Here’s a helpful new video from Knox Theological Seminary featuring Tullian Tchividjian and Warren Gage on how they’ve come to understand what the gospel is and how it relates to the everyday experience of Christians. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S3YFcTaNjQ HT: Kendell Stellfox
Rob Bell on Hell
Justin Taylor and Denny Burk point out a new video from Rob Bell about his forthcoming book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. Here’s the publisher’s description: Bell addresses one of the most controversial issues of faith—the afterlife—arguing that a loving God would never sentence […]
Announcing the Best Book of 2011
I haven’t gotten my copy of The Christian Faith yet, but I’m pretty confident that it’s great based on the feedback it’s getting. However, it seems a tad premature to announce it as the best book of 2011 not even two months into the year, does it not? It’s kind of like announcing the winner of […]
Proclaim: New Church Presentation Software
Logos Bible Software, the company I work for, is getting ready to enter into the church presentation software market with a product called Proclaim. What Sets Proclaim Apart? Proclaim takes a new approach to presentation software by pushing the data to the cloud and allowing multiple people to collaborate on the same project without needing […]
Bonhoeffer Buzz
Dietrich Bonhoeffer has been the subject of some interesting discussion recently. If you missed it, here’s a quick overview. It started with the publication of Eric Metaxas’s “groundbreaking biography” Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Amazon | WTS Books). Its publication has been largely met with rave reviews, awards, and lots of secular press. It has 174 reviews on Amazon […]
6 Killer Tips to Strengthen Your Marriage
My wife and I enjoyed this video (embedded below). I must admit I’ve been guilty of more than one of these on more than one occasion. For more marriage advice, check out “The Don’t Song.” If you’re in need of some laughs, see even more from Igniter Media’s Johnny and Chachi.
Michael Horton’s New Systematic Theology
Michael Horton’s long-awaited systematic theology, The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way (Amazon | WTS Books), is due out very soon. Zondervan’s website says it’s “coming January 2011.” Amazon says “January 25, 2011.” WTS Books says “February 2011.” Systematic theologies are one of my favorite categories of books, so I’m really looking forward to […]
Doug Wilson on the Morality of Technology
Doug Wilson has some good, balanced reflections on technology in a post entitled “Calvinism, Eschatology, and the New Media.” He opens this way: Jesus is the Lord of history, and this is why we don’t need to be afraid of Twitter. Or Facebook. Or teenagers typing with their thumbs. Jesus is the Lord of history, […]