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  • Triperspectivalism: More Than Church Leadership Analysis

    [This post is part of the Perspectives on Triperspectivalism series] Triperspectivalism is word that sounds much more complicated than it actually is. My own introduction to the concept was through a talk given by Mark Driscoll (which is available here) at the CCEF national conference a few years back. The context of that lecture was…

  • When Will My Life Not Suck?

    Author Ramon Presson is a clinically certified marriage and family therapist and the founder of LifeChange Counseling and Marriage Center in Franklin, TN. The style and clarify of his writing shows that this is clearly not his first book, but it is his first book published by New Growth Press. It is always helpful to…

  • Music and The Christian Life

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series, it is also to be an article in an upcoming issue of the Dallas Seminary student paper] As a private music teacher, I have a certain level of knowledge regarding music theory. Most of this was gained alongside 12 years of private piano lessons, and from college level…

  • Justification and Motivation for Good Works

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] In the essay on justification in The Theological Guide to Calvin’s Institutes (TGCI), Richard Gaffin comments: If it needs to be said again, by the nature of the case, for Calvin sanctification as an ongoing, lifelong process follows justification, and in that sense justification is “prior” to…

  • Branded

    Author Tim Sinclair is both a radio personality and a marketer who has helped organizations from McDonalds to Word Records brand themselves (as in advertise, not poke each other with hot irons). This is his first foray into writing a book (from what I can tell) but you might not pick that up from the…

  • An Eschatology of Christian Habits

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] I had originally planned on talking about justification in this post, focusing on how the status God graciously gives us is a motivation rather than a goal to achieve. Here, I just want to focus on the goal. To talk about the “eschatology of Christian habits,” is to…

  • What’s Missing From The Gospel Commission

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] Initially, even after reading most of The Christian Faith, I was still excited about The Gospel Commission. I really did enjoy Horton’s chapters on ecclesiology and found his perspective interesting even if I didn’t wholly agree with it, so I was looking forward to seeing his thoughts…

  • Am I Really A Christian?

    Author Mike McKinley previously served on the pastoral staff for Capitol Hill Baptist church before moving to Guilford Baptist Church. This book is actually his second contribution to the 9Marks series having already written Church Planting is for Wimps. Both of these are fairly short books, but that’s just because they get straight to the point…

  • Games to Quit

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] Originally I had the idea for this post apart from this series, but it does fit. Think of it like this, as part of reshaping your habits, there may some games you are unconsciously playing in your Christian community that you should probably quit. If they are…

  • Jump Start Your Bible Reading Plan

    [This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] If you subscribe to many blogs, you may have noticed that most Christian blog sites appear to follow an unwritten rule that you have to publish a post about bible reading plans some time on or around New Years. This of course is the typical time to…