I hope you enjoy

An odd combination of Reformed theology posts, Bob Dylan out takes, gluten-free recipes, thoughts of mine, and anything else I find interesting on the interwebs. I hope you enjoy.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Watch "Chicago "Make Me Smile" [live 1970]" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Btq4MnwvQgM

The Beatles On The Apple Roof - uDiscover

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/the-beatles-on-the-apple-roof

How a 29-Year-Old G. K. Chesterton Flipped 4 Arguments Against Christianity Upside-Down | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2016/01/21/how-a-29-year-old-g-k-chesterton-flipped-4-arguments-against-christianity-upside-down/

Charles Spurgeon - Most Prolific Christian Writer and Popular Preacher of All Time | SermonAudio.com

http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=51313528302

How a 29-Year-Old G. K. Chesterton Flipped 4 Arguments Against Christianity Upside-Down

http://www.thepoachedegg.net/the-poached-egg/2016/01/how-a-29-year-old-g-k-chesterton-flipped-4-arguments-against-christianity-upside-down.html?utm_content=buffer9f3f5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

R.C. Sproul Jr. - Ask RC: Do Arminians go to heaven when they die?

http://rcsprouljr.com/blog/ask-rc/rc-arminians-heaven-die/

The Master's Seminary

http://www.tms.edu/

Airdrie Reformed Presbyterian Church | SermonAudio.com

http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?subsetitem=1st+John+Series&subsetcat=series&keyword=airdrierpcs&SourceOnly=true&includekeywords&ExactVerse

53 Not-Forgotten Guitar Greats and Heroes | VIDEO | GuitarPlayer

http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/53-forgotten-guitar-greats-and-unsung-heroes----video/55317

Gospel Relevance | Gospel-Centered Resources For The Gospel-Driven Life

http://gospelrelevance.com/

gospelrelevance.com/gospelrelevancehomepage-com

http://gospelrelevance.com/gospelrelevancehomepage-com

3 Common Misconceptions of Calvinism | Gospel Relevance

http://gospelrelevance.com/2015/12/06/3-common-misconceptions-calvinism-theology/?utm_content=buffer51783&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

9 Reasons Every Church Needs to Sing Hymns

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2016/01/26/9-reasons-every-church-needs-to-sing-hymns/#st_refDomain=m.facebook.com&st_refQuery=

10 Views In Pennsylvania That Could Be From Movies

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pa-views-movies/

Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Most Dangerous Place On Earth by Steven Lawson | Ligonier Ministries Blog

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/most-dangerous-place-earth/

The Doctrine of Repentance

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/90-288

Sinclair Furguson

http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/20-quotes-from-sinclair-fergusons-book-on-legalism-antinomianism-assurance

Bob Dylan's voice

http://www.citypages.com/music/bob-dylans-voice-explained-8003377

7 Ways To Be A Man Of Action

http://menandmarriage.com/index.php/manhood/item/75-man-of-action

Work That Makes a Difference

http://www.challies.com/christian-living/work-that-makes-a-difference?utm_content=buffer7ad2e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Great Spotify Playlist – Classic Rock & Jazz | Born To Listen

http://borntolisten.com/2016/01/29/great-spotify-playlist-classic-rock-jazz/

Emojis for INTROVERTS: Designer creates 30 'Introji' characters to help people express when they want to be left alone | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2960879/Emojis-INTROVERTS-Designer-creates-Introji-characters-help-people-express-want-left-alone.html

Guitar Essentials: Unlocking the Mysteries of Slide Guitar | GuitarPlayer

http://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/1014/guitar-essentials-unlocking-the-mysteries-of-slide-guitar/56432

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Bob Dylan all the songs the story behind every track / Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon.

Title: Bob Dylan all the songs the story behind every track / Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon.

Author: author Philippe Margotin

Publisher: New York Black Dog

Watch "Concierto de Aranjuez - John Williams, BBC Proms 2005. Full Concert HQ" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/r2Xdlgii-Rc

