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In 2006 Americans spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.6 billion on short-term missions. Some 2.2 million Americans were involved in one of these trips, up from just 120,000 two decades before. Such misson work has very nearly become a rite of passage for young American Christians. Many years ago I spoke to a missionary who was often asked if teams could come and visit his work in South Amer Read More »
Reviewed 03/03/2010 by John Bird.Not Recommended. Who was the man who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, and what shaped him? Those are the questions that Kevin Belmonte seeks to answer in his new biography of John Bunyan. This book is one of many in Thomas Nelson's "Christian Encounters" series.John Bunyan is known as having been an uneducated tinker, or mender of pots, pans, and kettles. But his lac Read More »

A La Carte (3/8)

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Brothers, We Are Not Figure Skaters - A good moment from Phil Johnson at last week's Shepherds' Conference.C.H. Spurgeon: The People's Preacher - A few days ago I watched this docu-drama on the life of Charles Spurgeon. It is quite well done and provides a solid, hour-long overview of the life of the Prince of Preachers. It's a great item to add to your church library.Hologram Preachers - It is s Read More »

Real Guilt and Sinfulness

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As anyone knows who has studied the life of Jonathan Edwards, he dedicated a large portion of his ministry to thinking, writing and teaching about the freedom of the will. And, of course, he eventually published a classic work dealing with the subject. In writing the book he thought back to the days when revival had swept his church, his community and the area around it. And as he reflected on th Read More »
Lately I've been sharing a few of the hymns and songs we sing at Grace Fellowship Church that are original or somewhat rare. Here is one written by Joseph Hart in the mid-1700's. We sing it to a new melody written by our lead worshiper and use one of the verses as a chorus. I am particularly drawn to the third stanza: "Convince us of our sin / Then lead to Jesus' blood / And to our wond Read More »
Earlier this week I began introducing you to the people who will be involved behind-the-scenes in bringing you my book The Next Story. First I introduced you to Ryan the Editor who will (obviously) be responsible for editing the book. And today I'd like you to meet Chris Fann the Marketing Man. His job is to try to convince you that your life will be incomplete if you do not own at least one copy Read More »
Writing a book is a team effort. Of course I'm the one who has to spend endless hours hunched over an endless success of books, tapping away on a keyboard and staring pensively out the window. So let's be honest--I do most of the work. But still, there are lots of other people involved. I figured it would be fun to introduce you to some of the people who will play a role in getting my next book i Read More »
T4G Study Tour SeriesCJ Mahaney's blog has a round-up of these study tour videos. I hadn't yet seen John MacArthur's; he completely cheats, but shares an amazing story you'll want to hear.MacHeist Nano BundleMac users will want to take note of this new MacHeist bundle. For just $20 you can get a load of great programs.Black Children, An Endangered SpeciesDr. Mohler: "Catherine Davis is a woman wi Read More »
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