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Session 8, Del Tackett — 2012 National Conference
from Greg Bailey Mar 16, 2012 Category: Ministry News
The eighth session of the 2012 Ligonier National Conference was a plenary address by Dr. Del Tackett titled "When Worlds Collide." Keep Reading -
Session 6, Stephen Meyer — 2012 National Conference
from Greg Bailey Mar 16, 2012 Category: Ministry News
In the sixth session of the 2012 Ligonier National Conference, Dr. Stephen Meyer discussed a revolution in scientific thinking that has produced a new openness to "the God hypothesis"—the belief that the universe is the product not merely of natural processes but of the Creator. Keep Reading -
Session 4, R.C. Sproul Jr. — 2012 National Conference
from Greg Bailey Mar 16, 2012 Category: Articles
Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. began the second day of the 2012 Ligonier Ministries National Conference, speaking on "The (True) Scandal of the Evangelical Mind." A recent popular book argued that the scandal of the evangelical mind is that the evangelical mind is essentially non-existent. But as Dr. Sproul Jr. argued, the problem is even deeper. Keep Reading -
Session 1, R.C. Sproul — 2012 National Conference
from Greg Bailey Mar 15, 2012 Category: Ministry News
Dr. R.C. Sproul opened the 2012 Ligonier National Conference, examining the theme The Christian Mind. In his lecture, carrying the provocative title "Have You Lost Your Mind?" he stated that we are living in the most anti-intellectual climate in the history of the church. "There has been a wholesale rejection of the significance of the mind in living, particularly Christian living," he said. Keep Reading -
2011 Ligonier National Conference - Session 3 (Sinclair Ferguson)
from Greg Bailey Mar 24, 2011 Category: Events
After a break, the 2011 Ligonier National Conference continued with Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson, senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C., and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, speaking on “Why the God-Man?” One of the great books on Jesus Christ was written by Anselm of Canterbury around the end of the eleventh century. It was titled Cur Deus Homo? (“Why the God-Man?). It is notable because of Anselm’s emphasis that the atonement brought redemption to man because it satisfied God. Keep Reading -
2011 Academy Conference - Session 2 - Stephen Nichols
from Greg Bailey Jan 22, 2011 Category: Events
Dr. Nichols opened by quoting from J. Gresham Machen’s inaugural address as an assistant professor at Princeton Theological Seminary on May 3, 1915, in which he declared, “The modern church is impatient of history.” Almost a century later, these words remain relevant, but the postmodern church is not only impatient of history, it isdisdainful of history. Our age believes new is better. However, we are a people with a past, and when the church marches on in ignorance of its history, it is in great peril. Keep Reading -
What to Expect from Reformation Trust in 2011
from Greg Bailey Jan 10, 2011 Category: Reformation Trust
Reformation Trust Publishing, the book-publishing arm of Ligonier Ministries, plans to release ten books in 2011, including new titles in several established series and books by writers both familiar and new to Reformation Trust readers. Keep Reading -
Reformed Churches: Worship According to the Word
from Greg Bailey Apr 16, 2010 Category: Reformation Trust
In his new book, Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims, Rev. Daniel R. Hyde notes that worship practices are among the most readily observable distinctives of Reformed churches. In this excerpt from chapter 8 of the book, he shows that the Reformed emphasis on worship developed from the Reformers’ high view of God and desire to be pleasing to Him in all things, which, in turn, drove them to the Bible to find out how worship should be done: Keep Reading -
Reformed Church Culture Shock
from Greg Bailey Apr 14, 2010 Category: Reformation Trust
For those coming from a typical evangelical church, the initial experience of a Reformed church can be jarring. Many of the practices, especially in worship, and the beliefs that underlie those practices are very different than those found in the vast majority of Protestant churches today. The natural question is, “Why are these churches so different?” In the introduction to his new book Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims, Rev. Daniel R. Hyde writes about this culture shock and explains how his book is designed to provide answers. Keep Reading -
Masculine Mandate Reviews
from Greg Bailey Mar 04, 2010 Category: Reformation Trust
“A Good, Needed Book” Several bloggers have taken time to read and review the new release from Reformation Trust Publishing, The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men, by the Rev. Richard D. Phillips. We thought you might enjoy and perhaps benefit from some of their comments: Keep Reading
