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Although some of the phrasing is a little dusty, and the period needs to be borne in mind, there is some sound advice here about the pursuit of plainness in preaching from William Plumer: The Word of God must be preached plainly and simply, not in allusions and doubtful terms, not in innuendoes and...

Over at Dissenting Opinion John Stevens has responded very graciously and at length to my challenge posted yesterday . I'll respond later but I think the question I'm left with is, is it possible to be an ''independent conviction paedo-Baptist''?, do such people exist anymore? and should they?

Stephen Clark has written a very helpful and thoughtful piece on how the church should respond to gay marriage looking at the issue biblically and in the light of history....Augustine's 'City of God', 1662 and the act of uniformity, Wilberforce and the Clapham sect and the temperance movement. It's...

Not long ago, I received a very generous offer. One of the current glitterati of the evangelical scene was going to be preaching, and I was invited to go along and hear him speak . . . in person . . . for free. I must confess that, living as I do in the UK, I was not able to take up this very kind...

I am pleased to let you know that videos of all six sessions of the conference may be viewed at http://www.newenglandreformedfellowship.org/video-archives.html The conference speakers were Dr. Dale Ralph Davis and Dr. Greg Beale.

It's been too long since I've baited FIEC . John Stevens, Andy Patterson, Trev Archer and Richard Underwood are the four wise men of FIEC. All four were local pastors doing a great job and got promotion to become directors of FIEC (come on lads you know I'm smiling!). FIEC has undergone something...

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Here is a great interview by my friend Kevin Boling with Dr. Joel Beeke. The interview is concerning the new book, A Puritan Theology. http://www.knowingthetruth.org/?page_id=7

James Philip's notes on Romans have been put on St George's Tron website . These are his daily bible reading notes which contain virtually all in the commentary (The Power of God) , but are probably a little expanded in places.

8 8 6. D (Tresalem) I wander often from the way, And sin afflicts me every day: Oh, when shall I be pure? Christ leads me to the path again, And washes me from every stain, A cleansing full and sure. I hear the world's enticing voice, That tempts me to a godless choice: How shall I stand the test?...