To Fear God

"My daughter is a very wise young woman. She said she was troubled by the Biblical instruction to "fear" the Lord. She told me that if God is Love, isn't it CRAZY to fear LOVE? She asked, "As a father, do you want me to FEAR you?" Of course I don't, I desire to be loved and respected. So, what does the Bible really mean by Fear the Lord?
Greek and Hebrew words translated as "fear" in the Bible have several different meanings:
The Hebrew verb yare can mean "to fear, to respect, to reverence" and the Hebrew noun yirah "usually refers to the fear of God and is viewed as a positive quality. This fear acknowledges God's good intentions (Ex. 20:20) and makes a person receptive to wisdom and knowledge (Prov. 1:7; 9:10).
The Greek noun phobos can mean "reverential fear" of God, or a wholesome dread of displeasing Him. This is the type of positive, productive fear Luke describes in the early New Testament Church: "Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied" (Acts 9:31).
Our home was filled with love as we raised the children but we had rules like never touch the stove, don't cross the street without looking both ways, and don't stick anything into the electrical outlets. The consequences for those, among other things, were SEVERE and I got LOUD in what appeared to be anger. They FEARED ever doing those things again but I did not yell out of anger, I did it out of LOVE. That healthy fear of disobeying me, I hope was the beginning of wisdom for them. I believe the fear of God is the same."
- From Men's Online Bible Study

Gospel Wednesday | Mark 4 | Faithful Stewardship

http://faithfulstewardshipblog.com/2016/01/27/gospel-wednesday-mark-4/

Monday, January 18, 2016

Watch "Spend My Life With You - Phil Keaggy (HQ)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/SxXGT3zJpVs

Watch "Sweet Comfort Band - Perfect Timing" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Gjsb_Zu0cLY

To be a true Pharisee, it’s not enough to simply believe some things are right while others are wrong. | Joe Dallas Online

http://joedallas.com/blog/index.php/2016/01/18/in-search-of-a-pharisee/

A Calvinist and a Fundamentalist Walk Into a Bar...

http://www.challies.com/articles/a-calvinist-and-a-fundamentalist-walk-into-a-bar?utm_content=bufferc011c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Popular Christian music groups teaching heresy? - Berean Research

http://bereanresearch.org/popular-christian-music-groups-teaching-heresy/

Being Honest

"To be alive is to be broken, and to be broken is to stand in need of grace. Honesty keeps us in touch with our neediness and the truth that we are saved sinners."
                    -  Brennan Manning

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Inclusive or Exclusive

From :  John Michael Platanitis

INCLUSIVE/EXCLUSIVE LANGUAGE?
Jn 13:1 "Having loved His OWN who were in the world, He loved THEM to the end".
Eph 5:25 "Husbands love your wives, as Christ loved THE CHURCH and gave Himself up FOR her"
Jn 10:11 "The good shepherd lays down His life FOR the sheep".
Jn 14:21, 23 "He who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I too will love him"
Many professing believers argue against the explicitly taught scriptural truth of sovereign-grace, preferring the oft-refuted by scripture misnomer of "free-will salvation". They claim that passages like Jn 13:1; 15:21,23; Eph 5:25 are NOT exclusive passages, but merely "inclusive" ones.
An argument I often hear presented by them says "IF a man is said to love his child, does it necessarily follow that he loved ONLY his child? What about his friends? Spouse? Siblings? Same is true with the inclusive language, it is not intended to convey an either/or scenario." (They argue).
To be fair, I appreciate the attempt by them here. On the surface, it appears to have merit. However, under more careful scrutiny, I submit, it is easily refuted. Here is how and why:
I. Jn 13:1 does NOT say "He loved His disciples"; Nor does it say "He loved do and so". It says He loved "His OWN" - thus, EVERY person whom HE deemed His OWN, was included in that summary. Nothing more needs to be added, as it is a comprehensive statement. So when the subject is God incarnate and the object is "His own" that comprehensive language nullifies the afore-mentioned objection.
IF Jesus loved everyone, regardless of their relationship to/with Him, then Jn 13:1 tells us NOTHING of value by qualifying it with "His OWN". He loved all humanity, there was no need to single out a smaller group within the larger. For they are included in the larger. The caveat then is at best redundant and at worst meaningless! The ONLY relevant thing to say then is "Having loved all men, He loved them". This is NOT what John wrote.
If I love every other child the same way and to the same degree I love my own, then there is noting special, unique or intimate in my love FOR my own!
II. If Jesus loved/died FOR every descendant of Adam, then the caveat "He loved the church gave Himself FOR her", is likewise irrelevant in its particular emphasis.
- If a man dies FOR his wife AND also dies for every other woman, then there is nothing significant gained or expressed claiming "But he died FOR his wife"!
III. IF God loves and will love all humanity, regardless of their faith in, love of Jesus, then Jesus telling us God "WILL LOVE" those who believe in/love Him, is once again meaningless. If God loves me regardless of whether I believe in and love Christ, then telling me He "WILL love me if I do", tells me nothing of value. Nothing is therefore gained or added to me that was not already present anyway. In which case, the very incentive Jesus expressed, loses its incentive value and becomes practically speaking, meaningless.
May God give light
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http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/erikraymond/2016/01/13/what-will-this-look-like-when-youre-80/

