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Adoption
Affections
Apostolic Ministry
Art
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Biblical counseling
Biblical manhood
Biblical womanhood
Book reviews
Busyness
C.J. Sermon Archive
C.J.+Carolyn
Charismatic/continuationist
Christ + Culture
Church news
Church planting
Conferences
Confessing sin
Conflict
Corporate Worship
Correction/criticism
Cross of Christ
Cross-centered life
Death
Discernment
Doubt
Encouragement
End times
Evangelism
Faith
Fathers
Fear
God's love
Grace
Hell
Hope
Humility
Humor
International
Interviews
Introspection
Joy
Laziness
Leadership
Legalism
Local church
Marriage
Missions
Modesty
Music
News
Parenting
Parent-youth ministry
Pastor’s wife
Pastoral counseling
Pastoral ministry
Pastors College
Personal testimony
Podcasts
Prayer
Preaching
Proverbs
Reading
Resurrection
Schedule
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Sin
Sleep
Small groups
Sound doctrine
Sovereign Grace update
Sovereignty of God
Spiritual disciplines
Sports
Suffering
T4G
Theology
Time Management
Translations
Trials
Unbelief
Vacations
Videos
Wisdom + foolishness
Work of the Holy Spirit
Worldliness
Worry

Adoption (16)

Date	Title
2010-03-16	Sons and Daughters
2009-12-15	C.J.’s Valuable Reads of 2009
2009-10-14	Adopted! (9): Certainty
2009-10-13	Adopted! (8): The Greatest Sorrow
2009-10-06	Adopted! (7): Unnecessary
2009-10-02	Adopted! (6): Clashing Voices
2009-09-30	Adopted! (5): Justified or Adopted? Which Is Greater?
2009-09-24	Adopted! (4): The Basis of Adoption
2009-09-22	Adopted! (3): Enchanting Legalism
2009-09-18	Adopted! (2): One Couple’s Story
2009-09-15	Adopted! (1)
2009-09-11	Sons and Daughters
2009-06-10	Adopted For Life
2009-05-15	Church Adoption in Philadelphia
2008-06-24	Message: God As Father
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)

Affections (4)

Date	Title
2008-08-27	The god of Options
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-03-11	The Pastor Evaluating the Health of His Soul
2008-01-31	Cross-Centered Books

Apostolic Ministry (1)

Date	Title
2010-01-19	Church Planting and Apostolic Ministry

Art (1)

Date	Title
2008-06-27	The Gospel + Art

Audio clips (6)

Date	Title
2010-01-29	Cravings, Conflict, and Marriage [audio]
2009-08-13	A Narrated Bibliography with David Powlison (audio interview)
2009-04-23	Pastors Conference audio now available
2008-07-03	The Gospel + Discipline
2008-06-05	The Gospel + Parental Sin
2008-05-22	Gospel-Centered Parenting + Young Children

Biblical counseling (4)

Date	Title
2009-08-20	Cravings and Conflict (audio)
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2008-11-06	David Powlison
2008-02-26	Edward Welch on Fear

Biblical manhood (8)

Date	Title
2009-01-30	Meet Wayne Grudem (4)
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-07-01	Resources for the Family
2008-06-03	Leadership + Family Vacations (pdf)
2008-05-30	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 3)
2008-05-28	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 2)
2008-05-23	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 1)
2008-02-05	Biblical Manhood on Ice

Biblical womanhood (5)

Date	Title
2009-01-30	Meet Wayne Grudem (4)
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-07-01	Resources for the Family
2008-05-14	Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized

Book reviews (20)

Date	Title
2010-05-20	Six New Books on the Gospel
2010-03-10	Meet Jonathan Edwards
2009-12-16	Kevin DeYoung (Author)
2009-12-15	C.J.’s Valuable Reads of 2009
2009-12-03	Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-13	Adopted! (8): The Greatest Sorrow
2009-06-24	David Powlison on Literature (2)
2009-06-23	David Powlison on Literature (1)
2008-10-03	The Idol of Relevance
2008-09-25	Faith, Doubt, + Unbelief
2008-09-17	Interview with Stephen Altrogge
2008-07-10	Thabiti, Eric, and Anthony
2008-06-10	ESV Study Bible + Pastors College
2008-06-06	Books for the Beach
2008-04-09	“Patristics for Busy Pastors”: An Interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan
2008-03-07	Recommended Chapters on Preaching
2008-02-18	Memoirs of An Ordinary Pastor
2008-02-01	Books on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
2008-01-31	Cross-Centered Books

Busyness (13)

Date	Title
2009-05-05	Biblical Productivity Series PDF
2009-03-31	Self-Sufficient
2009-03-19	Meet David Powlison (3)
2009-03-11	Scheduling the Unexpected
2009-03-03	Goals (Part 4)
2009-01-16	Goals (Part 3)
2009-01-13	Goals (Part 2)
2008-12-11	Roles, Goals, Scheduling
2008-11-25	In All Thy Ways
2008-11-21	Just Do It
2008-11-19	The Procrastinator Within
2008-11-14	Confessions of a Busy Procrastinator
2008-11-12	Are You Busy?

