A website specifically devoted to The Reason For God is now online. It contains several outstanding sermons, information about his speaking tour, etc. … [Read more...] about The Reason For God Website
Archives for February 2008
Brief Q&A with Tim Keller
I previously introduced Tim Keller's new book, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Pastor Keller was graciously willing to field a few questions from me. My chapter 1 question wanders off the theme of Keller's book--probably because it is something I've unconsciously been wanting to ask for awhile. I left it here because others might be curious and the book to which Keller refers (due out in May 2008) sounds very good. Hopefully, this brief interaction whets your appetite for some of the content in the early chapters. CHEDIAK: In your book's Introduction, you talk about … [Read more...] about Brief Q&A with Tim Keller
Sovereign Grace February Sale
Sovereign Grace Ministries is having a huge sale in February. Most of their music is $6 per CD. Many of their books are $5 each. I heard that the shipping is even free! … [Read more...] about Sovereign Grace February Sale
A Scandal of the Secular Conscience?
Jon Shields, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado, writes an excellent review of Arthur Brooks' Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism in the latest issue of Books & Culture. I read parts of this book last year and found it very intriguing. The upshot of the book is that despite the stereotypes of "uncaring, tight-wad conservatives" and "bleeding-heart liberals" it is actually conservatives who are significantly more generous with both their time and money. Interestingly, those who advocate wealth distribution on the part … [Read more...] about A Scandal of the Secular Conscience?
Newsweek Profiles Tim Keller
Calling him "The Smart Shepherd," Lisa Miller profiles Pastor Tim Keller, whose recent book The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism hits bookstores everywhere this week. Excerpt: Keller started Redeemer 17 years ago in a small rented church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Now he preaches five times on Sundays, shuttling between three different rented venues and reaching more than 5,000 people each week (5,000 also download his sermon online). A recent sermon is taken from the Book of Job, and its message is unrelentingly grim. There's no pat "I'm OK, you're OK" theology here. … [Read more...] about Newsweek Profiles Tim Keller
John Piper’s Roots: What He Learned From His Dad
Every year at the Desiring God Conference for Pastors, John Piper does a biographical message on a great saint. This year, with the theme of the Conference being The Pastor as Father & Son, John Piper preached on his own father, Bill Piper. The message is a great vista into John's heart for preaching, the glory of God, joy in God, salvation, and so much more. The text of John's message includes some great video clips of his Dad preaching, and the comparison between Father and Son is most remarkable. Snippets of Bill Piper's sermon texts also reveal the same sort of poetic richness that … [Read more...] about John Piper’s Roots: What He Learned From His Dad