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For those who don't know of it, you may be interested to hear that Todd Pruitt and Carl "I'm not a celebrity, I'm just high-profile" Trueman are building their empire with a podcast entitled The Mortification of Spin . According to the spin, er . . . blurb, MoS is a bi-weekly casual conversation...

No, that's not the title of the latest po-mo book on reaching the unchurched. Rather, its intended to draw your attention to the new piece on ref21 by our friend Leonardo De Chirco on the Pope's last encyclical , as well as our resident film critic John Perrit's review of the latest in the Die Hard...

''There is just one reason why I may possibly expect you to listen to me. I may expect you to listen to me if I can bring to you a message from God. If I can do that, then the very insignificance of the speaker may in a certain sense be an added inducement to you to listen to him, since it may help...

I am excited to report the planting of Christ Church Presbyterian (PCA) in Charleston, South Carolina. At the recent meeting of the Palmetto Presbytery, Dr. Jon Payne was approved to this call as church planter. We are looking forward to a public informational meeting that will be held on Monday,...

My dear friend Scott Meadows offers some thought provoking comments concerning the change in the Papacy. What he has written should be well considered. http://reformedbaptistfellowship.org/2013/02/14/from-one-antichrist-to-another-thoughts-on-the-papal-transition

Friends in the UK and mainland Europe might be interested to know of the Banner of Truth Conference at Leicester, due to take place this year on Monday 15 through Thursday 18 April. Speakers include Sinclair Ferguson, who probably needs no introduction, Warren Peel, a dear friend from the Reformed...

It was pointed out to me by one of my elders that on Sunday evening I preached a sermon that pointed out the errors of the Roman Catholic Church on justification, after which, on Monday, the pope resigned. Here we have a stunning example of the power of preaching and the value of a good church web...

Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world by resigning from his office. This very traditional Pope made a very un-traditional decision. The Pope who was known to be a strong personality showed the world his frailty. His resignation can be also linked to the Vatican as being a "nest of crows." The...

Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons Thabiti M. Anyabwile Crossway (IX Marks), 2012, 176pp., paperback, $10.99 ISBN 978-1-4335-2992-4 Although the lion's share of this book is devoted to the eldership, the valuable space afforded to the diaconate is much appreciated, if only because helpful...

Because, judging by the annual jamboree, this piece on Lent (and other festivals) is still relevant .