DVD Sale from Desiring God
Desiring God are selling all of their DVDs for $US9.99 during July 2010.
(Bear in mind that these are all in NTSC format – and are probably also Region 1. Many Australian DVD players – though not all – would be able to play them.)
Corroborating Evidence
“If Jesus was a real historical individual, then do we have any confirming evidence for his life and ministry from sources outside the New Testament? Some point to the writings of Josephus, but isn’t it true that his famous passage about Jesus was proven to be a fabrication? Interacting with the hosts on this topic is historian Paul L. Maier, author of In The Fullness of Time, and editor of Josephus: The Essential Works.”
– broadcast on June 20, 2010, Paul Maier’s interview is well worth hearing.
The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer — free audiobook
This month’s free audiobook from ChristianAudio is The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer. (July 2010)
Don’t know Tozer? J. I. Packer is quoted as saying: “Through all of Tozer’s books and articles there shines a passion for God that puts our shallowness to shame. Reading him is like drinking at an oasis in the desert.” Details of the audiobook at ChristianAudio.
Reformed Evangelical Anglican Library
Lee Gatiss writes about a new series – The Reformed Evangelical Anglican Library.
“By constitution the Church of England is a Reformed, Protestant, and Evangelical denomination. In its original foundation it was never intended to be merely the religious expression of changing English culture; nor was it designed as a pluralistic melting pot of various contradictory persuasions. As John Stott rightly asserted in 1970, ‘according to its own formularies, this church is reformed and evangelical’ (in Christ the Controversialist). Read more
ESV Bible Atlas
The Crossway ESV Bible Atlas has been released in the US. Details – and links to a 45 page preview – at Between Two Worlds.
Updated 9Marks website
The 9Marks website has been updated recently. New sections include Answers for Church Members and Answers for Pastors. Well worth a look.
Sinclair Ferguson on Preaching
In March, Sinclair Ferguson (Minister at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina) gave the 2010 den Dulk Lectures on Pastoral Ministry at Westminster Seminary in California.
In this talk linked below (56MB mp3 file), he speaks on “The Pastor and his preaching”. Very sobering – and encouraging – for preachers.
Link via Unashamed Workman. Other lectures on this page. (h/t Faith by Hearing.)
The best App for your iPad
Another wonderful free resource from Crossway – the ESV for iPad.
What is the Gospel?
The Southern Baptist Seminary has posted a 4 minute video entitled “What is the Gospel?”.
Reminiscent of both Two Ways to Live and Why Theology?, you may well find uses for it.
Vimeo members (free subscription) can download it as a 350MB/720p video file (link on lower right hand column). h/t Justin Taylor.
(They also have a neat video promo for their School of Church Ministries.)
Andy Naselli’s thumbnail guide to ‘Keswick theology’
Andy Naselli’s book, Let Go and Let God? A Survey and Analysis of Keswick Theology, published by Logos Bible Software, is now out.
If you’ve wondered what ‘Keswick’ second-blessing theology was, Andy gave a good summary for Kevin DeYoung last week. (Note: The modern Keswick Conventions are very different.)
The Spirituality of Emerging Adults
Dr Christian Smith, author of Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults, was interviewed on a recent episode of The White Horse Inn.
Very interesting insights into the world of young adults in the US – with application to Australia too.
Details here (look for May 16, 2010), and audio here.
(Photo: University of Notre Dame.)
Resources from the PCQ
The Presbyterian Church of Queensland has a useful collection of resources – both audio and PDF files.
Among them is a challenging talk by Dr. Bruce Winter on ‘Paul’s Worldview expressed to the Corinthians’. (Part 1 – part 2 not online.)
Worth checking out.
Girls Gone Wise: reviewed
“I read a lot of books targeted for Christian women. Many, if not most of them, will include a token mention of the gospel: a page and a half (if that) ABC explanation followed by “Pray this short prayer and you’re in the family of God.” Blech!
I counted two separate times in which Kassian explains the gospel, not as “by the way, here’s what Jesus did for you,” but within the context of the chapter. She begins with the holiness of God and ends with repentance and faith. Yes, she actually describes repentance. She even differentiates justification and sanctification. Folks, I just don’t see much of that in books written by women for women, and I appreciate it when I do.”
– Leslie Wiggins reviews Mary Kassian’s Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild – at Discerning Reader.
New resources at BeThinking.org
The UCCF’s BeThinking apologetics website has some new resources. Worth having a look.
Bryan Chapell on Young, Restless, & Reformed
Bryan Chapell, from Covenant Theological Seminary, was interviewed by Ligon Duncan on the phenomenon of the new Reformed movement, and the Acts29 church planting network. Helpful background on what’s happening in the US.
It’s a 64MB mp3 file. (h/t Justin Taylor.)