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R.C. Sproul – Free Streaming Video Series on Abortion

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Dr. R.C. Sproul has a six-part video series on abortion that Ligonier Ministries has made freely available over the Internet. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes in length - links below go to each individual video. The teaching is excellent (careful, logical, biblical). What Are the Key Issues? How Sacred Is Human Life? When Does Life Begin? What Is the Relationship of Church and State? What About Those Who Demand Their Rights? What Is Your Verdict? … [Read more...] about R.C. Sproul – Free Streaming Video Series on Abortion

Holiness of God Conference: In English and Spanish

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The Ligonier Ministries 2009 National Conference is on the theme The Holiness of God. It will be held March 19-21 in Orlando, FL. Yours truly will be joining uber-blogger Tim Challies for live-blogging duties (including the John Calvin mini-conference -- see the full schedule). Karisa Schlehr announces that Ligonier Ministries will also be providing simultaneous Spanish translation during the conference. Conference speakers include Thabiti Anyabwile, Alistair Begg, Donald A. Carson, J. Ligon Duncan III, Sinclair Ferguson, W. Robert Godfrey, Steven J. Lawson, R. Albert Mohler Jr., R.C. … [Read more...] about Holiness of God Conference: In English and Spanish

Live Blog of Calvin Legacy Conference

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R. Scott Clark has a full live-blog of the recent Calvin's Legacy conference in Westminster Seminary in Escondido, CA. Links to posts for each of these topics are at the above link. Was John Calvin a 16th Century Joel Osteen? Is There a Difference Between Calvinist and Reformed? PLENARY 1 - Calvin: Why He Still Matters by W. Robert Godfrey (7:10 p.m.) The First Session Break PLENARY 2 - Calvin as Bible Interpreter by S. M. Baugh (8:15 p.m.) Did Calvin differ with the HC and Canons of Dort? PLENARY 3 - Calvin and the Reform of Worship by R. Scott Clark (8:40 a.m.) PLENARY 4 - Calvin on Law … [Read more...] about Live Blog of Calvin Legacy Conference

Joshua Harris: The Next Generation

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Writing for TableTalk magazine this past April, pastor Joshua Harris reflects on the value of a mentor in his life: When I turned twenty-one, my dad gave me this simple advice: “Find men that you want to be like and then sit at their feet.” As I launched into manhood, he was reminding me that the lessons I needed most wouldn’t be found in a textbook — they’d be written in the heart and life of a godly man. I needed to get close enough to this man that I could observe his character and be shaped by his example. I needed a mentor. Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Joshua Harris: The Next Generation

Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson

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Professor and author Dr. D.A. Carson is a compelling and engaging thinker on a wide array of topics ranging from technical exegetical matters to devotional reflections, to controversial matters in church life. So I was happy to receive a copy this week of Christ and Culture Revisited. Two noteworthy endorsements: "Don Carson here writes clearly, carefully, and helpfully about the timely topic of how Christians should engage culture. Well-suited to write such a volume, Carson exposes and explodes 'egregious reductionisms' whic he says too often afflict Christians. We can't reduce the … [Read more...] about Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson