I have enormous respect and affection for John Piper, not just because of his preaching, speaking, and writing abilities, but because of his tenacious pursuit of personal godliness. May God greatly bless his soul and that of his family as he takes an extended leave from May 1 through December 31. Today, he posted this letter of explanation. What makes this leave different is that Pastor John will step back from almost all his speaking engagements and from book writing: In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No … [Read more...] about John Piper To Take Extended Leave
Theology
NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)
NPR gives an obviously-slanted perspective on Brian McLaren and his new book, A New Kind of Christianity, ending this 4 min 35 sec segment (which features McLaren, but also Albert Mohler, Bruce Ware, and Jim Hamilton) with this remark: "Mohler is determined to nip any such trend in the bud. But if McLaren and surveys of young people are any guide, there seems to be an appetite for a different sort of evangelical Christianity."This is exactly the sort of trend that the 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference was about. Painfully, NPR twice refers to McLaren as a "leading evangelical." One … [Read more...] about NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)
2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference Round-Up
I just got back from live-blogging the 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference. It was a great couple days of fellowship and teaching. Here's a round-up of the posts: Session 1 - Michael Horton - The Church Cries "Uncle" ("Sam" That Is) Session 2 - John MacArthur - Becoming a Better You Session 3 - Q&A - Horton, MacArthur, Sproul Session 4 - R.C. Sproul - Good News or Good Advice? Session 5 - Peter Jones - A Gnostic Gospel Session 6 - Q&A - Horton, Jones, Sproul Session 7 - Michael Horton - Moralistic and Therapeutic Deism Session 8 - R.C. Sproul - Back to Basics … [Read more...] about 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference Round-Up
Q&A with C.J. Mahaney on Manhood Issues
An array of excellent, practical instruction for young men (14-19) and husbands/fathers alike on matters pertaining to manhood, humility, servant-leadership, wisdom, and character cultivation: Q&A on Biblical Masculinity from Sovereign Grace Ministries on Vimeo. The books CJ mentions are: 1. Derek Kidner, Proverbs. 2. Ed Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small. 3. John Ensor, Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart. 4. John Piper and Wayne Grudem, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. HT: JT … [Read more...] about Q&A with C.J. Mahaney on Manhood Issues
Loving God With All Your Mind
Gene Veith, in Loving God With All Your Mind (pp. 150-151):[Jesus] tells us to love God with “all” our mind. In other words, everything the mind is capable of doing is to be devoted to loving God. It would seem then that if your mind can spin out complex mathematical calculations, you are to love God in mathematics. If your mind can plan a business, design a building, analyze a novel, understand a philosophical problem, or imagine a story, you are to love God in your planning, designing, analyzing, understanding, or imagining. When Jesus says “all” the mind, He is claiming every mental faculty … [Read more...] about Loving God With All Your Mind