Part 1: Owner of the Universe and Costly Grace

posted on 20 Jul 2010, by 4puckett

Going through Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts around the same time, a few things have struck me in a new way. ...

Views of Reality

posted on 04 May 2010, by 4puckett

Recently I read in an article which had a section called: "The Quest for the Christ of Faith." In response ...

Saying Yes is Saying No

posted on 08 Apr 2010, by acoe

Every day as a pastor or church planter you will say yes to some opportunities and you will say no to others. ...

"Elder Brothers & Church Planting"

posted on 19 Nov 2009, by Albert Kooy

As I was reflecting on the Prodigal God and discussions about younger and elder brothers, I got to thinking about ...

Prejudice against Evangelical Christianity

posted on 30 Mar 2010, by alexsarran

The latest issue of a popular magazine came out in France with this bold title on the cover: "The New ...

Overcoming Preaching Dilemmas: Lessons from Sidney Greidanus

posted on 04 Mar 2010, by arieboven

In 1970, Sidney Greidanus wrote a dissertation on the Dutch controversy "exemplary versus redemptive-historical preaching". This controversy started in the 1930s, when a ...

The Foundations of the Church

posted on 15 Jan 2010, by arieboven

What does God want us to be and do, and where does he want us to go? These are questions ...

Redeeming the World: Lessons from the Puritans (4)

posted on 03 Dec 2009, by arieboven

In his days, Jonathan Edwards was one of the theological instructors most sought after by Presbyterian students and missionaries ...

Redeeming the World: Lessons from the Puritans (3)

posted on 11 Nov 2009, by arieboven

Though Sibbs and Baxter had a good deal to say about the redemption of the ...

Redeeming the World: Lessons from the Puritans (2)

posted on 02 Nov 2009, by arieboven

Richard Baxter, though perhaps best know as author of the Reformed Pastor, was not just ...

Redeeming the World: Lessons from the Puritans (1)

posted on 24 Oct 2009, by arieboven

Is Calvinism basically a theology of the elect for the elect or is it a theology of redemption for the world? ...

Transforming the City: Lessons from Chrysostom

posted on 17 Oct 2009, by arieboven

John Chrysostom, more properly named John of Antioch, was one of the greatest preachers in the history of the church. ...

Church Planting and the Regional Church

posted on 11 Oct 2009, by arieboven

 While most thinking about urban mission is biased toward New York and Chicago, most (US) cities are much smaller. C.J. ...

The First Church Planters (4)

posted on 03 Oct 2009, by arieboven

After the commission, the team, and the strategy of the first church planters, it's the ministry of the first church ...

The First Church Planters (3)

posted on 29 Aug 2009, by arieboven

Strategy answers the question how we will go about reaching our goal. Strategy honors the fact that, even if we ...