Understanding the Life Context Where God Has Placed You | Highlands

http://highlandsministriesonline.org/blogs/highlands-blog/understanding-your-life-context/

You Never Stop Being a Parent | Highlands

http://highlandsministriesonline.org/blogs/highlands-blog/you-never-stop-being-a-parent/

Blogs » The Expositors Seminary

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Keeping the Gospel Soundtrack on Repeat | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/erikraymond/2016/01/15/keeping-the-gospel-soundtrack-on-repeat/

How To Be Handsome - Farmers' Almanac

http://farmersalmanac.com/blog/2016/01/16/how-to-be-handsome/

When Doctrine Becomes Idolatry — Christ Hold Fast

http://www.christholdfast.org/blog/when-doctrine-becomes-idolatry

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Giving Your Pastor Sermon Feedback | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/erikraymond/2016/01/12/giving-your-pastor-sermon-feedback/

Watch "Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (Original)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/CSx1_Y3gru8

4 Ways to Cling to the Lord

https://www.crossway.org/blog/2016/01/4-ways-to-cling-to-the-lord/

Get a Big View of the World’s Largest Miniature Train Set | Smart News | Smithsonian

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/get-street-view-worlds-largest-miniature-train-set-180957815/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

wg_02_22_15.pdf

Monthly Archive

http://www.challies.com/writings/201207

Theology in Verse: August 2009

http://theologyinverse.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html?m=1

The Word of God, Not Men (Part 1 of 2) - Broadcasts - Truth For Life

https://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2016/01/13/the-word-of-god-not-men-part-1-of-2/

Friday, January 15, 2016

Decision Making In A Fallen World | The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/01/decision-making-in-a-fallen-world.html

Request Your Free Copy of Everyone's a Theologian

https://gift.ligonier.org/10/theology-night-everyones-a-theologian

Friday Sermon | The Word of God, Not Men by Alistair Begg | Faithful Stewardship

http://faithfulstewardshipblog.com/2016/01/15/friday-sermon-the-word-of-god-not-men-by-alistair-begg/

2 Minute Theology | The Christward Collective

http://www.christwardcollective.org/christward/2-minute-theology#.VpkxpCNOnqB

2 Minute Theology | The Christward Collective

http://www.christwardcollective.org/christward/2-minute-theology#.VpkNJTbTn-U

Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of Evangelical Worship –

http://worthilymagnify.com/2014/05/19/crash/

How to Live in a Pagan Culture

https://www.gty.org/Blog/B160115

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Bob Dylan's Vizit Royal Palace - NSF

http://www.needsomefun.net/bob-dylans-vizit-royal-palace/

Three Common Idols in Churches – Eric Geiger

http://ericgeiger.com/2016/01/three-common-idols-in-churches/

9 Sins the Church Is Okay With

http://www.faithit.com/9-sins-the-church-is-okay-with/#.Vpg8NqsW3pw.facebook

Why David Bowie Knelt and Said the Lord's Prayer at Wembley Stadium | PJ Media

https://pjmedia.com/faith/2016/1/14/why-david-bowie-knelt-and-said-the-lords-prayer-at-wembley-stadium

The End of a Remarkable Writing and Speaking Ministry: An Update on J. I. Packer’s Health | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/01/14/the-end-of-a-remarkable-writing-and-speaking-ministry-an-update-on-j-i-packers-health/

If you deal with people at all, then you are almost certainly are dealing with a jerk or two.Jerk | Joe Dallas Online

http://joedallas.com/blog/index.php/2015/07/10/our-beloved-jerks/

1.Forgiving isn’t forgetting. God alone can say He remembers our sins no more. | Joe Dallas Online

http://joedallas.com/blog/index.php/2016/01/14/as-we-forgive/

#TheologyNight with R.C. Sproul and Derek Thomas: Tomorrow at 7pm by Nathan W. Bingham | Ligonier Ministries Blog

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/theology-night-sproul-thomas-january-15/?utm_source=All+Things+Ligonier&utm_campaign=96d4c4de97-theologynight_jan2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_420f754c7c-96d4c4de97-242244357

10 Scripture Passages To Pray For Your Children | The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/01/10-scripture-passages-to-pray-for-your-children.html

