Tuesday February 19, 2008 Mystery of an Ancient Computer“A 2,000-year-old mechanical computer salvaged from a Roman shipwreck has astounded scientists who have finally unravelled the secrets of how the sophisticated device works.” (HT:JS) NCCT AudioReformationUnderway has the audio from the recent conference in Nashville. Talks were given by D.A. Carson, Steve Lawson, and yours truly.…
I got to bed just a little bit later than usual last night. But when I settled into bed, I felt that kind of comforting fatigue—the kind that is not so overbearing that I’m exhausted, but the kind that means I’m really looking forward to a good night’s rest. You know the kind, I’m sure.…
Monday February 18, 2008 Band of Bloggers RegistrationRegistration for the 2008 Band of Bloggers fellowship (to be held immediately prior to Together for the Gospel) is now open. If you’re a blogger and are traveling to T4G, you’ll want to be there! Ampersand EPDerek Webb and Sandra McCracken have finally recorded an EP together and…
The Blue Planet and Planet Earth are among the finest nature documentaries you could ever hope to see. Produced by the BBC and narrated by David Attenborough, the first looks to the world’s oceans and the second primarily to its land masses. The Blue Planet (first broadcast in 2001) is comprised of eight 50-minute episodes.…
You and You Alone is a recent CD release from Sovereign Grace Ministries’ “Overflow Series.” The CD features songs written and performed by Pat Sczebel and his son Joel. It just so happens that I’ve got fifty copies of the CD to give away to bloggers. All Sovereign Grace asks is that if you request…
Some time ago I promised an article on the subject of conditional versus unconditional forgiveness. I’ve had many false starts and have been largely unsatisfied with anything I’ve written on the subject. So I decided to simplify and to provide only an outline of my thoughts on the subject. I am, perhaps, a little less…
Friday February 15, 2008 The Reason for GodThere is now a web site specifically for Tim Keller’s “The Reason for God.” Pray for Al Mohler“R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will require additional surgery after a scheduled colonoscopy on February 11 revealed a tumor in his colon. An initial biopsy…
We are nearing the end of our project to read through John Owen’s classic book Overcoming Sin and Temptation. After this morning we will have just one chapter remaining. If you’d like to know more about this reading project, you can read about it right here: Reading Classics Together. If you are interested in participating…
Thursday February 14, 2008 D.A. Carson on Rob BellSince Rob Bell is being discussed in the blogosphere…here’s an audio clip from D.A. Carson at last weekend’s conference in Nashville. He has some very insightful things to say about Bell. The Reason for God by Tim KellerThe Reason for God is now widely available. Click above…
This is the first of the “Great Giveaways” for 2008 (somehow January slipped past without one). Through the last months of 2007 I was able to give away books, Bibles, CDs and all sorts of good things. We’ll be starting 2008 by giving away a load of great DVDs. The Sponsor This month’s sponsor is…
Wednesday February 13, 2008 Greg Gilbert on NOOMAGreg Gilbert reviews Rob Bell’s NOOMA videos for 9Marks Ministries. Saudi Arabia Bans RedJust when you thought the world couldn’t get any more weird. Does the Bible Mandate Home SchoolingFrom the Pulpit Blog: “One of the primary passages used to defend this position (that home schooling is the…
There are many people I “know” primarily through their books. I read constantly and find that books allow me to understand the people who write them, especially when the author has written several books. As I read through the corpus of his writings I learn to understand how he thinks and learn to understand what…
Tuesday February 12, 2008 Lincoln and Divine ProvidenceJohn Piper points to an excellent article in WORLD magazine describing Abraham Lincoln’s path to embracing divine providence. Music Awash in Booze and Drugs“Their report on Monday showed a third of the songs had explicit references to substance abuse. And two-thirds of these references placed drugs, alcohol and…
Do you remember learning to do long division back when you were in grade school? It was probably fourth or fifth grade when we learned to do it. It was a long and laborious process and one that, even in my day, seemed irrelevant. After all, we all had calculators and we knew that they…
Monday February 11, 2008 Discerning the Call to MinistryDr. Mohler offers some useful advice to discerning whether a person has been called to the ministry. Fetal Twins Save Mom’s LifeThis is almost too amazing to be true. “Twins save mom’s life by kicking tumor loose from cervix.” Fetal PainMatthias Media points to an interesting but…
The Nashville Conference on the Church & Theology wrapped up last night with Dr. Carson speaking on “Preaching Christ Crucified.” It was, I think, a very useful conference and one that seems to have touched many of those who attended. The staff and the team of volunteers were very kind and very eager to serve.…
It’s day two of the Nashville Conference on the Church & Theology. Things kicked off last night with a session from Dr. D.A. Carson in which he introduced the Emergent Church and Emerging theology. He also dipped into postmodernism and a variety of related topics. For those unfamiliar with the whole movement, I’m sure this…
I’m a little bit later than usual in updating this site, but I’m also a timezone removed from where I usually update it. Yesterday, after spending over a hour shoveling out the car, the house, and a neighbor’s driveway, I left behind the cold and the snow and caught a flight to Nashville (where it’s…
This morning we continue with our reading of John Owen’s classic Overcoming Sin and Temptation. If you’d like to know more about this reading project, you can read about it right here: Reading Classics Together. We’re in the heart of the book now and are looking at specific instructions on how to put sin to…
Thursday February 7, 2008 Updates on Union UniversityTimmy Brister has a rundown on all of the post-tornado happenings at Union University. Church Calendars, EtcSean Michael Lucas has an interesting article dealing with “Church Calendars, Scriptural Authority, and Liberty of Conscience.” Presbyterians will probably like it a bit more than Baptists…