God and Sinner Reconcile

January 16, 2012
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My friend Stephen Miller is the worship leader at The Journey in St. Louis. His new worship album comes out tomorrow, and I hope you’ll pick it up via iTunes or Amazon (links forthcoming). I’ve been listening to, and enjoying, “God and Sinner Reconcile”, for a few weeks now. It’s a gospel-driven, modern worship album [...]

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Infographic: Ordo Salutis

January 12, 2012
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I love theology and good infographics (as does Tim Challies, obviously). Tim posted a great infographic from Soapbox Studios that teaches the “ordo salutis.” This one is not as detailed as John Bunyan’s “infographic,” but then again Bunyan’s was more “info” than “graphic.” Head over to Tim’s blog to see the high-res version.

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Resources for Discipling Your Children

January 11, 2012
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Earlier this week I asked via Twitter, “What tools are you using to disciple your children?” Of course training our children in the way they should go is a holistic endeavor involving instruction, modeling, conversation, formative and reformative discipline, planned rhythms, and spontaneous exhortation (and, of course, the local church). But as a parent I am [...]

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Hierarchy of Beards

January 10, 2012
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Back in July I started growing a beard, so I’m about six months in and aim aiming for something of Knoxian proportions. So far the wife is cool with it, which is more important than my interest in pogonotrophy. I recently came across this poster and thought it was pretty great (see a larger version here).

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For Luther, Jesus Was Enough

January 3, 2012
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Many Christians are spiritually hungry, but satisfy themselves on the wrong food. Rather than seeking and resting in Jesus and all we have in him, some desire a fresh voice from heaven, the visitation of angels, or something else. I encourage you to thoughtfully read Martin Luther’s words below, taken from Table Talk. Reading this [...]

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No Devle!

January 1, 2012
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My son drew this picture for me while at Redeemer today. It pretty concisely expresses the Christian attitude toward our great enemy, but I thought a few words from Martin Luther would prove to be helpful meditation as well. By good experience, I know the devil’s craft and subtilty, that he not only blows the [...]

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Resolution, Repentance, and Revolution

December 28, 2011
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What is Repentance? It is sorrow for sin, accompanied by a determination, with the help of God, to sin no longer. A Brief Catechism of Bible Doctrine, James P. Boyce 2012 kicks off in a few days, which means the only thing more common than New Year resolutions will others saying how ineffective and superficial [...]

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