Yesterday Bob Kauflin posted some random thoughts on MP3 downloads and copies (link). I assume my readers are familiar with Bob who serves as director of worship development for Sovereign Grace Ministries, and as a pastor and worship leader at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Having just finished reading The Future of Music by…
Wednesday February 28, 2007 Book: John Piper’s recent book “God is the Gospel” is now available as a free download. Technology: If you are looking to dress up Firefox, this site has a preview of many of the available themes. If you’re still using Internet Explorer, it’s time to convert! Web: To clarify any confusion…
I typically only tune in to Larry King when Al Mohler or John MacArthur are featured guests. Since Mohler was a guest yesterday (transcript here) I thought I would watch and was glad that I did. He always does a great job of representing Christians before the show’s audience. He does so far better than…
Tuesday February 27, 2007 Web: Bethlehem Baptist Church (i.e. John Piper’s church) has a funky new design for their web site. Cool: A gallery of work from the world’s best cardstacker. Politics: This is enough to make you roll your eyes. It turns out that Al Gore, two travels the world telling us to consume…
From the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is scheduled to appear tonight on CNN’s Larry King Live. Mohler will discuss the alleged discovery of the “tomb” of Jesus and his family by archaeologists and genetic scientists. A documentary “The Lost Tomb of…
It is not often that I draw attention to work I’ve done, but I am going to make an exception today. Several months ago (more months ago than I care to remember, actually), John Hendryx, the gentleman who runs the site Monergism.com, approached me about helping him upgrade his site. At that time Monergism was…
“There are ominous signs that the Earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production–with serious political implications for just about every nation on earth. The drop in food production could begin quite soon. … The evidence in support of these predictions has now…
Monday February 26, 2007 Islam: This is a spooky story. And on the same track, so is this. Audio: The Resolved audio is now available free online. Download it for yourself or for the college/high school student in your life! Cool: Now this is just a crazy cool utility. It allows you to search every…
King for a Week is an honor I bestow on blogs that I feel are making a valuable contribution to my faith and the faith of other believers. Every two weeks (or so) I select a blog, link to it from my site, and add that site’s most recent headlines to my right sidebar. While…
As I reach the end of the assigned writing period for my book (my official deadline is April 1) I am increasingly aware that writing a book, though in many ways a private pursuit, is also a pursuit that depends on an increasingly wide group of others. I have had to open the book to…
Two related new stories caught my eye yesterday. This first came courtesy of The Independent and was titled “Our sexual obsession damages boys as well as girls.” It spoke of the results of a study completed by The American Psychological Association which found “that the portrayal of girls and young women as sex objects harms…
Friday February 23, 2007 History: One of Canada’s last World War 1 veterans has died at the age of 107. There are only two remaining. Technology: This seems to be the place to track down the perfect wallpaper for your computer. ChurchMerch: Yet another piece of ChurchMerch. In this video game you play Moses. A…
I assume that Pauline Chen’s experience is quite typical of doctors. She began medical school dreaming of being a hero and of saving lives but had little idea of just how big a role death would play in her chosen profession. It did not take long for her to learn that death would be a…
Monday February 22, 2007 Church: The author of a new book says “says the achievements of the African American community are losing ground, especially among church leaders who have shifted more focus onto individual achievement.” The cause is the prosperity gospel. Technology: Looks like Windows Vista isn’t selling so well. Like everyone else, I have…
I am quite a fan of sports, or certain sports at any rate. One thing that has always attracted me to sports, and baseball in particular, is the numbers. I can take a brief look at a list of players and immediately have a sense as to how they are doing. The sports pages always…
Wednesday February 21, 2007 Personal: I apologize to the three or four of you who really enjoy A La Carte. I find it difficult to maintain while I am at conferences, so expect more of these week-long gaps in the months to come! People: Please pray for Paul (who pastors our church) and Julian (who…
Well, I made it home. Our flight was delayed for a few hours while the ground crew changed one of the plane’s tires but we eventually climbed aboard and made our way home. In retrospect, taking the red-eye home was probably a bad idea. But at least I got home and am back with my…
Rick Holland kicked off the final session by introducing John Piper as a man who has emphasized church history and a teacher who stands between two worlds, the historical world and our contemporary world. The Resolved organizers asked him to provide a historical address based on a figure from church history. And, of course, Jonathan…
And this brings us to the final day of the Resolved Conference. For his text he took 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 with the title “Deflating the Puffed Up Church.” After reading the text he said that it is possible that the Corinthians did not understand Paul’s intent in these verses. This was a proud church and…
Yesterday, after preaching twice at his church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, John Piper caught a flight down to Los Angeles and preached a different sermon for us. That is dedication. He spoke one what is one of his favorite recent topics: God is the Gospel. I have heard him speak on this a few times now…