Trevin Wax interviews Gina Welch, author of In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church. It is a book about her experience feigning conversion and joining Thomas Road church (where Jerry Falwell was pastor at the time). Denny Burk reviewed it awhile ago. It sounds absolutely fascinating, though she really only examines one sector of evangelicalism (and comes away thinking Christians are less intellectual, etc.). Interestingly, it seems that Welch hails from Berkeley, CA. I wonder what her favorite restaurant in Berkeley is. In my … [Read more...] about An Interview with Gina Welch
John Piper at Together For The Gospel
The title that Piper chose for his Together For the Gospel message (which he gave at its beginning) was this: Did Jesus Preach Paul's Gospel? Here is the video: T4G 2010 -- Session 6 -- John Piper from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about John Piper at Together For The Gospel
A Great Marriage Book: 60% Off. One More Day.
WTS Bookstore is running a 60% off sale on Paul Tripp's book What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage until Friday afternoon. Less than one more day! Sorry for the late notice. This looks like a great book. Chapter 7, Pulling Weeds, is online for free. Two endorsements: "What I've come to expect from Paul Tripp is consistently deep, transparent, biblical, wise, practical, gospel-driven counsel. Rather than muddying the water with self-focused strategies designed to meet our ever-multiplying needs, Paul, as the seasoned soul-physician he is, correctly diagnoses our problems … [Read more...] about A Great Marriage Book: 60% Off. One More Day.
Dealing With Disappointment in the Church
Kevin DeYoung has a great three-part series on dealing with disappointment in the church, with rich insight for pastors and parishioners alike. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Kevin raises these excellent questions for church leaders: 1. Do we have some mechanism for personally knowing our sheep? 2. Do we have some way of knowing when people are not showing up at church? 3. Are we confronting cliquishness in our church? 4. Are there easy, identifiable ways for the shy, the non go-getters, and the more culturally reserved to get involved and be known by others? 5. Is it at least possible that we are … [Read more...] about Dealing With Disappointment in the Church
Bart Stupak to Retire This Year
Rather than run for re-election, and face a primary and (should he pass that) a pro-life Republican, not to mention the ire of voters for his abandonment of pro-life convictions for a meaningless executive order, Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI) has announced his retirement for this Fall. Stupak's district currently leans Republican by about 3 points. Predictably, Stupak says that pressure over his health care vote had nothing to do with his retirement decision. … [Read more...] about Bart Stupak to Retire This Year
Thinking about Autism from a Christian Perspective
David Powlison: HT: JT … [Read more...] about Thinking about Autism from a Christian Perspective