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Our friends in Greenville have drawn my attention to the "Together for Adoption" Conference (November 1, 2008) at which our own Rick Phillips will be speaking. Other speakers include Dan Cruver, Russell Moore, Carl Robbins, Maridel Sandberg and Tullian Tchividjian. http://www.togetherforadoption...

I'd be lying if I said that I was unconcerned by the eight days (counting today) of major losses that the NYSE has absorbed. Each day, I get to work and have the NYSE website up following the market; each day, I see the Dow get hammered; and each day, I go home a bit depressed. I'm not depressed...

It's seems that our Lord's "Parable of the Prodigal Son" is highly in vogue these days. On the surface, this is a good thing, because what more beautiful message is there than that of this Father's lavish love? But those who are made wary by the history of theology will find their eye-brows raised...

I have been seething in shame and indignation since the beginning of our banking/Wall Street crisis. For one thing, it seems that the President's proposal, now made law, amounts to taking out a credit card to pay out-of-control credit card debts. It is so typically American that there have been no...

Speaking of prodigality, I'm off to hear Brian McLaren tonight. (Okay, you have to admit that's funny.) I've never heard McLaren, never seen him in person. Two Fridays back I heard Phil Ryken speak--for the record, not a prodigal.) Last Friday I heard one of my former professors, Mae Stewart, who...

I realise that my tally of contributions to this blog is lagging behind others, so I hesitate to come in with a negative comment. However, I am Scottish, so I'll get away with it. I have always been very uncomfortable with the notion of a prodigal God. To me, prodigality means wastefulness, and God...

Phil: I just finished reading Tim's book. It's great, as expected. On Crossway's blog today they posted a link to the PDF of Clowney's original sermon. http://www.crossway.org/blog/2008/10/the-sermon-that-inspired-tim-kellers-latest-book/

When I predicted that his book The Reason for God would make the New York Times bestseller list, Tim Keller told me that he was embarrassed for both of us. But as it turned out, I was right (remember, you heard it here first). Dr. Keller's newest book has just been released: The Prodigal God:...

" Mark Dever asks church planter Mike McKinley about the travails of planting and why we should plant churches WITHOUT a vision statement. "

D. A. Carson at Omaha Bible Church last week: Making Sense of Suffering - Part 1 Making Sense of Suffering - Part 2 Making Sense of Suffering - Part 3 Making Sense of Suffering - Part 4 (Gospel Reflections on Trials and Tribulations) There was also a pastors' session on " Preaching and Biblical...