True Armchair Theology: When You Don't Like Your Pastor

http://randomarmchairtheology.blogspot.de/2016/01/when-you-dont-like-your-pastor.html?m=1

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Gospel Wednesday | Mark 2 | Faithful Stewardship

http://faithfulstewardshipblog.com/2016/01/13/gospel-wednesday-mark-2/

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

http://www.thinkandactbiblically.org/tab

Ligonier.org

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/daily-video/2016/01/13/the-historical-narrative/

Dear Christian, please stop misunderstanding the Old Testament. – Viewpoint Of The Cross

http://viewpointofthecross.com/2016/01/12/dear-christian-please-stop-misunderstanding-the-old-testament/

On Grace and Free Will

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01946QVN0/ref=as_li_ss_sm_fb_us_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=213733&creative=399837&creativeASIN=B01946QVN0&linkCode=shr&tag=meaninsuspen-20&linkId=CGFFYTDZDK7KHZIA

RUN! It's Jesus Calling: Why You Should Throw Away Your Copy of Jesus Calling

http://www.amazon.com/RUN-Its-Jesus-Calling-Should/dp/1517766869

Place for Truth: Become Like Children

http://www.placefortruth.org/blog/become-children

The Impotence of the False Church

http://www.gty.org/Blog/B160113

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

popsike.com - vinyl records lp price guide - record collector

http://www.popsike.com/index.php?vdesktop=1

Is Cultured Christianity Worldly? A Conversation Continued With Brett McCracken | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2013/08/15/is-cultured-christianity-worldly-a-conversation-continued-with-brett-mccracken/

These ‘secret’ Netflix codes will ‘unlock’ hidden categories | fox13now.com

http://fox13now.com/2016/01/12/these-secret-netflix-codes-will-unlock-hidden-categories/

Watch "The Power of the Gospel" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/rgzqxBebE_U

Repentance - Introduction - by Arthur W. Pink

http://www.the-highway.com/repentintro_Pink.html

Calling All Weak Christians – The Secret to a Victorious Life | The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/01/calling-all-weak-christians-the-secret-to-a-victorious-life.html

Puritan Books (N-Z) | Collections | Allison Library

http://allisonlibrary.regent-college.edu/collections/puritan-books-n-z

J. I. Packer’s Rare Puritan Library Now Digitized to Be Read Online for Free | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/01/12/j-i-packers-rare-puritan-library-now-digitized-to-be-read-online-for-free/

Sunday, January 10, 2016

John MacArthur and the Lies of Lordship Salvation – Part 3 | Cornbread & Bourbon

https://cornbreadandbourbon.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/john-macarthur-and-the-lies-of-lordship-salvation-part-3/

A Year with G. K. Chesterton: 365 Days of Wisdom, Wit, and Wonder

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Philip Graham Ryken

"We are not justified, adopted, sanctified, or glorified without being united to Christ."
-  Philip Graham Ryken

Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: Ryle on Luke 18

https://www.crossway.org/blog/2015/04/reading-the-bible-with-dead-guys-ryle-on-luke-18/

Watch "A Verse for the Year" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/tkWqt_kK1R8

Institutes of the Christian Religion (Battles Translation) (2 Volumes)

http://www.wtsbooks.com/institutes-of-the-christian-religion-volumes-john-calvin-9780664220280?utm_source=jtaylor&utm_medium=jtaylor

How to Read Calvin’s Institutes and Why You Should Seriously Consider It | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/01/09/how-to-read-calvins-institutes-and-why-you-should-seriously-consider-it/

Watch "Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Live), Bob Dylan, House of Blues, Atlanta, GA, August 4, 1996" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/jqRw718JPMQ

When God Justifies an Elect Sinner, The Verdict is the Right Verdict, and God is Justified | For the Elect Alone

https://markmcculley.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/when-god-justifies-an-elect-sinner-the-verdict-is-the-right-verdict-and-god-is-justified/

Legacy, Memories, & Throwing Out Old Furniture | Highlands

http://highlandsministriesonline.org/blogs/highlands-blog/legacy-memories/

(Fire Away! Podcast) Episode 051 - Articulating the Gospel

https://entreatingfavor.com/fire-away-episode-051/?utm_source=Entreating+Favor+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1efe726178-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec1e4eef8d-1efe726178-379515977&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)

No Falling Word | Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

http://www.alliancenet.org/nofallingword/

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Brand New Jazz Releases

http://open.spotify.com/user/jazzonlyjazz/playlist/1cop9HwRJ7op7RuSYmoPRA

Dead To Sin, Romans 6 | For the Elect Alone

https://markmcculley.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/dead-to-sin-romans-6/

