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DG06 \u2013 Session 1<\/span><\/a>
\u201cAnd here I am, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at my second Desiring God National Conference. This convention center is a great deal busier than it was last year. The room is nearly packed from front to back with the 3130 people who are \u2026\u201d <\/span>
Challies Dot Com<\/span><\/a>\n

And that is all I can get! Challies.com is DOWN \u2013 how am I going to get my DGM fix now????? Well, there are a few other bloggers there \u2013 let\u2019s check THEM out . . . (UPDATE: Challies.com is now back up.)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p><\/span>Desiring God Conference, Day 1<\/span><\/a>
\u201cI saw Josh Harris at the Mall of America. I shook Mark Driscoll\u2019s hand and chatted with him briefly. I sang songs to Jesus with a hoarse throat. David Wells preached to us about the supremacy of Christ and laid the foundation for a . . .\u201d
<\/span>not another blog<\/span><\/a>\n

<\/p><\/span>Desiring God Conference, Day 1<\/span><\/a>
\u201cWe heard David Wells speak tonight, as well as a \u201cPastor\u2019s Conversation\u201d with John Piper, Mark Driscoll, and Tim Keller. Driscoll is quite the character. I had the chance to shake his hand and talk to him (for about one minute) . . .\u201d
<\/span>Things the Lord Told <\/span><\/a>\n

Desiring the Supremacy of Christ<\/span><\/a>
\u201cThis weekend, The A-Team is on a field trip to the Desiring God National Conference. The theme this year is \u2018Above All Earthly Powers: The . . .\u2019 John Piper will close out the conference on Sunday morning . . .\u201d
<\/span>The A-Team Blog<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Desiring God National Conference<\/span><\/a>
\u201cHighlight of the night \u2013 a panel discussion lead by Justin Taylor between Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, and John Piper (that\u2019s the picture above). It was funny, entertaining, deep, profound, and so encouraging to my faith and ministry. My favorite part was when Justin Taylor asked the following question: \u2018Mark, you are all about being part of our culture: you listen to music, attend movies, go to comedy clubs. John, you don\u2019t do any of that. Mark, How do you stay faithful? John, How do you stay relevant?\u2019 \u201c
<\/span>Letters from the Field<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Live Blogging!<\/span><\/a>
\u201cSome of you blorks may know that <\/span>Tim Challies<\/span><\/a> is live blogging this conference. If you haven\u2019t ever seen his blog you should go over there and just marvel at his typing speed, if nothing else. I thought I\u2019d set a more modest goal. I\u2019ll live-blog Tim Challies. I can attest that at 11:04 he was on the elevator with us. If I see him go to the bathroom tomorrow, I\u2019ll be sure to blog everything that happens while he\u2019s gone. :-)\u201d
<\/span>As a Blog Returns to its Vomit<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In Minneapolis: Day One<\/span><\/a>
Josh Harris has a conference confession, and reports on the first message:<\/em><\/span><\/strong> \u201cOne statement he made in reference to the seeker-sensitive movement was particularly striking. He said, \u201cWe are shrinking back from the uniqueness of Christ and His centrality. They [the recipients of Hebrews] did it out of fear for their safety \u2014 we are doing it out of fear that we won\u2019t be successful.\u201d
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