C.J. Sermon Archive (4)

Date	Title
2009-08-28	New C.J. Mahaney Sermon Videos Online
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-08-08	C.J. Sermon Archive

C.J.+Carolyn (5)

Date	Title
2008-08-29	Fear + Unbelief in Parenting
2008-08-22	Teaching Children to Love the Church
2008-07-03	The Gospel + Discipline
2008-06-05	The Gospel + Parental Sin
2008-05-22	Gospel-Centered Parenting + Young Children

Charismatic/continuationist (1)

Date	Title
2008-02-01	Books on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Christ + Culture (5)

Date	Title
2008-11-04	After the Election
2008-10-03	The Idol of Relevance
2008-09-30	Cultural Templates and Nonconformity
2008-09-11	9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code

Church news (3)

Date	Title
2010-06-02	How to pray for a church in Seoul, South Korea
2009-05-20	Church Planting in Urban San Francisco
2008-09-04	2008 Mission Presentation Trailer

Church planting (16)

Date	Title
2010-06-08	Patience, Pace, and Church Planting (Part 4)
2010-06-02	How to pray for a church in Seoul, South Korea
2010-05-19	Patience, Pace, and Church Planting (Part 3)
2010-05-13	Patience, Pace, and Church Planting (Part 2)
2010-04-28	Patience, Pace, and Church Planting (Part 1)
2010-04-06	Lessons from an urban church-planting dude (2)
2010-03-25	Lessons from an urban church-planting dude
2010-02-23	Urban Church Planting
2010-02-03	God Is with Us in Our Going
2010-01-19	Church Planting and Apostolic Ministry
2009-12-01	Why Plant Churches? (3) The Church in the Great Commission
2009-11-12	Why Plant Churches? (2)
2009-10-29	Why Plant Churches? (1)
2009-10-15	Hi, My Name Is Dave
2009-05-20	Church Planting in Urban San Francisco
2009-05-15	Church Adoption in Philadelphia

Conferences (24)

Date	Title
2010-06-25	Disappointment with the Church
2010-06-23	Testimonies from Next 2010
2010-06-15	Old Atheism
2010-06-11	Worship Matters
2010-06-04	Soldiers in the Ministry
2010-06-03	Sanctification
2010-05-25	Further Reading on Justification and Imputation
2010-05-14	Come to [CO]MISSION UK
2010-04-30	Singing of the Christ Who Justifies
2010-04-29	God, be merciful to me, a Pharisee!
2010-04-21	T4G Conference Video
2009-12-09	The Pastor’s Mission [video]
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-01	Expository Faithfulness
2009-09-03	Tuneless Pastors Leading Worship?
2009-04-23	Pastors Conference audio now available
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-06-25	Message: The Cry From the Cross
2008-06-24	Message: God As Father
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-04-17	New Attitude 2008 and Why You Should Come
2008-04-11	Conferences and Pastoral Team Building
2008-02-14	Counsel for Discouraged, Average Preachers

Confessing sin (7)

Date	Title
2010-01-29	Cravings, Conflict, and Marriage [audio]
2009-10-22	What Precisely Is the Gospel?
2009-08-20	Cravings and Conflict (audio)
2009-03-24	Meet David Powlison (4)
2008-08-29	Fear + Unbelief in Parenting
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-02-22	Andy Pettitte and My Confession of Sin

Conflict (4)

Date	Title
2010-01-29	Cravings, Conflict, and Marriage [audio]
2010-01-15	Approachability and Accountability
2010-01-13	Resolving Conflicts: A New Resource for Pastors
2010-01-06	Meet Ken Sande (1)

Corporate Worship (6)

Date	Title
2009-11-18	Don’t Go to Church?
2009-11-04	Preaching vs. Worship?
2009-09-11	Sons and Daughters
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-09-04	Why So Many Cross-Centered Songs?
2009-09-03	Tuneless Pastors Leading Worship?

Correction/criticism (3)

Date	Title
2010-01-26	Meet Carl Trueman (2)
2009-06-05	The Gospel and Personal Criticism
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized

Cross of Christ (31)

Date	Title
2010-06-22	The Imitation of Christ
2010-06-17	Self-Atonement?
2010-05-25	Further Reading on Justification and Imputation
2010-05-20	Six New Books on the Gospel
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-22	What Precisely Is the Gospel?
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-09-04	Why So Many Cross-Centered Songs?
2009-08-18	Good Advice vs. Good News (audio)
2009-05-14	My Path into Sovereign Grace Ministries
2009-01-23	The Cup
2009-01-22	Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
2008-06-27	The Gospel + Art
2008-06-25	Message: The Cry From the Cross
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-04-23	The Centrality of the Cross
2008-04-15	The Centrality of Christ
2008-04-02	More Full of Grace Than I of Sin (Ferguson Interview, pt. 7)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-03-31	Jesus Grows in Favor with God (Ferguson Interview, pt. 5)
2008-03-28	Legalism in Eden (Ferguson Interview, pt. 4)
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)
2008-03-21	Good Friday
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-02-29	Lessons from a New Rap Album
2008-02-12	Rob Bell, the Pastor’s Task of Discernment, and My Heart
2008-02-07	Preaching and Sightings of Calvary
2008-02-06	Sermon Summary: “The Cup” @ Missio Dei 2008
2008-01-31	Cross-Centered Books

Cross-centered life (20)

