I'm jamming to this great musical and narrative blend of the redemption story (creation, fall, redemption) as I get ready to finish grading my final exams (might be a late night). The album weaves together nineteen Christmas songs and short Scripture reading from Dr. R.C. Sproul highlighting how The Word Became Flesh so that the Second Adam could undo the work of sin. The recording is exceptionally professional, and the songs include classic Christmas tunes (Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, Angels We Have Heard On High, Hark The Herald Angels Sing) as well as lesser-known numbers (Good News … [Read more...] about Ligonier Ministries Music: The Word Became Flesh
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Don’t Waste Your Sexuality
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Gary Haugen: Just Courage
I was glad to catch an interview that Marvin Olasky did with Gary Haugen, president and CEO of International Justice Mission -- a group I don't know much about, but greatly appreciate their cause: securing justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Haugen is the author of the recent book Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian, and the interview gives a taste for Haugen's perspective. An excerpt:Question: The term "social justice" is often used by the left. How can conservative Christians recapture that term without … [Read more...] about Gary Haugen: Just Courage
Modern Parables – Online For Free
For a limited time only. I think this one on the Prodigal Sons is the best. [The theme of it is similar to Tim Keller's great book, The Prodigal God.] HT: JT Related: Review of Modern Parables. … [Read more...] about Modern Parables – Online For Free
Kirk Cameron and John MacArthur on TBN
MacArthur gives a razor-sharp, articulate, succinct explanation of the Gospel: It gets better: HT: Thabiti … [Read more...] about Kirk Cameron and John MacArthur on TBN
Finally Alive – New Book From John Piper
Christian Focus publishers is releasing a new title by John Piper in the UK sometime after Christmas, but the book is available for pre-order now. The title is Finally Alive and the topic is “Have I been born again?" Those of us who follow Piper's sermons will recall that he gave a series of messages on this topic last year. The product description: Why is the church so ineffectual and characterised by the mosaic generation as unchristian? The term born again has been devalued both in society and in the church. Recent social studies surveys have shown that those who regard themselves as … [Read more...] about Finally Alive – New Book From John Piper