Our 4-year old daughter Karis is good at memorizing. These are some questions we're working through this week. They are not just applicable at Easter. I'm posting them in case others might find this a good springboard for your own catechizing. The answers are admittedly a bit short and simplistic, but I figured that would make it easier for her to memorize and we can build on these concepts later. And there's a bit of repetition, which I figure will only foster better memorization. Also, each can be associated with Scripture texts, which she can also be memorizing. Q: Who is Jesus? A: … [Read more...] about Easter Week Questions For A Four-Year Old
Archives for March 2010
John Piper To Take Extended Leave
I have enormous respect and affection for John Piper, not just because of his preaching, speaking, and writing abilities, but because of his tenacious pursuit of personal godliness. May God greatly bless his soul and that of his family as he takes an extended leave from May 1 through December 31. Today, he posted this letter of explanation. What makes this leave different is that Pastor John will step back from almost all his speaking engagements and from book writing: In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No … [Read more...] about John Piper To Take Extended Leave
NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)
NPR gives an obviously-slanted perspective on Brian McLaren and his new book, A New Kind of Christianity, ending this 4 min 35 sec segment (which features McLaren, but also Albert Mohler, Bruce Ware, and Jim Hamilton) with this remark: "Mohler is determined to nip any such trend in the bud. But if McLaren and surveys of young people are any guide, there seems to be an appetite for a different sort of evangelical Christianity."This is exactly the sort of trend that the 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference was about. Painfully, NPR twice refers to McLaren as a "leading evangelical." One … [Read more...] about NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)
2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference Round-Up
I just got back from live-blogging the 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference. It was a great couple days of fellowship and teaching. Here's a round-up of the posts: Session 1 - Michael Horton - The Church Cries "Uncle" ("Sam" That Is) Session 2 - John MacArthur - Becoming a Better You Session 3 - Q&A - Horton, MacArthur, Sproul Session 4 - R.C. Sproul - Good News or Good Advice? Session 5 - Peter Jones - A Gnostic Gospel Session 6 - Q&A - Horton, Jones, Sproul Session 7 - Michael Horton - Moralistic and Therapeutic Deism Session 8 - R.C. Sproul - Back to Basics … [Read more...] about 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference Round-Up
HBO Mini-Series: The Pacific
HBO's new mini-series entitled The Pacific looks really good. They've posted the first episode online for free (looks like you need to sign-in). The series is based on the memoirs of Eugene Sledge (With the Old Breed) and Robert Leckie (Helmet for My Pillow). I've read With the Old Breed and thought it was outstanding (here are some great quotes from Eugene Sledge). Here is the trailer for The Pacific: HT: JT … [Read more...] about HBO Mini-Series: The Pacific
The End of Book Publishing?
With the rising use of the Internet, mobile applications, Facebook, and Twitter, many have speculated that book publishing will be left by the wayside -- as we saw with vinyl records soon after CDs hit the market. This cute video is effective - it begs to differ (and I agree). HT: Michael Hyatt … [Read more...] about The End of Book Publishing?