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J.C. Ryle Giveaway

Like free books by dead guys? Ok…it’s fine if you simply like free books. Well, Erik Kowalker over at J.C. Ryle Quotes is giving away a free set of Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. You can enter the drawing seven different ways which also gives you seven opportunities to win (if you choose to [...]

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$5.00 Albums at Amazon

Right now Amazon’s mp3 store has several albums, old and new, on sale for $5.00.  You really can’t beat that price unless you have a hard time buying music that doesn’t have a physical booklet and jewel case (I really do understand your plight). In any case…here is a sample of what you will find. [...]

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Confidence In God’s Transcendence

I just started a study on Tuesday nights with some guys at my church reading through A Basic Christian Theology by A.J. Conyers. It has been encouraging to see the guys, some of whom had never really picked up a theology book of this nature, commit to building a theology of their own based upon [...]

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The Monday Muse: Parable of the Wedding Feast

Yesterday I posted Matthew 22:1-14 concerning the parable of the wedding feast. I recently heard someone interpret this passage in a way that I had never heard before. It was stated that free will is demonstrated here since the king’s invitation can be rejected. From here the invitation is given to all people, not just [...]

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The Word 6.21.09

Here’s a passage that I have been thinking about quite a bit over the last two weeks. I won’t say any more right now since I have plans for this passage in our Monday Muse. In the meantime, chew on this.
Matthew 22:1-14 (ESV)
22:1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom [...]

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Summer Reading Lists

The summer days have arrived (though not officially for another week and a half). In Nashville, you know this transition has taken place when it begins to feel like a stuffy sauna outside (minus the sweaty guy smell). I’ve found that summer is not near as exciting now that I have been out of school for [...]

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Welcome to My New Home!

If you’ve made your way over from my previous blog location, then let me say welcome to my new home. If you’re completely new to my blog, then welcome for the first time. Please take a look around and let me know what you think. I’ll be adding some things as we go along but [...]

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An Evangelical Manifesto

An Evangelical Manifesto was released today at the National Press Club. If you are unfamiliar with this document and its purpose then take a moment and check it out. The purpose of the manifesto is “to clarify the confusions that surround the term Evangelical in the United States, and to explain where we stand on issues [...]

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Union University Damage Photos

Here are a few places you can view pictures of the damage on campus.

Jackson Sun Gallery 1
Jackson Sun Gallery 2
Jackson Sun Gallery 3
UU Emergency

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Tornadoes Hit Jackson, TN and Union University

Twin tornadoes swept through Jackson, TN at approximately 7:00 pm this evening. Union University, my alma mater, sustained major damage to one-third of the campus according to President David Dockery. Two academic buildings sustained heavy water damage because the roofs were blown off. Two dorms housing nearly 1000 students were nearly destroyed as well. Here’s the report [...]

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