a women's retreat, I used the term "
Reasons For Faith November 09, 2011 Dr.Stephen Meyer [http://www.stephencmeyer.org/]sat down with R. C. Sproul last year for a wide ranging discussion about the integration of faith and science. The Intelligent Design movement is gaining
Christian humor You Might Be An RPer If... November 04, 2011 [http://reformedpresbyterian.org/]If your child hears the tune to Amazing Grace and thinks 3A, you might be an RPer. If your pastor refers to John Calvin at least twice in a sermon,
missions Not a Fair Fight November 04, 2011 Every Sunday is a great gift from God. But last Sunday...last Sunday our local congregation [http://www.immanuelrpc.com]received more of God's goodness than we have room for: we
a capella An A Capella Fella November 01, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sing-off07a.jpg] Often when those of us in the Reformed Presbyterian Church are asked about our worship practices (someone just called me on
A Christian Psychology Of And Response To Homosexuality – Sam Williams October 31, 2011 http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-christian-psychology-of/id132458157?i=102148218 Not long ago, Justin Taylor [http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/10/21/the-best-introduction-to-homosexuality-causes-change-
How Big Is Your Local Church? October 28, 2011 How big is your church? Jared lifted our eyes in his last post to see that ours is the church universal, regardless of the size of our local body, and we need to
National Covenanting: A Realistic Solution for the Economy? October 26, 2011 I’ve been thinking about the current economic crisis, and whether the Covenanter doctrine of National Covenanting is for such a time as this. I thought I would post some of those thoughts
Architecture Culture, Contradictions & the Cross October 25, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wexner1.jpg] In the Worldview class I am teaching in our church's academy, which is based on materials from Summit Ministries [http:
How big is your church? October 23, 2011 Tomorrow morning my family and I will gather together with about 75 other people to worship God. To some, a congregation of 75 is unthinkably small. To others, perhaps it is enviably large.
Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Communion of the Saints October 22, 2011 "Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner. Sometimes I feel like my only friend is the city I live in, the city of angels, Lonely as I am,
Stronger Women October 21, 2011 At the Women's Retreat last week, I borrowed an idea from Jeremiah Burrough's work on contentment and gave the following definition to the ladies. > The quiet strength of
Generous Justice - Tim Keller October 21, 2011 [http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/generous_justice]While reading the twentieth chapter of Acts, meditating again on Paul’s farewell address to the elders at Ephesus, I was struck by Paul’s emphasis
The seeds of sin October 17, 2011 As I sit in my basement "office" (a loose term, here meaning a table shoved into a corner beside all the boxes and cement walls), studying the second commandment, I find
prayer Strong Women October 12, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/woman-praying-1.jpg] On the refrigerator in the kitchen at Sycamore, a magnet once held a card given to us by a former
Christology 101 – James White October 11, 2011 [http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=4812]Every now and again, I swing over to Alpha and Omega Ministries to see what James White is up to. If you didn’t
Bigger Bloggers October 05, 2011 Our children like to tell the joke, "Who is bigger? Daddy Bigger, Mommy Bigger, or Baby Bigger?" The answer? "Baby Bigger. He's a little Bigger." As baby
Finish the Mission: For the Joy of All Peoples - 2011 DG National Conference October 03, 2011 I just finished listening to this year’s Desiring God National Conference, and I must say that it was excellent! While each speaker spoke with passion and shed light upon the church’s
Lord's Day Deeds of Mercy September 29, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lifechain_texas_allen_2006-10-01lg.jpg] Every year on the first Lord's Day of October, our church joins others in the
Baseball Baseball and the Kingdom September 29, 2011 Last night, my fingers burned as I jumped back and forth between radio stations on MLB AtBat to keep up with the greatest single day of regular season baseball in history. On the
Jesus In the end, it's all Jesus September 28, 2011 I hate trying to play games when I don't know the rules. I have painful memories of trying to play euchre while still not being totally sure what the point was
Stephen Charnock- On the Power of God September 27, 2011 "The power of God in creation requires not those degrees of admiration, as in redemption. In creation, the world was erected from nothing; as there was nothing to act, so there was