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New 9 Marks E-Journal is Out!
Here’s Jonathan Leeman’s introduction of this issue: Church discipline is one place where everything in a church’s life collides. Theory and practice collide. The doctrines of God, s… more →
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Praising the Great Shepherd for a Good Shepherd
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Chris wrote 1 week ago: Guest post by Joe Tyrpak. _____ My dad was 41 years old, my mom 39. I was eight years old, and for s … more →
God's Blueprint for the Church
Jonathan Blankenship wrote 3 weeks ago: When I became pastor of Laurel Baptist Church in 2008, the Lord quickly directed my attention to a p … more →
New 9 Marks E-Journal is Out!
mercyswimming wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s Jonathan Leeman’s introduction of this issue: Church discipline is one place wher … more →
Why I'm Thankful for the Local Church
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lukeallenmiller wrote 4 weeks ago: This past Sunday, we celebrated 30 years of ministry at Faith Baptist Church. As I stood in the bac … more →
Burk Interviews Dever
mercyswimming wrote 1 month ago: Check out this interview by Denny Burk of Dr. Mark Dever. As Denny says, Mark is in a particularly … more →
Sound Words: The Church's Corporate Self-Identity
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Chris wrote 1 month ago: The Scripture speaks of the church as a temple in which God dwells. It uses the analogy to communica … more →
What Is Discipleship?
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mercyswimming wrote 1 month ago: Today, I was asked by a seminary student to answer a few questions about discipleship. Below are the … more →
The Circulating Effect of Community
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mercyswimming wrote 2 months ago: Have you ever known anyone who struggled with proper blood circulation? Some of the symptoms include … more →
What Does McDonald's Have in Common with the Church?
mercyswimming wrote 2 months ago: What is the difference between the church and McDonald’s? Perhaps this seems like a silly ques … more →
Borrowing Brains: Decentralized Ministry
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Chris wrote 2 months ago: I’ve spoken quite a bit lately about my burden for (a) decentralized leadership and (b) every … more →
More on Decentralized Leadership
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Chris wrote 2 months ago: This blog is nothing if not eclectic. Sometimes I fear that truly important things may get lost amid … more →
Three Exceptional Resources
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Chris wrote 2 months ago: I feel like I’ve not had a lot of important things to say here in recent days. I’m glad, … more →
What If My Husband is Nominated to the Eldership and Our House is a Wreck?
mercyswimming wrote 3 months ago: John Piper gives wise counsel here: (HT: DG Blog) … more →
Tommy Dahn on Humility and Intimacy in the Body of Christ
mercyswimming wrote 3 months ago: This past Sunday at Redeemer, we had the joy of having Mr. Tommy Dahn preach the Word to us! Tommy i … more →
"Do Hard Things," Reviewed by Caraline Cardwell
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mercyswimming wrote 3 months ago: August 11, 2009 I, Caraline Cardwell, have just finished a book that has changed many lives. Do Hard … more →
Sermon Preview for Sunday, August 9th at Redeemer
mercyswimming wrote 3 months ago: I love to play pretend with my kids. We pretend to be all sorts of things: characters from The Lord … more →
Pastor, Get Out of the Way
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Chris wrote 4 months ago: I love preaching. Love it. In my ministerial duties there’s probably only one thing I find mor … more →
Pastor-Writers
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Chris wrote 4 months ago: Harry L. Reeder provides the following commentary on the writing ministry of pastors in his chapter … more →
The Local Church
lifechurchseattle wrote 4 months ago: The Local Church The local church is a particular group of believers who assemble together, committe … more →
