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Natural Disasters, Repentance, and the Voice of God

by | Aug 1, 2012 | Bible, History, Theology

As I mentioned earlier, D. A. Carson’s For the Love of God has probably been the most influential Bible study tool of my life. Very often I realize that a theological idea that has become very important in my thinking probably originated when I originally read...

Outward Sign, Inward Reality–Part Three

by | Sep 29, 2007 | Bible, Church, Theology, Worship

Several months ago, I wrote two posts about the connection of the outward signs of circumcision and baptism to their respective inward realities: circumcision of the heart and baptism of the Spirit. You can read those posts here: Part 1 and Part 2. In the first post,...

An Extremely Perceptive Baptist

by | Feb 15, 2007 | Books, Church, Theology

I am writing a paper for my church history class that will contrast sacramental theology in the Westminster Confession of Faith and one of the Baptist confessions–probably the Baptist Faith and Message of 1925. In my research, I just came across an excellent...

Bethlehem Baptist Update

by | Dec 6, 2006 | Church, Theology, Worship

Awhile ago, I wrote about how Bethlehem Baptist (John Piper’s church) was considering dropping their requirement of being believer-baptized for becoming a member of the church. Apparently, that proposal has now been withdrawn. Here is a link to John...

Beeson and John Piper

by | Nov 2, 2005 | Church, Preaching

This week (Monday night through Thursday), I am touring Beeson Divinity School as a potential seminary. They had a preview day today, where several members of the faculty talked to us about what they saw as Beeson’s distinctive elements, where we attended a...

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