June 2011

iPhoneography: On Target

June 29, 2011
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My photography these days is limited to what I can shoot with my iPhone 3Gs while I’m in between tasks. My old iPhone does a good enough job, and the post-processing apps are a big help. This was taken outside a large store (you’ll never guess which one) and was processed with the PictureShow app. [...]

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Law and the Gospel-Centered Life

June 28, 2011
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While at The Gospel Coalition earlier this year Dustin Neeley asked to sit down and chat a bit about my book, Note to Self, but he specifically wanted to get a word on my perspective of the law’s place in a gospel-centered life. You can check out the short video below. A brother on Dustin’s [...]

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Temporal Things Spiritualized

June 20, 2011
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I woke this morning to dark and rainy skies.  As I looked out the window and took it all in I was reminded of one of John Bunyan’s poems. UPON A LOWERING MORNING. Well, with the day I see the clouds appear, And mix the light with darkness everywhere; This threatening is, to travellers that [...]

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Friendliness Between Denominations

June 9, 2011
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As the pastor of a church that is part of two tribes (SBC and A29) I am one who encourages friendly cooperation between gospel-proclaiming networks, conventions, and denominations. I would like to see less competition and more celebrating; less antagonism and more affection. Thomas Murphy, in his classic, Pastoral Theology calls on ministers in particular [...]

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An Interview with Justin Taylor

June 3, 2011
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Justin Taylor recently asked me to sit down for a video interview at the Crossway offices to talk about Note to Self. He actually started the interview by asking me a question that was intended to throw me. After 30 seconds of my confused expression and “uhhh-ing” he finally laughed and let me off the [...]

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Ruth: Pain, Purpose, and Providence

June 2, 2011
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This Sunday at Redeemer we kick off a new series through the book of Ruth. If you are looking for some good supplemental reading I highly recommend A Sweet and Bitter Providence, by John Piper. I typically use a mix of critical and theological commentaries in my study. For Ruth my top three are: The [...]

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Together for Adoption 2011

June 1, 2011
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The Together for Adoption Conference 2011 is going down October 21-22 in Phoenix. Over 1,200 people will gather together at Redemption Church (Gilbert Campus) to explore the theme Missional Living, the Gospel and Orphan Care. The objectives for this year’s conference is to create a forum to consider the good news of the Gospel, explore its implications for how [...]

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