Date	Title
2010-06-22	The Imitation of Christ
2010-05-20	Six New Books on the Gospel
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-09-04	Why So Many Cross-Centered Songs?
2009-06-05	The Gospel and Personal Criticism
2009-05-14	My Path into Sovereign Grace Ministries
2008-11-26	Interview with Jerry Bridges
2008-08-31	Don’t Waste Your Sports
2008-06-13	Fighting for Joy
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-04-15	The Centrality of Christ
2008-04-02	More Full of Grace Than I of Sin (Ferguson Interview, pt. 7)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-03-31	Jesus Grows in Favor with God (Ferguson Interview, pt. 5)
2008-03-28	Legalism in Eden (Ferguson Interview, pt. 4)
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)
2008-03-21	Good Friday
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-02-06	Sermon Summary: “The Cup” @ Missio Dei 2008
2008-01-31	Cross-Centered Books

Death (1)

Date	Title
2008-03-23	Death Swallowed Up in Victory

Discernment (10)

Date	Title
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-01-30	Meet Wayne Grudem (4)
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-09-30	Cultural Templates and Nonconformity
2008-09-10	The Danger of Dissing Lady Wisdom
2008-07-10	Thabiti, Eric, and Anthony
2008-06-27	The Gospel + Art
2008-04-15	The Centrality of Christ
2008-02-12	Rob Bell, the Pastor’s Task of Discernment, and My Heart
2008-02-01	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLII

Doubt (1)

Date	Title
2008-09-25	Faith, Doubt, + Unbelief

Encouragement (2)

Date	Title
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity
2008-01-30	Perceiving God’s Work

End times (3)

Date	Title
2010-07-20	The Crown of Theology
2010-07-16	The Last One
2010-07-15	The End Times

Evangelism (1)

Date	Title
2010-05-05	How Expositional Preaching Protects Preachers

Faith (1)

Date	Title
2008-09-25	Faith, Doubt, + Unbelief

Fathers (9)

Date	Title
2010-05-27	Leadership and Family Vacations
2010-02-05	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLIV
2008-09-17	Interview with Stephen Altrogge
2008-06-03	Leadership + Family Vacations (pdf)
2008-05-30	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 3)
2008-05-28	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 2)
2008-05-23	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 1)
2008-05-14	Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
2008-02-01	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLII

Fear (2)

Date	Title
2008-08-29	Fear + Unbelief in Parenting
2008-02-26	Edward Welch on Fear

God's love (7)

Date	Title
2010-03-05	Hard Thoughts about God—in Parenting
2009-10-22	What Precisely Is the Gospel?
2008-11-26	Interview with Jerry Bridges
2008-06-24	Message: God As Father
2008-06-04	Does God Love Me?
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)

Grace (1)

Date	Title
2008-04-02	More Full of Grace Than I of Sin (Ferguson Interview, pt. 7)

Hell (2)

Date	Title
2010-05-05	How Expositional Preaching Protects Preachers
2008-07-16	Preaching Hell Well

Hope (4)

Date	Title
2009-12-21	Disturbing Christmas
2008-12-23	Disturbing Christmas
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity

Humility (7)

Date	Title
2009-12-15	C.J.’s Valuable Reads of 2009
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-02-13	Contest Winning Entries (2)
2009-02-12	Contest Winning Entries (1)
2008-08-06	Art Monk
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized
2008-02-04	Reflections on Super Bowl XLII

Humor (4)

Date	Title
2009-02-13	Contest Winning Entries (2)
2009-02-12	Contest Winning Entries (1)
2008-09-19	Leaving Mark Dever Speechless
2008-07-14	Don’t Waste Your Humor

International (17)

Date	Title
2010-06-02	How to pray for a church in Seoul, South Korea
2010-04-15	Update on Church Planting in Burma
2010-04-12	How to pray for churches in India and Sri Lanka
2010-03-31	How to pray for churches in Juárez, Mexico
2010-03-12	How You Can Pray for Us
2009-05-14	My Path into Sovereign Grace Ministries
2009-05-13	Update from Germany
2009-05-01	Meet Gareth Lloyd (3)
2009-04-30	Meet Gareth Lloyd (2)
2009-04-29	Meet Gareth Lloyd (1)
2009-04-10	Meet Carlos Contreras (3)
2009-04-09	Meet Carlos Contreras (2)
2009-04-08	Meet Carlos Contreras (1)
2008-10-14	2008 Mission Presentation Video #2
2008-10-07	2008 Mission Presentation Video #1
2008-09-04	2008 Mission Presentation Trailer
2008-05-20	Gospel Translations dot org

Interviews (75)

