Carefully Curated Resources (CCR)

Articles:

• The Ministry of Encouragement by David Peterson
• Maturity the Goal of Christian Mission by David Peterson
• Pastoral Ministry Is War by Paul Tripp
• Ministry Means War: 10 Lessons Seminary Never Taught Me by Jeff Robinson
• The Marks of a Spiritual Leader by John Piper
• Ministry Leadership and the Affirmation Game by Jeff Lawrence
• Proposal For A New Seminary by John Frame
• Why We Need Pastor-Theologians in the Church by Kevin Deyoung

Soundbites:

• The Greatest Threat to the Church in Our Generation - the Pastors by Paul Washer

• Ask Pastor John
• Biblical Training
• Carl Trueman's Lectures on the Reformation
• Church History Lectures by Ryan Reeves
• Covenant Theological Seminary
• E-Courses by 9 Marks
• Ligonier Ministries Teaching Series
• Ligonier Podcast
• Moore in the Word Podcasts
• Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
• The Gospel Coalition Courses
• The Gospel Coalition Podcasts
• Third Millennium Ministries
• White Horse Inn

• Daily Dose of Greek
• Daily Dose of Hebrew
• How to Understand and Apply the New Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology by Andrew David Naselli
• How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps From Exegesis to Theology by Jason S. DeRouchie

• 600 Free Ebooks by Monergism
• Free Ebooks from Desiring God
• Free Ebooks from John Frame and Vern Poythress
• Knowing the Bible Practical Studies by The Gospel Coalition
• Lies My Pastor Told Me: Confronting 15 Church Cliches with the Gospel by Cole Brown
• Reformed Expository Commentary Set in Chinese
• The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by D. A. Carson
• The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary by The Gospel Coalition

• Christian Creeds and Reformed
• Christian Standard Bible Study App
• Logos App
• Memrise
• Reformed Theological Seminary

• Christian Standard Bible Study App
• ESV Bible
• Logos App
• Memrise
• Reformed Theological Seminary

• E-Sword
• Logos
• Parallel Plus by TheBible.org
• theWord

• Christ Over All
• 9Marks
• Desiring God
• GoThereFor.com
• Ligionier Ministries
• Monergism
• Phillip Jensen
• The Briefing (Matthias Media)
• The Gospel Coalition
• The Theologian
• Together for the Gospel
• White Horse Inn

Articles:

• What Is Preaching (And Who Does It)? by Kevin Deyoung
• The Drama of Preaching (Why preach?) by Murray Campbell
• 5 Things Not To Trust In Your Preaching by Thabiti Anyabwile
• Answer These 14 Questions Before You Preach by Peter Adam
• Gospel Preaching Isn't Enough by Bob Thune
• Preacher: Do You Have A Theology of Preaching? by Albert Mohler, Jr.
• Preparing College Students for Graduation by Kevin DeYoung
• Show Me Your Faith by Phillip Jensen
• Teach Theology—Your Church Needs It by Daniel Darling
• The Dreaded 'T' Word: Training by Phil Colgan and Sam Freney
• The Importance of Preaching the Negative as well as the Positive by Phillip Jensen
• The Kind of Preaching the Church Needs by Costi Hinn

Articles:

• The Limits of Fellowship by Phillip Jensen
• When to Unite and When to Divide by John Woodhouse
• If We Believe All the Same Things, Why Do Our Churches Seem So Different? by Kevin DeYoung
• What is the Gospel (and What It Isn't) by Mark Thompson
• Together For the Gospel's Affirmations and Denial by T4G
• Why We Need to Rethink "In Essentials, Unity; In Nonessentials, Liberty" by Michael S. Horton
• Rethinking “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity” (Part 1) by Nick Duke
• Rethinking “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity” (Part 2) by Nick Duke
• Rethinking “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity” (Part 3) by Nick Duke
• True, False, or Heresy? by Robert Letham
• We Don't Have Forever by Francis A. Schaeffer

Articles:

• Where is Evangelicalism Heading? by Interview with Don Carson
• Have Evangelicals Lost Their Way? by Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
• The Marcions have landed. A Warning for Evangelicals by Carl Trueman
• 5 Reasons to Keep Preaching the Atonement by Daniel Gachuki
• A New and Rising Liberalism by Aaron Prelock
• Are You a Jellyfish Christian? by Matthew Barrett
• Beware the god of Open Options by Barry Cooper
• Calvin, Charismatics and Miracles by Peter Jensen
• Christianity, Liberalism and the New Evangelicalism by Carl Trueman
• Did Christ Die for Us or for God? by John Piper
• Does Penal Substitution Require the Resurrection? by Lee Tankersley
• Doesn’t God Want Us to be Happy? by Michael S. Horton
• Encountering God Should Make You Afraid by Michael S. Horton
• Fundamentalism and the Word of God by Andrew Prideaux
• Has ‘Authenticity’ Trumped Holiness? by Brett McCracken
• Lordship is Not Legalism by Brett McCracken
• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism - The New Religion by Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr.
• Penal Substitution and Other Atonement Theologies by Stephen Wellum
• Prioritize Your Church! (Or the Dangers of Being a Highly Online Christian) by Brett McCracken
• The Compassionate Truth about Judgment by Scott Sauls
• The False Gospel of Nice by Michael Lawrence
• The Greatest Danger Facing the Church by Jim Hamilton
• The One True Worshipper by Robert Doyle
• The Purpose of Signs and Wonders in the New Testament by D. A. Carson
• We Must Never Forget Moralistic Therapeutic Deism by Cameron Cole
• What is ‘therapeutic moralistic deism’ — and why is it a danger to Christianity? by Knox Church
• When Christianity Doesn’t Work by Michael S. Horton
• Why the Goal of Spiritual Formation Can’t Be Balance by John Starke
• Why You Should Let Go of ‘Let Go and Let God’ by Justin Dillehay
• Word and Spirit: The God of Word II by John Woodhouse
• ‘Live My Truth’: The Gospel in an Age of Privatized Faith by Trevin Wax

Soundbites:

• We Need More than Our Own Experience. We Need a Map to Know God More Deeply by Stephen G. Dempster

Videos:

• Can we have different interpretations of the Bible? by Benjamin L. Gladd

Articles:

• 4 Reasons the Church Needs Theology by J. Tysick
• Why Is Theology Important? by Richard J. Krejcir
• What is Theological Thinking? by Stephen N. Williams
• Why You Can't Just Read The Bible (shorter) by D.A. Carson
• Why Can't We Just Read the Bible? (longer) by White Horse Inn
• How to Read the Bible and Do Theology Well by D.A. Carson
• The Theological Life by John Tweeddale
• ‘I Just Believe the Bible’ Doesn’t Make You Orthodox by Michael S. Horton
• Doxology: The Goal of Theology by Ligonier
• Why Church Leaders Should Study Theology by Mark R. Patterson
• Why Church Members Must Be Theologians by Colton Carter
• Why You Should Study the Apostles’ Creed by Matthew Crocker
• You’re a Theologian. Become a Good One. by Matt Smethurst

Videos:

• What is Thinking Theologically? by David Peterson

Articles:

• Why We Need a New Reformation by Michael S. Horton
• 3 Reasons Why the Reformation Still Matters Today by Nathan Finn
• Arminius, Dort and the Battle for Grace by Kevin DeYoung
• Connecting the Church and the Gospel: A Reformation Perspective by Michael S. Horton
• Introductory Essay to John Owen's Death of Death in the Death of Christ by J.I. Packer
• Is Scripture Alone the Same Thing as Scripture Only? by Jason Helopoulos
• John Calvin's Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto (1539) by John Calvin
• Liberalism before Liberalism: Luther vs Erasmus on the Perspicuity of Scriptures by Will Graham
• Luther's Theology of the Cross by Carl Trueman
• Reformed and Always Reforming by W. Robert Godfrey
• Retrieving the Reformed Doctrine of Penal Substitution by Wyatt Graham
• The Future of the Evangelical Reformed Movement by The Gospel Coalition
• The Reformed Doctrine of Sonship by Sinclair B. Ferguson
• What Does It Mean to be Reformed Evangelical? by Mark Thompson
• What I Mean When I Call Myself a “Reformed Evangelical” by Paul Carter
• What Is a Reformed Understanding of the Gospel by John Piper
• What It Means to Be Reformed by Tim Challies
• What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism by John Piper

