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Meet Doug Part 3

Jun 13th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

Part 3 of my story thus far. Links to part 1 and 2 are at the bottom if you missed those. Concurrent with my time with my mentor, I decided to start blogging, noticing that there wasn’t much from a conservative evangelical perspective in the UK, especially as a young black person. My blogging journey [...]



Meet Doug Part 2

Jun 10th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

Part two of my little autobiography thus far – you’ll need to read the first part to get this. In the course of our conversation, I mentioned that one of the commenters over at Pulpit Pimps had mentioned a book callled The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink. I didn’t have it yet but he [...]



Meet Doug Part 1

Jun 6th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

I appreciate that a lot of folks have started reading the blog and so I thought I pen a light-hearted “About Me” type deal. Here it is. My name is Douglas Kofi Adu-Boahen. I’m 20 years old and I live in London, England. I’m the oldest of four kids – two brothers (Josh and Mike) [...]



A Year On – Winning the Battle with Depression Part 1

May 6th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

Well over a year ago, after receiving one too many pieces of bad news on a Wednesday night, I had a mini-breakdown of sorts due to my struggle with depression. I even vented about it on the blog in a disturbing mixture of anger, grief and frustration. That was a year ago, and since I [...]



The Call to a Word-Centred Spirituality (1 Peter 1:22-2:3) Part 1

Apr 25th, 2011 | By | Category: Bible Study, Featured Article

The following is the first of a three-part expansion of my notes for a Bible study I taught recently from 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 for my Skype Bible study. The audio will be posted later. Introduction Our adversary is content for us to be spiritual. After all, he is indeed a spiritual being. I’d go so [...]



The Mission In Our Own Backyard: The Forgotten Story of Home Missions

Apr 23rd, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

I am aware that in our present age to say anything critical of Paul Washer in the wrong circles is tantamount to touching Jesus, but since he is a human being, and so am I, I submit the following (please watch the whole thing before continuing) Now I am not saying that he isn’t saying [...]



Clarifying My Last Post

Apr 22nd, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

My last post “Elijah, Mount Horeb and The Quest for Illegitimate Experience” attracted some questions and so I’d like to clarify some of what I meant. Firstly, I do not believe that the Quest for Illegitmate Religious Experience is confined to the charismatic movement. It’s prevalent in charismatic circles, but it’s not restricted to them. [...]



Elijah, Mount Horeb and The Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience

Apr 21st, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

R. Scott Clark, professor at Westminster Seminary California and author of the book Recovering the Reformed Confession, has a phrase called QIRE – the Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience. By that, Dr. Clark refers to the desire to experience God outside of the “ordinary” means of grace in the preaching of the Word and the [...]



Could Calvin Get a Job in 2011?: Why Being Rigorously Biblical (on the whole) Isn’t Popular

Apr 20th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article

I begin this piece with a question. Could John Calvin, the (in)famous Genevan Reformer, Biblical scholar and theological powerhouse actually get a job (for lack of a better expression) in the pastorate today?   Before you answer, we’re talking about a man who preached pretty much every day across Geneva and was so dedicated to [...]



This is One Conversation I Would Love to Sit In On

Apr 8th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Article, Uncategorized

Dr R.C. Sproul interviews Dr. D.A. Carson on Biblical exegesis: