I recently picked up this book on hard copy as well as on Kindle. Below is an exclusive video documentary featuring John Piper as he walks through his personal story of growing up in the racist South. His personal story boldly champions the transforming power of the gospel and the beauty of racial diversity and [...]
Archive for September 2011
Bloodlines Documentary with John Piper
September 30, 2011Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 26
September 30, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 || Part 13 || Part 14 || Part 15 || Part 16 Part 17 || Part 18 || Part 19 || Part 20 || Part 21 || Part 22 || Part 23 Part 24 | Part 25 Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith: A sign you’re growing in grace: You know “for better or worse & in sickness & [...]
Anguish
September 29, 2011David Wilkerson shares about what I have learned to be “soul travail.” No one talks about it these days, but I’ve read about it from the Puritans and those whom God used in history to bring revival and renewal to God’s people.
Communities of Light, Part 2 (Practical Implications)
September 28, 2011In yesterday’s post, I provided some biblical-theological reflection on the theme of “light” in Scripture. These biblical truths and gospel realities are foundational to our identity as God’s people and instructional to our mission in the world. In particular, I would like to argue that communities of light are (1) counter-cultural, (2) confessional, and (3) [...]
Wrecked Afresh by Treasuring Christ
September 27, 2011For more info, see here and here
Communities of Light, Part 1 (Biblical Theology)
September 27, 2011God is light. I’m not sure we have probed into the depths of that profound reality. I’m not trying to sound abstract or philosophical. The Bible is clear to explain that God is light (1 John 1:5). He dwells in unapproachable light (1 Tim. 5:16) and is considered as “the Father of lights” (James 1:17). [...]
The Gospel Alphabet: D is for Depth
September 25, 2011A | B | C In his book, Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way, J.I. Packer has a chapter entitled “The Gospel as of First Importance.” In that chapter, Packer discusses the pastoral and formational applications of the Gospel. Many are familiar with the quote from Tim Keller that “the Gospel is not the ABC’s of [...]
50¢ Word(s) of the Week, Part 17
September 24, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 || Part 13 || Part 14 || Part 15 Part 16 Monday: media gratiae » means of grace (principally Word and sacraments) Tuesday: regnum Christi » the rule/kingdom of Christ (in 3 expressions: regnum potentiae, regnum gratiae, & regnum gloriae) Wednesday: in via » on the way (term applied to [...]
Our Story [Propaganda]
September 23, 2011You may remember Propaganda when I first posted his mad poetry slam on the G.O.S.P.E.L. Now he’s chopping it up on church history. Check it.
Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 25
September 23, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 || Part 13 || Part 14 || Part 15 || Part 16 Part 17 || Part 18 || Part 19 || Part 20 || Part 21 || Part 22 || Part 23 Part 24 Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith: A sign you’re growing in grace: You err on the side of not taking things personally. You’re not [...]
2011 GCM Collective National Conference Audio
September 22, 2011I’ve attended quite a few conferences the past ten years. Some of them engender hype; others bring in large crowds due to the evangelical celebrity culture. But then on a rare occasion, there will come a conference that surprises you in unexpecting ways. It is not that I had low expectations but that the conference [...]
Gospel-Centered Discipleship Website Is Live
September 21, 2011The new Gospel-Centered Discipleship website is live. Spearheaded by Jonathan Dodson and Winfield Bevins, this website is going to provide a wealth of theologically rich and practically relatable resources on the crux of the Church’s mission, viz., the work of making disciples in and through the power of the gospel. As their website explains, “GCD [...]
Owning the Word of God
September 20, 2011In yesterday’s review of the ESV Student Study Bible, I encouraged students to not simply own the Word of God, but have it own you. Many of you may have seen this video before, but it is worth watching again. Beautiful illustration of what I’m talking about. OWN IT.
My Song in the Night – New Website of Bobby Gilles
September 20, 2011Bobby Gilles is one of the most gifted and effective communicators I know. He is an accomplished songwriter and story teller and heads up the very impressive communications team of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY. I have had the privilege in recent years to get to know Bobby and benefit from his work. Specifically, [...]
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