Date	Title
2010-07-07	What Is the Gospel?
2010-02-19	Meet Phil Sasser (2)
2010-02-18	Meet Phil Sasser (1)
2010-01-22	Meet Carl Trueman (1)
2010-01-07	Meet Ken Sande (2)
2010-01-06	Meet Ken Sande (1)
2009-12-17	Meet Danny Akin (1)
2009-12-08	Meet Kevin DeYoung (2)
2009-12-03	Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-08-13	A Narrated Bibliography with David Powlison (audio interview)
2009-07-16	Interview Series Index
2009-07-10	Meet Billy Raies (3)
2009-07-09	Meet Billy Raies (2)
2009-07-08	Meet Billy Raies (1)
2009-06-17	Meet Pete Greasley (3)
2009-06-16	Meet Pete Greasley (2)
2009-06-12	Meet Pete Greasley (1)
2009-06-09	Meet Randy Alcorn (4)
2009-06-04	Meet Randy Alcorn (3)
2009-06-02	Meet Randy Alcorn (2)
2009-05-28	Meet Mike Pierson (3)
2009-05-26	Meet Mike Pierson (2)
2009-05-22	Meet Mike Pierson (1)
2009-05-08	Meet Grady Van Wright (2)
2009-05-07	Meet Grady Van Wright (1)
2009-05-01	Meet Gareth Lloyd (3)
2009-04-30	Meet Gareth Lloyd (2)
2009-04-29	Meet Gareth Lloyd (1)
2009-04-24	Meet Mark Altrogge (3)
2009-04-22	Meet Mark Altrogge (2)
2009-04-20	Meet Mark Altrogge (1)
2009-04-16	Meet Bill Kittrell (3)
2009-04-15	Meet Bill Kittrell (2)
2009-04-14	Meet Bill Kittrell (1)
2009-04-10	Meet Carlos Contreras (3)
2009-04-09	Meet Carlos Contreras (2)
2009-04-08	Meet Carlos Contreras (1)
2009-04-07	Meet Mickey Connolly (2)
2009-04-03	Meet Mickey Connolly (1)
2009-03-24	Meet David Powlison (4)
2009-03-19	Meet David Powlison (3)
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2009-03-13	Meet David Powlison (1)
2009-03-05	Meet Jerry Bridges
2009-02-27	Meet Ligon Duncan (3)
2009-02-26	Meet Ligon Duncan (2)
2009-02-24	Meet Ligon Duncan (1)
2009-02-19	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (2)
2009-02-17	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (1)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-02-03	Meet Mark Dever
2009-01-30	Meet Wayne Grudem (4)
2009-01-29	Meet Wayne Grudem (3)
2009-01-28	Meet Wayne Grudem (2)
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-11-26	Interview with Jerry Bridges
2008-11-06	David Powlison
2008-10-28	The Pastor’s Calendar
2008-10-22	Suffering for Christ
2008-09-30	Cultural Templates and Nonconformity
2008-09-23	On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons
2008-09-19	Leaving Mark Dever Speechless
2008-09-17	Interview with Stephen Altrogge
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code
2008-08-27	The god of Options
2008-04-09	“Patristics for Busy Pastors”: An Interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan
2008-04-03	Interview with Sinclair Ferguson
2008-04-02	More Full of Grace Than I of Sin (Ferguson Interview, pt. 7)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-03-28	Legalism in Eden (Ferguson Interview, pt. 4)
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)
2008-03-26	An Awkward Intro (Ferguson interview, pt. 2)
2008-03-26	Interview with Sinclair Ferguson
2008-02-05	Two-Part Interview with Mark Dever

Introspection (6)

Date	Title
2009-08-25	The Value of Human Emotion (audio)
2009-08-21	What Is Real vs. What I Feel (audio)
2009-08-13	A Narrated Bibliography with David Powlison (audio interview)
2009-06-24	David Powlison on Literature (2)
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)

Joy (9)

Date	Title
2009-02-04	Michael Phelps’s Bong
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-07-14	Don’t Waste Your Humor
2008-07-08	Leadership Interview Podcast #3
2008-06-20	The Pastor’s Joy + Church Members
2008-06-17	Shift the Ground of Joy
2008-06-13	Fighting for Joy
2008-06-04	Does God Love Me?
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity

Laziness (7)

Date	Title
2008-12-11	Roles, Goals, Scheduling
2008-12-03	The Sluggard
2008-11-25	In All Thy Ways
2008-11-21	Just Do It
2008-11-19	The Procrastinator Within
2008-11-14	Confessions of a Busy Procrastinator
2008-11-12	Are You Busy?

Leadership (27)

Date	Title
2010-05-27	Leadership and Family Vacations
2010-02-11	Preacher or Leader?: Defusing a Common Pastoral Dilemma
2010-01-26	Meet Carl Trueman (2)
2010-01-19	Church Planting and Apostolic Ministry
2010-01-07	Meet Ken Sande (2)
2009-12-17	Meet Danny Akin (2)
2009-12-08	Meet Kevin DeYoung (2)
2009-11-20	The Pastor’s Teaching [video]
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-09-03	Tuneless Pastors Leading Worship?
2009-07-10	Meet Billy Raies (3)
2009-06-04	Meet Randy Alcorn (3)
2009-05-08	Meet Grady Van Wright (2)
2009-05-01	Meet Gareth Lloyd (3)
2009-04-16	Meet Bill Kittrell (3)
2009-03-24	Meet David Powlison (4)
2009-02-26	Meet Ligon Duncan (2)
2008-10-28	The Pastor’s Calendar
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code
2008-06-03	Leadership + Family Vacations (pdf)
2008-05-30	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 3)
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-05-28	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 2)
2008-05-23	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 1)
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-01-30	Perceiving God’s Work

Legalism (6)

Date	Title
2010-06-17	Self-Atonement?
2008-06-04	Does God Love Me?
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-03-31	Jesus Grows in Favor with God (Ferguson Interview, pt. 5)
2008-03-28	Legalism in Eden (Ferguson Interview, pt. 4)

Local church (4)

Date	Title
2010-07-13	Just Do Something
2010-07-09	Plodding Visionaries
2010-06-29	DeYoung-liners
2010-06-25	Disappointment with the Church

