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Theology DVD Series

The Shepherds’ Conference is going on this week at Grace Community Church, and with it is a deal on an excellent church resource.  Purchase the entire DVD series for $995, regularly $4200 with this link.  Here is what you will be getting:

Theology I

Dr. Andy Snider

A study of the essence of systematic theology and God the [...]

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Overcommitted to the Bible

Are evangelicals overcommitted to the Bible?  J.P. Moreland asserted at the ETS conference that it is true, and his paper is available online to be downloaded and reviewed.  You can find it here, entitled How Evangelicals Became Overcommitted to the Bible and What Can Be Done about It.
HT: Christianity Today and Justin Taylor

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Pietism and Deism in America

An interesting duality has set into the religious life of the United States such that most Christian denominations and the grassroots Christian spirituality of most people are strongly pietistic in flavor, while the public religions of politicians and government officials is marked by Deism.  The very same people who speak publicly in cool, rational tones [...]

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Hard and Soft Legalism

They appear to be thinking only in terms of hard legalism, which is the notion that either your works bribe God or that they are self-produced by your own effort. But, as you flesh it out, hard legalism does not exhaust the definition of legalism.
There is also soft legalism, which is the belief that your [...]

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I remember having a conversation a while back in which I offended someone, and then tried to explain why it was unreasonable that they were offended.  Let’s just say it didn’t fly.  That’s exactly what I thought of when I read the transcript of Ann Coulter on Donny Deutsch’s The Big Idea.  Well, read for [...]

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Book Sales!

Ligonier is commemorating Reformation Day this Wednesday by offering their Reformation Study Bible for $15.17.
Meanwhile, WTS Books decided to put on one last sale of their staff-recommended books, special pricing ending Friday Nov. 2nd:
Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution
Jeffery, Ovey, & Sach (foreword by John Piper) $25.00 [...]

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Joe Thorn shares with us his six rules (be sure to see his post for the entire text):

What do people mean when they say “cultural engagement?” That phrase is often spurned as if it means thoughtless syncretism between the church and culture. In my reading it rarely means that. It is certainly not what I [...]

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Tabloid Theology

Michael Patton at Parchment and Pen has a thought provoking post entitled “Are You a Tabloid Theologian?“  I think that a deep consideration will explain many of the errors and misinformation that is being spread around.  Unfortunately too many people are looking for soundbytes, for quick answers, and shallow understanding so that while the truth [...]

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For our inaugural book review, I am pleased to consider Putting Jesus in His Place by authors Robert Bowman Jr. and J. Ed Komoszewski and published by Kregel. It is compellingly written to encourage the uninitiated, academically exhaustive to satisfy the intellectual, and thoroughly enjoyable in its style and format. Of particular benefit [...]

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Yesterday Logos started taking orders for the John Piper Collection which contains 24 of his books. With an MSRP of $360, it will most likely sell for $170 when it comes out and is available for preorder at $150. Production will begin when enough preorders have been made. Note, this is different [...]

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