It is an honor to be joining the esteemed Tim Challies to live-blog the Ligonier National Conference (March 13-15 in Orlando, FL). It will be my third live-blogging experience, and I must admit, it will be good to work in tandem so to speak. Live-blogging is a fairly exhausting enterprise, particularly with having to balance reporting and editorializing, and all the while getting the posts up quickly so as to keep pace with the conference speakers. We'll see how Challies and I divide the load. Perhaps we'll divvy up the work like sports broadcasters, with one of us giving the play-by-play, … [Read more...] about Live-Blogging the Ligonier National Conference
John Mark Reynolds on Barack Obama
John Mark Reynolds (a former Romney advocate who now appears to be solidly in McCain's corner) offers some insightful thoughts on Senator Obama and a suggested strategy to beat him. I completely agree with Reynolds' assessment that Hillary is finished: "Against a weak field, cleared out for her, she failed. She is a phenomenally weak campaigner who is exhausted by crowds and people. She is smart, perhaps having the most book smarts in the race, but she has no “people intelligence.” She is MS-DOS in a suddenly Windows world."Read the whole thing. Elsewhere, Reynolds speculates that if the … [Read more...] about John Mark Reynolds on Barack Obama
First Things Interview with Tim Keller
Anthony Sacramone, managing editor of First Things, posts a lengthy, detailed interview with Tim Keller about his book The Reason For God (#18 on the NYT best-seller list) and his ministry in New York City. Here's a question and response that I found particularly interesting: Sancramone: "You say early on in The Reason for God that a little doubt is necessary to test the integrity of your faith. Does this mean that Christians need to become amateur apologists to some extent, to be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within them?" Keller: "Yeah . . . Would you like me to be more … [Read more...] about First Things Interview with Tim Keller
Crossroads: Navigating Your Calling and Career
This new book looks very interesting. Here is the Table of Contents (each chapter is about 6-8 pages): PART 1: CALLING Chapter 1: Calling--A Definition Chapter 2: Work Is a Gift Chapter 3: Reasons to Work Chapter 4: Discerning Your Call Chapter 5: Where Does Your Trust Reside Chapter 6: Hearing God's Voice? Chapter 7: Bloom Where You Are Planted Chapter 8: They Pay Me for This? Chapter 9: Aroma of Christ Chapter 10: What's In Your Hand? Chapter 11: A Congruent Life Chapter 12: Reweaving Shalom Chapter 13: Leaving the Harbor PART 2: CAREER Chapter 14: The Importance of Endurance Chapter 15: … [Read more...] about Crossroads: Navigating Your Calling and Career
Preston Sprinkle on Law-Gospel and Lev. 18:5
Awhile back, I posted a six-part series on law-gospel issues in Rom. 9:30-10:13. One of the most fascinating citations (in both Rom. 10:5 and Gal. 3:12) is Leviticus 18:5: "You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord." Does this passage teach works salvation? What does it mean to "live by them"? My friend Brent pointed me to an interview that Dr. Jim Hamilton conducted with Dr. Preston Sprinkle on Dr. Sprinkle's Ph.D. dissertation, conducted at Aberdeen under the guidance of Dr. Simon Gathercole. Dr. Sprinkle is now on the … [Read more...] about Preston Sprinkle on Law-Gospel and Lev. 18:5
Eternal Subordination of the Son
Jeff Robinson has been writing a good series on the doctrine of the eternal subordination of the Son of God -- a topic that is more relevant than you might think. Referring to Bruce Ware's Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Relationships, Roles, and Relevance, Robinson points out, "There is both unity and diversity, authority and equality in the Godhead; these transfer to our relationships within both the home and church and paint a beautiful picture of Christ's redeeming love for His church (Eph 5)." Robinson defines his topic: "The eternal subordination of the Son means that Jesus Christ is … [Read more...] about Eternal Subordination of the Son