I picked up a copy of this book edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor. It is actually the transcripts of several talks by well-known preachers / speakers that were given at the 2005 Desiring God National Conference entitled, “Suffering and the Sovereignty of God”. I anticipate blogging my thoughts on each “chapter”. I was … Continue reading »
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“41″ – a significant number
41 Forty-one is a significant number. And, depending on what side of 41 your age falls, either a BIG number or a little one. Today I have reached 41 years of age – or so they tell me; I simply am taking their word for it as to when I was born. I wanted to … Continue reading »
Biblical Counseling Conference: Thursday, Day 4
Today I left a message on the message board in the lobby of Faith Baptist Church publicizing this blog – and WordPress suffered a meltdown. God is sovereign! What is he teaching me through this? My blog’s appearance was totally disjointed and I found out many others were as well. I’m happy to see things … Continue reading »
Biblical Counseling Conference: Day 2 & 3
So today will be a quick two for one day. The conference requires a lot of time – not just for sessions, but also for reflection and “taking it all in”. And then of course, there has to be time for those phone calls home to check on my wife and 5 kids. Sometimes the … Continue reading »
Biblical Counseling Training Conference: Full Day #1
I’ll list the titles of the sessions I’ve had thus far and comment on the one that impacted me the most. When attending a conference such as this – one designed for the attendee to take the material back to the “counseling situation” – one often finds himself (myself) “counseling” themselves. As it is often … Continue reading »
Bible software giveaway!
Bible Study Magazine and Mars Hill are giving away 20 copies of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Church. Not only that, but they are also giving away five subscriptions to Bible Study Magazine and a copy of their Bible Study Library software! Enter to win on the Bible Study Magazine Mark Driscoll page, then take … Continue reading »
New “Global Preaching Bible”
I read with some interest this article at christianpost.com: “Church Network ‘Launches’ Sermon-Packed Bible“. I’ll provide a couple of excerpts and give you my thoughts. At the end of this post you’ll see more links to check this Bible and organization out for yourself. The Second Billion Network has “launched” a Bible featuring sermons from … Continue reading »
A Link & Update
A Link: Christianaudio.com is giving away another free audiobook of the month. This month it is Not For Sale (unabridged) by David Batstone. (this is a $25 value!) Sign up for their newsletter to receive further notifications for free premium audiobook downloads. An Update: In an effort to get the news out as much as … Continue reading »
Get Outta My Face
I received my copy of Get Outta My Face this week, and I’ve finished it in two sittings. Rick Horne does a great job of articulating a practical guide for anyone working with teens, so that through the magnificant grace of Jesus Christ, they too, might live lives that bring Him glory and pleasure. Below … Continue reading »
Bible Give-a-way to end today
You have until 12:00 (noon) EST to qualify for a chance at the FREE Study Bible (ESV) that I will be giving away. The winner will be notified via email tomorrow (1/31). Leave a comment on that post as to how you would use such a Bible and you will be qualified for an opportunity … Continue reading »
