Author Archives: Joe Fleener

About Joe Fleener

Lover of Christ & His Gospel, Husband to Mandy, Father to three wonderful children, Servant to the Local Church, Bible College Lecturer

What I Read Online – 05/23/2013 (a.m.)

How Pastors Can Encourage Artistic Gifts – The Gospel Coalition How Pastors Can Encourage Artistic Gifts   His Mission: Jesus in the Gospel of Luke Is The World Really Flat? – The Gospel Coalition s The World Really Flat?   … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/22/2013 (a.m.)

The Mass Exodus of Christians from the Muslim World A mass exodus of Christians is currently underway.  Millions of Christians are being displaced from one end of the Islamic world to the other.  Christianity Declining 50pc Faster Than Thought – … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/21/2013 (p.m.)

Tornadoes and the Mystery of Suffering and Sovereignty – Justin Taylor (1) It will not accomplish anything good to deny what Scripture so clearly asserts, that God is absolutely sovereign over all of nature.   (2) God is sovereign, not … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/21/2013 (a.m.)

Book Reviews | Review: Dictionary Of Scripture And Ethics – The Gospel Coalition While granting that biblical interpretation isn’t always easy, this volume seems to go out of its way to stress that Scripture doesn’t speak directly to our ethical … Continue reading

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Who Made God?

I just listened to an excellent interview with Edgar Andrews (interview notes) on The Mind Renewed. Here is what I said about Andrews’ book, Who Made God? just after reading it. Here is the review I wrote for Themelios in 2010 (pg. … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/20/2013 (p.m.)

Preaching God and example | The Proclamation Trust This avoids moralism.  It also helps avoid same-y expressions of good biblical theology that might pay too little attention to the details of each particular narrative. Is it Ever Legitimate to Complain … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/19/2013 (a.m.)

A Letter from Kabwata: Don Carson and Thabiti Anyabwile Coming To Zambia! Don Carson and Thabiti Anyabwile will be the preachers at this year’s Zambian Annual Reformed Conferences, taking place at Lusaka Baptist Church, in Lusaka, from Monday 26 to … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/18/2013 (p.m.)

7 Reasons Why You MUST Read Aloud To Your Kids At All Ages I believe the fact that I read aloud to my children is the single most important contributing factor to their success in school. It’s time spent together … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/18/2013 (a.m.)

A Letter from an Elder Completing His Term – Kevin DeYoung To be an elder implies the possession of at least a modicum of biblical wisdom and insight The eldership seems to not only encapsulate the gospel but to heighten … Continue reading

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What I Read Online – 05/17/2013 (p.m.)

AlbertMohler.com – “By What Power or by What Name Did You Do This?” The Question Every Minister of Christ Must Long to Be Asked One of the most ridiculous books given to some high school graduates is Oh, The Places … Continue reading

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