Play reverb roulette with this wild free u-he plug-in - cdm createdigitalmusic

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2015/12/play-reverb-roulette-with-this-wild-free-u-he-plug-in/

NASA Posts a Huge Library of Space Sounds, And You're Free To Use Them - cdm createdigitalmusic

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2014/10/nasa-posts-huge-library-space-sounds-youre-free-use/

Unanswered: Lasting Truth for Trending Questions

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1629116564?keywords=unanswered+jeremiah+johnston&qid=1452348556&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

Sovereign Grace - Part 5 | Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

http://www.thinkandactbiblically.org/tab/sovereign-grace-part-5

I Am Going To Write | TGC

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2016/01/07/i-am-going-to-write/

Did you really have to bring up predestination? - Adam4d.com

http://adam4d.com/predestination/

Why doesn't God save everyone? - Adam4d.com

http://adam4d.com/save-everyone/

Coming Clean

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UF72CD6?ie=UTF8&camp=213733&creative=393177&creativeASIN=B00UF72CD6&linkCode=shr&tag=barsblo06-20&linkId=2SKT2NJO25GYYEBZ

Falsified Ministries - New Year's Challenge #2: Where Are They?

http://www.falsifiedministries.com/falsified-journal/new-year-s-challenge-2-where-are-they.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+falsifiedministries+%28Falsified+Ministries%29

Watch "Matt Chandler - Gravity The Weight of Pastoring to the Knowledge of Christ" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/hlj1K7jIHZw

Watch "Foreknew & Predestined by Matt Chandler" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/JopWNdaKoa0

Covenant Theology: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Study of God's Covenants | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/covenant-theology-biblical-theological-and-historical-study-gods-covenants

Friday, January 8, 2016

A Shelter in the Time of Storm: Meditations on God and Trouble

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Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming Album Review | Rolling Stone

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Ligonier.org

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/daily-video/2016/01/08/literary-forms-part-1/

5 Errors of the Prosperity Gospel

http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/5-errors-of-the-prosperity-gospel

Plan, Get Digital, Listen: Engaging in 2016 | Museum of the Bible

https://www.museumofthebible.org/blog/plan-get-digital-listen-engaging-2016

No Clever Tricks - Broadcasts - Truth For Life

https://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2016/01/08/no-clever-tricks-/?utm_content=27678017&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

The Project

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/gospelproject/project.html

Grace to You

http://www.gty.org/resources/devotionals/strength-for-today

Comfortable in the World

"Christians need to get comfortable with the idea that God does not intend for our earthly lives to be comfortable. This world is not our home, and we shouldn't waste time striving to make it more accommodating to our standards and morality. Nor should we be surprised or shocked by how this sin-ruined world operates, or how its citizens behave. In fairness, how else should we expect unrepentant sinners to act?

The solution to the world's rampant depravity is not political change. No election ever brought about true repentance and faith; no legislation ever transformed an eternal soul. And all the efforts believers put into forced morality and behavior modification don't help matters—at best, they're training new Pharisees.

There is hope for this doomed world. And while the church plays a key part in bringing that hope to lost and desperate sinners, it has nothing to do with forced morality, behavior modification, or political advocacy."
-  Jeremiah Johnson on www.gty.org

Grace to You

http://www.gty.org/resources/devotionals/daily-readings

Covenant Theology: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Study of God's Covenants | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/covenant-theology-biblical-theological-and-historical-study-gods-covenants

Dutch Calvinist on Twitter: "For decades evangelicals have been entertaining themselves and calling it worship. The church is now largely untaught – John MacArthur"

https://mobile.twitter.com/DutchCalvinist/status/685491244227665921?s=09

New & Notable Books (January 2016)

http://www.challies.com/resources/new-notable-books-january-2016?utm_content=buffer02fa9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

30 Events That Shaped the Church: Learning from Scandal, Intrigue, War, and Revival

http://www.amazon.com/30-Events-That-Shaped-Church-ebook/dp/B00MBTY7KM/?tag=booatagla-20g

Friday Sermon | “They Went Out from Us” with Dr James White | Faithful Stewardship

http://faithfulstewardshipblog.com/2016/01/08/friday-sermon-they-went-out-from-us-with-dr-james-white/

