I’m not sure when this thought first occurred to me, but I do remember the time when I was first floored by it.
At the small group leaders conference in 2002, CJ prefaced his lecture on the doctrines of grace with this statement:
“The doctrines of grace should only be taught by pastors.”
This was at a SGM [...]
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For anyone involved in the life of a Sovereign Grace Church, you’ve probably noticed a great deal of what I call “serving up”. I don’t think I need to explain this concept too deeply, as I would consider it a distinctive. If your pastor has a heath problem, all hands are on deck-cut the [...]
I’ve posted one of CJ’s blog posts below. He is quoting Purswell, but obviously approves of the message.
I’ve asked a few pastors to comment, and I hope that they will.
I must admit the hair on the back of my neck stood up a little when I first read this post. You’ll see the clear connection [...]
I was reminded the other day by a very good friend (you know who you are! ) that there will be people who post to The Refuge that don’t agree with what we are trying to accomplish here. Now, that is not news to me! No, we started this blog knowing full well [...]
Brothers and Sisters,
Many of you found this site a week ago. My hope would be that you read the 6 foundational posts, which is basically the Tim/Jim story.
Please ask yourself if this story rings true.
Were you a CPAG member who heard Tim tell CPAG that he would stay on as youth pastor if he lost [...]