UPDATE – I had the pleasure of interviewing John Lanferman at the newfrontiers TOAM conference. OK, if the truth be told, I have never met John Lanferman, nor have I exchanged e-mails with him. I have, however, listened to a couple of messages he preached just recently at a newfrontiers Canada conference. The mp3s from John Lanferman and others are available. It sounds like they all had a lot of fun at this conference. John is the USA leader of... Read more
I just got my hands on a copy of Logos Bible Software’s electronic edition of Berkower’s Works. Regular readers will not be surprised that I went straight to the book on the atonement. If this couple of paragraphs from the introduction are anything to go by, I’m in for a treat as I dip into this from time-to-time during my studies of the Scriptures: “It is not difficult to point out this one-sidedness in various expositions, which always results in... Read more
Dr. Piper seems to be increasingly willing to speak his mind forthrightly. In a recent piece, the prosperity teachers came into his sights, and he wasted no time in his criticisms. Justin Taylor helpfully extracted the main headings as follows: Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that makes it harder for people to get into heaven. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that kindles suicidal desires in people. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that encourages vulnerability to moth and... Read more
Andrew Fountain has made a number of his articles available online. One of them, entitled The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics inspired the following post. According to Henry Virkler, based on the teachings of Romans 1:18-22, 1 Corinthians 2:6-14, Ephesians 4:17-24, and 1 John 2:11, there is a common Christian belief that it is spiritual blindness rather than a lack of intellectual capacity or persuasion which prevents unbelievers from coming to Christ. Another key verse on this matter which is not... Read more
This past Sunday I preached on revival. You can download the audio or listen right here using the following embedded player. I have shared my notes almost exactly as I preached from them. They might not make a great deal of sense to someone else, for which I apologise. Hopefully the audio is easier to follow. This was a hard sermon to prepare, but one that I really felt assisted by God as I preached. 1. Why do we need... Read more
I am embarrassed to say that this is the first time I’ve mentioned Valentine’s Day on this blog in all the years I’ve been blogging. I’m not as sentimental about this day as I used to be. Don’t worry, I have at least bought my lovely wife a card, however. But, more importantly, today I shall try and spend the time I would normally be blogging with her instead. I am sure there are a lot of old romantics out... Read more
Most Mondays, I take the time to raid my electronic version of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ materials, which is produced by Logos Bible Software. Today’s quote centers on the vital place of prayer in revival: “If you look back across the history of the Christian Church, you immediately find that the story of the Church has not been a straight line, a level record of achievement. The history of the Church has been a history of ups and downs. It is... Read more
Phil is back with a quote from Charles Spurgeon that sounds like it could have come from Charles Simeon. I wonder whether those guys will comment on the great news that Simeon’s works will now live again? “I bless God I love the doctrines of grace, but I never considered the doctrines of grace to be like drawn swords with which to fight every man living.” Read more
Here it is! The full story from Logos of how my e-mail to them led to one of the most exciting pre-pub offers they have had for a long time. Don’t say I didn’t warn you – you definitely have to move fast to get these at the low price! This is an e-mail from a regular news e-mail Logos sent out. To sign up for more Logos e-mails, see www.logos.com/newswire. Charles Simeon’s Horae Homileticae Commentary (21 Volumes) Suggested Retail... Read more
This Friday I wanted to highlight again the messages from John Piper’s 2006 conference. I realized recently that I had not, in fact, listened to most of them – I guess I just had forgotten somewhere along the line. I am ashamed to admit, for example, that it was only when my friend, Mark Moore, told me earlier this week that Tim Keller had quoted extensively from my hero, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, that I finally listened to his talk. I... Read more
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