First let Joe Carter dispel some of the myths. Here are his points: 1. (Almost) nobody will read your book. 2. You won't find your book at the front table of Borders. 3. Most book marketing today is done by authors, not by publishers. 4. You won't make much money. Read his post for an explanation of each point. Public acknowledgment: Joe Carter, an author himself (who has probably sold more books than me), was kind enough to read and review my dinky book. … [Read more...] about Want to Be An Author?
Christmas Greetings From John Piper & Family
Beyond hilarious: HT: Noel Piper … [Read more...] about Christmas Greetings From John Piper & Family
Tiger Woods and Mark Sanford: A Surprising Contrast
I generally try to ignore celebrity news stories out of the conviction that a man's athletic or acting abilities, while perhaps entertaining, are only so important. But the recent Tiger Woods announcement surprised me, and coming in the same week as Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC)'s wife filing for divorce, provides an interesting contrast. I am not referring to the revelations of Mr. Woods' infidelity. While disappointing, that was not entirely surprising. We live in a day when fidelity in marriage, particularly for high-profile men with a large fan base, a significant travel schedule, and a vast … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods and Mark Sanford: A Surprising Contrast
A Website For “ARCing”
"ARCing" is a method for tracing the argument of a passage in Scripture. It has its origins in Daniel P. Fuller, a professor at Fuller Seminary, and John Piper (who studied with Dr. Fuller). Dr. Tom Schreiner has written a very helpful book that explains both diagramming and ARCing called Interpreting the Pauline Epistles (Guides to New Testament Exegesis). ARCing is taught and used heavily at The Bethlehem Institute (now incorporated, I believe, into the Bethlehem College and Seminary) where I apprenticed from 2005-2007. Now there is a nifty website dedicated to ARCing. Registration is … [Read more...] about A Website For “ARCing”
David Sitton’s Niece Murdered on Thanksgiving
Back in September I interviewed David Sitton, the President of To Every Tribe Ministries, a frontier missions organization which has been planting churches among unreached people groups of Papua New Guinea and Mexico. David was getting ready to run a Conference entitled The Privilege of Suffering: Jesus is Worth It. This past Thanksgiving the Lord saw fit to bring David a tremendous dose of suffering: his six-year-old niece, Makayla Sitton, was among four people inexplicably murdered by Paul Michael Merhige, a 35-year old man who also fatally shot his twin sisters Carla and Lisa Merhige, 33, … [Read more...] about David Sitton’s Niece Murdered on Thanksgiving
Best Book on the Nature of Church Ministry
A new book from Matthias Media USA, written by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne, is being called "The best book I've read on the nature of church ministry" by Mark Dever. The book is on sale for the next 48-hours from Westminster Bookstore for $9.99 (after that it will be available for $19.99). The offer expires at 3 PM (EST) on Thursday, December 10th. The quote above is not all that Dever (and others) are saying: "What Col and Tony have described here is exactly what I've been trying to do in my own life and in our congregation for years. According to this book, Christians are to be … [Read more...] about Best Book on the Nature of Church Ministry