Last night I finished reading Kevin DeYoung's book Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will. It is part of the research I'm doing for a manuscript I need to deliver to a publisher by the end of September (for a book on "doing college well"). As I had hoped, DeYoung's book is a helpful and brief corrective to the widely held and deeply flawed view that God has a discoverable, personal will for our amoral decisions (where to go to college, which job to take, which Christian to marry, etc.). DeYoung's writing is engaging and clear, and this short book is a quick read. The … [Read more...] about Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung
Theology
John Piper’s Latest Book: Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved?
John Piper's latest book is entitled Jesus: The Only Way to God - Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved? It ships August 1, but is available now from Desiring God for $4.99. The book's description:In our shrinking, pluralistic world, the belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is increasingly called arrogant and even hateful. In the face of this criticism, many shrink back from affirming the global necessity of knowingand believing in him. In Jesus: the Only Way to God John Piper offers a timely plea for the evangelical church to consider what is at stake in surrendering the unique, … [Read more...] about John Piper’s Latest Book: Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved?
A Very Important Book: Let Go and Let God?
Andy Naselli is an intelligent, highly educated man. He earned two PhDs before he turned thirty: a PhD in theology from Bob Jones University and a PhD in New Testament Exegesis and Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School under D. A. Carson. He has taught New Testament Greek at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and he currently teaches Bible and theology as adjunct faculty at several colleges and seminaries. He has published nearly twenty articles, forty book reviews, and a few books. His first Ph.D. was on the Keswick theology of sanctification. This dissertation has recently … [Read more...] about A Very Important Book: Let Go and Let God?
Paul Tripp Q&A (on child-raising and other topics)
A two-hour Q&A session conducted last week at Bethlehem Baptist Church with author Paul Tripp: … [Read more...] about Paul Tripp Q&A (on child-raising and other topics)
Charles Spurgeon on Election
"I believe in the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that if God had not chosen me I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards; and He must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could find any reason in myself why He should have looked upon me with special love." - Charles Spurgeon HT: Mike Busch … [Read more...] about Charles Spurgeon on Election
Tullian Tchividjian on Gospel and Law
Justin Taylor interviews Tullian Tchividjian on gospel and law, a topic unpacked in Tullian's latest book, Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels. Their first exchange: Is the gospel a middle ground between legalism and lawlessness? This seems to be a common misunderstanding in the church today. I hear people say that there are two equal dangers Christians must avoid: legalism and lawlessness. Legalism, they say, happens when you focus too much on law, or rules. Lawlessness, they say, happens when you focus too much on grace. Therefore, in order to maintain spiritual … [Read more...] about Tullian Tchividjian on Gospel and Law