Theology

The panel consisted of Steve Lawson, Ligon Duncan, Albert Mohler, and Sinclair Ferguson. John Duncan asked the questions. Why is Calvin so important? Ferguson noted that Calvin had a genius to capture what the text was saying. Lawson noted that Calvin stood at the dawn of the Reformation, the printing press had just been invented, ships were going out to new lands, etc. Part of Calvin's genius is where he stood in history. The Puritans, the Westminster Divines, in large part these stood on the shoulders of John Calvin. Mohler noted that Calvin combined pastoral ministry and systematic … [Read more...] about Ligonier National Conference – Q&A Session I

J. Ligon Duncan III is the senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Miss., and adjunct professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the president of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and chairman of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Dr. Duncan has written, edited, and contributed to several books including Preaching the Cross, Women's Ministry in the Local Church, and Should We Leave Our Churches?, and Fear Not! Photo: Lukas Van Dyke To unpack the theme Calvin and The Christian Life, Dr. Duncan took us to I Timothy 1:3-5. There we see … [Read more...] about Ligonier National Conference – Ligon Duncan

Donald Whitney's highly regarded book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life is available this month as a free audio download from ChristianAudio.com. Use the coupon code MAR2009. The publisher's description: It's not uncommon for an accomplished musician to be able to sit down in front of a new piece of music and play it through without a hitch; to make it seem easy, as if it required no effort. Yet the "freedom" to play with such skill comes only after years of disciplined practice. In the same way, the freedom to grow in godliness to naturally express Christ's character through your … [Read more...] about Donald Whitney – Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

Susan Hunt, author of By Design, Spiritual Mothering and Women's Ministry in the Local Church (with Ligon Duncan), and (recently), Sammy and His Shepherd, is doing a one-day conference in Corona, CA on By Design: God's Distinctive Calling for Women. The conference runs from 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM on Saturday, March 7 at Northpoint Evangelical Free Church. Registration runs about ~$30. Schedule: 8:30 am Registration 9:00 am Session 1: Our Creation Design 10:45 am Session 2: Our Redemptive Calling Noon Lunch (boxed meal is included in registration price) 1:00 pm Session 3: … [Read more...] about Susan Hunt Conference: March 7 in Corona, CA

God shall alone the refuge be, And comfort of my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, He, Too good to be unkind. In all his holy, sovereign will, He is, I daily find, Too wise to be mistaken, still Too good to be unkind. When I the tempter's rage endure, 'Tis God supports my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, sure, Too good to be unkind. When sore afflictions on me lie, He is (though I am blind) Too wise to mistaken, yea, Too good to be unkind. What though I can't his goings see, Nor all his footsteps find? Too wise to be mistaken, He Too good to be unkind. Hereafter he will make me know, And I shall … [Read more...] about Too Wise To Be Mistaken, Too Good To Be Unkind