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Ep. 048 | Joel Beeke and Puritan Reformed Theology — TAU Roundtable

May 27, 2021 by TAU Roundtable

We are thrilled to finally have Dr. Joel R. Beeke (Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) on the Roundtable! Chuck Ivey talks with Dr. Beeke about his new book, Puritan Reformed Theology, and many other great titles from Reformation Heritage Books! Puritan Reformed Theology https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/puritan-reformed-theology-historical-experiential-and-practical-studies-for-the-whole-of-life-beeke.html Reformed Systematic Theology – Vols 1&2 https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/reformed-systematic-theology-volume-1-volume-2-beeke.html Ore From […]

From Death to Life – Third Printing Pre-Sale

January 5, 2021 by Allen Nelson IV

Sometime in May of 2020, From Death to Life: How Salvation Works ran out of its second printing! At that point, we were in the process of buying a home so I wasn’t able to put the upfront cost down on buying a 3rd printing. But, things have changed in 2021 and we are now ready to […]

My Top 7 Books of 2020

December 28, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

It would seem that with the large amount of downtime we had in 2020 back in the Spring, that I might have read more books this year, but all in all, this was probably a below-average year in terms of reading. A lot of that was probably due to Seminary work as well as finishing […]

Why You Should Read More (and Less) Books

August 19, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

Sometimes I like to smell books. I’m a weirdo, I know. My wife makes fun of me for it. There’s just something about smelling the pages of a new or old or somewhere in between book that fascinates me. I’m inclined to think that in the new heavens and new earth all of you will […]

20 Books That Have Shaped Me

August 12, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

I love books. I love buying books. I love reading books. I know books aren’t for everyone, but they have had a profound impact on my life. In this post, I want to share with you 20 books that have significantly impacted me. The Rules I’m going to stretch this a bit. I can’t keep […]

Michael Coughlin

Michael Coughlin lives near Columbus, OH, and leads local outreaches to glorify our Lord and reach the lost with the gospel. Michael’s joys are spending time with his dear wife and children, programming computers, and studying and discussing God’s Word. He is a member of Covenant Bible Church.

George Alvarado

George Alvarado is a now retired member of our Armed Forces, has a beautiful wife, a very tall son, and currently resides in Texas. He loves to serve his local church by teaching, counseling, and equipping the saints for the work of the gospel. And he loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling, photography, and continuing his education in linguistics and theology.

Allen Nelson IV

Allen S. Nelson IV is the pastor of Perryville Second Baptist Church in Perryville, Arkansas. He and his wife Stephanie have been married since 2006 and have 5 children. Besides enjoying time with his family, Allen loves teaching the Bible, reading good books, and time outdoors. He is the author of From Death to Life: How Salvation Works and Before The Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness He is an avid Dallas Cowboys and Arkansas Razorbacks fan, which means he's always excited about 'next year.' You can follow him on twitter @cuatronelson.

By God’s grace, Chuck Ivey grew up in a Christian home and came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age. He has been married to his wife Ashley for 20 years. They have seven high energy children by adoption (yes seven), also by God’s grace. Chuck works full time in local law enforcement as an investigator and chaplain. He serves as a deacon and teacher at Beech Haven Baptist Church in Athens, GA. Chuck is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned a Masters of Theological Studies. Coffee and books are involved. You can follow hi...

Reasons Not to Have Children’s Church

I sincerely appreciate the heart many of my brothers’ and sisters’ have toward children, and I do not wish to attack what they are seeing as liberty and wise stewardship of their time with kids by having a “Children’s Church” each Sunday during the preaching hour. I know what I am addressing is a touchy […]

Living in the Light: An Inconsistency in the Grammatical-Historical Hermeneutic

I’ve sat on this blog post for some time and there have been times I thought it might not ever be published. It became one of those things where it was just good for me to write out my own thoughts and not necessarily let all of Al Gore’s interwebs observe. But I was recently […]

Psalm 119:77-80 — May God Supply!

In the second half of the Yodh octave, we continue the series of supplications that David is making of the Lord. In Psalm 119:76, he refers to God’s promise of salvation and his desire for the comfort of God’s. The last four verses of that section build on that theme. God the Merciful Lawgiver Psalms […]

The Line of the Promised One

If you had never heard of the book of Ruth before and then read it for yourself one day, you’d be forced to say it ends rather surprisingly. I’m not talking about the marriage of Ruth and Boaz, although that’s surprising enough in itself. I’m talking about how the book actually ends: with a genealogy […]

Bulls on Your Altar

How does sacrificing bulls on God’s altar teach us about right sacrifices to God?

After establishing the right relationship with God through His cleansing power, we see that God WILL delight in right sacrifices and that bulls will be offered on God’s altar. It isn’t that God is completely displeased with sacrifices and offerings (religion). It is that sacrifices and offerings (religion) are only acceptable to God through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. Once we know Jesus we are made holy so that we may offer sacrifices to God in Spirit and in Truth (Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5; Matthew 5:23-24).