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I love Dr. John MacArthur. Much of my spiritual and pastoral growth can be attributed directly to him as the human instrument. When I packed my Ford Probe and moved to Los Angeles in 1997 for seminary it was because I wanted to be a student fully trained with him as the teacher. There is […]

A few nights ago a friend forwarded an email from another friend with some quotes on the importance of being missional in our churches and in our lives. I read it on my way to bed which turned out to be a mistake since I was awake for another three hours or so thinking about […]

Or, Why Being a Youth Pastor is No Paradise. Phil Johnson recently wrote a pungent post that smells like teen spirit on the dangers of dumbing down teaching to young people. He pointed out at least two problems with this minimalist approach to youth ministry. First, most strategies intended to attract young people to the church are counterproductive. […]

I hate to bump a substantial post, but seriously, Macworld just reported the upcoming marriage between Steve and the Siren. Admittedly I’m still not as much a music junkie as a java junkie, and I will probably never buy a track over Wi-Fi at my local third place. Additionally it is a tad irksome that you […]

Justin Taylor linked to this article by Dr. Roger Olson who claims that the Calvinist view of the Minneapolis bridge collapse distorts God’s character. Wow. Where to begin? Olson says, What a strange calamity. A modern, seemingly well-engineered bridge in a major metropolitan area collapsed in a moment without any forewarning of danger. Something […]