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A New Earth

Twenty years ago, when I was in seminary, I failed a test. I was invited to speak to some kids in a Christian school about heaven. I should have been able to do

A Pastor’s Prayer

From Martin Luther: Lord, you have placed me in your church as an overseer and pastor. You see how unfit I am to administer this great and difficult office. Had I previously been

Saturday Links

Kevin DeYoung on The Gospel Old and New: “The New Gospel will not sustain the church. It cannot change the heart. And it does not save. It is crucial, therefore, that our evangelical

Frustrated with Church? Calvin Understands.

I suspected I would enjoy Calvin’s Institutes, and I shouldn’t even be surprised by how things really haven’t changed even though we live in very different times. Take this section

A Noble Work

C.H. Spurgeon on preaching to the glory of God: The grand object of the Christian ministry is the glory of God. Whether souls are converted or not, if Jesus Christ be faithfully