Naming God

Last weekend and this weekend I had the privilage of hearing D. A. Carson teach through half the Bible on Naming God.

Purpose: The purpose of this series of lectures is two-fold:
It is intended to explain what Christianity is all about in a non-reductionistic and non-simplistic way. Seekers are welcome. Carson will trace the storyline of Scripture, and articulating Christianity in such a way as to cause hearers either to reject or embrace the gospel.
On the other hand, this series is intended to explain what Christianity looks like. What is the compass? What are the claims of the gospel? It is one thing to know the storyline of Scripture, it is quite another to know one's role within the ongoing story of God's redemption of creation. It engages Christians at the worldview level, at the rub of gospel and culture.


The seminar covered topics as follows:
The God who made everything
The God who does not wipe out rebels
The God who writes his own agreements
The God who legislates
The God who reigns
The God who makes his people sing
The God who is unfathomably wise
The God who is coming
The God who becomes a human being
The God who grants new birth
The God who loves
The God who dies--and lives
The God who declares the guilty just
The God who gathers and transforms his people
The God who is very angry
The God who triumphs


They will be recording these sessions. The Gospel Coalition will be making the sessions available on theirsite at a later date to be determined.

John said that?

A man with God is always in the majority. - John Knox

What did John say?

No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved.-- John Knox

Scripture Memory Blog

I just learned of a new blog that is helpful in memorizing scripture. It is based on the Fighter Verse program. I have trouble retaining a verse for an extended period of time. So when I found Tyler Kenny's 7x7 program for retaining verses I just had to start memorizing using this system. You can find this blog at FighterVerse.com and frequent it often.

Make God your greatest treasure! Hide his work in your heart. Start today!