I think it would be appropriate to ask you to consider this post as a combination of testimony, confession, record of theological emergence, and story, as in, the rest of the story. Well, actually some of the rest of the story. Not surprisingly, many of the milestones in my life are most easily marked by …
Thanks in a Bundle
The Desiring God 2009 conference ended yesterday, and last night a special roundtable discussion on eschatology was held at Bethlehem Baptist. The whole time has been wonderful, and I wanted to state publicly what a privilege it was to be invited to participate, and I wanted to thank John Piper in particular. As you might …
Black Douglas
The Desiring God folks have some video clips up promoting their national conference, and you can look at them here. The first is John Piper explaining, when he first had the thought of inviting me, why he didn’t lie down with a cold compress on his forehead until the feeling went away. In the second …
Couple of Good Days
Nate has had a good couple of days. First there was this review of his forthcoming book Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl in Publishers’ Weekly. For what it’s worth, I agree with the review. I have linked it to the Thomas Nelson page, but the book should be up at Amazon any day now. Here’s the …
A Rocking Chair in Heaven
Once there was a man who had spent many, many years in back breaking work. What he didn’t know about the uses of a shovel wasn’t worth knowing. One day at the tail end of a hot day and a very long ditch, he paused for a moment to talk with a young man in …
More Cool Things to Look At
My wife and daughters do beautiful things. Below is a recent example from one of my daughters. You (yes, you) can participate by throwing yourself into what is going on here or here.
Is This the Prayer Request Equivalent of a Bogus 911 Call?
Nancy and I are enjoying the great privilege this weekend of visiting with the good folks at Christ the Word in Toledo, Ohio. Christ the Word is where David Bayly ministers — and what a gathering of warm-hearted Christians. I will be preaching for them on the Lord’s Day, and Nancy is speaking for their …
BBQ Pit in Narnia
Here’s a quick snap of our front yard — I remember George Grant was here one time in February, and he made a great deal of fun of our snow-covered barbecue, as though to live in a place where spring has to arrive makes the idea of cooking meat outdoors untenable — but I digress.
Waiting for our Medals
I am guessing that I was about seven years old, living on Cherry Grove in Annapolis. For those familiar with the area, our house was on the right side of the street as you drive away from Germantown Elementary, the scene of my memorable bike wreck, the one which is another story for another time. …
Put Me In, Coach
Some of the men in our church have been running the Bon Hom Lacrosse League for a few years, a summer program that helps get boys started early in this (fantastic) game. This last Saturday was grandson Rory’s first game ever. He is the one on the right, with gold striping on his shorts. As …