Hats off to Bob Hayton for taking the time to review Thriving at College. An excerpt: Thriving at College covers the whole gamut of the college experience. It truly has something for everyone. Study tips, schedules, eating advice, how to deal with your parents — all of this and more are addressed. Yet the book isn’t very long, and doesn’t have to be read in order. The chapter contents are clearly enough indicated that it can be used as a manual, to be referenced when needed. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow for its use as a book that parents read along with their … [Read more...] about Bob Hayton Reviews Thriving at College
John Piper Interviews Rick Warren
Here is the 90-minute May 1, 2011 interview of Rick Warren by John Piper:Embedded media from Saddleback Media CenterYou can also download the MP3 file or the transcript at this site. Matt Perman, who gives some helpful and thought-provoking analysis of the interview, and the relationship between Piper and Warren in general, breaks down the lengthy interview by topic: Introduction 3:29 The glory of God. 7:16 David Wells and the weight of God’s reality. 9:00 Would you write the book the same today? 12:00 The sovereignty of God. 18:47 How do you speak of God’s sovereignty in the … [Read more...] about John Piper Interviews Rick Warren
FREE: 62 MP3 Lectures on Reformed Theology
The good folks at Monergism have teamed up with Pastor Brian Borgman, author of the outstanding book Faith and Feelings, to give away a free MP3 CD containing 62 lectures on Reformed Theology. Introduction to Reformed Faith 1. Tale of Two Gospels 2. Soli Deo Gloria: The Supremacy of God in All Things 3. Grace Needed: Total Depravity 4. Sola Scriptura: The Supremacy of Scripture 5. Grace Conceived: Unconditional Election 6. Sola Gratia: The Supremacy of Grace in Salvation 7. Sola Fide: The Supremacy of God in Salvation 8. Solus Christus: The Supremacy of Christ in Salvation 9. Grace … [Read more...] about FREE: 62 MP3 Lectures on Reformed Theology
Impromptu Give-Away
Amazon has run out of copies of Thriving at College about 4 times in the last 6 weeks. The goal is to blow out their remaining inventory ASAP with a little give-away deal: Order a copy of Thriving at College and I'll send you a free e-copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson (courtesy of Reformation Trust). Just e-mail me, and I'll get you the e-book (in .epub format - for use with Adobe Digital Editions, a free download). If all 6 of Amazon's remaining copies go out today, I'll randomly select one person to receive a free paperback copy of Tempted and Tried by Russell Moore and … [Read more...] about Impromptu Give-Away
The gift of life and the grace of God
A beautiful, short film on the gift of life and the grace of God: 99 Balloons from Igniter Media on Vimeo. HT: Justin Taylor "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—" (Rom. 5:12) "For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains … [Read more...] about The gift of life and the grace of God
Harold Camping says he was off by 5 months
How sad that the story goes from bad to worse: Camping, who made a special appearance before the press at the Oakland headquarters of the media empire Monday evening, apologized for not having the dates "worked out as accurately as I could have." Through chatting with a friend over what he acknowledged was a very difficult weekend, the light dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, May 21 had instead been a "spiritual" Judgment Day, which places the entire world under Christ's judgment, he said. The globe will be … [Read more...] about Harold Camping says he was off by 5 months