Archive for October, 2009

The Just Justifier

Convinced that “Paul’s fullest, grandest, most comprehensive statement of the gospel” is just as vital today, R.C. Sproul delivered nearly sixty sermons on Romans at St. Andrew’s Chapel. These never-before-published expositions are now available in a hardcover book comprising over 500 pages of material. More information available here.

“The glory of his grace is that [...]

Unpacking Forgiveness on Trackback Thursday

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This week’s Trackback Thursday features Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds by Chris Brauns. Jerry Bridges says, “Forgiveness of one another is one of the most important subjects in the Bible, and yet one so often misunderstood. Now Chris Brauns has [...]

Out of the Comfort Zone this Christmas

Share the Good News of Christmas has become an all-out effort at Cloverdale Baptist Church in Cloverdale, British Colombia. They see distributing the bags as a way to get everyone in the church involved in ministry. They are encouraging each of the 380 families in the church to take four bags and to go outside [...]

Take a Forgiveness Quiz

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One year after the publication of Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds, author Chris Brauns is asking for your interaction in a new forgiveness quiz.
Brauns will spend the next six weeks discussing forgiveness and answering tough questions. There will [...]

Sharing the Good News with New Homeowners and the Homeless

Outreach at Markham Missionary Church this Christmas
There’s a new subdivision near Markham Missionary Church outside Toronto. The 225 members of the church intend to distribute 1,000 Share the Good News of Christmas gift bags to invite people to “Cornerstone of Christmas,” their 20th Annual Christmas musical drama.
While they intend to use the bags to reach [...]

“I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist” on Trackback Thursday

I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist argues that Christianity requires the least faith of all worldviews because it is the most reasonable. The authors provide the evidence for truth, God, and the Bible. Here’s a valuable resource for those interested in examining the reasonableness of the Christian faith.
Here’s a reminder of how [...]

What Parents Are Saying About “A Family Guide to the Bible”

Crossway’s homeschool book reviewers recently looked at A Family Guide to the Bible. Written in the vein of her other popular Family Guides, Christin Ditchfield will help readers to both understand and love the Scriptures. By explaining what’s in the Bible, where to find it, and how it all fits together, Ditchfield gives adults everything [...]

Naomi’s Fund Adoption Celebration and Bazaar

“It’s not simply that those who trust in Christ have found a refuge, a safe place, or a foster home. All those in Christ, Paul argues, have received sonship. We are now “Abraham’s offspring” (Gal 3:29). Within this household—the tribal family of Abraham—all those who are in Christ have found a home through the adopting [...]

Your Problem and the Answer to Your Problem

Inevitably we will face seasons of trial, disappointment, and conflict. We will see it in our personal lives and around the world. The tragedy is when we seek the solution while focusing directly on ourselves.
In The Gospel in Genesis, Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds us that it all starts with God. There are certain truths that the [...]

The Great Work of the Gospel on Trackback Thursday

This week’s Trackback Thursday features John Ensor’s The Great Work of the Gospel—written that we might know the message of Christ’s atoning sacrifice and experience God’s ongoing and outworking grace.
Here’s a reminder of how Trackback Thursday works: Simply link to the blog post from your blog, leave a comment on Crossway’s Facebook Page, or re-tweet [...]