Messed Up Church — Pirate Christian Media

http://www.piratechristian.com/messedupchurch/

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Jesus the Evangelist: Richard Phillips - Hardcover, Book | Ligonier Ministries Store

http://www.ligonier.org/store/jesus-the-evangelist-hardcover/

Why We Talk about Sin

Why We Talk About Sin http://www.ligonier.org/blog/why-we-talk-about-sin/

The J.C. Ryle Archive : God’s Medicine: Affliction

http://www.jcryle.info/2015/10/gods-medicine-affliction_12.html?m=1

When preachers speak of harnessing God's power — Pirate Christian Media

http://www.piratechristian.com/berean-examiner/201-when-preachers-speak-of-harnessing-gods-power

Knowing vs. Feeling in Worship by Nathan W. Bingham | Ligonier Ministries Blog

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/knowing-vs-feeling-worship/

Reformed Theology

"It goes without saying that those in the Reformed Tradition hold to the doctrines of grace (the five points of Calvinism), man's helpless condition apart from Christ, the necessity of evangelism and the work of the Holy Spirit who (monergistically) quickens the dead to life through the preaching of the word as God turning their heart of stone to flesh, and opening their eyes to the excellencies of the gospel (uniting them to Christ). In other words, RT stresses the way the objective, written Word together with the inner, supernatural ministry of the Holy Spirit work together. For the Word without the illumination of the Holy Spirit remains a closed book. We (the church) cast forth the seed of the gospel and the Holy Spirit germinates it, so to speak, with the blood of Christ bringing forth life in people from every nation, tribe, language, and people (Rev 14:6). RT traces its historical and theological lineage back to the theology of Christ, Paul, Augustine and to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century."
                    -  wwmonergism.com

An Overview of Reformed Theology | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/topics/reformed-theology/overview-reformed-theology

The Blazing Center | Connecting God's Truth to Real Life

http://theblazingcenter.com/

5 Books to Help You Start the New Year Off Right

https://www.crossway.org/blog/2016/01/5-books-to-help-you-start-the-new-year-right/?utm_source=Crossway+Marketing&utm_campaign=b83da9f04d-20160105+-+Book+News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0275bcaa4b-b83da9f04d-287154941&mc_cid=b83da9f04d&mc_eid=b65974826c

The Pathology of a Doomed Culture

https://www.gty.org/Blog/B160106

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Why Wait Until April? Win Free Commentaries, Biographies, and Books from T4G!

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Why You Should Fight for Your Marriage: 3 Things Every Struggling Wife Needs to Know - Time-Warp Wife | Time-Warp Wife

http://timewarpwife.com/fight-marriage-three-things-every-struggling-wife-needs-know/

Cage-stage Calvinist - Adam4d.com

http://adam4d.com/cage-stage/

Cage-Free Calvinist shirts | Teespring

https://teespring.com/cage-free-calvinist-shirts?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=thank_you

But They’re Reaching People | Pulpit & Pen

http://pulpitandpen.org/2016/01/05/but-theyre-reaching-people/

Basics of the Reformed Faith | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/basics-reformed-faith

Charles Spurgeon’s New Year’s Contemplations - B&H Academic

http://www.bhacademicblog.com/charles-spurgeons-new-years-contemplations/

Oleo on the buffet line is not what your women's ministries need. - Berean Research

http://bereanresearch.org/oleo-on-the-buffet-line-is-not-what-your-womens-ministries-need/

Resolutions: Choosing Your Hard | HomeWise Podcast

http://highlandsministriesonline.org/blogs/highlands-blog/homewise-podcast/resolutions-choosing-your-hard/

The Sovereignty of God (17 MP3s) by Al Martin | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/legacy/mt/mp3/sovereignty-god-17-mp3s-al-martin

His Excellent Word: Tyndale Premium-Value Large-Print Slimline (Physical Form)

http://hisexcellentword.blogspot.com/2016/01/photos-by-brian-meyer-overview.html?m=1

Monday, January 4, 2016

Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies

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Legalism in the Southern Baptist Convention (Alcohol) - Reformation21 Blog

http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2016/01/legalism-in-the-southern-bapti.php

Reasons To Believe : Where Modern Science & Faith Converge

http://www.reasons.org/

Place for Truth: A Brief Theology of Time

http://www.placefortruth.org/blog/brief-theology-time

Implications and Application of the RPW | The Reformed Reader

https://reformedreader.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/implications-and-application-of-the-rpw/

10 Reminders for Preachers - The Master's Seminary

http://www.tms.edu/preachersandpreaching/10-reminders-preachers/

www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2015/12/16/youre-so-vain-glory/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2015/12/16/youre-so-vain-glory/