Marriage (4)

Date	Title
2010-01-29	Cravings, Conflict, and Marriage [audio]
2009-08-20	Cravings and Conflict (audio)
2008-08-13	I Kissed Dating Goodbye
2008-07-01	Resources for the Family

Missions (7)

Date	Title
2010-03-12	How You Can Pray for Us
2009-12-17	Meet Danny Akin (1)
2009-12-09	The Pastor’s Mission [video]
2009-05-13	Update from Germany
2008-10-14	2008 Mission Presentation Video #2
2008-09-04	2008 Mission Presentation Trailer
2008-05-20	Gospel Translations dot org

Modesty (8)

Date	Title
2008-05-14	Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
2008-05-09	Modesty: The Modest Woman's Allegiance (pt. 7)
2008-05-08	Modesty: The Right Adornment (pt. 6)
2008-05-06	Modesty: A Word to Fathers (pt. 5)
2008-05-01	Modesty: A Pastor's Concern (pt. 4)
2008-04-29	Modesty: The Appearance of the Modest Woman (pt. 3)
2008-04-25	Modesty: The Attitude of the Modest Woman (pt. 2)
2008-04-24	Modesty: God, My Heart, and Clothes (pt. 1)

Music (7)

Date	Title
2010-06-11	Worship Matters
2010-04-30	Singing of the Christ Who Justifies
2010-03-16	Sons and Daughters
2009-11-04	Preaching vs. Worship?
2009-11-03	Christian Hip Hop [interview]
2008-12-05	T4G Live
2008-02-29	Lessons from a New Rap Album

News (0)

Date	Title

Parenting (12)

Date	Title
2010-07-06	Video Games, Idols, and Your Child’s Heart
2010-03-05	Hard Thoughts about God—in Parenting
2009-06-10	Adopted For Life
2008-09-17	Interview with Stephen Altrogge
2008-08-31	Don’t Waste Your Sports
2008-08-29	Fear + Unbelief in Parenting
2008-08-22	Teaching Children to Love the Church
2008-07-03	The Gospel + Discipline
2008-06-05	The Gospel + Parental Sin
2008-05-22	Gospel-Centered Parenting + Young Children
2008-05-14	Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
2008-02-01	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLII

Parent-youth ministry (2)

Date	Title
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-09-10	The Danger of Dissing Lady Wisdom

Pastor’s wife (2)

Date	Title
2008-04-11	Conferences and Pastoral Team Building
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized

Pastoral counseling (10)

Date	Title
2010-05-04	On Sermon Application
2010-04-23	Prepare Your Church for Suffering
2009-08-25	The Value of Human Emotion (audio)
2009-08-21	What Is Real vs. What I Feel (audio)
2009-08-20	Cravings and Conflict (audio)
2009-08-18	Good Advice vs. Good News (audio)
2009-08-13	A Narrated Bibliography with David Powlison (audio interview)
2009-06-24	David Powlison on Literature (2)
2008-08-20	Priorities + Single-Staff Pastors
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity

Pastoral ministry (75)

Date	Title
2010-06-04	Soldiers in the Ministry
2010-05-04	On Sermon Application
2010-04-23	Prepare Your Church for Suffering
2010-02-18	Meet Phil Sasser (1)
2010-01-15	Approachability and Accountability
2010-01-14	New Year’s, Resolutions, and—Immutability?
2010-01-13	Resolving Conflicts: A New Resource for Pastors
2009-12-15	C.J.’s Valuable Reads of 2009
2009-12-08	Meet Kevin DeYoung (2)
2009-12-03	Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
2009-11-20	The Pastor’s Teaching [video]
2009-11-18	Don’t Go to Church?
2009-11-04	Preaching vs. Worship?
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-12	The Pastors College Experience
2009-10-09	C.J. Mahaney’s Office
2009-10-01	Expository Faithfulness
2009-09-04	Why So Many Cross-Centered Songs?
2009-09-03	Tuneless Pastors Leading Worship?
2009-07-10	Meet Billy Raies (3)
2009-06-24	David Powlison on Literature (2)
2009-06-23	David Powlison on Literature (1)
2009-05-28	Meet Mike Pierson (3)
2009-05-14	My Path into Sovereign Grace Ministries
2009-05-07	Meet Grady Van Wright (1)
2009-04-29	Meet Gareth Lloyd (1)
2009-04-28	Gospel Coalition Messages
2009-04-24	Meet Mark Altrogge (3)
2009-04-23	Pastors Conference audio now available
2009-04-22	Meet Mark Altrogge (2)
2009-04-20	Meet Mark Altrogge (1)
2009-04-16	Meet Bill Kittrell (3)
2009-04-15	Meet Bill Kittrell (2)
2009-04-14	Meet Bill Kittrell (1)
2009-04-10	Meet Carlos Contreras (3)
2009-04-09	Meet Carlos Contreras (2)
2009-04-08	Meet Carlos Contreras (1)
2009-04-07	Meet Mickey Connolly (2)
2009-04-02	“Ordinary” Pastors
2009-03-13	Meet David Powlison (1)
2009-02-27	Meet Ligon Duncan (3)
2009-02-19	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (2)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2008-10-30	Podcast #4
2008-10-28	The Pastor’s Calendar
2008-10-24	Redeem the Time
2008-10-15	Pornography, the Heart, and Sermon Prep
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-10-03	The Idol of Relevance
2008-09-30	Cultural Templates and Nonconformity
2008-09-23	On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons
2008-09-11	9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code
2008-08-27	The god of Options
2008-08-20	Priorities + Single-Staff Pastors
2008-07-08	Leadership Interview Podcast #3
2008-06-20	The Pastor’s Joy + Church Members
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-04-23	The Centrality of the Cross
2008-04-11	Conferences and Pastoral Team Building
2008-04-07	How to Help Your Husband When He's Criticized
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)
2008-03-20	Early-Morning Spiritual Battles
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-03-12	The Pastor Casting His Cares on the Lord
2008-03-11	The Pastor Evaluating the Health of His Soul
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity
2008-03-03	The Priority of Reading in a Pastor’s Schedule
2008-02-25	Joshua Harris on “The Next Generation”
2008-02-19	Leadership Interview Podcast #1
2008-02-18	Memoirs of An Ordinary Pastor
2008-02-14	Counsel for Discouraged, Average Preachers
2008-02-05	Two-Part Interview with Mark Dever
2008-02-05	Video Highlights from T4G 2006

