Philip Ryken shares this powerful Luther quote at the Reformation21 blog today. Good stuff… Luther said: The ministers of the Gospel should be men who are not too easily affected by praise or criticism, but simply speak of the benefit and the glory of Christ and seek the salvation of souls. Whenever you are being […]
Kevin Michael, Happy Birthday
Our oldest is 15 today. As cliche as it sounds, it seems like just yesterday we brought Kevin home from the hospital. Happy Birthday Kevin!
Loneliness on Patrol
Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? –Hebrews 12:9 Who would miss a grizzly Marine Corps drill instructor screaming in their face for the smallest slip-up? After a grueling three months of Marine boot […]
Gilead: A Novel
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The fruit of expository preaching
This is a great statement from C. J. Mahaney on the servanthood modeled at the Shepherds conference last week. John MacArthur, Dan Dumas, and the members of Grace Community Church put on a clinic in the art of serving. Though the preaching at the conference was outstanding, the example of servanthood (truly the fruit of […]
Contending for Our All
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NASB MacArthur Study Bible available now
I highly recommend you own a copy of the MacArthur Study Bible now available in the NASB translation. Over 4 million readers around the world have had their spiritual lives enriched and their understanding of God’s Word expanded by The MacArthur Study Bible. Drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated pastoral and scholarly work, […]
The Word of God in English
With so many Bible translations available, how do you make a choice between them? How do you even know what the criteria should be for making a choice? As an expert in English literature and literary theory, Leland Ryken approaches the translation debate from a practical artistic viewpoint.