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Lots-o-Links 4.9.08

I have now won the second blog voting contest!  That has picked me up, between the two contests, $175 in online bookstore gift certificates: $50 for Westminster Seminary bookstore, $50 for Amazon, and $75 for Eisenbrauns.  Woohoo!  I will order The Reason for God copies from Westminster and Amazon.  Eisenbrauns was a late addition to the first place prize and doesn't carry Keller's book, so I will be picking up some books for my personal library.   Thanks for all your effort!  And thanks to Scot McKnight for his effort to find some votes for me.

On a side note, the total official vote count for all blogs was "666" as you can see by the screen capture.  While some might find that a bit off-puttin', I think it's awesomely hilarious.

O Lord, let there be a blog contest for the cost of hotel, airfare and conference fee for the Total Church North America Conference.  I WANT TO GO!!!

Carolyn Mahaney: How to Help Your Husband When He is Criticized

John Piper on C.S. Lewis on writing.

Al Hsu on "The New Suburbanists."

Scott Hodge has some advice for those who are thinking about change.

Makoto Fujimura: A Wedding and the City.

10 Questions Every Leader Should Ask

Growing Sustainable Suburbs

Top 10 Myths About Networking

Joe Thorn is now making my voicemails on his cell a matter of public consumption.  I want to be upset, but it represents such a positive side of me that I can't help but propagate it...

Lots-o-Links 3.2.08

Quick God Story: My family is still sick, sick, sick.  Unbelievable virus we are dealing with.  We were all feeling better and now most of us are getting symptoms back.  Our youngest now has 103+ temp again.  Ugh.  But all praise to God for this story.  Saturday afternoon my debilitating fever and aches stopped and I had tons of energy Saturday night and plenty for the task this morning.  I mean I went from the worst day so far on Saturday morning, and then full of energy and vigor Saturday evening.  Then soon after gathered worship today my fever came back as did my aches and terrible cough (I didn't cough once during the sermon).  There may be some medical explanation for why I had such a dramatic health hiccup, but I know WHO is getting the credit.  I was truly singing this morning, "How Great is Our God."

Speaking of how sick I am, it would really help me turn this frown upside-down if someone would present me something this awesome with Joe Thorn's likeness on it.  It would make my year! (HT)

When was the last time you wondered how Michael Foster would approach church planting differently?  Exactly.  And he promises to elaborate.  I'm demanding he gets on it asap.

You need to make your way to the Vintage Jesus Newsroom, where Steve Camp goes for his devotional time.

Poythress, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses, online free.

PastorHacks is into Jott (and Pinger).  I've been using Jott for a while now with great success and productivity.  I think Joe Thorn told me about Jott (I had to say that because he will speak harshly to me this week if I don't mention it.  I don't like it when Hobbits get mean, especially when I'm sick.).

I may have mentioned this before, but Piper/Bethlehem's accountability stuff is worth checking out. 

You should check out Abraham Piper's crazy little experiment of a blog.  Alas, he is his father's son.  (Only four more words.)

Speaking of numbers, Baptist Reformed types will probably not like Scot McKnight's new article, "The 8 Marks of a Robust Gospel."  Why?  It's one short.  I actually haven't read it yet, but McKnight is always worth reading (even when tragically wrong!).  No heckling me please.  I'm sick.

Here's Eugene Peterson at the 2007 Writer's Symposium by the Sea (isn't that where George McFly first kissed that chick from Howard the Duck?).  The story he tells about Bono is worth the whole thing.  (HT)

Lots-o-Links 1.31.08

Doug Wilson on how friendship evangelism is really about your money and material possessions...

Friendship evangelism rests upon generosity, sacrifice, kindness, openness, hospitality, goodness, and open-handedness. That is to be the texture of your life, and non-believers are welcome to come along with you. In short, is your evangelism giving or taking? Are you a benefactor or a salesman?