Pastors College (2)

Date	Title
2009-10-12	The Pastors College Experience
2009-05-19	The Pastors College Experience

Personal testimony (4)

Date	Title
2010-06-23	Testimonies from Next 2010
2009-05-14	My Path into Sovereign Grace Ministries
2008-03-14	The Greatest College Basketball Player of All Time
2008-02-10	Grand Opening and C.J.’s Testimony

Podcasts (4)

Date	Title
2008-10-30	Podcast #4
2008-07-08	Leadership Interview Podcast #3
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-02-19	Leadership Interview Podcast #1

Prayer (8)

Date	Title
2010-03-31	How to pray for churches in Juárez, Mexico
2009-03-31	Self-Sufficient
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2009-03-05	Meet Jerry Bridges
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-10-15	Pornography, the Heart, and Sermon Prep
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-03-12	The Pastor Casting His Cares on the Lord

Preaching (43)

Date	Title
2010-05-05	How Expositional Preaching Protects Preachers
2010-05-04	On Sermon Application
2010-03-02	Personal Study Tours (T4G)
2010-02-19	Meet Phil Sasser (2)
2010-02-11	Preacher or Leader?: Defusing a Common Pastoral Dilemma
2010-01-26	Meet Carl Trueman (2)
2010-01-21	Expository Preaching Practicum Recapticum
2010-01-14	New Year’s, Resolutions, and—Immutability?
2009-12-17	Meet Danny Akin (1)
2009-12-03	Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
2009-11-20	The Pastor’s Teaching [video]
2009-11-04	Preaching vs. Worship?
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-01	Expository Faithfulness
2009-07-09	Meet Billy Raies (2)
2009-07-01	Tools for Preaching Proverbs
2009-06-30	Summer Sermons
2009-06-16	Meet Pete Greasley (2)
2009-06-02	Meet Randy Alcorn (2)
2009-05-26	Meet Mike Pierson (2)
2009-05-08	Meet Grady Van Wright (2)
2009-04-30	Meet Gareth Lloyd (2)
2009-04-22	Meet Mark Altrogge (2)
2009-04-15	Meet Bill Kittrell (2)
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2009-03-05	Meet Jerry Bridges
2009-02-26	Meet Ligon Duncan (2)
2009-02-19	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (2)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-01-28	Meet Wayne Grudem (2)
2008-10-15	Pornography, the Heart, and Sermon Prep
2008-09-23	On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons
2008-09-11	9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code
2008-08-20	Priorities + Single-Staff Pastors
2008-07-16	Preaching Hell Well
2008-04-09	“Patristics for Busy Pastors”: An Interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan
2008-03-27	Looking Outward (Ferguson Interview, pt. 3)
2008-03-07	Recommended Chapters on Preaching
2008-03-05	The Preacher Standing in the Stead of God
2008-02-14	Counsel for Discouraged, Average Preachers
2008-02-07	Preaching and Sightings of Calvary
2008-02-05	Two-Part Interview with Mark Dever

Proverbs (1)

Date	Title
2009-07-01	Tools for Preaching Proverbs

Reading (33)

Date	Title
2010-06-09	Keep Reading
2010-03-02	Personal Study Tours (T4G)
2010-02-18	Meet Phil Sasser (1)
2010-01-22	Meet Carl Trueman (1)
2009-12-17	Meet Danny Akin (1)
2009-12-03	Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
2009-07-08	Meet Billy Raies (1)
2009-06-24	David Powlison on Literature (2)
2009-06-23	David Powlison on Literature (1)
2009-06-12	Meet Pete Greasley (1)
2009-06-02	Meet Randy Alcorn (2)
2009-05-29	Meet Randy Alcorn (1)
2009-05-22	Meet Mike Pierson (1)
2009-05-07	Meet Grady Van Wright (1)
2009-04-22	Meet Mark Altrogge (2)
2009-04-14	Meet Bill Kittrell (1)
2009-04-09	Meet Carlos Contreras (2)
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2009-03-13	Meet David Powlison (1)
2009-02-26	Meet Ligon Duncan (2)
2009-02-24	Meet Ligon Duncan (1)
2009-02-19	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (2)
2009-02-17	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (1)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-10-03	The Idol of Relevance
2008-09-19	Leaving Mark Dever Speechless
2008-07-10	Thabiti, Eric, and Anthony
2008-04-09	“Patristics for Busy Pastors”: An Interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2
2008-03-03	The Priority of Reading in a Pastor’s Schedule
2008-02-19	Leadership Interview Podcast #1

