practical theology

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Al Martin   Al Martin, has been an elder at the Trinity Baptist Church of Montville, New Jersey since its inception in 1967. Over thirty years of pastoral experience and an evident gift of pointed applicatory preaching have made Pastor Martin a widely recognized counselor and pastor.

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• What is a Biblical Christian?


A.W. Pink   A.W. Pink (1886-1952), a native of Nottingham, England, whose life as a pastor and writer was spent in a variety of locations in the British Isles, the United States, and Australia.

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• Another Gospel

• Complete Submission

• Present Day Evangelism

• The Way of Salvation

• God's Word and Obedience


Bart Garrett   Bart Garrett

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• Christians and Contraception


C.F.W. Walther   C.F.W. Walther (1811-1887), educated at the University of Leipzig. For forty-six years Walther was the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. He also taught at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, from 1850 until his death. He served as the president of the Synod from its founding in 1847 to 1850. In 1864 he was again elected president and served until 1878.

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• Law and Gospel


C.F. Boerkoel

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• Almost Lost – But Saved And

• The Sword of Gods’ Justice


C. H. Spurgeon   C.H. Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892) was a British Baptist preacher who remains highly influential amongst Reformed Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers."

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• "SALVATION IS OF THE LORD!"


Rev. Cornelius Van Til   Rev. Cornelius Van Til, (1895-1987) began his teaching career in 1928 as Professor of Apologetics at Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1929 he was one of four Princeton professors to break away and found a new seminary, Westminster, as a conservative alternative to the more liberal Princeton. Van Til taught apologetics at Westminster from 1929 until his retirement in 1972, a 44 year career, all in all.

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• Why I Believe in God


Rev. C. Harinck

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• You Must be Born Again


Dr. David W. Jones   Dr. David W. Jones, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

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• Are Biblical Covenants Dissoluble?


Douglas Jones   Douglas Jones, Senior Fellow and Permanent Member of the Board of Trustees at New Saint Andrews College

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• Why & What:


Ebenezer Erskine   Ebenezer Erskine, (June 22, 1680 - June 2, 1754), was a Scottish church leader, chief founder of the Secession Church (formed of dissenters from the Church of Scotland).

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• Thoughts on Unbelief


Henry Mahan   Henry Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama August 1926. He began pastoring at the young age of 21 and has wide experience in the pastoral ministry, having been pastor of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church, Ashland, Kentucky, for over 50 years.

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• What is it to Preach the Gospel?


I.C. Herendeen

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• Accepting Christ


John Bunyan

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• Sanctification


John A Davies   John A. Davies

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• Toward a Biblical Theology of the Environment, part 1

• Toward a Biblical Theology of the Environment, part 2


Dr. John M. Frame   Dr. John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• A Fresh Look at the Regulative Principle

• Christian Faith, Health, and Medical Practice

• Christians and Charter Schools

• Christian Schools

• Cloning

• Do We Need God To Be Moral?

• The Biblical Doctrine of the Family

• Heart Righteousness and Decalogical Hermeneutics

• Homelessness

• Homosexuality and AIDS

• Living With Ourselves

• Ministries of Mercy to the Unborn

• Minorities and the Reformed Churches

• Must We Always Tell the Truth?

• Oaths and Slang

• Operation Rescue: Case Study on Civil Disobedience

• Pastoral and Social Ethics

• Pastoral and Social Ethics

• Pastoral and Social Ethics Spring 2005

• Pastoral and Social Ethics

• Polygamy

• Preaching Christ From the Decalogue

• Racism, Sexism, Marxism

• Meanings of “Racism,” and Some Evaluations

• Recent Reflections on Divorce

• Stealing By Government

• The New Reproduction

• Toward a Theology of the State

• Women In the Church

• Women Teaching Adult Sunday School Classes

• Ministries of Mercy to the Unborn

• Should Christians go to Movies?

• When in the Course of Human Events Does Civil Disobedience Become Necessary?

• Cloning: Maybe?

• The Other Shoe: Copyright and the Reasonable Use of Technology

• Spousal Abuse: Grounds for Divorce?

• Ethics, Preaching, and Biblical Theology

• "But God Made Me This Way!"

