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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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New Releases Today—Studies on the Go for Youth Workers
A new series for youth workers and small group leaders launched today, Studies on the Go, with two new volumes.
The purpose of the series is...
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Love Unites Us [Awakening Faith]
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. (1 Peter 3:8)
If Christ is with me, what...
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Extracurricular Activities 10.25.14—J.I. Packer's Conversion, A Softer Calvinism, & The Parish's Death
Justin Taylor Reflects on J. I. Packer's Conversion — 70 Years Ago
On Sunday, October 22, 1944—seventy years ago today—it is doubtful that a...
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The Question Every Counselor Must Ask & Answer: "What's My View of People?"— An Excerpt from "Gospel-Centered Counseling"
Robert W. Kellemen, author of the new book Gospel-Centered Counseling, invites readers to picture someone named Mike seated across from the...
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5 Reasons Why “Christ Transforming Culture” Is a Problem
Sixty years ago H. Richard Niebuhr addressed what he called Christianity’s “enduring problem”: the two “complex realities” of Christ and cul...
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What One Theme Does 1 & 2 Thessalonians Boil Down To?
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Not such a hard question when it comes to Romans and Galatians. Justification by faith or the righteou...
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New Releases Today — 2 Corinthians; Theology of James, Peter, & Jude; and Gospel-Centered Counseling
This fall sees the release of several informative, engaging, challenging titles that will enhance and equip your teaching and ministry.
Four...
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Epexegetical καί and the Power of God in Pain (Phil 3:10) — Mondays with Mounce 238
I know. καί and pain in the same title. Strange bedfellows.
I still remember a few years back when my family was going through a time of dee...
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Enlarge Your Desires [Awakening Faith]
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in
the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty...
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Extracurricular Activities 10.18.14 — Canonical & Non-Canonical Gospels, Bonhoeffer, A Rule for Reading
Simon Gathercole on the Canonical and Non-Canonical Gospels
A highlight of the British New Testament Conference this year was Dr Simon Gathe...
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How Do You Live a Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World? — An Excerpt from Michael Horton's "Ordinary"
Radical. Epic. Revolutionary.
Transformative. Impactful. Life-Changing.
Emergent. Alternative. Innovative.
The Next Big Thing.
Sound famili...
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[Common Places] The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in the Divine Attributes
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? For several decades in the twentieth century, the answer seemed to be overwhelmingly: “Too much!” The ...
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My Advice to Students: Todd Wilson Says “Don’t Begrudge Suffering God Sends Your Way”
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Todd Wilson, author ...
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Michael Horton Says We’ve Got a Problem: The Problem of Everydayness
Several years ago when I was still safely a young adult (I’m 34 now), I briefly entertained the idea of forming a New Monastic community in ...
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Did Jesus Hang on a Pole? (Gal 3:13) — Mondays with Mounce 237
ξύλον is an extremely difficult word to translate, although from its entry in BDAG you wouldn’t think so. It gives three basic meanings:
Wo...
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Extracurricular Activities 10.11.14 — The Trinity, New Testament Texts, & Catholic Reformers
Fred Sanders: The Trinity's Irrelevance & Relevance to the Christian Life
I was excited when Kyle Strobel and Kent Eilers invited me to ...
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