D.A. Carson’s Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor was recently named one of Leadership Journal’s Top 10 for the 2008 Leadership Book Awards. This “Golden Canon” presents the ten books of 2008 considered most valuable for church leaders following the submissions of over 100 pastors from across the country.
Don Carson draws on personal memories and his [...]
This week, pastor Mark Driscoll will be a featured speaker at the annual Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) conference in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This year’s conference is focusing on “The Addict in Us All,” and the title of Mark’s session is “Death by Love. Addiction and Atonement.”
As a preview to Mark’s discussion, here’s [...]
John Piper recently wrote about how “bad times are good for missions”.
His insights compelled me to share a passage from the recently released Suffering and the Goodness of God, the first volume in Crossway’s Theology in Community series, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson.
The following excerpt is from the chapter entitled “Christ and Crocodiles: [...]
Self-described “post-conservative evangelicals” enjoy increasing influence in the evangelical world, but they represent a significant challenge to biblical faith, according to the editors of Reforming or Conforming: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church. Postmodern philosophies that were once considered antithetical to the faith have been co-opted and embraced.
Popularizers like Brian McLaren (of Emergent Church fame) [...]
Tim Keller’s latest book, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, is due to be published in a few weeks by Dutton. In the introduction he explains the inspiration for his book:
On the surface of it, the narrative is not all that gripping. I believe, however, that if the teaching of Jesus [...]
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Ken Myers book, All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes: Christians & Popular Culture. This book contains scads of insights that remain quite relevant today.
From the Introduction:
It might seem like an extreme assertion at first, but I believe that the challenge of living with popular culture may well [...]
In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?
This is one of the questions Elyse Fitzpatrick asks readers to consider throughout her excellent book, Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life.
You can read the “must-read” introduction and first chapter here.
Speaking of Re:Lit, Tim Chester was recently interviewed by David Mathis at the Desiring God blog about Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community.
You can find that interview here.
We also invite you to read this sample chapter from Total Church on discipleship and training.
The latest book from Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears, Death by Love, is now available.
Death by Love, a series of twelve “letters from the cross”, masterfully weaves real-life, gritty pastoral experiences into deep theology. These heartfelt letters from a pastor to his people powerfully demonstrate the practical implications of what Jesus accomplished at Calvary.
Our friends [...]
A pop quiz on forgiveness? Don’t be alarmed. “The Forgiveness Quiz” is just eight true or false questions created by author Chris Brauns for his forthcoming book, Unpacking Forgiveness (October 2008). Here’s what Chris has to say about it:
I know the idea of a pop quiz may trigger unpleasant memories. But quizzes can serve noble [...]
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