Thursday, January 29, 2009

Artusio Fan Club

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Photo: Danny Artusio during a match. The Cavalier Daily had a nice article on JPBCers Danny and Kyle Artusio yesterday. These are indee...

Evaluating and Avoiding "The Shack"

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I was talking with some new attendees at JPBC the other day who were interested in pursuing membership in our body, and I was asking about h...

Book Recommendation: "Among the Hidden"

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One of our family's New Year's resolutions was to spend more time reading aloud to each other after supper. We just finished reading...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

I cannot slip through his fingers because I am one of his fingers

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John 10:29: My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 1 Cori...
Monday, January 26, 2009

Were we admitted into the presence of a king...

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Do you ever find worship boring? Sermons tedious? Prayer monotonous? Have you ever considered this a sympton of sin? In his discussion of ma...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Many a groan is heard from a sick bed

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In his classic work, Human Nature In Its Fourfold State , Thomas Boston describes the Christian's struggle with sin: Many a groan is he...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

A Prayer for President Obama

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Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, posted this prayer for President Obama on...
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

The 1919 Statement of Belief

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Baptist Studies Online is a new website. Their purpose: Baptist Studies Online (BSO) is a website dedicated to the study of Baptist histor...

For I have many people in this city

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Acts 18:9 Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 10 for I am with y...
Monday, January 12, 2009

Venning on the Sinfulness of Sin

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The Puritan Pastor Ralph Venning (1621-74) first published The Plague of Plagues in 1669, four years after the Great Plague of London. You...
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Listening Recommendations

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Have some drive time and want to listen to something better than Rush or Sean Hannity? There are several good internet broadcasts featuring...
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Friday, January 02, 2009

The Blessing of Adoption

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One of the great privileges of being a Pastor is that you get to be witness to and take part in key events in the lives of your people. On ...
Thursday, January 01, 2009

2008 Top Ten Books

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Here are my top ten books (in no particular order) that I either read or re-read in 2008: 1. Joel Beeke & Dianne Kleyn, Building on the...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Seasonal Pastoral Reflections: On Reformers, Sabbath, and Solemn Days

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Seasonal pastoral reflections: I have a lingering concern over whether or not it is appropriate for Biblical Christians to observe "sol...
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A 600 Year Old Christmas Letter

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Note: The following article was posted on the blog of Tom Ascol, Executive Director of the Founders Ministry (founders.org), in December 20...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Sermon of the Week: Leonard Ravenhill Interview

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Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) was an Evangelist and Revivalist who offers a striking critique of evangelical church life in this old "...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Jewel

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"My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand" (John 10:29 AV). I...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Luther: Sin is in us like a beard

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I'm reading through Joel Beeke's new book Living for God's Glory (Reformation Trust, 2008). In his discussion of the doctrine o...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Exposition of Jude: Part 12 of 25

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Left photo: A fragment of Jude known as Papyrus 78 dated to the 3rd or 4th century. Note: This is a series of occasional verse by verse expo...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Lottie Moon's Legacy

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Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15). Each year Southern Baptist churches collect a mission offering during th...