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03.19.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Just having Dr. Rob Rayburn with us on Sunday has reminded me to share one of my favorite articles of his. Way back in 2003 he wrote a helpful article in Covenant Magazine of Covenant Theological...
The World Our Children Will Inhabit
03.18.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
At Crossway Books, there is a new interview with Rebecca McLaughlin, who is a gifted theologian and speaker. She wrote Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion, which...
03.16.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
John Betjeman (1906-1984) was a courageous poet, courageous for the right reasons. Many poets are courageous for speaking to controversial social issues, or proposing counter-cultural ways of...
03.12.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
What is wokeness or the woke church? The following are recommended starting-points that have been helpful to me. Writing in 2018, which seems ages ago, Thabiti Anyabwile of Anacostia...
03.11.21 | Discipleship | by Todd Gaither
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16.13) This sentiment doesn’t win any awards in our culture today. As a matter of fact, popular culture is seemingly more interested in dismantling...
03.11.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Melvyn Bragg is a noted English broadcaster, author of both fiction and non-fiction, member of the House of Lords, university chancellor, and great lover of the KJV. He was also one of the few working-class kids...
03.09.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
In his broken English, Nuno Espírito Santo, coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (yes, that kind of football), speaks from his heart to Johnny Philips about caring for his adopted...
03.05.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
You may not know this, but there are a few (that I know of) reading clubs happening at CPC. As a Literature major myself, I have been very encouraged by how up-to-date many of my fellow CPC-ers are...
03.04.21 | Shepherding | by Eric Mullinax
Wondering what good gift to give that special someone for a birthday, anniversary, or Pi Day (3-14)? The possibilities seem endless… and sometimes, so does the angst over finding just the right gift. Jesus indicates that like our earthly...
03.04.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
I always appreciate the writing ministry of Kevin DeYoung of Christ Covenant Church. In case you missed the Feb. 22 issue of ByFaith Magazine, he considers the question, “Should the Church Really...