One Night with the King

A new movie due to release October 13th based on the biblical character Esther entitled "One Night with the King". "One Night With The King" chronicles the life of the young Jewish girl, Hadassah, who goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia (400-322 B.C.), who saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its arch enemy while winning the heart of the fiercely handsome King Xerxes

Doctrine can be a Delight

Doctrine can be a delight to ones soul. Timothy George looks at the legacy left by historian Jaroslav Pelikan (1923-2006) who thought theology was too important to be left to the theologians. Read the full article "Delighted by Doctrine".

Top 50 Books Since WWII that have Shaped Evangelicalism

Christianity Today has listed the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicalism since WWII. Some of the picks are Cost of Discipleship, Hidding Place, Desiring God, Know What You Believe, and Knowing God. Check it out to see if any of these books has shaped your life.

"The Myth of a Christian Nation" new book by Boyd

"Replacing Rallies with Revivals In criticizing the Religious Right, Greg Boyd resurrects pietistic withdrawal"an article in Christianity Today by James K. A. Smith who is associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College. His most recent book is Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (Baker Academic). Smith is reviewing "The Myth of a Christian Nation", a new book by St. Paul pastor and former professor at Bethel College Greg Boyd.

The article is a review of a troublesome and perlexing direction that Boyd is traveling. Understanding the road and knowing the pot holes will help us avoid a major accident in our theology. Boyd is directing us to a new path of which we must beware.

Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World Audio Online

Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World mp3 audio is now online for download you can also read the manuscripts at each link.
Speakers: David Wells, Don Carson, Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, Voddie Baucham, and John Piper.

Also Q & A with the speakers:
Conversation with Pasators and Speaker Panel

Conference photos by Timmy Brister.

The conference was sold out with 3000+ attending. As for the bookstore Matt Lund put together a exceptional array of great books and resources. It was amazing to see the stacks of books stream out of the bookstore. My wife and I worked one of the check outs and met folks from Germany, Dominican Republic, Alaska, New York, Florida, California and everywere in between.