John Piper had a post recently on the Desiring God blog that provided an excellent insight. There Piper made a plea for regular: (1) personal mediation on Scripture and (2) regular study in a class or in a book from a wise and godly teacher. Here is an excerpt:
The reason I plead for both is [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Personal meditation and learning from leaders
Bryan Chapell forthcoming book on the Gospel shaping practice
Bryan Chapell is coming out with a new book that sounds excellent, “Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape our Practice.”
Chapell is the president of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis and the author of Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon and Holiness by Grace, both books I have not read, but have had highly [...]
Round 2: Chick-Fil-A grand openings
On Jan. 8, I attended my first Chick-Fil-A grand opening. I waited 23 hours to claim my 52 free combo coupons smack in the heart of Louisville, Ky.
On March 19, New Albany, Ind., became my home for a 24-hour stint. But it would not just be my home. The plan was for [...]
March Madness pick ‘em challenge
USC, Mississippi State and Temple won the Pac-10, SEC and A-10 conference tournaments respectively: The madness is upon us!
This year marks the fourth that I have organized an NCAA March Madness pick ‘em bracket challenge. This is for fun among friends, bragging rights…and now the newly-added champion trophey.
To enter this year’s madness, enter through this [...]
Christ-centered interpretation part 5 of 5
To wind up this series on Christ-centered interpretation, I will focus on the question, “Can we read the Old Testament like the NT authors?.” I will also include some resources on Christ-centered interpretation (more technically called Christ-centered hermeneutics. Closely related terms or ideas include biblical theology and historical-redemptive hermeneutic). You can access the first four [...]