Two heroes, to be exact
Yes, Derek got to meet his hero–he has stacks full of blues cds but won’t fess up to them. Not only did I get to spend time with Derek, meet and hear B B King, I also got to have…
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Origins
The high stakes of knowing our originsIt seems that once children are able to form sentences, among their first intelligible utterances are questions. And to young ones beginning to discover the world around them, the questions abound! They begin with…
Writing on Genesis
I have loved preaching through Genesis. We still have a long way to go before we finish. Along the way I am taking my sermon manuscripts and study notes and writing expanded meditations. God willing, once I am finished it…
The Bible Tells One Story
“The Bible tells one story. It is a long and complicated story about events that took place over several thousand years, but even so it is one story. Like most stories the most exciting and important parts come toward the…
Steve Nichols meets the King of Blues in Jackson, Mississippi
It was surreal moment: Steve, country boy from Lancaster, PA meeting his blues-idol, B. B. King, from Indianola, Mississippi. The blues singer happened to be in Jackson this week and Steve “dragged” me to “get some culture.” The evening…
18 Words
Given the attention to Jim Packer’s split with the Anglican Church of Canada, I wanted to draw some attention to one of his best writing projects, recently published in Scotland by Mentor under the title 18 Words: The Most Important…
Tim Keller on Gospel-Centered Ministry
We have said a lot about how the Gospel must not only be our central message but also the controlling hermeneutic of our lives. In this article Tim Keller demonstrates how the Gospel must be central to our ministry.
“The Audacity of Death”
Check out this powerful article from the Wall Street Journal.
Summer Reading for Dudes
Al Mohler posts this pretty impressive list of books he recommends for guys.