Alex Chediak is working through a pre-publication copy of Tim Keller's new book, The Reason for God.  (Amazon)

Steve Ogne on mobilizing leaders (from GCA conference).

Whiteboard Sessions website is up.

Mike Cosper is Worship and Arts Pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY.  In 2006 Mike gave Acts 29 talks on "Missional Strategies for the Arts."  Both messages are here.

Mark Batterson - Four Dimensions of Courage.

Timmy Brister interviews Mark Dever on Richard Sibbs.

I've been looking forward to Son of Rambow for over a year now.  It's finally coming out in May.  Here's the trailer...

Challenging Pleasures vs Easy Comforts

Dana Gioia, American poet and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, delivered the commencement address at Stanford in June.  Here's an excerpt, but you should read the whole thing...

Marcus Aurelius believed that the course of wisdom consisted of learning to trade easy pleasures for more complex and challenging ones. I worry about a culture that bit by bit trades off the challenging pleasures of art for the easy comforts of entertainment. And that is exactly what is happening—not just in the media, but in our schools and civic life.

Entertainment promises us a predictable pleasure—humor, thrills, emotional titillation, or even the odd delight of being vicariously terrified. It exploits and manipulates who we are rather than challenges us with a vision of who we might become. A child who spends a month mastering Halo or NBA Live on Xbox has not been awakened and transformed the way that child would be spending the time rehearsing a play or learning to draw.

[...]

Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world—equal to but distinct from scientific and conceptual methods. Art addresses us in the fullness of our being—simultaneously speaking to our intellect, emotions, intuition, imagination, memory, and physical senses. There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as stories, or songs, or images.

Art delights, instructs, consoles. It educates our emotions. And it remembers. As Robert Frost once said about poetry, "It is a way of remembering that which it would impoverish us to forget." Art awakens, enlarges, refines, and restores our humanity. You don't outgrow art. The same work can mean something different at each stage of your life. A good book changes as you change.

(HT: BHT)

Podcasts I Enjoy

Here are podcasts I enjoy, listed by category.  I hope you might find some of them helpful for you.  I'm leaving off my poetry podcasts for another post.

Ministry/Theology

Audition (Mars Hill Audio): Ken Myers in an NPR style commentary on culture and Christianity through Myers' commentary and interviews.  This is a free spin-off of the Mars Hill Audio commentaries. 

Catalyst: Covers both church leadership issues and cultural issues through interviewing Christian leaders, authors, pastors, etc.  I really enjoy the Catalyst podcast, though I find myself skipping the first several minutes of pre-interview conversation about Catalyst Conference stuff and other random bits.  The interview is the meat, and it's consistently thoughtful and engaging. 

Church Leader Insights: Pastors Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas of The Journey Church in NYC talking together about church leadership, church growth, church planting, systems, evangelism, etc.  A lot of info of what has and hasn't worked for them.  I always come away with insights for pastoring and ministry, even if you don't approach ministry in quite the same way as these guys.

Covenant Worldwide: At least 15 free seminary classes are available on the topics of biblical theology, OT and NT, apologetics and outreach, the Reformation, life and letters of Paul, and more.  What the heck are you waiting for?

Fermi Project: Discussions with leaders on culture, the future, the Church and the Gospel.  It's hosted by Catalyst guys Gabe Lyons and Andy Crouch.  It's only on episode three, but I've enjoyed it tremendously so far.  A great, concise podcast.

Internet Monk Radio: Michael Spencer's thoughts on theology, ministry, his critics, yadda.  The worst aspect of this podcast is his love affair for the Cincinnati Reds.  Yuck.  But if you can get past that, Spencer can often deliver thoughtful insights on a variety of issues.  Warning: If you don't know Spencer and his online writings, some of this won't make much sense.  It's for the devoted.

National New Church Conference:  Interviews with conference speakers dealing with church and church planting.  Have learned a lot from this podcast and highly recommend it for church leaders.

