Archive for February 2016
Mark Dever lectures – The Spurgeon Center
As mentioned yesterday, The Spurgeon Center, led by Christian George, is a great resource for biblical preaching. Yesterday we highlighted lectures by Albert Mohler. Today we would like to draw your attention to the lectures of Mark Dever.
Read MoreAlbert Mohler’s lectures on Charles Spurgeon
The Spurgeon Center, led by Christian George, is a great resource for biblical preaching. Today and tomorrow we want to draw your attention to their annual lectures. The first set of lectures was given by Albert Mohler. November 4, 2014 Spurgeon Luncheon with Dr. Jason Allen and Dr. Albert Mohler from Midwestern Seminary on…
Read MoreBack to the Future
Throughout the Back to the Future series, Marty McFly, a hapless teenager, continually saves the present, and the future, by going back to the past in his DeLorean. While the series didn’t help anyone understand anything about science (still, how cool is a flux capacitor?), there is one valuable takeaway: The past was once the…
Read MoreLearning from a Giant: Three reasons to read John Owen (Matthew Barrett and Michael Haykin)
Why should we read, get to know, and learn from a Puritan like John Owen? As J. I. Packer has argued, we need to read the Puritans, and John Owen especially, because we are spiritual dwarfs by comparison. Far too often in the recent past the focus of Christians has shifted away from the…
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. Joy Is Not Optional: David Mathis – Mathis says, “It is good news that joy is not optional in the Christian life, because the final weight falls not on our…
Read MoreSkeptical Theism, Predestination, and our Cognitive Limitations (Matt Manry)
I recently read a very helpful article by Derek Rishmawy titled, “Calvinism and the Problem of Evil (Or, Dealing with the Sparsity Objection).” In this article, Rishmawy deals explicitly with divine sovereignty, libertarian free will, and the problem of evil. All-in-all it was a very helpful article. Nevertheless, in the conclusion of his article, he…
Read MoreCredo Magazine: The Prince of Puritans: John Owen
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here! The Prince of Puritans: John Owen View the magazine as a PDF Church history matters. We are not the first generation to read the Bible. So looking to the help of those who have come before us is incredibly valuable. There is no need to reinvent the…
Read MoreDoes the Trinity Really Matter? A Layman’s Guide to John Owen’s Communion with God (Ryan M. McGraw)
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Prince of Puritans: John Owen,” Ryan M. McGraw has contributed an article called, “Does the Trinity Really Matter? A Layman’s Guide to John Owen’s Communion with God.” Ryan McGraw is pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Sunnyvale, California, research associate at the University of the Free State, and adjunct…
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