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  • Desiring God Read

    Gluttony and the Fullness of God

    Canto VI of Dante’s Inferno paints a sobering scene. Dante and Virgil have just arrived in the third ring of hell, where God punishes the sin of gluttony. An accursed rain — cold, foul, toxic — pours down on the circle. The eternal deluge turns the ground into a horizonless slough of stinking refuse. Dante beholds a mess of souls lying prone on the ground and drowning in this thick paste. Like great slugs, they can barely move beneath the weight of their sins’ consequences. Yet as heavy as they seem, they are insubstantial;

  • The Puritan Board Read

    Advice and resources for a new father

    Hello all! My wife and I are expecting our first child toward the beginning of next year. I wanted to reach out and see if there have been any resources apart from the scriptures that have been particularly helpful. Of course if there are any specific passages that have been encouraging to you or advice from wise men and women these would be more than welcome as well!

  • The Puritan Board Read

    Notifications on moderated/removed threads

    When a thread is removed due to moderation, is it possible to remove the text of the thread but leave the title and in replace the first post with a notification? This would prevent wasting a bunch of time looking for something that isn’t there.

  • The Puritan Board Read

    Father Josiah?

    I was talking to a guy at my job yesterday who is Greek Orthodox, and we were talking about what they believe. Anyway, he ended up telling me about this guy father Josiah, and I looked him up real quick, and I will say I was very impressed with some of his insights. Are any of you familiar with

  • Desiring God Read

    FeedPress – RSS Analytics and Podcast Hosting, Done Right

    How could the Holy Spirit search the infinite depths of God without being infinite himself, yet somehow distinct from the Father and the Son? The Christian God is triune. Watch Now

  • Desiring God Read

    When the Word Became English

    ABSTRACT: William Tyndale’s New Testament remains significant not just because of its inherent achievement and impact when it was first published in the sixteenth century. His work of translating the New Testament into English continues to shape English Bible readers and translation efforts in three spheres: translation theory, matters of diction and style for English Bible translations, and Bible literacy in English-speaking lands. Five hundred years later, English-speaking Christians have abundant reason to thank God for Tyndale.

  • The Puritan Board Read

    Phone options for a teenager

    Hi friends, I'm doing some research on my parents' behalf into a good phone to get for my sister. She is starting to drive and my parents would like her to have a phone with the ability to call, text, and use GPS. However, they would also like the phone to have very minimal / no internet access. If anyone has good phone options, experience in this search or good advice I would be glad to hear it. Thank you!

  • The Puritan Board Read

    2026 PB Pick’em Week 6 ** Kick-off is 6pm CDT, FRIDAY

    Good morning, my fellow college football lovers! Week 6 is here, and even down here in Houston it is apparent that autumn is in the air - it only reached a high of 80 degrees yesterday. The State Fair of Texas is well underway, and the Red River Shootout is this weekend... but alas, the game

  • Desiring God Read

    Grace Gets Us Home

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  • Desiring God Read

    When You’re Not Sorry

    When someone confronts you wrongly, should you apologize? Pastor John encourages humility and reconciliation without giving in to emotional manipulation. Listen Now

  • PRDL Recent Findings Read

    Staveren, Petrus van. De huyshoudinge Gods in sijn Kerke, van den beginne des werelds tot aan, ende in, de sundvloed (by Felix Lopez, 1683)

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  • PRDL Recent Findings Read

    Staveren, Petrus van. De huyshoudinge Gods in sijn Kerke, na de sundvloed tot aan de geboorte van Isaak (By Frederik Haaring, 1694)

    Source: Google Books / Download PDF See more works by Petrus van Staveren [Reformed]

  • PRDL Recent Findings Read

    Staveren, Petrus van. De huyshoudinge Gods in sijn Kerke, van de geboorte van Isaak, tot aan de versoeninghe tusschen Jacob en Esaauw (by Frederik Haaring, 1695)

    Source: Google Books / Download PDF See more works by Petrus van Staveren [Reformed]

  • Chalcedon Foundation Read

    Did God Really Silence Women?

    “Women should keep silent.” Case closed? Not quite. Other passages have women praying and prophesying. Maybe the problem isn’t Scripture’s consistency, but ours.

  • The Magazine Podcast Read

    Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians: What Are the Essential Differences?

    Jehovah’s Witnesses claim to be Christians, but there are irreconcilable differences between the teachings of the Watchtower and the teachings of the Bible. We focus on three of these key differences for this week’s Magazine Monday episode, as we read a letter from a former Jehovah’s Witness who came to a real faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Reformed Books Online Read

    On Whole, Individual Psalms

    By the Lord’s grace I have been able to put together an easy to use collection of 1,250+ commentaries and studies on whole, individual psalms throughout Church history, 85% of which are linked and are fully available online: On Whole, Individual Psalms This has been able to come about in

  • Desiring God Read

    Take Up the Fight Against Small Sins

    Gluttony will kill you. Not just your body; the stakes are far higher. Your very soul could hang in the balance with gluttony. So also with other seemingly minor sins like grumbling and gossip, fruitlessness and impatience.

  • The Rise of the Protestants Read

    (New) Series 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement: Revised and Updated

    Audio Season 1 Episode 6 (New) Series 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement: Revised and Updated.© 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Auth

  • The Puritan Board Read

    Essence vs. substance in WSC / Baptist Catechism

    In the question on the Trinity, the WSC states that the three persons of the Godhead are "the same in substance" - but the Baptist Catechism says "the same in essence". Is there any significance to this change? Why was it made?

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    Particularly insightful Ai answer to an enduring theological question

    At times I pose questions in Ai to test it’s accuracy and reliability, or see if I am missing any points of understanding regarding this or that theological topic. I found this answer particularly insightful and thought I would share it. Not interested in controversy or debate; however, constructive feedback from both sides is welcome.

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