Practically Speaking: North Point boys (Andy Stanley, et al) on the Seven Practices of Effective Ministry.  It's a "dead" podcast in that there are no new episodes, but their seven podcasts I have found very helpful as a pastor.  I've listened to them more than once, and will listen again.

Resurgence: Mark Driscoll's missional resource that includes talks from various conferences and lectures pertaining to ministry and theology.  Lots of good stuff here.

Movies

Filmspotting: A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring new movie reviews, top 5 lists, interviews and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Van Hallgren. It's also found on Chicago Public Radio.  Ugh, this is a great podcast.  The best movie podcast I know of.  Even when I disagree with a particular take on a movie, which isn't often, these guys are still compelling in their arguments.  Worth every second.

Music

KEXP Live Performances: In-studio concerts at KEXP for all to hear.  I've found some great new stuff from this podcast.

KEXP Song of the Day: Live performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP thinks listeners should hear along with songs from more well-known artists.  Why not?

Introductions to newer bands and/or new albums through a free song.

NPR All Songs Considered: An eclectic mix of fresh music by emerging artists and breakout bands -- from NPR.org's Web-only music show.   Good stuff.

Paste Culture Club: A wonderful music magazine's podcast.  Always a treat.

Preaching

Capitol Hill Baptist: Pastor Mark Dever is one of the most important living Southern Baptist pastors/preachers, and a pastor who I have had a chance to talk with a bit.  He has seen a remarkable change over the years of his church in D.C.  Dever is obsessively expository in his approach.  If you want to know the Bible, this is a great way to digest it.  Dever is also well known for tackling very large sections of text, including single sermons on entire books of the Bible.

Cornerstone Simi: Pastor Francis Chan is fairly new on my radar, but I have enjoyed what I have heard so far.

The Journey - St. Louis: Pastor Darrin Patrick is a friend and has seen some great things happen after planting in St. Louis.  A good preacher, and a young leader worth watching.

Mars Hill Church, Grand Rapids: Pastor Rob Bell is a controversial writer and speaker in the emerging church movement.  I find him very engaging and biblical, though we would surely differ at points.  He challenges me with living the Gospel.

Mars Hill Church, Seattle: Pastor Mark Driscoll is a different sort of controversial writer and speaker in the emerging church movement.  He has been very influential in my ministry and life.

Village Church: Pastor Matt Chandler is SBC, Acts 29, and one of the best young preachers I've heard.  Probably my favorite younger preacher to listen to over the last few months.  Some people trip over a few of his stylistic traits at first, but please persist and you will find so much worth hearing. 

Miscellaneous

This American Life: Ira Glass hosts this show of first-person stories and short fiction pieces that are touching, funny and surprising.  An amazing show that takes a topic and surrounds it with pertinent stories.

Fresh Air (for Joe, "frosshhaar"): Terry Gross hosts this daily take on contemporary arts and issues.  Good stuff on politics, faith, entertainment, etc.  (Please no emails on her political POV, as if I don't know.)  A great show nearly every day.

Writers on Writing: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett hosts this weekly show on the art and business of writing.  She interviews authors, poets, literary agents, etc.  A staple in my life.  Great insights through great interviews.

Christianity and the Creative Age

It will cost you a few bucks, but if you want to understand art and "cultural creatives" you should get Tim Keller's message "Christianity and the Creative Age."  This is a lecture given for the Redeemer InterArts Fellowship in September 2006.  The Redeemer InterArts Fellowship is "for anyone working in (or interested in) the fine or performing arts, design, media, or entertainment." 

This lecture is helpful on consumerism, art & artists, the city, creativity and relationships.  It's particularly helpful for pastors desiring to encourage a biblical view of the arts and, obviously, artists.

Faith & Work

If I haven't linked to it before, check out the Redeemer Center for Faith and Work (yes, of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC, Tim Keller, etc).

The Lanyard

Billy Collins is a former Poet Laureate of the U.S. and creator of Poetry 180.  I heard an interview of him on some podcast, I think.  Maybe this one.  He read his poem, "The Lanyard."  I think it's brilliant and wanted to share it here. 

