"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

A Time to be Silent

February 25, 2011

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A Time to be Silent

February 25, 2011

Monday evening I was in the gym with my son's basketball team and two other teams  practicing.  The gym echoed with the bouncing of balls, the squeak of shoes, the shouts

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The Justification Landscape – Reformed Forum

February 22, 2011

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The Justification Landscape – Reformed Forum

February 22, 2011

[http://reformedforum.org/ctc162/]What I’m about to say isn’t hyperbolic: I appreciated every single sentence uttered by Pastor Mark Garcia in this Christ the Center interview. As someone who has

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Hodge Podging

February 18, 2011

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Hodge Podging

February 18, 2011

Regarding Hodge, a while back a dear friend brought to my attention the carefulness with which Charles Hodge developed the doctrine of limited atonement in comparison to others who are a bit more

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Prayer as a Way of Walking in Love: A Personal Journey – Francis Chan

February 15, 2011

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Prayer as a Way of Walking in Love: A Personal Journey – Francis Chan

February 15, 2011

[http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/conference-messages/prayer-as-a-way-of-walking-in-love-a-personal-journey] Pastor John Piper said that Francis Chan’s message at the 2010 National Conference

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God's Labor

February 13, 2011

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God's Labor

February 13, 2011

A few weeks ago, Jared reminded us of God’s gift of women to the church. At about the same time, God blessed Elizabeth and me with another covenant child. Elizabeth labored greatly

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Suddenly

February 11, 2011

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Suddenly

February 11, 2011

Amen to Jared's post below.  I'll answer his ending question with a post of my own  that I had been contemplating. [![](http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/

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I don't want to go outside anymore

February 10, 2011

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I don't want to go outside anymore

February 10, 2011

It's almost ten in the morning, but google is devastating my day, reminding me that it's still only negative five degrees outside. On the drive in (which felt like

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Leadership Interview with Bruce Winter – 9Marks

February 07, 2011

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Leadership Interview with Bruce Winter – 9Marks

February 07, 2011

[http://www.9marks.org/audio/understanding-bible-and-ministry]I love it when I meet a new, biblically astute theologian.  By “new” I don’t mean someone who has freshly emerged from seminary,

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Out of Season

February 03, 2011

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Out of Season

February 03, 2011

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/robins-in-snow.jpg] Though we still did not receive the amount the weather reporters guaranteed us was coming (this cartoon [http://www.worldmag.

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A Time for Every Purpose

February 02, 2011

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A Time for Every Purpose

February 02, 2011

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/clock.gif] On Monday I spoke at my grandmother's funeral, which was more difficult than I ever anticipated.  She was 94 and

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Can men and women be friends?

February 02, 2011

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Can men and women be friends?

February 02, 2011

At a recent conference, while lecturing through God's teaching on friendship in Proverbs, I made a passing comment about the reality, danger and limits of friendships with the opposite sex. (Reality:

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An Arminian Conundrum

January 30, 2011

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An Arminian Conundrum

January 30, 2011

Let’s be honest, texts like 1 Timothy 2:4 and 2 Peter 3:9 pose a challenge to the doctrine of unconditional election.  And Arminians love to remind Calvinists of this fact.

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Vignetting

January 26, 2011

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