A few years ago I was speaking to a group of students on a parish weekend and brought along Drew Miller to lead some worship music. On the sunday, after dropping Drew back at his dormitory, I noticed a poster on the wall as I headed out of the building. It caught my eye because…

During my sabbatical two years ago, I started a “project” that I hoped I would have continued on for a long while. Reality though is that I do better at sticking to bad habits than forming good ones. What I started was rewriting ancient prayers in a way to make them mine and thereby enrich…

Justin Taylor’s blog at The Gospel Coalition posted this last month and I thought it worth a look.ohn Piper suggests five questions you can ask of anything to determine its importance: What would happen if it did not exist?What would you give to have it or keep it?What does it make possible?How does it weather…

A study conducted by Barna Group among a national sample of teenagers gives new insight into whom teens select as their role models and why those individuals captured their attention.

What do you most want in a church? from 9Marks on Vimeo.

Next 2011 Promotional Video from Sovereign Grace Ministries on Vimeo.

I ran across this blog post by Justin Taylor on The Best Old Testament Commentaries You’ve Never Heard Of and very much agreed with his point. In fact the series they come from “Focus on the Bible” is so readable and Davis’ work is actually fun to read due to his excellent use of humor.…

I have come to believe that offering students a different perspective on things, even if it is more conservative than we are currently, can be really helpful. For example, I recommended Joshua Harris’ books (I Kissed Dating Goodbye, etc) to girls when they were struggling with the “need” for a boyfriend just so they would…

More trash from those dirty Brits! I grew up watching British television… shows that my dad and I watched together because he found them so funny and I acquired the taste. First it was “Monty Python” which at the time was mildly pushing the envelope. Then we got into “Dr Who”, which is odd sci-fi…

I attended The Gospel Coalition Conference two years ago (it takes place every two years) and found it to be one of the best few days I could imagine spending. Take a look at the details. It might be worth letting your rector know about this one… I think if lots of clergy in our…