"The Lanyard" by Billy Collins

The other day I was ricocheting slowly
off the blue walls of this room,
moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano,
from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor,
when I found myself in the L section of the dictionary
where my eyes fell upon the word lanyard.        

No cookie nibbled by a French novelist
could send one into the past more suddenly—
a past where I sat at a workbench at a camp
by a deep Adirondack lake
learning how to braid long thin plastic strips
into a lanyard, a gift for my mother.

I had never seen anyone use a lanyard
or wear one, if that’s what you did with them,
but that did not keep me from crossing
strand over strand again and again
until I had made a boxy
red and white lanyard for my mother.

She gave me life and milk from her breasts,
and I gave her a lanyard.
She nursed me in many a sick room,
lifted spoons of medicine to my lips,
laid cold face-cloths on my forehead,
and then led me out into the airy light

and taught me to walk and swim,
and I, in turn, presented her with a lanyard.
Here are thousands of meals, she said,
and here is clothing and a good education.
And here is your lanyard, I replied,
which I made with a little help from a counselor.

Here is a breathing body and a beating heart,
strong legs, bones and teeth,
and two clear eyes to read the world, she whispered,
and here, I said, is the lanyard I made at camp.
And here, I wish to say to her now,
is a smaller gift—not the worn truth

that you can never repay your mother,
but the rueful admission that when she took
the two-tone lanyard from my hand,
I was as sure as a boy could be
that this useless, worthless thing I wove
out of boredom would be enough to make us even.

Saturday Selections

I'm getting a lot of hits from Spero News.

Have you been listening to Ken Myers' podcast from Mars Hill Audio?  It's called Audition, and it's a great free resource for provoking thoughts on theology & culture.  And if you don't subscribe to Mars Hill Audio, I recommend it.  At least get a free sample issue to try.  It's a key resource for stretching me beyond my current intellectual boundaries.

I've gotten through part of the Book TV discussion with Andrew Sullivan and David Brooks.  The conversation focused on Sullivan's new book The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How We Can Get It Back.  I originally caught some of the end of the show on TV.  It is intriguing concerning political conservatives and evangelicals.  You can also get at least some (maybe all?) of the video at YouTube, which has worked better for me than the Book TV video.  Al Mohler just had Sullivan on his radio show as well.

Speaking of evangelicals and the political world, I'm very interested in the recent comments of David Kuo, who is currently a columnist at Beliefnet.  Kuo served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and has written the new book  Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction.  I just bought the book and look forward to reading it in the next couple of weeks. I was introduced to Kuo by watching Charlie Rose's interview a couple of nights ago.  Here's the Google Video of the program, and the Kuo interview begins at around the 35 minute mark.  Justin Taylor points to the Books & Culture review of Tempting Faith.

I'm already tired of the online discussion about Ted Haggard, and find Stephen Shield's post on the matter very helpful.  Mark Driscoll's good advice in his post on the subject are must reading, though nothing profoundly new (a typical sign of most good advice).

The late Mitch Hedberg has some important thoughts for us as Thanksgiving approaches.

I don't listen to country music, but the new CD by Alan Jackson is really good.  It's called Like Red On A Rose. 

I'm finishing up preaching Colossians this Sunday.  I've enjoyed N.T. Wright's commentary (TNTC) the most.  Then I'm taking two Sundays off for vacation and a planning retreat.  Tim Etherington will be preaching for me from Jude.

Suburban Christian: Creativity

The opposite of consumption is production.  It takes far more time and energy to create something than to consume something.  It takes a novelist a year to write a book that someone can read in a few days.  A cast and crew of thousands spend years to create a film that will be viewed in two hours.  Often our only recreational activities are actions of consumption.  What an alternative it is, then, to rediscover the wonder and delight of creativity.

Albert Hsu in The Suburban Christian, page 87.