• No Place to Hide our Head

• Hurting People's Feelings or "The Pathos Game"

• Lessons on Ministry from the Pharisees:

• Levels of Ethical Evaluation

• Marriage as Unjust Suffering

• Ministries of Mercy to the Unborn

• Mixed Marriages

• Moral Heroism

• Traditionalism, part 1

• Traditionalism, part 2

• Pastoral and Social Ethics, Part One

• Pastoral and Social Ethics, Part Two

• Pastoral and Social Ethics, Part Three

• Pastoral and Social Ethics, Part Four

• Pastoral and Social Ethics, Part Five

• Levels of Ethical Evaluation

• Living With Ourselves

• The Medical Model Revisited: Moral Responsibility and Physical Disability

• Meanings of "Racism," and Some Evaluations


Professor John Murray   Professor John Murray, (1898-1975), Former Professor of Systematic Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary

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• Law and Grace

• Pictures of Christ

• The Weak and the Strong


John Newton   John Newton (1725-1807), Anglican pastor and hymnist is perhaps best known as the author of the world-famous hymn, Amazing Grace, which was one of the Olney Hymns written in collaboration with William Cowper. He also wrote some important theological works.

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• A Guide to Godly Disputation


Dr. John K. Tarwater, Director of Student Life at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Church History at Southeastern College at Wake Forest

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• Are Biblical Covenants Dissoluble?


Jonathan Edwards   Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), pastor, revivalist, Christian philosopher, missionary, and college president, is widely regarded as North America’s greatest theologian.

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• The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards


Kelli Buzzard

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• Considering Gestational Surrogacy: Medical Marvel or Parent Trap?


Louis Berkhof   Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) was a Reformed systematic theologian whose written works have been influential in seminaries and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada and with individual Christians in general throughout the 20th century.

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• Perversions of the Gospel


Maurice Roberts   Maurice Roberts pastor, author, editor of Banner of Truth until 2003. The Banner of Truth is highly recommended as one of the most biblically sound and edifying magazines available today.

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• Back To What Basics?


Nate Palmer   Nate Palmer, Sovereign Grace Ministries Church in Frisco, TX.

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• Biblical Servanthood and the Torn Curtain

• Reforming Servanthood, Part I

• Reforming Servanthood, Part II

• Reforming Servanthood, Part III


Dr. Noel Weeks, B.Sc. (Zoology, Hons.), B.D., Th.M., M.A., Ph.D. Creationist & Ancient Historian.

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• Teaching


Rev. D. Patrick Ramsey, Pastor of the Christ Presbyterian Church (OPC), London, KY

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• Run, Christian, Run!

• Is the Bible Ambiguous about Homosexuality?


Ra McLaughlin   Ra McLaughlin, M.Div., Webmaster and Director of Curriculum, Third Millennium Ministries

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• A Lie is an Abomination unto the Lord, And a Very Present Help in Trouble


Richard Baxter   Richard Baxter (1615-1691), the Puritan evangelist of Kidderminster in the English midlands.

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• How to Spend the Day with God


Dr. Richard Gamble   Dr. Richard Gamble, Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• The Intimate Connection between Abraham's Faith and Ethics

• Living Like Jacob


  Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• I Want to Walk Free, but I Still Hear the Chains Rattling


Robert Barnes   Robert Barnes, M.Div.

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• From Here to Humility


Dr. Roger Nicole   Dr. Roger Nicole, Visiting Professor of Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• How to Deal with those who Differ from Us, Part One

• How to Deal with those who Differ from Us, Part Two

• How to Deal with those who Differ from Us, Part Three

• How to Deal with those who Differ from Us, Part Four


Rev. Russell B. Smith   Rev. Russell B. Smith, Pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, 717 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH (ph: 513-621-4144; fax: 513-621-1066)

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• Stewardship: Giving

• Stewardship: Blessing Others


S. Duytsch

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• The Glory of the Cross


Thomas Watson   Thomas Watson was one of the non-conformists of the 1600s and was educated at Emanuel College, Cambridge, and in 1646 was appointed to preach at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He acquired fame as a preacher, but in 1662 was ejected at the Restoration. He continued, however, to exercise his ministry privately. In 1672 after the declaration of indulgence he obtained a license for Crosby Hall, where he preached for several years until his retirement to Barnston upon the failure of his health.

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• Sanctification


Rev. W. Tullian Tchividjian   Rev. W. Tullian Tchividjian, Senior Pastor of New City Presbyterian Church, Margate, FL

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• Finding Hope in Crisis

• Getting to Give

• Fixed Hour Prayer: Recovering A Rich Spiritual Discipline

• Not a Chance


Udo Middelman   Udo Middelman was born in Germany and educated in Germany, the United States and Switzerland. He holds a degree in law from Freiburg University and a B.D. and M.A. from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. He once worked as an associate of Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer at L'Abri Fellowship.

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• Creativity and the Value of Work


Wayne Mack   Wayne Mack is an accomplished author, teacher, and professor who has extensive ministry and teaching experience in the area of biblical counseling.

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• The Bible’s Answer to the Question:


William Webster

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• The Gospel and Evangelism