Resurrection (2)

Date	Title
2009-01-22	Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
2008-03-23	Death Swallowed Up in Victory

Schedule (20)

Date	Title
2009-05-05	Biblical Productivity Series PDF
2009-03-31	Self-Sufficient
2009-03-26	The To-Do Lists Are Never Done
2009-03-19	Meet David Powlison (3)
2009-03-03	Goals (Part 4)
2009-02-24	Meet Ligon Duncan (1)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-01-16	Goals (Part 3)
2009-01-06	Goals (Part 1)
2008-12-18	Roles (Part 2)
2008-12-17	Roles (Part 1)
2008-12-11	Roles, Goals, Scheduling
2008-12-09	Time. Redeemed.
2008-11-25	In All Thy Ways
2008-11-21	Just Do It
2008-11-19	The Procrastinator Within
2008-11-14	Confessions of a Busy Procrastinator
2008-11-12	Are You Busy?
2008-10-30	Podcast #4
2008-10-24	Redeem the Time

Sermons (27)

Date	Title
2010-06-03	Sanctification
2010-05-05	How Expositional Preaching Protects Preachers
2010-04-29	God, be merciful to me, a Pharisee!
2010-03-04	Sermons on Jude
2010-02-09	On Sleep
2009-06-19	Resolved 2009
2009-04-23	Pastors Conference audio now available
2009-02-05	Win a Free DVD
2009-01-19	Sermon: The Troubled Soul
2008-11-03	New Orleans Grand Opening
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-09-23	On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons
2008-09-10	The Danger of Dissing Lady Wisdom
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-08-31	Don’t Waste Your Sports
2008-08-08	C.J. Sermon Archive
2008-07-16	Preaching Hell Well
2008-07-14	Don’t Waste Your Humor
2008-06-25	Message: The Cry From the Cross
2008-06-24	Message: God As Father
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-05-27	God as Father (Galatians 4)
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-03-23	Death Swallowed Up in Victory
2008-03-21	Good Friday
2008-02-10	Grand Opening and C.J.’s Testimony
2008-02-06	Sermon Summary: “The Cup” @ Missio Dei 2008

Sin (7)

Date	Title
2010-06-25	Disappointment with the Church
2010-06-03	Sanctification
2009-12-21	Disturbing Christmas
2009-06-05	The Gospel and Personal Criticism
2009-02-04	Michael Phelps’s Bong
2008-12-23	Disturbing Christmas
2008-04-02	More Full of Grace Than I of Sin (Ferguson Interview, pt. 7)

Sleep (1)

Date	Title
2010-02-09	On Sleep

Small groups (2)

Date	Title
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-01-30	Perceiving God’s Work

Sound doctrine (9)

Date	Title
2009-11-20	The Pastor’s Teaching [video]
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-22	What Precisely Is the Gospel?
2008-10-03	The Idol of Relevance
2008-09-03	Breaking the Culture Code
2008-05-29	Message: Dwelling in the Cross
2008-04-15	The Centrality of Christ
2008-02-29	Lessons from a New Rap Album
2008-02-12	Rob Bell, the Pastor’s Task of Discernment, and My Heart

Sovereign Grace update (15)

Date	Title
2010-06-02	How to pray for a church in Seoul, South Korea
2010-05-14	Come to [CO]MISSION UK
2010-04-15	Update on Church Planting in Burma
2010-04-12	How to pray for churches in India and Sri Lanka
2010-04-08	T4G and Church Planting
2010-03-31	How to pray for churches in Juárez, Mexico
2010-03-12	How You Can Pray for Us
2009-10-29	Why Plant Churches? (1)
2009-10-20	What’s Happening in Sovereign Grace
2009-05-19	The Pastors College Experience
2009-05-15	Church Adoption in Philadelphia
2009-04-23	Pastors Conference audio now available
2008-10-14	2008 Mission Presentation Video #2
2008-10-07	2008 Mission Presentation Video #1
2008-09-04	2008 Mission Presentation Trailer

Sovereignty of God (2)

Date	Title
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-02-10	Grand Opening and C.J.’s Testimony

Spiritual disciplines (12)

Date	Title
2010-06-03	Sanctification
2010-01-14	New Year’s, Resolutions, and—Immutability?
2009-03-17	Meet David Powlison (2)
2009-03-13	Meet David Powlison (1)
2009-03-05	Meet Jerry Bridges
2009-02-24	Meet Ligon Duncan (1)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-01-27	Meet Wayne Grudem (1)
2008-11-26	Interview with Jerry Bridges
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-03-20	Early-Morning Spiritual Battles
2008-03-18	Leadership Interview Podcast #2

Sports (29)