Videos:

• Is the Reformation Over by Michael Reeves

Articles:

• Be Christ-Centered, Not Just Gospel-Centered by Alex Kocman
• Two Dangers in ‘Gospel-Centered’ Preaching by John Piper
• The Spiritual Dangers of Being Gospel-Centered by Kyle Strobel
• The Gospel is Insufficient by Carl Trueman
• Gospel-Centrality: A Warning and a Recommendation by Bobby Jamieson
• How To Prevent a Gospel-Centered Fizzle Out by Erik Raymond
• The Danger of Gospel Osmosis by Brad Andrews
• The Gospel-Centered Everything by Tim Challies
• Has the Gospel-Centered Emphasis Gone Too Far? by White Horse Inn
• Why Do We Say ‘Gospel-Centered’? by Thomas Kidd

Articles:

• Biblical Evangelism by Richard Coekin
• Calvinism Gives Fire and Enthusiasm to True Evangelism by L. R. Shelton
• Does Calvinism Discourage Evangelism? by Kevin DeYoung
• Don’t Just ‘Share’ the Gospel by Elliot Clark
• Evangelism Is No Mere 'Invitation' by Robert L. Reymond
• Telling People the Truth in Love: A Reformed Approach to Evangelism by Kim Riddlebarger
• The Problem with Apologetics by T. F. Torrance

Articles:

• Can Christians Marry Non-Christians?: A Biblical Theology by Mike Gilbart-Smith
• Does God Harden a Believer's Heart? by Tony Reinke
• Does Prayer Change Things? by Fred Greco
• Hell Is Not Separation from God by Michael S. Horton
• How Do Love and Holiness Relate? by Jonathan Leeman
• How Should Christians Understand the Significance of the Old Testament Temple Today? by Michael Morales
• How to Understand the Doctrine of the Clarity of Scriptures by Wayne Grudem
• If All My Sins Are Forgiven, Why Must I Continue to Repent? by Stephen Wellum
• Interview with John Frame on the Problem of Evil by Justin Taylor
• Righteousness For the Unrighteous by Lee Irons
• Speaking of Miracles by Kel Richards
• The Bible On the Problem of Evil by John Frame
• The Day of Atonement and The Need for a High Priest by Michael Morales
• The gods of the Prosperity Gospel by Dieudonné Tamfu
• Turning Point of World History: The Resurrection According to Acts by Brandon D. Crowe
• Why Did God Allow the Fall by James N. Anderson
• Why Is Faith Not a Work? by Matthew Barrett
• Why Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Important? by Kaitlin Miller Febles
• Why It’s OK that God Loves Himself Most by Jonathan Leeman

Soundbites:

• How Does the Presence of Evil Fit Within the Storyline of the Bible by Stephen G. Dempster
• How Should I Understand God's Anger and Love Together? by Ross Blackburn
• Why is God's Plan so Long and Elaborate? Is He Bored or Lonely? by Stephen G. Dempster

Videos:

• Gen Z's Questions About Christianity: Salvation and Predestination by Josh Butler
• Gen Z’s Questions About Christianity: The Bible’s Authority by Michael J. Kruger

Articles:

• 23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading by Tony Reinke
• Grammar Is a Means of Grace by Brent Karding
• How Classical Education Shapes Us as God Intended by Bradley Green
• How to Avoid Biblical Illiteracy by Matthew Barrett
• The Bible Is Not ‘a Book’ by David Mathis
• Western Civilization Still Needs a Christian Foundation by Sharon James
• What Is Exegesis & Why Is It Important? by Karen Engle
• Why Do I Need to Interpret Scriptures and How Do I Do It? by Jason S. DeRouchie

Articles:

• What is the Discipline of Biblical Theology by Graeme Goldsworthy
• 7 Ways Biblical Theology Transforms Bible Study by Nancy Guthrie
• Biblical Theology - Getting to the Theological Heart of the Bible
• How Biblical Theology Can Help us Understand the Whole Bible by Angie Velasquez Thornton
• How Biblical Theology Guards and Guides Churches by Jonathan Leeman
• Importance of Biblical Theology by Various Theologians
• Is the Old Testament for Christians? by Graeme Goldsworthy
• Seeing Christ More Clearly: Using Biblical Theology in Your Personal Bible Reading by Dhanu Eliezer
• The Importance of Biblical Theology by Stephen Dempster
• The Need for Biblical Theology by Jonathan Leeman
• The Problem with Much Preaching Today—and Biblical Theology as the Remedy by Thomas R. Schreiner
• What Is Biblical Theology? And Do We Need It? by D. A. Carson
• Why Biblical Theology Is Needed for Preaching and Teaching by Matt Capps and Josh Wredberg
• Why Christians Should Read the Old Testament by Hiram Kemp
• Why Is Biblical Theology Essential for a Christian’s Discipleship and Growth? by 9 Marks

Soundbites:

• How do the Old Testament Books Hold Together by Stephen G. Dempster
• How do we deal with Higher Criticism as Lay People? by Stephen G. Dempster
• Why Must We Read the Bible as a Single Grand Narrative? by Stephen G. Dempster

Videos:

• What is Biblical Theology by Graeme Goldsworthy

Articles:

• Why We Still Need Ministry Apprenticeships by Colin Marshall
• The Church Needs Fewer Men Who Feel “Called” to Ministry by Dayton Hartman
• Ministry Apprenticeships by Dave McDonald
• Pastors Aren't Born But Formed by Derek Rishmawy
• The Worth of Waiting: A Word to Aspiring Elders by Johnny Antle
• Want to Be an Elder? Start Eldering Now by Bobby Jamieson
• What Are Some Most Important Things A Pastor-In-Training To Learn by 9Marks

Articles:

• Doctrine Matters: Eternal Life Depends Upon It by Kevin DeYoung
• Drawing the Line: Why Doctrine Matters by R. Scott Clark
• Who needs Systematic Theology When We Have the Bible? by Michael S. Horton
• Yes, You Should ‘Impose’ a Theological System on the Bible (Just Be Sure It’s a Biblical One) by Justin Dillehay
• Your Theological System Should Tell You How to Exegete by Kevin DeYoung

Articles:

• 3 Things Your Calling Is Not by Ivan Mesa
• How Can I Be a Christian in My Workplace? by Alex Chediak
• Working As Unto the Lord: Seven Ways to Work Harder and Be Better by David Schrock
• You Already Work a Christian Job by William Boekestein
• Your Work Matters. But Don’t Deify It by Daniel Darling

Soundbites:

• Why Christians Work by Robin Gan

Articles:

• On Reading the Church Fathers by Coyle Neal
• 8 Things We Can Learn from Augustine by Gerald Bray
• Athanasius: The Incarnation of the Word of God by Joseph A. Kohm
• Augustine’s Positive Contributions to Christian Doctrine by Keith A. Mathison
• St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation by Chad Bird
• What Should Protestants Know About the Early Church Fathers? by Nicholas Needham
• Why Study Anselm?

Articles:

• Biblical Theology vs Systematic Theology: Why Reading the Bible as One Story Changes Everything by Kristen Lam, David Kuok
• What Does Adoption Mean in the Bible? The Gospel Truth Most Christians Assume but Never Understand by Kristen Lam, Kae Sheng