This article originally appeared on my blog (Here). “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) Service is not a uniquely Christian concept. The language of service is something engrained throughout society....
The Puritan Board
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(Mostly) Puritan treatises and sermons during times of plague and pestilence. (Many links inside.)
Hello, beloved in Christ. A brother and coworker at RHB compiled these treatises and sermons and sent them out to us this morning. I think these are relevant to much of the discussion that has been taking place on the board as of late.
I have personally read and can recommend the ones by Samuel Davies, Edward Reynolds, William Bridge, Thomas Brooks, and Thomas Vincent.
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COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Bill & Churches
I'm sure many churches are currently evaluating taking the SBA Loans offered as part of the COVID-19 Stimulus (previously 501(c)(3) groups were not eligible).
I was hoping to get some wisdom regarding the pros/cons and theological considerations of churches taking government money, even if it may not have to be repaid.
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The Orthodox Baptist Catechism: Question 1
What an encouragement to read this today!
Question 1:
What is your only comfort in life and in death?
Answer:
That I am not my own, (a) but belong -- body and soul, in life and in death (b) to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. (c)
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,(d) and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.(e) He also watches over me in... -
Books for Non-Readers?
Hey everyone!
I wonder if anyone had any recommendations for non-readers? What book(s) would you recommend for someone who hasn't really grown up reading and for whom reading through a book is a tough ask? Something to dip one's toes in without getting frustrated and discouraged.
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Reading While Self-Isolating
Well, since the self-isolating is supposed to continue now until at least the end of April, this would be a good time to start a BIG book.
I think I'm finally going to start reading Augustine's Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans, in the late Henry Bettenson's translation from 1972 (available as a Penguin Classics paperback). Only 1,091 pages!
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Do You Wear Your "Sunday Best" While Live-Streaming?
Morning Friends,
Here's a rather silly-sounding question for everyone: do you wear your "Sunday Best" (whatever that may be) while live-streaming your church's service at home?
I was getting dressed this morning and began thinking about how, if at all, this season of live-streaming has altered what everyone would normally wear if attending the service in person.
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Seminary courses on Logic
Just wondering - do many Reformed Seminaries teach courses on logic. Specifically to equip pastors to use careful logical thinking in their ministry? I have a friend who did a course in logic at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Is this widespread at Reformed Seminaries?
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Twenty-nine Years
This article originally appeared on my blog (Here). “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord…their works follow them” (Revelation 14:13) David Brainerd (1718-1747) was an 18th century American missionary to the native American Indians of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Robert Murray...
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A Refutation To The Charge That The Calvinistic View Of Predestination Is Pagan.
The idea brought forth by those who claim that we who hold to God's sovereignty in all things are similar to the Greek pagans is without warranted. As Ronald Nash states in his book The Gospel and the Greeks, these so called gods were limited by their own weakness both physical and moral. Not to...