Awesome post by David Murray -- himself a celebrity in my book! And Matt is right, the post will surprise you (in a good way!). David explores several angles on the topic, and makes some insightful points that I have not heard elsewhere. … [Read more...] about Meeting “Celebrity” Pastors
Top 200 Church Blogs
For what it's worth. HT: Phil Johnson … [Read more...] about Top 200 Church Blogs
CT Article: Preparing Teens for College
Christianity Today has posted the article I wrote for them on preparing teens for college. It appeared in their March 2012 issue. I divided the article into these sections: College: A Launching Pad into Adulthood Character Development: Drive and Discipline Exploring Academic Interests and Developing Passions Discovery of Talents Conclusions (In the print version, I had also a section called "Is College a Given?") Here's a snapshot from the Conclusions section: … [Read more...] about CT Article: Preparing Teens for College
MLJ Trust – All 1,600 Sermons Available at No Cost
The Martin Lloyd-Jones Trust has just announced:Starting from tomorrow, April 12th, all 1,600 recorded sermons by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones will be available to download, at no cost, to anyone who wants to listen to them! There are no exceptions, so the Ephesians sermons, Romans sermons, etc. will all be available (it will take a few days to make sure that they are all included in the library). All one has to do is join the MLJ Library (membership is free of course) and start to download! Simply go to our newly updated site at http://www.mljtrust.org and click on "MLJ Library".This announcement … [Read more...] about MLJ Trust – All 1,600 Sermons Available at No Cost
Thriving at College – on Kindle for FREE
Crazy, but apparently true: If you are an Amazon prime member, and you own a Kindle, you can download my book for FREE. Check it out (then maybe buy a few to give out as graduation gifts). Update: Upon some investigation (I'm not an Amazon prime member), it seems this is not a promotion per se. It's that Thriving at College is now one of the thousands of titles currently included in the "Kindle Owner's Lending Library for Amazon Prime Members." … [Read more...] about Thriving at College – on Kindle for FREE
Ross Douthat – Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics
Ross Douthat is one of my favorite op-ed weekly columnists. Formerly a senior editor with the Atlantic, Mr. Douthat (a Catholic) now writes for the New York Times (becoming the youngest op-ed columnist in the history of the NY Times). He's releasing a book next week (April 17) entitled Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics. Tim Keller calls it "essential reading for all Christians seeking to understand Christianity’s relationship to culture in the U.S," interacting with Douthat's ideas in a blog post. The NY Times published an excerpt of the book this past week. And in the video … [Read more...] about Ross Douthat – Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics