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Preparing for Marriage: A Questionnaire
Note: The following questionnaire is by Dr. David Lipsy, a pastor of Heritage Reformed Church of Burgessville, Ontario, Canada. Instructions: Please fill this out independently from your partner. You may email me your answers or place them in my church mailbox. Once I receive them and look them over, I’ll email you to say you can go…
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What Are Your Plans for the New Year 2022?
Do you have plans for the year 2022? What are they? Perhaps you plan to get married, or continue your studies, or look for a different job, or buy a house, or travel abroad. Well, whatever your plans may be, as you plan, consider what God teaches in Proverbs 19:21, “Many are the plans in…
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An Interview with Herman Selderhuis about his book—Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography
Thank you for your willingness to be interviewed about your well written book. I think you have achieved your goal to give the reader an objective portrait of the great Protestant reformer Martin Luther. Here are some of my questions for you about your work: Given the numerous biographies written on Luther, what is the…
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A New Hymn on Total Depravity: “Reborn in Christ, Who Pardoned Me”
Text: Brian G. NajapfourTune: CEDAR TREE L.M.6L., Robert Azkoul; alt. and harm. Michael R. Kearney Stanza 1By nature I was dead in sin,A body but no life within,Too dead to see the gospel light,For Satan had destroyed my sight.I had two ears but could not hearThe gospel sound that was so clear. Stanza 2Depraved was…
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Hark! the herald angels sing
Today our guest contributor is Chris Fenner, Digital Archivist at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has contributed scholarly articles to The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song, has produced new editions of the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of Isaac Watts and Our Own Hymn Book by Charles Spurgeon, and is managing editor of HymnologyArchive.com. ______________________________ The Wesleys had an enduring…
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Was Jesus Born on Christmas Day? If not, Shall We Observe It?
What is Christmas? One dictionary defines it as “the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus . . . on December 25.” This is the definition many people know today. Many think Jesus was born on December 25. As one Christmas song indicates, “Mary’s boy child Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.” …
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An Interview with Joel R. Beeke about his Reformed Systematic Theology: Man and Christ, Volume 2
My friend and mentor, Dr. Joel R. Beeke, came to visit us and generously gave me a copy of his brand new co-authored book, Reformed Systematic Theology: Man and Christ, Volume 2. Many books have been written on the subject, so I asked him how his book is unique to others. Watch the video to…
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A Review of “A Workman Not Ashamed: Essays in Honor of Albert N. Martin”
A Workman Not Ashamed: Essays in Honor of Albert N. Martin. Edited by David Charles and Rob Ventura. Conway, AR: Free Grace Press, 2021. Before I present my review, I want to first thank David Charles and Rob Ventura, who out of their love and esteem, took the time to coedit a festschrift for…
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The Reformed Theology of Grace and Its Influence on Puritan Spirituality
The Reformed theology of grace, as articulated in the Canons of Dort, informed and influenced the spirituality of the Puritans. These Canons of Dort, also called the Five Articles against the Remonstrants, consist of doctrinal statements adopted by the Synod of Dort in 1618–19 against the Five Articles of the Remonstrants (conditional election based on…
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Ten Directions for Christian Voters
On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, US citizens will exercise their right to vote for who they want to be president. Since the primary two parties in the US are Democratic and Republican, the focus of the election is on Joe Biden (Democratic) and Donald Trump (Republican). But there are other nominees, namely, Joe Jorgensen (Libertarian)…
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