Review of the Blog – July to August: TULIP and Together On a Mission

Before going on a summer break, I ended with a post which expresses clearly the driving passion behind my life—I DON’T WANT BALANCE, I WANT IT ALL!

Other than that, and the posts on the atonement I listed in yesterday’s review, July was totally dominated (and rightly so) by Together On a Mission. This conference is a phenomena that you really ought to experience at least once in your life. The fact that next year we will have Mark Driscoll here in the UK as the main speaker is just one reason to come. There are many, many more! Here are all my posts from this amazing conference and the events surrounding it:

• TOAM07 – Quotable Quotes
• TOAM07 – Pedro Reflects
• TOAM07 – Many More MP3s Now Available FREE
• TOAM07 – Session 1: Stephen Van Rhyn on Exodus 32
• Andrew Fountain Interviews Adrian Warnock
• TOAM07 – Conference Video
• TOAM07 – Final Thoughts Around the Blogosphere
• TOAM07 – FREE Audio Available and a Video Introduction
• TOAM07 – Interview with Rob Rufus
• TOAM07 – Session 9: Terry Virgo on the Sin of Achan
• TOAM07 – Seminar: Sam Poe and Guy Miller – Prophecy: The Battle for Team
• TOAM07 – Video of Prayer Giving and Worship
• TOAM07 – Prophecy From Smith Wigglesworth
• TOAM07 – Interview with John Lanferman
• TOAM07 – Session 8: Rob Rufus on the Glory of God
• TOAM07 – Session 7: David Stroud on the Identity Markers of Newfrontiers
• TOAM07 – Seminar: Guy Miller and Julian Adams On Prophesying in Power
• TOAM07 – Interview With Tom Shaw: Leader of Mobilise
• TOAM07 – Session 2: Rob Rufus
• TOAM07 – Session 6: Dave Devenish on World Mission
• TOAM07 – Session 5: Rob Rufus on Faith and Healing
• TOAM07 – Session 4: P-J Smyth
• TOAM07 – Updates From the Blogosphere
• TOAM07 – Live-Blogging From Andrew Fountain
• Partying For Jesus
• George Whitefield’s Final Resting Place and the Lewis Revival
• TOAM07- Introducing Pedro Anosike
• Newfrontiers – A Family Of Churches Together On A Mission
• Terry Virgo On Apostles Today

In August I also did a mini-series of quotes on the Calvinistic doctrines, otherwise known as TULIP—just in case people thought I was just some kind of wacky charismaniac. The posts were:

• Will I Make It Until the End? The Perseverance of the Saints
• The Unstoppable Saviour – Irresistible Grace
• Limited/Unlimited Atonement – Just Who Did Jesus Die For?
• Credit God, Blame Man, Or Why Double Predestination is Error – Charles Simeon
• How Total Depravity Helps Your Marriage

Another really interesting thing happened during the “silly season” of August. All the big guns got involved with a big debate with each other about baptism. It was a historic first and of great interest to the rest of us who did not dare to express an opinion! I provided excerpts of all the key posts as follows:

• Why Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and Church Membership Differences Exist
• Massive Collection of MP3 Messages Made Free
• Lig Duncan On the Great Baptism, Church Membership, and Lord’s Supper Debate
• “Lig Duncan Baptized as a Believer,” Reveals Justin Taylor
• Sam Storms Feels Mark Dever is Confusing on the Lord’s Supper
• Wayne Grudem Says Sam Storms is Right About the Lord’s Supper
• Sam Storms, John Piper, and John Bunyan vs. Wayne Grudem, Al Mohler, and Mark Dever
• Baptist and PCA Agreements About Baptism
• Lig Duncan Speaks Up for Paedobaptists
• The Pipers Respond to Dever in the Baptism Debate
• John Bunyan and the Grudem & Dever vs Piper Baptism Debate
• Mark Dever Joins the Grudem vs Piper Baptism Debate
• Wayne Grudem Replies to John Piper On Baptism
• John Piper Disagrees With Wayne Grudem Over Baptism Graciously
• Wayne Grudem Changes His Mind on Baptism