Josh Harris: says “. . . The other day I read a short interview with Tom Hanks about the movie. When asked about the controversy he made a statement emphasizing the fact that it was utter fiction. Of course this is obvious. But it also seems obvious to me that Mr. Hanks would probably never touch a movie based on a fictional story that so misrepresented and essentially slandered any other person or group. Would he star in a film... Read more
It’s hard to believe that these pictures are all taken within about half a mile of London’s Orbital Carpark (sorry, Motorway!) – the M25! I love living in this part of North London, and I love having such a wonderful family with whom to explore it all! Read more
T4G Reflections of an African-American on Proclaiming Christ in all Cultures “In other words, we ask the culture what it wants, and then we give it, thinking we are reaching it. Yet this is the height of folly . . . .” (tags: culture evangelism T4GB) The Other British Christian Blogger Called Warnock is Less Happy About T4G There really does seem to be two distinct perspectives about the recent Together for the Gospel . . . . (tags: feminism... Read more
John Piper has published the full text of his sermon from the Together for the Gospel Conference over at the Desiring God website. I have already shared my response to the mp3 of this sermon Pop over to the desiring God site and read the whole sermon there, but for this week’s Piper Friday, here is an extract: What you believe about the necessity of preaching and the nature of preaching is governed by your sense of the greatness and... Read more
A Lady’s View of T4G and Why Egalitarianism IS a Hindrance to the Gospel “The only thing I have seen egalitarian thinking do is get everyone on the lookout for their rights, which means their eyes are focused on themselves, which undoubtedly damages a witness to the Gospel.” (tags: feminism T4GB) 50 Marks of the Christian Church Duncan’s comments from the T4G blog bulleted . . . . (tags: duncan church gospel T4GB) On John Owen’s (aka Rick Warren) “Mortification... Read more
Total Truth has some quotes, and one which I think I have included previously is the following on sin: “The most insignificant sin that has ever been committed would ruin the entire cosmos, for it would mar the perfection that God created to reflect His glory. We steal God’s glory by every sin. We do not grasp the weight of our sin. Until we can bring home the ugliness of sin, Satan has another weapon in his locker.” (Duncan) This... Read more
the blue fish has now, like me, listened to that sermon by John Piper, and like many others, he has responded in a just the right way: “Last night I listened to the John Piper talk from T4G. Afterwards I sat and shuddered and almost wept . . . on Thursday night I’m suppposed to be ‘preaching’ at Surrey CU. Please pray that my preaching would be glorifying to God . . . I don’t need to be John Piper,... Read more
As Jeremy reports, Hugh Hewitt has made a classic mistake! Like everyone else (including me and Challies!) he simply cannot wait until the Together for the Gospel people release their own official version of their articles of doctrinal agreement – I can’t blame him, of course! But in his hurry, he lifts the text from Jeremy’s blog and misreads the footer to the text Jeremy had typed up. Hewitt’s blog still states: ‘J. Ligon Duncan III, Mark E. Dever, C.... Read more
Grace Full Words: has the following quotes and more! R. C. SPROUL: The Church stands or falls on sola fide. According to Rome (the Catholic Church) faith is a necessary condition of justification. According to Protestants, faith is a sufficient condition for justification. We are not justified by understanding the doctrine of justification. We are justified by Christ JOHN PIPER: Our preaching should be dominated by the greatness, the majesty and the holiness of God- leaving the hearers with a... Read more
I have to admit that today, when I played the first of my T4G MP3 downloads, the tears started before Piper had even begun to speak. Even Mahaney’s introduction seemed soaked in the Holy Presence of the Spirit of God. I have shared others’ notes and reactions to Piper at T4G in another post, but here are some quotes that stood out to me in addition to some of the ones I have already reported. First of all, right at... Read more
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