#Shepherd’s Conference 2007

God’s Approval Index

Every day, 7 days per week, Rasmussen Reports releases the results of a poll that measures what percentage of the American people approve of the way their president is performing his role. Here is a brief excerpt from yesterday’s press release: “The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval …

A La Carte (5/6)

It’s been a cool and rainy spring–enough so that my son’s baseball season has already been delayed twice. The fields are just too wet to play on. However, we are hoping to finally get the first practice in tomorrow, with a game to follow early next week. It’s back to the diamond at last. U-S-A – Here is a brief history of the U-S-A! chant that America loves and the rest of the world doesn’t. High Art – I guess …

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A La Carte (1/27)

Christianity Today Book Award Winners Over the course of the week, CT will be releasing the list of their top books of 2008. They’ve announced the first two winners already… Equipping the Saints Through Blogging Yesterday I contributed to a radio program dealing with blogging. You can hear the audio here. Trial by Fury The Washington Post has a story on Ted Haggard. He’s going to be in the media spotlight a whole lot in the days to come. Unsold …

A La Carte (7/7)

Monday July 7, 2008 What if the Muslims Won? This exceptional article by Gene Edward Veith is in the most recent edition of Tabletalk Magazine. Why I Will Vote for Obama Douglas Groothuis writes about why he will [most certainly not] vote for Obama. Geek of the Week God shows up in an unexpected place in this interview with Dr. Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite, a program you use but have never heard of. How Many Deaths Go into …

A La Carte (7/3)

Thursday July 3, 2008 Interview with Obama Relevant has an interesting interview with Barak Obama that focuses on issues of particular importance to Christians. Obama the Christian? And speaking of Obama, this article from BP News collects some of the ways Obama has described the Christian faith. Things like “I believe there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people.” New …

Shepherd’s Conference (XII)

Some conferences end with a bang. They crescendo in a big song or a passionate call to action, the lights come on, and they are over. Others end less abruptly, sort of slowly fizzling rather than culminating in a bang. The Shepherds’ Conference falls into the latter category. John MacArthur finished his session last night and the conference was done. Or kind of. After he was finished the Soapboxes were opened for business and the speakers took their places on …

Shepherd’s Conference (XI)

This evening marked the final session of the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference. It occurred to me quite suddenly this afternoon that I had been misplacing an apostrophe the entire time. The apostrophe in “Shepherds’” should be going after the “s” and not before. I’ll try to do better if and when they ask me to return next year. Not too long before this evening’s session began, I started to feel a little bit queasy. I’m not quite sure what was going …

Shepherd’s Conference (X)

I do not typically attempt to record the speaker panel or question and answer sessions at these conferences. The relaxed, casual and unplanned atmosphere makes it quite a challenge. However, today I thought I’d give it a try. And actually, I think it worked out quite well. Here is a brief rundown on what happened when the five speakers gathered on the stage (C.J. Mahaney was not present as he has already headed home) and MacArthur started asking questions. These …

Shepherd’s Conference (IX)

The final session of the conference is set to wrap up sometime around 8 PM tonight. However, it won’t quite be over at that point. This year the five speakers (minus MacArthur, so Lawson, Dever, Mahaney, Duncan and Mohler) will each have the opportunity to share issues that are of particular concern to them. Five soapboxes will be setup around the Grace campus and each of the men will speak for a few minutes, sharing whatever is on his heart. …

Shepherd’s Conference (VIII)

Every time I’m down here in California, I’m surprised by how much the temperatures fluctuate from day to night. While it is supposed to top out at around eighty degrees by later in the day, right now I’m just about shivering sitting here in the shade. I suppose it must be the humidity that helps moderate the temperatures in the climate I am accustomed to. Either way, it’s pretty chilly right now! This morning Mark Dever took the pulpit to …