Today, 10th November is the 525th anniversary of Martin Luther who was born in 1483. The Desiring God Blog have marked the occasion here: Thank God for Martin Luther. Here are a few things on the blog about Luther: Luther’s Conversion Luther on Reading Books The First of Luther’s 95 Theses Theology For All Conference (2006) with Carl Trueman Book Review of John Piper’s Legacy of Sovereign Joy, including a chapter on Luther and link to an MP3 talk about his life. Probably some of Luther’s most famous words go something like this: .. my conscience is captive to the ... [read more]

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Been reading Calvin’s Insititutes (brilliant stuff!). Here’s a quote on the Trinity: And that passage in Gregory of Nazianzus vastly delights me: “I cannot think on the one [God] without quickly being encircled by the splendor of the three [Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit] nor can I discern the three [Persons] without being straightway carried back to the one [God]“. John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, I.xiii.17, Vol 1, ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles, (Westminster John Knox Press, 2006), p. 141        ... [read more]

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Recently Reform met for their Annual Conference. Here is the subsequent press release:  October 17th, 2008 REFORM PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR GAFCON MOVEMENT Reform, the 1,700-strong conservative evangelical network, has pledged support for the initiatives of GAFCON at its annual conference in London. Revd Rod Thomas, Reform’s chairman, welcomed the clear Biblical leadership given by the GAFCON Primates at the Jerusalem meeting in June 2008, saying that there “we saw what an Anglicanism united in the Gospel and dedicated to mission could look like.” He highlighted two key areas for Reform i... [read more]

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Yesterday 5th October was the 305th anniversary of the birthday of the great American theologian Jonathan Edwards. He was born on 5th October 1703 in East Windsor, Connecticut and died on 22nd March 1758. He is possibly best known for his sermon Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God. To Celebrate his 300th anniversary in 2003 Mark Dever of Capitol Hill Baptist Church preached this sermon. You can download the MP3 for free here. To celebrate his 305th birthday, the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University have launched WJE 2.0 - the Works of Jonathan Edwards Online where a significant n... [read more]

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With the start of a new term, in case you haven’t come accross it yet, the new UCCF Free Gospel Project has been launched and has it’s very own website. Why not have a visit? http://www.free-online.org.uk/ In case you were wondering what a Christian Union is - Dave Bish has highlighted this video explaining just that: What is a Christian Union?       

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Since moving to work for a Church (which is fantastic!) my amount of blogging time has decreased. However, Mark Altrogge shares some good and helpful thoughts: Read Books, Not Blogs - a great encouragement not to read blogs at the expense of good books. Here are Mr Altrogge’s three reasons: Books Require More Reflection From the Reader Books Are the Result of Much Reflection By the Writer Books Bring Accountability Mark Altrogge, Read Books Not Blogs, The Blazing Center Why not have a read - and then go a find a good book! If you’re not sure where to start, why not have... [read more]

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Some encouragement from across the pond. A few of short videos from The Gospel Coalition What is the Gospel? by Mark Dever (1:51 mins)  What is the Gospel? by John Piper (3:34 mins) What is the Gospel Coalition? with Don Carson, Mark Dever, Philip Ryken, Tim Keller, Joshua Harris, Thabiti Anyabwile, CJ Mahaney and John Piper (7:45 mins) Here in the UK the regional Gospel Partnerships have been a good encouragement.

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Sorry - posting has been very slow in recent days - been very busy. However, in the meantime - may I commend to you the Holy Trinty, Lyonsdown website (which I’m now involved with keeping updated). Do check out the sermons page while you’re there!

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Mark Altrogge, Pastor of Sovereign Grace Church, Indiana, has written a short and helpful piece on Lamentations 3:21-23. Why not have a read of How to Have Hope in God? Hope arises in our hearts as we intentionally remember God’s character and promises. Mark Altrogge

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Dear all, I’ve recently moved and so it might be a while before a more normal service is resumed!

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