The following notes are taken from Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears’ book “Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe.” Eight aspects of sin that the Old Testament teaches us: Sin in the OT is 1st a relational breach – Gen 2-3 where because of their sin our 1st parents are separated from God and one another; they…
Listen to him tell his conversion story. I thought this was an interesting background on the author of whose book I’m currently reading through. It’s a really well-done video and something I’ve often thought about doing at Oak Park; that is cataloguing people’s conversion stories via video.
After reading this post this morning, I reposted this to my blog because I want to keep the truth of what he says of the forefront of my mind. It’s a great word on the gospel and how it brings unity rather than division and discord.
I just started reading Tim Lane and Paul Tripp’s book “Relationships: A Mess Worth Making” and thus far, it’s been great. This is one of the books I’ve set aside in my attempt to become more knowledgeable and insightful concerning biblical counseling. Here is a short video explaining the purpose of the book.
I’m looking forward to taking the men of our church through Joshua Harris’ newest book “Dug Down Deep – Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters.” Here is the video.
One of the books I’m currently reading through is Kevin DeYoung’s “The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism.” The 16th century catechism DeYoung is referring to is the Heidelberg Catechism. What’s interesting about this catechism is that it’s broken up into 52 Lord’s Days, which is helpful for…
The numerous responses are taken from Thomas Watson’s “A Body of Divinity,” a book that is based on the Westminster Assembly’s Shorter Catechism – you can read the entirety of the book here. The first part of the book naturally answers the first question cited in the Catechism, “what is the chief end of man?”…
Tomorrow I’m looking forward to meeting with a friend who recently visited the church I pastor in order to discuss a book I gave him called “The Reason for God.” I read the book a little over a year ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. In my desire to have engaging and purposeful dialogue with my…
Theology Along the Way 