I just received a copy of this book through my participation in Tim Challies‘ website, Friend of the Blog. I am interested in reading this book by Mark Driscoll. I am intrigued with his work in Seattle and his partnering with various other “leaders” in Christianity today. I also have on my shelf, Doctrine by … Continue reading »
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Thoughts & Summaries from the Adopting for Life Conference – 2010
February 26 & 27 found my wife and I attending the Adopting for Life conference at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. I am adding links to the session notes that I took from the sessions that I attended. They are mainly my thoughts as they occurred to me and may not make total … Continue reading »
Thoughts on A New Kind of Christianity
Brian McLaren, is a recognized leader in the ‘emergent’ church movement. A book entitled, A New Kind of Christianity, which he has written, has made quite the splash in the evangelical blogosphere. Here is the Publisher’s description: A New Kind of Christian’s conversation between a pastor and his daughter’s high school science teacher reveals that … Continue reading »
Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris, a review
Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters by Joshua Harris (Sex is not the Problem (Lust is); Stop Dating the Church) Publisher: Multnomah Books; You may purchase the book from Waterbrook Multnomah here. Hardcover; 240 pages; ISBN: 9781601421517 Recommended From the moment I opened the package from Multnomah this book has … Continue reading »
Ashamed of the Gospel – (MacArthur) – Crossway
“I am not ashamed of the gospel,” the apostle Paul wrote (Rom. 1:16). Out of deep concern with the seeker-sensitive movement and pragmatism within the church MacArthur expresses, “Unfortunately, ‘ashamed of the gospel’ seems more and more apt as a description of some of the most visible and influential churches of our age . . … Continue reading »
Can we truly know God?
Some would say that it is impossible to know God. I am not one of those people. I believe that we can know God but we will never fully comprehend God – or know Him fully and completely. I believe that I can know God because He has revealed Himself to me. Mankind’s knowledge of … Continue reading »
A Link & Update
A Link: Unashamed Workman has a great video clip under his latest post entitled, “A Little Friday Fun“. It features Alistair Begg answering some “difficult” questions. Also seen are James MacDonald – it all took place backstage at the Preach the Word conference. An Update: Last week I was at Faith Baptist‘s Biblical Counseling Training … Continue reading »
Ten Aspects of God’s Sovereignty over Suffering and Satan’s Hand in It – Part 1
Wow. What a title for a chapter! John Piper lays a charge against the church immediately in this chapter examining God’s Sovereignty over Satan in Suffering: The church has not been spending its energy to go deep with the unfathomable God of the Bible. Against the overwhelming weight and seriousness of the Bible, much of … Continue reading »
Books to fit into the reading schedule – 2009
Here are some other titles I would like to get read this year. I don’t know that I will get them all read, but they certainly would prove to be beneficial: Critical Stages of Biblical Counseling by Jay Adams How to Help People Change by Jay Adams Trusting God by Jerry Bridges Down, But Not … 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 »
