Mark Dever‘s latest 9Marks interview is available for free downloading:
“Biblical Counseling with Ed Welch”
I highly recommend Dever MP3s. They are first-class: always interesting and biblically informed. And the interviews are lots of fun!
by Andy Naselli
Mark Dever‘s latest 9Marks interview is available for free downloading:
“Biblical Counseling with Ed Welch”
I highly recommend Dever MP3s. They are first-class: always interesting and biblically informed. And the interviews are lots of fun!
by Andy Naselli
Biblical Training has recently released two more “classes” with free MP3 downloads:
If you’re not familiar with Biblical Training, you’ll want to explore the site, register, and start downloading MP3s for many other classes. It’s an outstanding resource.
by Andy Naselli
Happy 155th birthday (tomorrow) to one of my heroes:
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
Born: Nov. 5, 1851
Died: Feb. 16, 1921
by Andy Naselli
Last night my wife, Jenni, and I finished reading Letters Along the Way: A Novel of the Christian Life by D. A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge.
We really enjoyed reading it, and I highly recommend it. This isn’t your typical novel. It’s the compilation of (fictitious) correspondence between two people: Dr. Paul Woodson (i.e., Woodbridge + Carson) and Timothy Journeyman. Professor Woodson is a professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Tim spends part of the book as a student in college and seminary and part of it as a rookie pastor. Tim perennially asks for advice, and Woodson shares his wisdom on all kinds of issues, including assurance of salvation, perseverance, campus evangelism, evangelical seminaries, evangelicalism, foreign politics, marriage, psychology, spiritual formation while in seminary, pastoring, and much more. Reading these made-up letters is almost as personal as if you wrote the question to Drs. Carson and Woodbridge themselves and then received a thoughtful reply.
This is not a heavyweight theological tome. It’s light reading. Jenni would usually read it aloud (to give my eyes a break from reading print and electronic resources all day) while cleaning up after dinner or lying down just before retiring. We’re kind of sad that the book is over, but it was a thoroughly edifying adventure.
Update:
by Andy Naselli
Why not celebrate by reading the below transcript or listening to the MP3?
Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor
by John Piper
by Andy Naselli
New book release from Crossway:
Interpreting the New Testament Text: Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis, ed. Bock and Fanning.
by Andy Naselli
This week I’ve had the opportunity to listen to the following MP3s while grading some tests and quizzes:
Steve Lawson on Romans 11:36:
Parts 1 and 2 available here.
Riveting. Refreshing.
Thomas Schreiner on TULIP from a conference in March 2006:
I’ve enjoyed reading Schreiner’s works (e.g., commentary on Romans, Pauline theology), but this was my first time hearing him speak. These MP3s are well worth your time, especially if you disagree with his conclusions. He is a reliable representative for this aspect of Calvinism. (11 other MP3s by Schreiner available here.)
John Piper‘s most recent MP3 from his annual biographical messages: William Tyndale. Moving. Convicting. (as usual)
by Andy Naselli
This morning my wife and I visited College Church in
We just moved to Deerfield, IL in early August and since then have been spending most of our Sundays at Lake Drive Baptist Church in Bay Side, WI, where I’ve been preaching/teaching three times each Sunday. A possible pastoral candidate is preaching there today, so we decided to drive 50 minutes southwest to visit a historic church and hear a godly man who has authored many books, some quite influential. (For more background on Dr. Hughes, see this two-part interview by Jason Janz: part 1, part 2.)
We really liked the worship service, more than any I can remember in recent memory. The main reason is that everything about it was God-centered. God is great, and I love participating in worship that exults in God’s greatness. I tried to think of the specific factors that contributed to this God-centered worship (in order of my impressions as a visitor—not necessarily importance):
I’m aware that there are pros and cons to these thoughts, and I don’t mean to imply that this is the only way to worship God in any culture. But in my culture and limited experience, this is one of the most positive experiences I’ve ever had worshipping God with a church on the Lord’s day.
Grace to you!