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John Piper, Don Carson, and Transformed Pastors and Scholars
There’s a great deal of interest right now in what some have called the pastor-theologian and theologian-pastor movement. John Piper and D. A. Carson are two of the more prominent faces of each of...
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Is The Gospel Coalition a Good Thing? Is Harold Ockenga Like John Piper?
You can find scintillating answers to these and a number of other questions in an interview (part one, part two) I just did with historical theologian Nathan Finn. Nathan graciously asked me several...
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Kevin DeYoung Speaks Wisely About Celebrity Pastors
Kevin DeYoung has just posted a manifestly helpful piece on the hot-potato topic of “celebrity pastors.” I commend it to you; it’s full of wisdom and good theological thinking. Here’s a snatch: Give...
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Ed Stetzer on DeYoung/Gilbert: Are Pastors Qualified to Speak on Theology of...
The pastor-theologian is a subject of great interest to me, as my introduction to the book The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry (Crossway, 2011) by John Piper...
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Should We Not Read Jonathan Edwards Because He Owned Slaves?
An upcoming event at the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School tackles this question, and does so by way of a major lecture by esteemed pastor Thabiti Anyabwile. This lecture,...
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Doing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)
I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed Forum, which is associated with Westminster Theological Seminary. This is a high-powered theological podcast that has...
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An Essay on the Awesomeness of Men
Denny Burk has just announced the release of the latest Journal for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood. Here are the contents and Burk’s introduction to the journal: The Spring 2012 issue of The Journal...
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“I Wouldn’t Think So Much of the Gathering:” Engaging Francis Chan on the Church
Francis Chan offered some surprising thoughts at the Verge 2012 conference recently. Speaking on the church gathering, he said the following at the conference in Austin: If I just read the Scriptures,...
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Gender Roles and the Gospel
Here’s a great video on complementarianism (or biblical gender roles) from The Gospel Coalition featuring John Piper, Tim Keller, and D. A. Carson (HT: JT). I found all three panelists’s remarks...
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How Theology Drives Spirituality (Thinking and Doing Are Inextricable!)
It’s very common in evangelicalism to either be a “thinking Christian” or a “doing Christian.” I think that these divisions are bunk. I think that thinking drives doing. Theology drives...
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