Category Archives: T4G
Praying for a Pastor
An older, wiser brother in the Lord, Pastor Ligon Duncan, (one of the T4G founders) put these thoughts together on how one might pray for their pastor…. Pray – 1. That [your pastor] would know and love the living God, … Continue reading
Day Two (Wed. PM) at The Banner Conference
A ‘MINI–SESSION’ After some time for fellowship (and helping a brother try to repair a laptop), the Wednesday afternoon sessions began … with something rather different. At 3:15 PM Pastor Mark Johnston (a Trustee of the Banner of Truth, a … Continue reading
Filed under Banner of Truth, Christianity, Conference, Personal, T4G
Don’t mumble, mask or mangle the good news
In his smart new book, THE GOSPEL AND PERSONAL EVANGELISM, Mark Dever makes the following point — in the very manner he is commending! Clarity with the claims of Christ certainly will include the translation of the gospel into words … Continue reading
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What’s the Good News?
Mark Dever’s answer… “Here’s what I understand the good news to be: the good news is that the one and only God, who is holy, made us in his image to know him. But we sinned and cut ourselves off … Continue reading
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God’s Gospel Testimony
On Sunday nights our church takes time in the service to hear testimonies from those gathered. My typical introduction says, “Who has something to share to encourage the saints? Either a morsel from the Word that blessed you this week? … Continue reading
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Spotting Big Questions in Little Books
Coming home from the T4G Conference with 20+ books (most were gifts!) not only adds to the stacks of books in my Pastor’s Study but adds to my weekly reading agenda. It’s not that I will try to read them … Continue reading
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T4G Photos online
Here is a page at the T4G site with photos from the recent conference. There are few of the speakers, so I hope they add more. And here are some other photos, at a fine blog site by Tim Challies, … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Culture, Personal, T4G
Earthquake in Louisville!
Well, okay, the center of this morning’s 5.2 earthquake was in Illinois, but I felt it in my hotel room in Louisville, KY, this morning! I was up at 5:25 AM in order to catch my ride to the airport. … Continue reading
Filed under America, Current Events, Earthquake, Personal, T4G
T4G Thursday
The conference planners were well aware of the needs of pastors when they selected Piper and Mahaney to speak in the last two sessions of T4G. We have been greatly inspired and challenged and humbled. We need to “be done … Continue reading
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T4G Wednesday Lunch & PM Sessions
When 5,000+ folks adjourn for the lunch hour it can seem like a new olympic event. There are a limited number of fast food restaurants (and the fancy ones are too expensive and slow). My strategy: let my friend Ron … Continue reading
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