From the blog of Thabiti Anyabwile we read:
I’ve slowly read this section from Horatius Bonar’s The Everlasting Righteousness (pp. 33-36) several times. My heart sings each time I read it. I hope your heart breaks forth in praise for the Lamb.
We are never done with the cross nor ever shall be. Its wonders [...]

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a woman’s “right to choose” on the 36th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that gave women a constitutional right to abortion.

“On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, [...]

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Just this evening I discovered a wonderful resource, a booklet by Jim Ellif called The Eaglet.
The Eaglet presents the good news about Christ in a colorful story that engages both children and adults. Parents, grandparents, pastors, Bible study leaders and loving Christians everywhere will find it an important resource for explaining what it means to [...]

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WASHINGTON (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama is considering issuing an executive order to reverse a controversial Bush administration abortion policy in his first week in office, three Democratic sources said Monday.
Obama’s second full day as president falls on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United [...]

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The digital ink is still wet. It’s day one of the Obama Presidency and we can already read “the Agenda” for his administration.
As expected, we can read of Obama’s intention to “Supports a Woman’s Right to Choose“. From the official White House site we read:
President Obama understands that abortion is a divisive issue, and respects [...]

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As expected, Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal Bishop, delivered his prayer at the “Opening Inaugural Event” for President-elect Obama. (video here)
No real surprises here. Bishop Robinson prayed to the “…God of our many understandings…” By any account, given the coverage of what was to be expected from Robinson’s prayer, the Bishop’s prayer was [...]

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Consider the following statement from Bishop Gene Robinson in a recent New York Times article entitled “Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event”
Bishop Robinson said he had been reading inaugural prayers through history and was “horrified” at how “specifically and aggressively Christian they were.”
“I am very clear,” he said, “that this will [...]

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FREE SHEPHERDS’ CONFERENCE DOWNLOADS (Audio Only)

All of the past sessions and seminars are now free to download.

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Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008.
Themelios is [...]

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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama’s first inauguration events. — From ABC NEWS
This is the first of many first no doubt to be associated with the Obama Presidency. Christians, if ever their were a time to humble ourselves and pray it [...]

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Here Spurgeon establishes the Christ-Centeredness of his ministry during his very first sermon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle.
I would propose that the subject of the ministry as long as this platform shall stand, and as long as this house shall be frequented by worshippers, shall be the person of JESUS CHRIST. I am never ashamed to [...]

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Someone asked about getting the ESV audio daily as a podcast to coincide with the reading schedules. Here’s how to subscribe to this in iTunes:

Go to the ESV Reading Plans page.
Right-click (Ctrl-click on a Mac) the “RSS” link of the feed you want.
Choose “Copy Link Location” or “Copy Shortcut.”
Start iTunes.
Choose Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast
Paste [...]

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