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"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

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Dennis Pruotw

God's Presence

March 15, 2013

Too few churchgoers are aware of the significance of entering into the sanctuary with the people of God.  If only they recognized God's presence is there, not because of the building

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Lesbianism and Christianity

A GenRef Podcast: Interview with Rosaria Butterfield & Ken Smith

March 12, 2013

I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. -Psalm 9:1- Stories of conversion are a wonderful thing. Through them God’s

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Anticipation

March 09, 2013

Remember that old commercial where the thickness of the ketchup was highlighted by the slow wait of it coming out of the bottle? Recall how the song "Anticipation" was sung in

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John 14:2

Moving Signs

March 06, 2013

The "For Sale" sign went up. The next day we had the first viewing. Then the couple came back. At the end of the day we had an offer we could

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Common Grace

God's Love and Evangelism

February 27, 2013

Recently I was asked by a young lady, a lover of the gospel as well as people, this question, "Does God love unbelievers?"  She obviously was wrestling with working out her

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abraham

Sweetening Our Praying

February 25, 2013

After adding the cream and sugar to my coffee, my wife, who usually prepares it for me, gives it a vigorous stir with a spoon.  That way the sweetness attaches itself to the

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Marriage

Lifelong Love

February 22, 2013

No one could ask for better in-laws than mine.  It is not only because they gave their beautiful daughter to an undeserving guy.  They have been ones who through the years have constantly

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abortion

Kids and Goat's Milk

February 20, 2013

Like coming upon a car accident with injuries, for some reason it always jars me when I read the following in the Old Testament."You shall not boil a young goat in

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John Flavel

At That Feast Can Sing

February 18, 2013

> What num'rous flocks of birds about me fly? When saw I one, through want, fall down, and die? They gather what his hand to them doth bring, Tho' but

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Iron Cage

Gentle Answers: Revisiting the Iron Cage

February 15, 2013

A reader named Justin submitted the following question to our "Gentle Answers" feature found on the right sidebar. His letter and my answer to him are below. Barry, I just read

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F.B. Myer

Dusting Off the Word Love (Guest Post by Ken Smith)

February 07, 2013

_Valentine's Day is one week away, and I cannot think of a better way to prepare than to meditate on love with one who has been practicing it,  modeling it, and

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Luke 14:26

Gospel Hatred

February 06, 2013

I have experienced some gospel hatred as of late. By this, I do not mean the persecution or suffering of faithful witnesses and martyrs.  If giving your life for the gospel is referred

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abortion

Washington Reflections (Guest Post by Emory York)

February 04, 2013

Recently my daughter Emory, a freshman nursing student at Purdue University, traveled through the night with friends to attend an event in Washington D.C.  Upon her return, after I listened to her

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Albert Mohler

Browse Worthy: Homosexuality

January 31, 2013

I agreed with David Murray a few months ago when he asked for a moratorium [http://headhearthand.org/blog/2012/11/26/can-we-have-a-break-from-homosexuality/] on speaking and posting about homosexuality.  I worked at actually

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Conflict

A Helpful Marital Thought

January 30, 2013

In Christian marriage two saints, who still have plenty of sin's remnant clinging to them, form a lifelong union. This means then, with the baring of the soul's wiring

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comfort

Brooks, Baseball, and Battles Among Believers

January 29, 2013

The Puritans are derided as legalistic killjoys whose meticulous writings tend to parse the life out of true piety.  Even a quick overview of their work will reveal their ability to write exhaustively

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Messiah the Prince

Indiana's Christian Governors (Guest Post by Russ Pulliam)

January 28, 2013

The Christian conservative movement may be dwindling in other parts of the United States. But in Indiana politics it has matured into a dominant influence in state government. The recent handoff from outgoing

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Blind Evolution

January 26, 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YN8_lg6-U&feature=player_embedded] I recently watched a video about a man born blind trying to understand color.  Naturally, he couldn’t grasp the

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Quite the Quotes

January 23, 2013

A conference this weekend and a class this week has me running.  Here are ten of the riches from reading I have discovered and shared with others along the way.  The last two

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Rosaria Butterfield

Browse Worthy: Rosaria Butterfield

January 18, 2013

_Gentle Reformation _had every intention of featuring our friend Rosaria Butterfield and promoting the wonderful story of her spiritual journey to Christ in the book _The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert [http:

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Albert Mohler

Browse Worthy: Presidential Inauguration Controversy

January 16, 2013

Recently, an evangelical pastor named Louis Giglio [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/10/louie-giglio-pulls-out-of-inaugural-over-anti-gay-comments/] withdrew from participating in the president's second inauguration ceremonies last week.  His reason?

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Blogging

Short Rules of Blogging Etiquette

January 15, 2013

Since Jesus promised that "every idle word shall be judged" (Matthew 12:36), bloggers need guidelines for holiness in speech.  Though these goals can be disastrously missed on occasion, still one

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Book Alert!

January 11, 2013

For all those who enjoy or are learning to enjoy (like myself) reading ebooks, you should know that Crossway is having quite a sale.  From now until January 15, all ebooks at Crossway

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Atheism

An Open Letter to Susan Jacoby

January 10, 2013

Dear Ms. Jacoby, I read with interest your article "The Blessings of Atheism [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/the-blessings-of-atheism.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] " in the

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Alex Jones

Browse Worthy: Guns

January 09, 2013

Following the tragedy in Newtown, the debate about guns and their control rages on.  Believers should meditate on the law of God and exercise the fruit of the Spirit so as to offer

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