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Around the Horn (July 4)

An Introduction to Puritan Preaching What made the Puritan ministers' preaching so effective and timeless? Was there some key ingredient to their preaching? This post shares some board categories that highlight the nature of Puritan

Andrew Fuller Friday: On Obedience to a Pastor

The Obedience of Churches to their Pastors Explained and Enforced ”Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they

Around the Horn (June 27)

“Sacred Scripture … is placed high on a throne”: Augustine on the Bible The idea that the Bible is the infallible and inerrant word of God is not new to the church. As Michael Haykin

Andrew Fuller Friday: On Fasting and Other Duties

Fasting, and Other Duties Matthew 6:16-34 Our Lord’s discourse is not designed to amuse his disciples with curious disquisitions, but to direct them as to their daily walk, partly in their approaches to God, and

Around the Horn (June 20)

Peril on Both Sides Preaching in light of the overarching biblical narrative is good and right, yet, in this post, Tim Challies warns against emphasizing the overarching narrative to the detriment of the uniqueness of the

Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Last Judgment

The Last Judgment Matt. 7:21–29 Our Lord, in drawing to the close of his discourse, is unusually solemn and impressive. He anticipates the last judgment, and places his hearers before the great tribunal. The sum

Around the Horn (June 13)

Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Opportunity In this post by Tim Challies, he highlights the fact that we interact on a daily basis with people in ordinary jobs. It is people in ordinary jobs they can make

Andrew Fuller Friday: On Resisting Evil

Resisting Evil Matt. 5:38–42 In the judicial law of Israel, it had been enacted as follows:—“If men strive and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief

Around the Horn (June 6)

Tiananmen Square & the Courage and Stand Alone As Russell Moore notes in this article, "Jesus identified the fear of standing alone as one of the primary aspects of cowardice." He goes on to note

Andrew Fuller Friday: On Testing the Spirits

Trial of Spirits 1 John 4:1 The predicted enmity between the seed of the woman and of the serpent has been peculiarly fulfilled in the times of the gospel. No sooner was the Christian church