I just finished listening to the unabridged audiobook of Joshua Harris reading his most recent book, Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters (Amazon | WTS Books). It’s well done. The doctrine matches Wayne Grudem’s systematic theology (big | middle | little), but this book is different because it’s a story. You could call it theological autobiography. And the last chapter on “Humble Orthodoxy” is best of all. If you read nothing else in this book, read at least its last chapter.

Other recommendations:

1. Justin Taylor
2. Kevin DeYoung
3. Tim Challies
4. Thabiti Anyabwile: review, interview
5. Bob Kauflin
6. Stephen Altrogge

Update: Josh Harris’s last chapter is available for free online.

Josh Harris makes a good case for that in this outstanding little book:

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World. Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2003. 187 pp. Amazon | WTSBooks.

In Chapter 5, entitled “Guys and Girls: How Are We Different, and How Can We Help Each Other?”, Josh writes this in answer to the question “How Are We Different?” (pp. 84–85):

Though we have a lot in common, God made men and women gloriously different. We were made to complement each other. We have different strengths. We are “wired” differently sexually. (more…)

Josh Harris recently started a series of blog posts entitled “Preaching Notes” in which he’ll post PDFs of the notes that some preachers use while preaching. The lineup currently includes Mark Dever, Mike Bullmore, C. J. Mahaney, Ray Ortlund Jr., and Tim Keller.

Earlier this week he posted Mark Dever’s manuscript, and today he posted Mike Bullmore’s. Thanks to Josh for giving me the privilege of introducing my pastor!