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Good pastors know they are inadequate for the task

I am reading Grant Gordon’s latest book, Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr. [The Banner of Truth Trust, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-84871-053-5], and found this comment as relevant and important today as it surely was for Ryland when … Continue reading

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Book Notes…. Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr.

 I call upon you to rejoice, not at some times only, but at all times. Not ony when upon the mount, but when in the valley. Not only when you conquer, but while you are fighting. Not only when the … Continue reading

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