Wednesday, April 30, 2008

He casts all our sins into the depths of the sea

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"… and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea" (Micah 7:19 AV). At the close of the book of Micah, the prophet a...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Recent Finds of NT Texts in Albania

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Image: Comparison of microfilm and digital photos of Luke 18:43-19:8 in codex 2813 An online article in Christianity Today reports the rec...
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Monday, April 28, 2008

Report on SBC decline: A cause for rejoicing?

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A recent LifeWay study (see the BP article ) is creating a buzz in SBC circles. It reports a third straight year of decline in SBC baptism ...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Angel of Marye's Heights

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On our Spring Break trip to Mount Vernon, we stopped off in Fredericksburg at the site of the Civil War battle that took place there in Dece...
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Falling down seven times and getting up again

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"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief" (Proverbs 24:16 AV). Do you str...
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Monday, April 21, 2008

One More Broadway Update

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We've been following the controversy at moderate former SBC Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. News came last week that the ...

Links to 2008 "Together for the Gospel"

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JPBC's Marcus Deel is back from attending the 2008 "Together for the Gospel" Conference in Louisville. You can listen to or do...
Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Rebelution "Do Hard Things Tour" 2008: A Review and Critique

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The Rebelution "Do Hard Things Tour" 2008: A Review and Critique I attended the first stop of Alex and Brett Harris’ "The Reb...
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Sermon of the Week: Joel Beeke on "Temptations Men Face"

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I commend three messages from Joel Beeke on "Temptations Men Face." The first message deals with temptation to lust ( here ), the ...

Restoring the years the locust has eaten

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"And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…." (Joel 2:25 AV). Do you ever live with regrets? Maybe you regret...
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Cairns on Baptist Follies

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I sometimes listen to the "Let the Bible Speak" radio program of Faith Free Presbyterian Church with Alan Cairns. The program fea...
Monday, April 14, 2008

BTSR Budget Woes

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The Associated Baptist Press had an article last week on budget shortfalls at BTSR . The moderate Richmond seminary was founded as an alter...

Austen on Education

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I also read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice last week. I was completely hooked by Masterpiece Theater's recent run of "The ...

Back from Vacation

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Back from Spring Break vacation. We usually take a week at Topsail Island, NC, but this year we stayed home and worked around the house. M...
Monday, April 07, 2008

New Book Reviews Posted

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JPBC Webmaster Brian Davis has newly added 11 new book reviews on my Pastor's page at the JPBC website ( here ). They include reviews of...
Thursday, April 03, 2008

Winter 2008 "Evangelical Forum Newsletter" Online

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The print edition of the Winter 2008 EFN went in the mail earlier this week. JPBC Webmaster Brian Davis has now posted the online version h...

Quilting

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Photo: Chinese culture quilt. Check out the blog of a quilting expert and new JPBC member. Guess I'm getting in touch with my feminine...
Monday, March 31, 2008

No dogma, no fruits!

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Here's another snippet from J. C. Ryle's sermon "Wants of the Times" in Holiness in which he encourages believers to hol...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Three Great Facts

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In the sermon "Needs of the Times" printed in his spiritual classic Holiness , J. C. Ryle addresses the "three great facts...

The Rock Creek 30?

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Steve Hills sent me this link to a "cutting edge" seeker church in Arkansas that has managed to get their services down to a 30 mi...