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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 of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants [1] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’ 5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. 12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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 several years. Nevertheless, I am consistently faced with the same question each year. What books should I attempt to read this summer? If you find this question perplexing, fear not! Several bloggers have already posted a list of recommendations that should coincide with your poolside position and tangy drink (make sure you get one of those little umbrellas). Here are some links to those lists (I will add more as they become available):

Al Mohler – The Annual Summer Reading List
Carl Trueman – Summer Reading
Next – Recommended Summer Reading List
Phil Ryken – Summer Reading (So Far)

I grant that some of these lists won’t be light reading for most of us. However, at least this gives you some ideas on how you might fill your moments of relaxation. As for me, I have a small stack of books sitting on my nightstand that should keep me busy for the next month or so. I’m currently reading The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards by Steven Lawson and The Mortification of Sin by John Owen (the Justin Taylor/Kelly Kapic edition). I am about to begin a study reading through A Basic Christian Theology by A.J. Conyers with some fellas from church. Also, I have Douglas Wilson’s book To A Thousand Generations on my radar for the very near future. So that’s the here and now for my reading endeavors. What’s everybody else reading this summer?

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 I hope overall you will find this site to be a source of encouragement and thoughtful conversation. So thanks for stopping by…I look forward to our future dialogues.

And one more thing…just in case you were wondering…I am accepting housewarming gifts of all kinds.

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 that cause consternation over Evangelicals in public life.” I believe this could be a very helpful document but I will save my comments for a future post.

Justin Taylor has put together a nice summary of the manifesto. Justin also posted an interview with Os Guiness, who was on the Steering Committee for this document. Dan Wallace had a few words about the manifesto just prior to its release. I’m sure we’ll see many more posts and comments to come in the next few days.

As you get a chance to read it, I would love to hear what you think. I’ll share some more thoughts on this manifesto soon…so stay tuned.

Union University Damage Photos

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


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