Presbyterian Pulse

You don’t have to be Presbyterian to appreciate some of the articles in the latest issue of The Pulse, the bi-monthly magazine of The Presbyterian Church in NSW and the ACT. Includes a story and testimony about ‘same sex marriage’ on pages 8 & 9, and the latest on the Timothy Partnership on page 7.

Download the 7.7MB PDF file here.

Evangelical worship

In their latest 28 minute chat, Phillip Jensen and Kel Richards discuss ‘Evangelical worship’.

Is our theology reflected in what we do in church?

See the video at phillipjensen.com. Stimulating, as always, and a good antidote to much of the ritual and mysticism that’s common in churches.

Francis Schaeffer centenary

Over at Between Two Worlds, Justin Taylor marks the centenary of the birth of Francis Schaeffer on January 30th 1912.

Alister Chapman on John Stott

From Oak Hill College in London: “Dr Alister Chapman teaches history at Westmont College in California. Alister has spent the past 10 years studying the teaching and life of John Stott. He recently came to Oak Hill to talk about John Stott’s role as a leader in evangelical Christianity and was interviewed by Peter Sanlon…”

– see the 20 minute interview here.

The Attributes of God

Tim Challies has produced a helpful PDF summary chart of The Attributes of God.

“When we talk about God’s attributes we do so to answer questions like Who is God? and What is God like? It is the way we seek to wrap our minds around just little fragments of who this God is…”

You can download the high resolution 8MB file here.

Oak Hill people

Oak Hill College in London has posted some more encouraging videos of Oak Hill people in various ministries.

Learning from Steve

Oak Hill’s Vice Principal Chris Green looks at the man behind Apple, the late Steve Jobs, in the latest issue of the college’s Commentary magazine.

Download the full issue as a 4.8MB PDF file.

J. I. Packer: Fighting heresy in churches and small groups

“[I]t’s my firm conviction that churches ought to foresee this unhappy possibility of heresy getting in when lay-folk are leading. And they should counter the possibility by what in the history of the church has been called “catechesis.” We hardly hear of it these days, but in the second and third centuries A.D.—and indeed for some centuries after—it’s rather amazing to discover that inquirers into the faith were fed into catechetical classes.”

– J I Packer was interviewed by Christianity Today International for SmallGroups.com (h/t Anglicans Ablaze.).

Don Carson on Hebrews — at The Castle

Don Carson spoke at ‘Winter @ The Castle’ in Ireland in early December. He gave five talks on Hebrews.

Thanks to the organisers, you can now download the audio files from The Castle website or via iTunes.

The Pastor’s Role in World Evangelization

Some encouragement from John Piper.

Also this video on ‘the work of a Christian leader’ is a good reminder that reminders are constantly needed.

Tim Challies reviews ‘The Meaning of Marriage’

Tim Challies reviews The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller:

“the distinguishing feature of this book is its deep dependence on the gospel. This distinguishing feature is also the book’s greatest strength.

Marriage simply cannot be properly understood or practiced without being rooted in the gospel. ‘If God had the gospel of Jesus’s salvation in mind when he established marriage, then marriage only ‘works’ to the degree that it approximates the pattern of God’s self-giving love in Christ.’…”

– read it all here. Places to buy it.

Tim Challies reviews ‘Real Marriage’

After earlier making observations (1, 2) about Mark & Grace Driscoll’s new book Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship & Life Together, Tim Challies has now published a review. From his conclusions –

“Having read the book through two times, I’ve found myself wondering how to best measure or evaluate it, but perhaps these criteria are useful: Would I want to read it with my wife or would I encourage her to read it on her own? Would I recommend it to the people in my church? In both cases the answer is no.”

– Read his full review here.

‘Knowing God’ — free AudioBook for January

This month’s free audiobook from Christian Audio is J I Packer’s Knowing God.

The m4b version is about 300MB. It’s a new recording, read by Simon Vance. Know someone who doesn’t read books? Send them the link.

Bible Reading Plans for 2012

Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition has links to a selection of Bible reading plans here.

Update: Ligonier Ministries has more.

Whether you read on the web, on your phone, listen via podcast or read in your printed Bible (recommended!) there’s something here for you.

 

Prayers for defence chaplains at Christmas

This is a good time to be reminded to pray for defence chaplains. Many minister to servicemen and women who are far from home. Defence Anglicans has two stories to give ideas for prayer –

An army chaplain’s Christmas preparations and Advent in Afghanistan.

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