Art That Means Something

To mean something, anything, art must provide a specific sense of where you are and where you have been, of your particular take on the larger history of which you, willingly or not, form a part.

Gordon Theisen in Staying Up Much Too Late, page 21.

Artist Community at The Journey

A couple of weeks ago I was perusing the website of The Journey Church in St. Louis, where Darrin Patrick pastors.  They had a video up that was produced by their community of artists in the church.  Brilliant idea.  But I couldn't find an easy way to link it, until now.  Here's the link to "Sacrifice."  Check it out. 

If you go to the church website, a popup video is linked on the front page.  It's the same thing, a little smaller, and a little better quality.

Lost Art

I encourage you to read "The Importance of Art When Engaging Non-Believers" by David Fairchild.  Helpful.  A blurb...

Since art is both enjoyable and educating, and communicates a message about itself and about the world that it was created in, we should pray that more and more the Christian community will see the need to engage the arts as the primary way to speak intelligently and truthfully to those who are made in God’s image.

The Resurgence of Resurgence

From Mark Driscoll...

The elders at Mars Hill Church, which I founded in 1996, have always been a big-hearted, kingdom-minded team of godly men who have given over 10 percent of our general budget to help church planters since our inception. Now, they have also agreed to give even more money to serve the greater church by launching The Resurgence ministry. This includes paying for the development of a massive website that will include thousands of free articles, audio and video podcasts, film reviews, music reviews, book reviews, and more. It also includes freeing up one of our elders, Gary Shavey, to serve as director of The Resurgence, and recently hiring Jon Krombein as the full-time content manager for the forthcoming website.

To kick The Resurgence off with a bang, we will launch the new website this spring, Zondervan will release my next book Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church in early May, and we will be hosting the Reform & Resurge Conference 2006 at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. Below I’ll introduce each of the main speakers and give some reasons why you will not want to miss this event.

Planned Tallest Building in the U.S.

The nations new tallest building will be in Chicago.  This isn't new news, but the details are coming out and changes are being made.  Here's a great Tribune article on the residential twisting tower being planned by Zurich-based architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava.  The plan has been approved by the Chicago Plan Commission and it should be built by around 2010.  I believe the pic at the right is the pre-approved version and it will be slightly different, but not too much.

The design for the $550 million tower, which was breathtaking but hardly flawless when it was introduced last July, has taken some important steps forward, both in the sky and along the ground. Now here's the trend part of the story: If this tower and Jeanne Gang's sensuous Aqua high-rise both get built, Chicago will be running a clinic in the new aesthetic possibilities offered by skyscrapers that are places to live rather than work.

Dana Gioia Audio: Artists as Reconcilers

Dana Gioia (a guy) is one of my favorite living poets.  He spent 15 years in business, eventually becoming a Vice President of General Foods.  He would write at night and on weekends until he left business in the early 90's to be a full-time writer.  I've been reading him for a couple of years.  I think anyone even remotely interested in the arts and the work of redemption should read his fantastic essay "Can Poetry Matter?".  You can find several of Gioia's poems online as well.

Gioia was a speaker at the February IAM (International Arts Movement) conference, Artists as Reconcilers.  You can find his keynote address for free on iTunes.  Just search for "Artists as Reconcilers" and you will get their podcast.  If you become a member of IAM for $40 a year you will have access in a few weeks to all the conference talks from Dr. Miroslav Volf, Nancy Pearcey, Betty Spackman, Rev. Ian Cron, Rev. Tom Pike, and Makoto Fujimura (the founder of IAM).

Sidewalk Chalk

This sidewalk chalk art is unbelievable.  More here.  A must see.

(HT:JT)

About A.R.T.

Makoto Fujimura, the founder of IAM (International Arts Movement) in NYC which is connected to the ministry of Tim Keller, is writing a series of essays on art called "A.R.T.: Awareness, Reconciliation and Transformation."  His first essay, "About A.R.T." is available on his blog, Refractions.  Other essays will only be available initially to members of IAM.  Here's a blurb...

