Today’s very quick thoughts: 1. One of the hardest things about T4G is the fact that many friends from the past are around. We’re talking the type who you never see. This makes it really hard to know what to do in organizing one’s schedule. Do you listen to the speaker who’s got great things to say or catch up with a long-lost friend for mutual edification? Tough call. 2. John Piper gave a typically stirring talk on the biblical... Read more
Quick thoughts from another very long and very rich day. 1. The opportunity to connect with fellow like-minded Christians is simply breathtaking at a conference of the magnitude of T4G. If you have not attended a conference of this sort, I would encourage you to do so in the future. In the past few days, I have seen dozens of old friends. I’ve been able to talk with many people whose writing and work I admire. I’ve met total strangers... Read more
I’m writing this at an extremely advanced hour and am nearing my crash point. However, the T4G conference has been so encouraging, so moving, that it’s hard not to be energized in body by the refreshment of spirit I’ve received. There’s much to say, but I’ll just give you a numbered list of interesting moments and thoughts from the first day of the conference. 1. It is good fun to watch Mark Dever lead a crowd of people. He’s this... Read more
I’m heading off to sunny Louisville, KY with my wife and a friend. I have very little time to blog (none, actually), so I’m writing to let you know to check back in throughout the week. I’ll be writing about the Together for the Gospel conference and reflecting on the various talks that will be given by men like Piper, Mahaney, Dever and Mohler. This is the closest thing to an “on-the-road” feature you’re going to get at consumed. Be... Read more
1. One of my favorite rappers, Braille, has a new album coming out. If you have never heard of Braille, or never given his music a chance, go to his Myspace page and listen to some of his tracks. Braille is a Christian from Oregon, and he makes great, God-glorifying music. See–unbelievers don’t have all the good music! 2. This week’s Blog Gem: Southern Seminary student Blake White’s “Barabbas”. Blake, a Texan, has a great blog going. He links to... Read more
Actually, title of this blog aside, most people have no idea what Bowdoin College is, let alone why anyone would choose to go to this tiny school in Maine. But I, fair friends, am here to attempt to correct this cruel imbalance of perception by the ultimate stroke of modern agency: blogging. The reason I got to thinking about my alma mater was this story by Michael Sanders in yesterday’s New York Times. Titled “Latest College Reading Lists: Menus With... Read more
The New York Times has a story out today about the surge in interest in philosophy among contemporary college students. Here’s the key quotation: “Once scoffed at as a luxury major, philosophy is being embraced at Rutgers and other universities by a new generation of college students who are drawing modern-day lessons from the age-old discipline as they try to make sense of their world, from the morality of the war in Iraq to the latest political scandal. The economic... Read more
My friend Reid Monaghan “tagged” me to fill out this little survey about reading. I played along. What are you reading on Spring reading days? I do not have Spring reading days. Currently I am reading various works of Jonathan Edwards for my class on the same. “Heaven Is a World of Love” was recently on the list, and it was simply stunning. I’m also reading Voltaire’s Candide for my Enlightenment class. This week I’ll be working through The Life... Read more
Note: this piece is cross-posted today at CBMW’s GenderBlog. A recent Salvo Magazine piece by S. T. Karnick, “Girly Men: The Media’s Attack on Masculinity“, lays out three stereotypical masculine images found in contemporary culture. Here’s Karnick’s distillation of the roles currently available to men in American society: “(T)he war against boys seems to have created three main character patterns for the adult male of our time: sensitive guys who want to please women; weenies and dorks who want only... Read more
1. My wife showed me this video of a tiny little girl singing the Lord’s prayer. It’s precious. Out of the mouth of babes… 2. If you have not seen have August Rush, then you have not heard “August’s Rhapsody”. Therefore, you are impoverished. Listen to this little girl sing–it is nothing short of rapturous! Click the link, listen to the song, and then watch the movie. As I recently wrote, it’s not a perfect movie, but it’s inspiring and... Read more
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