EGEN.Net - View Preview

http://ls.rts.edu/MessageView.aspx?sid=168027869&cid=167784426&textonly=0

CTT | God’s Word for You in 2016 | Faithful Stewardship

http://faithfulstewardshipblog.com/2016/01/04/ctt-gods-word-for-you-in-2016/

Gmail

https://mail.google.com/mail/mu/mp/468/#cv/Inbox/1520d501c8d0bc40

The Lord’s Greatest Prayer

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/43-93/the-lords-greatest-prayer

The Preacher of the Good News

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/45-02/the-preacher-of-the-good-news#top

Quote from John MacArthur

"A quick look at any newspaper, a passing glance at any weekly magazine reminds us that in our world the news is bad and getting worse. And what is happening on a large scale is only the multiplication of what is happening on an individual level, bad news. In fact, that has become a colloquialism in our time, bad news.

You see, men and women are in the grip of a terrifying power. And that power grips them deep inside their own being. And it pushes them to self-destruction. That power is sin, and sin makes for bad news. Just by way of capsulizing our thoughts about this, I see four major areas where sin produces bad news for the human race, and they're somewhat sequential. And I don't offer these as exhaustive or comprehensive, but just to provoke your thinking.

The first bad news that sin brings upon an individual is selfishness. It's bad news in human existence that every one of us is bent on fulfilling our own particular desires at any price. The basic element of sinfulness is the dominance of the I, the ego, the self. It all even began that way when Satan fell. He said, "I will ... I will ... I will ... I will ... I will," five times. Man has inherited this propensity with the coming of sin. He is utterly self-centered. He will do his own thing, if permitted. And whatever a society will permit, he will do. He will go as far as society's toleration will allow. Man will consume everything in sight on his own lust. He will consume things and he will consume people and he will consume himself. When a friend or a spouse or a lover or a family member ceases to provide what an individual wants, they are discarded like an old pair of shoes that are useless. We live in a world where people are demanding their rights. And this is nothing but the manifestation of what is deep in the heart of man, self-destructive selfishness. Everybody wants rights.

And the ultimate goal of life is to achieve self-satisfaction, self-satisfaction. Whether you're in business or marriage, or whether you're in love, man winds up perverting everything because of his selfish lust for gain, for fame, for dominance, for popularity, for money, for physical fulfillment. And so, sin pushes humanity into a selfish self-consumption. Somebody said we ought to use things and love people, but instead we love things and use people. The end of it is that man is unable to sustain a meaningful relationship. He's unable to really love. He's unwilling to give, and thus, he forfeits that which is the most obvious source of true joy, selflessness. Man becomes dominated by a selfish greed that alienates him from everyone and everything."
                -   John MacArthur

The Preacher of the Good News

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/45-02/the-preacher-of-the-good-news#top

www.oneplace.com/ministries/the-bible-study-hour/custom-player/dealing-with-opposition-part-3-508220.html

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/the-bible-study-hour/custom-player/dealing-with-opposition-part-3-508220.html

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Supremacy of Christ

"Everything lacking in us is given to us by Christ, everything sinful in us is imputed to Christ, and all judgement merited by us is borne by Christ."  - Sinclair B. Furguson

Interesting quote from "The Martin Luther Collection: 15 Classic Works"

Hi – I'm reading "The Martin Luther Collection: 15 Classic Works" by Martin Luther and wanted to share this quote with you.

"The article of justification must be sounded in our ears incessantly because the frailty of our flesh will not permit us to take hold of it perfectly and to believe it with all our heart. The greeting of the Apostle is refreshing. Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever. Only Christians possess this victorious knowledge given from above."

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Interesting quote from "The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire"

Hi – I'm reading "The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire" by John MacArthur Jr. and wanted to share this quote with you.

"One primary reason many believers today have a hard time accepting the role of suffering in their lives or in the lives of friends and loved ones is that they have failed to understand and accept the reality of divine sovereignty. Many also fail to see adversity from God's perspective. In so doing, they completely overlook the positive, strengthening, perfecting effect that trials are designed to have on believers' faith."