After the success of Lord of the Rings, and now Narnia, we desire for more Lewises and Tolkiens to come out. These creative resources are not birthed out of a vacuum, but over generations of commitment to nurture and value creativity. The church has been mostly reluctant to take the lead in cultural production, fearful that those who enter Babylon will come out tainted by her, unable to speak for her values. And since there is still a vacuum in culture that the church abdicated to general culture, even if we desire more Tolkiens and Lewis, the church, in her present status, will be the first to reject them as misfits.

In order to have meaningful dialogue in this condition, we Christians must reevaluate our definition of creativity and art. On one hand, Biblical literalists and separatists (such as the “Left Behind” authors) may insist on that all of what is discussed in art must be literal interpretation of Christian stories, an approach which forbids certain art to exist at all. On the other we have secular purists who desire art to be left alone to the “good” desires of our hearts, self reliant and (in most cases) necessarily alienated from society. My approach in A.R.T. is neither of these routes. In order to lead, and teach our children to lead, Twenty First Century with creativity, we must speak in to our culture to value art and steward her with proper boundaries, and lead with a sense of responsibility. At the same time, we must realize that art is neither a mere tool to be used for ours or other ideologies. A.R.T. must ask deeper questions: what I have began to call “a five hundred year questions.” What we create matters: all art products cast their vision of what the artist consciously or unconsciously desire for the world to become. We are, and will become, what we imagine: and if we do not understand both the power and the danger of our imaginative powers, we will not begin to birth meaningful, and hopeful works of inspiration.

Mad World

Beautiful commercial for Banana Republic.

(HT: Joe Thorn)

Makoto Fujimura

Philip Ryken is pastor of Tenth Presbyterian in Philadelphia, the author of several books and contributor to the Reformation21 Blog.  Today he points to the blog of a NYC artist Makoto Fujimura which has some good essays and art.

I first heard of Fujimura through the International Arts Movement (IAM) where he is director and founder.  There is an interesting interview with him on the IAM site as well.

Tim Keller Resources

WELCOME to my Tim Keller Resources page.

Dr. Timothy Keller is the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC.  This is a list of  every Keller sermon, article, book and any other resource I can find.  Feel free to link this post on the sidebar of your blog to help get these resources out.  If you find a dead link or a new resource, please email me so I can keep this resource page up to date.  Thanks much.

A Reason for God -- info and links on Tim Keller's new book...

- A Reason for God website
- Buy the book: Amazon (audio book), Westminster (audio book)
- Penguin reader guide for The Reason for God
- Quotes from the Introduction
- From Tim Keller: "Yes, I wrote a book"; Interview with Justin Taylor
- Newsweek article: "The Smart Shepherd"
- Redeemer sermons to supplement the book...

The Trouble with Christianity: Why it's so Hard to Believe It (link)

Exclusivity: How an there be just one true religion?
Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?
Absolutism: Don't we all have to find truth for ourselves
Injustice: Hasn't Christianity been an instrument for oppression?
Hell: Isn't the God of Christianity an angry Judge?
Doubt: What should I do with my doubts?
Literalism: Isn't the Bible historically unreliable and regressive?

Also: The Prodigal Sons: The Gospel is not religion or irreligion, but something else

The Reason for God book tour videos...

@ Google

@ Berkeley

Keller Roundtable with WTS Faculty

Keller at UPenn: The Reason for God 

Keller at UPenn: Q&A

Ed Stetzer interviews Tim Keller about The Reason for God and more.

