Richard Baxter on God’s Love

Richard Baxter on God’s Love for the saints: Baxter (1615 – 1691) is well known for his monumental work “The Saints’ Everlasting Rest.” This work was a product of the turmoil the Puritan experienced throughout his life.

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Where Have All the Statesmen Gone?

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The Statesman as Thinker points us toward the need for both a classical political-philosophic and a theologically informed understanding of how to evaluate political action. Mahoney seeks the best in political life through this dual focus” - L&L

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Roger Olson on his new book: Against Liberal Theology

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“In this book I repeat, but with updated information and insight, J. Gresham Machen’s conclusion in his classic book ‘Christianity and Liberalism’ that was published in 1923. In a way, my book is a centenary celebration of his book but filling in the gap of a century between that book and mine” - Olson

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Living as People of the Truth in a Post-Truth World

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“Every generation since Adam and Eve has experienced forms of post-truth thinking, as humanity has attempted to rewrite the script of truth with their own opinions. As Proverbs says, ‘All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits’ (16:2).” - Sara Barratt

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We Need a Better Approach to Race Conversations

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“As a black pastor trained in a conservative evangelical school, I have been grieved to watch my white fellow pastors debate each other and divide over racial issues….Into this fray enters George Yancey with his new book, Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness and Antiracism.” - TGC

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Engaging Piper’s New Book: Are Affections Part of Saving Faith?

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“Piper’s most recent book, What Is Saving Faith?: Reflections on Receiving Christ as a Treasure…. Piper argues for his ‘affectional’ understanding of saving faith…. treasuring Christ is an affectional ‘act of faith,’ not in the sense of an action that results from faith, but as one of the ‘actings that constitute what faith is.’” - TGC

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