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A Dickensian Take on Sociology
05.21.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Humans are not defined by scientists, and human relationships are not merely social transactions. This is truncated humanity ... There is more going on, which is why God’s revealed-will in Scripture is the key to knowing what it means to be a...
05.20.21 | Discipleship | by Kent Brown
Within the American protestant Church most denominations are silent on Pentecost and have yielded the day to the Charismatics. As a result, definitions and descriptions of the day and its meaning are dominated by the Charismatics and these have...
Baptists and the Thousand-Year Reign
05.20.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Michael Lawrence is pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon. Lately, he has been preaching through Revelation and I wanted to highlight his excellent sermon on Revelation 20: The Reign of the Saints.
05.18.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
In perusing my database to re-read some of my favorite John Betjeman poems, one in particular stood out to me: "Variation on a Theme by Newbolt." It struck my attention because of a recent midweek talk delivered by William Taylor.
05.13.21 | Discipleship | by Jeremiah Hill
This month we celebrate a season of graduation at our church, as several of our young people are graduating high school, college, or other programs. With that in mind, here are a few points of encouragement I would make to a younger version of...
05.13.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
I think First Things author and Villanova professor, James Mathew Wilson, misses this point (alas), but it doesn’t matter. By way of personal testimony, he is very aware of how the Gen Xer works. He certainly knows how his (and my) generation...
05.07.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
James Harper invented and hosts Filter Stories, a documentary podcast themed by coffee. While I don’t agree with every conclusion he draws from the historical evidence, James’ series, A History of Coffee, is really terrific.
05.06.21 | Shepherding | by Jake Bennett
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” – Colossians 3:16 There can be no...
Reformed Christianity in America
05.06.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
This is my favorite podcast episode of 2021. On February 11, Tim Keller joined Life and Books and Everything, to speak with Kevin DeYoung (Christ Covenant PCA), Collin Hansen (Editor in...
05.04.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
What would you say the church might look like after the pandemic (if there will truly be a post-pandemic)?