Date	Title
2010-03-23	Spartans 85; Terrapins 83
2010-02-05	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLIV
2010-02-02	We Need More Tebows
2010-01-07	Meet Ken Sande (2)
2009-12-03	Hunting Tiger Woods
2009-10-09	C.J. Mahaney’s Office
2009-06-17	Meet Pete Greasley (3)
2009-06-09	Meet Randy Alcorn (4)
2009-05-28	Meet Mike Pierson (3)
2009-04-24	Meet Mark Altrogge (3)
2009-02-27	Meet Ligon Duncan (3)
2009-02-13	Contest Winning Entries (2)
2009-02-12	Contest Winning Entries (1)
2009-02-11	DVD Contest Winners
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-02-05	Win a Free DVD
2009-02-04	Michael Phelps’s Bong
2009-01-30	Meet Wayne Grudem (4)
2008-09-17	Interview with Stephen Altrogge
2008-08-31	Don’t Waste Your Sports
2008-08-06	Art Monk
2008-06-06	Books for the Beach
2008-03-17	Who Ya Got in the NIT?
2008-03-14	The Greatest College Basketball Player of All Time
2008-03-08	The Madness Finally Arrives
2008-02-22	Andy Pettitte and My Confession of Sin
2008-02-05	Biblical Manhood on Ice
2008-02-04	Reflections on Super Bowl XLII
2008-02-01	Thoughts on Super Bowl XLII

Suffering (6)

Date	Title
2010-04-23	Prepare Your Church for Suffering
2008-10-22	Suffering for Christ
2008-09-11	9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor
2008-06-17	Shift the Ground of Joy
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-02-06	Sermon Summary: “The Cup” @ Missio Dei 2008

T4G (3)

Date	Title
2010-03-11	How much water does a baptism require?
2010-03-02	Personal Study Tours (T4G)
2010-02-26	Matt Chandler (T4G)

Theology (4)

Date	Title
2010-07-15	The End Times
2009-10-23	New Book: Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology
2009-10-22	What Precisely Is the Gospel?
2009-10-08	Core Convictions Behind Theological Training

Time Management (21)

Date	Title
2010-02-19	Meet Phil Sasser (2)
2010-01-07	Meet Ken Sande (2)
2009-07-09	Meet Billy Raies (2)
2009-06-04	Meet Randy Alcorn (3)
2009-05-05	Biblical Productivity Series PDF
2009-04-30	Meet Gareth Lloyd (2)
2009-04-24	Meet Mark Altrogge (3)
2009-03-31	Self-Sufficient
2009-03-26	The To-Do Lists Are Never Done
2009-03-19	Meet David Powlison (3)
2009-03-11	Scheduling the Unexpected
2009-03-05	Meet Jerry Bridges
2009-03-03	Goals (Part 4)
2009-02-26	Meet Ligon Duncan (2)
2009-02-24	Meet Ligon Duncan (1)
2009-02-17	Meet Thabiti Anyabwile (1)
2009-02-10	Meet John Piper
2009-01-28	Meet Wayne Grudem (2)
2009-01-16	Goals (Part 3)
2009-01-13	Goals (Part 2)
2009-01-06	Goals (Part 1)

Translations (1)

Date	Title
2008-05-20	Gospel Translations dot org

Trials (7)

Date	Title
2010-04-23	Prepare Your Church for Suffering
2008-10-22	Suffering for Christ
2008-09-11	9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor
2008-06-17	Shift the Ground of Joy
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-04-01	God’s Love for Us Displayed in the Cross (Ferguson Interview, pt. 6)
2008-03-04	Shifting Ground: Finding Joy in Adversity

Unbelief (2)

Date	Title
2008-09-25	Faith, Doubt, + Unbelief
2008-08-29	Fear + Unbelief in Parenting

Vacations (6)

Date	Title
2010-05-27	Leadership and Family Vacations
2009-06-26	Preparing for the Summer Vacation
2008-06-03	Leadership + Family Vacations (pdf)
2008-05-30	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 3)
2008-05-28	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 2)
2008-05-23	Leadership + Family Vacations (part 1)

Videos (19)

Date	Title
2010-06-23	Testimonies from Next 2010
2010-04-29	God, be merciful to me, a Pharisee!
2010-04-21	T4G Conference Video
2009-11-06	ESV Study Bible Giveaway Winners
2009-10-20	What’s Happening in Sovereign Grace
2009-10-09	C.J. Mahaney’s Office
2009-10-01	Expository Faithfulness
2009-09-10	WG09 Interview Video
2009-08-28	New C.J. Mahaney Sermon Videos Online
2009-01-23	The Cup
2008-10-21	2008 Mission Presentation Video #3
2008-10-14	2008 Mission Presentation Video #2
2008-10-07	2008 Mission Presentation Video #1
2008-09-09	Sustaining the Pastor’s Soul
2008-08-08	C.J. Sermon Archive
2008-05-20	Gospel Translations dot org
2008-03-23	Death Swallowed Up in Victory
2008-03-21	Good Friday
2008-02-05	Video Highlights from T4G 2006

Wisdom + foolishness (1)

Date	Title
2008-09-10	The Danger of Dissing Lady Wisdom

Work of the Holy Spirit (3)

Date	Title
2009-12-15	C.J.’s Valuable Reads of 2009
2008-02-01	Books on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
2008-01-30	Perceiving God’s Work

Worldliness (4)

Date	Title
2009-02-04	Michael Phelps’s Bong
2008-10-10	Resources for Resistance
2008-09-30	Cultural Templates and Nonconformity
2008-05-14	Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World

Worry (2)

Date	Title
2008-05-26	The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings (Psalm 42)
2008-02-27	Edward Welch on Worry

Total

329 posts

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