2008
Geldenhuys does a C.J.
Great quote on Elizabeth's humility in her greetings and song when Mary came to visit (Luke 1:39-45). "He who elevates himself is constantly engaged in wrecking his own life. But he who is sincerely humble finds richness of life and happiness." Reminded me of C.J. when I read it. The full quote is here. And [...]
Shrewdness from the Sons of this World
Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) once said: "We have sunk to a depth at which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." I think this is even truer today than when he first said it. Now, more than then, there is a flood of (trivial) knowledge and a dearth of true [...]
Barriers to Sharing the Gospel
In Mark Dever’s The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, he helpfully identifies five things that keep us from sharing the Gospel with others. Here’s my spin on these reasons from Mark’s chapter on "Why Don’t We Evangelize?" 1. Fear – of rejection, of offending 2. Ignorance – don’t know what to say, don’t know how to [...]
Feedback on "What is Evangelism?"
Thanks for your comments and feedback on this little series of posts on "The Gospel Course." My friend P.J. Tibayan wrote in and said: "I like the definition of evangelism and think that it is accurate. I think the "so that" helps us remember what we’re aiming at. I do want to say, however, that [...]
What is Evangelism and What is the Gospel?
One of the things we did in our time together in The Gospel Course was wrestle with the question: what is evangelism? Our answer was drawn from reflection on a definition that J.I. Packer draws his reader’s attention to in his chapter on evangelism in A Quest for Godliness (and elsewhere in his writings). Here’s [...]
The Gospel and the Local Congregation
One of the things I had the pleasure of chatting with Al Mohler about when I was in Louisville Friday last week was the evangel, the Gospel itself. I think that all the particpants in T4G share a passion that local congregations of Christians would be characterized by a Gospel culture, a Gospel-sharing culture, a [...]
A T4G Puff from Ligonier
Thanks to Chris Larson of Ligonier Ministries for this post. Ligonier is helping spread the word with materials from T4G ’08. Chris also reminds you that registration of T4G ’10 will open in May of ’09. Note to self.
D&D and T4G
Having been shamed by Tim Challies at our blogging indolence, I guess we’re going to have to start posting again! And, by the way Tim, how did you find out?
T4G '08 Duncanian Debrief, part one
Thanks again to all of you who have blogged about, or emailed us, or written comments here on the T4G site about your experience at T4G last week. That you have been helped and encouraged brings us much joy because our desire and aim was bound up in serving you and encouraging radically Gospel-oriented life [...]
T4G '08 Booklist
A bunch of you have asked for a list of the books that we gave away at T4G last week. Matt Schmucker has come to my rescue with the list. Thanks Matt! Oky friends, here it is: Why We’re Not Emergent, Moody If You Could Ask God One Question, The Good Book Co. Preaching the [...]