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Ligonier Ministries - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/user/LigonierMinistries

Sacred Labor | CARM | Bible Devotions

https://carm.org/christianity/devotions/sacred-labor

The Atonement (eBook) | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/atonement-ebook-1

In You

"And notice he says, "in you," that "He began a good work in you." It was an inside job that God performed in the depths of their souls, down deep in their inner person. We would say in their heart or in their spirit. It was not a superficial work that lay on the outside, or the perimeter of their life. God got through to them. And God did this good work in them just like He has in you. The preacher, it has been well said, can only bring the word of God to the ear. God must take it from the ear to the heart. God must bring it all the way home and do what only God can do. And whoever it was that brought the gospel to you, he could only bring it to your ears and no further. But as you reflect back upon your conversion, it was God who brought it from your ear all the way to the depths of your soul and began this new work within you. "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. The old things have passed away; and behold, new things have come."
- Steven J. Lawson
The Pastors Heart

Expositor Magazine — OnePassion Ministries

http://www.onepassionministries.org/expositor-magazine/

What We Read in 2015 - ParkingSpace23ParkingSpace23

http://www.parkingspace23.com/what-we-read-in-2015/#.VokonCNOnqA

Pyromaniacs: When new is old

http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2015/12/when-new-is-old.html?m=1

Lordship Is Not Legalism

http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/lordship-is-not-legalism

Saturday, January 2, 2016

I Want to Be a Megachurch Pastor | THE JAGGED WORD

http://thejaggedword.com/2016/01/01/i-want-to-be-a-megachurch-pastor/

1980 - Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Bob Dylan - NSF

http://www.needsomefun.net/1980-grammy-award-best-male-rock-vocal-performance-bob-dylan/

Losers Like Us: Redefining Discipleship after Epic Failure

http://www.amazon.com/Losers-Like-Us-Redefining-Discipleship-ebook/dp/B00JFJGBOG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&dpID=51Qlx1biMLL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR103,160_&refRID=0HG31862Z8RAKBFD6DP5&linkCode=sl1&tag=b20a-20&linkId=a7aae632d76a757ace251619a5f3b24c

Ligonier.org

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/daily-video/2016/01/02/for-the-authority-of-scripture/

In Sickness & In Health | Highlands

http://highlandsministriesonline.org/blogs/highlands-blog/in-sickness-in-health/

Systematic Theology

"Good systematic theology does not put God in a box; it clarifies the implications of what he has revealed of himself. Good systematic theology does not misrepresent Scripture; it is shaped by solid exegesis and narrative analysis. Good systematic theology does not idolize reason; it depends on revelation and points out the areas of mystery.
We all have a systematic theology. It is whatever conclusions, assumptions and frameworks we use to interpret the Bible and world. Those who resist the study of systematic theology do have a systematic theology – the problem is that it is unexamined, unconscious and unpredictable. The latter feature is troubling in ministry. When a minister does not pay attention to systematic theology, imagining that he merely reads the Bible, church members will find themselves subjected to an unpredictable ministry. Parts of the Bible will be exalted to paradigmatic status; others will be sidelined. Regular reading and preaching through the entire Bible will not alleviate this – the unexamined, intuitive systematic theology will shape and guide every step of exegesis and preaching. Unpredictability arises from keeping one's systematic theology a secret (from oneself and others)." (Peter Sanlon, 'Simply God')

Packer quote

J.I. Packer said, "Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what surrounds you."

4 Reasons to Face the New Year without Fear - Happy New Year

http://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/happy-new-year/4-reasons-to-face-the-new-year-without-fear-1370945.html?utm_content=bufferd3b9b&utm_medium=fbpage&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=bstupdate

Friday, January 1, 2016

With Gentleness and Respect by Burk Parsons | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/gentleness-and-respect/

How to Listen to a Sermon by George Whitefield

http://graceonlinelibrary.org/christian-life/how-to-listen-to-a-sermon-by-george-whitefield/

Gospel Charity by John Owen

http://graceonlinelibrary.org/christian-life/love-charity/gospel-charity-by-john-owen/

Facts about Earth


For those that have any doubt that God made the earth, and even if you don't - 

Watch "Dave Holland Quartet - Liège, Belgium, 2009-05-09 (full)" on YouTube

Always time for some good live jazz - 


Best of 2015: Ligonier Blog by Nathan W. Bingham | Ligonier Ministries Blog

Anything from Ligonier is always good - 



The British Museum Is Now Open To Everyone: Take a Virtual Tour and See 4,634 Artifacts, Including the Rosetta Stone | Open Culture

This looks pretty cool - 

www.oneplace.com/ministries/the-bible-study-hour/custom-player/dealing-with-opposition-part-2-508212.html

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/the-bible-study-hour/custom-player/dealing-with-opposition-part-2-508212.html