[vimeo 26100841 w=400 h=225] Church Leaders Who Permit Carnility from NCFIC on Vimeo .

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Justin Taylor posted the following exerpt from Francis Schaeffer's article "Why and How I Write My Books" : The way to read my books, then, is to realize that I came through a real struggle in those early days, and I’ve tried to be honest in my study ever since. I try to approach every problem as...

On Sunday I preached part 3 in our current series through Ruth. It is entitled "Not a Chance" and can be listened to or downloaded HERE .

Very grateful for these words: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died, ‘Say to Joseph, Please...

"The deceptively simple task of disciple-making is made demanding, frustrating and difficult in our world, not because it is so hard to grasp but because it is so hard to persevere in. "This is why we are such suckers for the latest ministry expert, who has always grown a church of at least 5000...

Al Mohler has posted his picks for books that pastors ought to read in 2011. 1. Collected Writings on Scripture by D.A. Carson (Crossway) 2. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God by Paul Copan (Baker) 3. Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the...

On Sunday I preached part 2 in our current series through Ruth. It is entitled "Relentless Grace" (Ruth 1:6-22) and can be listened to or downloaded HERE .

From Carl Trueman : "If somebody spends more time in the pulpit talking about themselves than about the Bible and Christ, then they are preaching themselves and not Christ crucified. If they talk about themselves for twenty minutes and expound the Bible for twenty minutes, that is a twenty minute...

From an article by Randy Alcorn: I feel like right now among evangelicals—including authors, musicians, speakers and pastors—there’s a runaway train of unbiblical and unclear thinking. We are improvising theology on the fly with little regard for the Scriptures or the historic orthodox Christian...

From an article in Christianity Today : And so we have a system in which pride and hypocrisy are inevitable. The situation for the pastor is impossible. He retains his biblical vision, but the system he finds himself in makes him waver between humility and arrogance, hope and cynicism, patience and...

[vimeo 25624674 w=400 h=225] Gospel, Mission, and the Church from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo . HT: Justin Taylor

I appreciate the work of Nancy Guthrie. I recommend you check out the following books: Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament This is a year's worth of readings from the Old Testament demonstrating how Christ is present in (not simply read back into) the Old Testament. This is a terrific book for...

From John Piper: Let me just mention one feature to watch out for in the recognition of wolves. As I have watched the movement from biblical faithfulness to liberalism in persons and institutions that I have known over the years, this feature stands out: An emotional disenchantment with...

[vimeo 24635066 w=400 h=225] Biblical Authority in an Age of Uncertainty from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo .

In the video below D.A. Carson interviews Conrad Mbewe about the tragic rise of the prosperity gospel in Africa. One of the reasons for the popularity of preachers like Benny Hinn, Keneth Copeland, and other prosperity teachers in Africa is because of the similarity between what they preach and the...

An Episcopal priest who describes herself as "left leaning" seems to have been right in the middle of the target audience for the recent Wild Goose Festival . Yet Catherine Caimano writes: I was surprised that an event billed in part as a revival would have an almost pervasive timidity about...

This Sunday I will begin preaching a five week series of sermons through Ruth. The following are some excellent resources on Ruth. And, yes, I am stealing the title of Sinclair Ferguson's little book for my sermon series. Esther and Ruth by Iain Duguid Faithful God by Sinclair Ferguson The Message...

It is lengthy but Dr. Ardel Caneday's article in the latest issue of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology is worth the read. Dr. Caneday challenges those within evangelicalism who are now dismissing the Bible's teachings concerning the historicity of Adam and the Fall. Check it out HERE .

This Sunday I will begin a five week series of sermons through the book of Ruth. Ruth begins by telling the tragic story of Naomi and the deaths of her husband and sons. It is during the dark days of the Judges and a time of famine. But Ruth is also the story of the love and marriage of two...

When you get a chance take a listen to Greg Beale's series on Revelation: From Symbolism to Significance .

The latest edition of the 9 Marks Journal is now online. The theme is the relationship between pastor and staff. Articles: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious of Staff Managment by Mark Dever Senior Pastor as Servant's Servant's Servant by Jeremie Rinnie Do You Disciple Your Staff by Mark Mullery &...

Al Mohler has written an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal . Not surprisingly, Dr. Mohler clearly communicates God's standard on sexual ethics revealed in the Bible. There is no moral squishiness here. We believe that God has revealed a pattern for human sexuality that not only points the...

Take time to listen to Kevin DeYoung's excellent message from the Next 2011 Conference - "Who Am I? Humanity in the Eyes of the World and the Christian .