Category Archives: Sinclair Ferguson

De-humanization…

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The moment you deny that man was made as the image of God, that becomes the moment you begin to de-humanize men and women. Sinclair Ferguson, Free Church General Assembly, 2015

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Majoring in ‘world’ analysis…

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

You and I, my guess is, are far better at analyzing the world than we are at analyzing the situation in our own churches. If I may say so as an ‘insider/outsider,’ to the conservative Christian community in the United … Continue reading →

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Into which he will not fit…

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Listening to the Ligonier Ministries National Conference again last night, on my way to pick up our son at the airport… I don’t post this to be self-serving (at least I hope not). My congregation does not do this. And this admonition … Continue reading →

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As ever meant to be lived…

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

If you follow this blog you know that my primary source of ‘blog-fodder’ is quotes from my reading. For the last two days I have spend a significant amount of time in the car, and my companions have been the … Continue reading →

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Joined together…

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

It was once said of Jonathan Edwards, the famous American preacher, philosopher, and theologian (and instrument in great revivals), that ‘his doctrine was all application and his application was all doctrine.’ Edwards must have learned that from Jesus, for that … Continue reading →

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