Books & Culture review

ARTICLES

> "A New Kind of Urban Christian" (on Christian Vision Project site)
> "Advancing the Gospel into the 21st Century":
       Part I: Church Multiplying
       Part II: Gospel-Centered
       Part III: Context Sensitive
       Part IV: City-Focused Strategy
> "All of Life is Repentance"
> "Being the Church in Our Culture"
> "Biblical Mandate for Mercy Ministries"
> "Biblical Theology of the City"
> "Centrality of the Gospel"
> "Christ and the City"
> "Clarifying the Purposes for the Church" - on Acts 29 site
> "The Cultures of the Presbyterian Church in America" - NEW!
> "The Current Intellectual State of Affairs in America" - with Charles Garland
> "Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs: Leading the Secular to Christ" (pdf)
> "Evangelism through 'Networking'"
> "Evangelistic Worship" (Resurgence)
> "Gnostics and Jesus"
> "How Can I Know God?" (landscape, handout format pdf) (Resurgence, also abbreviated version)
> "How Then Shall We Live Together - Subscription and the Future of the PCA"
> "Kingdom-Centered Prayer" (not explicitly attributed to Keller, but on Redeemer site)
> "Love & Love Language"
> "Leadership and Church Size Dynamics"
> "Ministry in the New Global Culture of Major City-Centers":
       Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
> "The Missional Church"
> "Planting a Church in the City"
> "Post-Everythings" (pdf)
> "Prayer and the Gospel"
> "Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age: Brimstone for the Broad-minded" (Resurgence)
> "Preaching in a Post-Modern City":
       Part I, Part II: Preaching to Create Spiritually Inclusive Worship
> "Preaching Morality in an Amoral Age" (Resurgence)
> "Questions on Everyone's Mind": September 14, 2001
> Religion and the Gospel - NEW! (adapted from Keller by The Journey Church in St. Louis)
> "Religion-less Spirituality" (Resurgence)
> "Talking About Idolatry in a Postmodern Age"
> "Why Plant Churches?"
> "Worship Worthy of the Name"

"Sermon of Remembrance and Peace for 9-11 Victim's Families" (Transcript) Preached 9/10/2006 (offsite source)

"America's Darkest Hour" - post 9/11 interview with Keller

The Hiddenness of God (Transcript)

BOOKS

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism - A profound work for skeptics and their believing friends.  Though I would deem most anything "Keller" a must-read, this is probably my highest recommendation.

Redeemer Church Planting Manual - This is an excellent practical-without-being-too-businessy church planters guide.  There are many helpful sections and resources in the book for pastors (not just planters) as well.  I often recommend this as a key resource for any church leader.

Ministries of Mercy - I bought this book after one of my children was diagnosed with autism, and I knew nothing about Keller at the time.  It's a thoughtful resource for churches, church leaders, deacons, and thoughtful Christians.

Worship By the Book (with Don Carson, Kent Hughes and Mark Ashton)
 

AUDIO/VIDEO

Redeemer site: Sermons related to Tim Keller's book The Reason for God from the series...

The Trouble with Christianity: Why it's so Hard to Believe It 

Exclusivity: How an there be just one true religion?
Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?
Absolutism: Don't we all have to find truth for ourselves
Injustice: Hasn't Christianity been an instrument for oppression?
Hell: Isn't the God of Christianity an angry Judge?
Doubt: What should I do with my doubts?
Literalism: Isn't the Bible historically unreliable and regressive?

Gospel Coalition

"Gospel-Centered Ministry" (also video) - Gospel Coalition Conference
Gospel Coalition Panel Discussion
The Gospel Coalition: Interviews...

What do you see yourself doing in The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

What is the state of the pulpit in America today?| m4v

How does preaching affect how christians see culture?| m4v

What do you tell pastors about their family life? | m4v

What ways can people learn from your teachings | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What started The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What makes The Gospel Coalition different? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) Assessing The Gospel Coalition | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) How were the leaders of The Gospel Coalition gathered?| m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What is the future of The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What threats and challenges face The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What causes fragmentation in evangelicalism today? | m4v

"The Gospel" Sermons
1. Who is this Jesus? 2. Lord of the Wine 3. Born of the Gospel

"Changed People" Sermons
1. Changed Lives 2. Inside-Out Living 3. How to Change

"City" Sermons
1. Should I Not Love That Great City? 2. The Meaning of the City
3. Love for the City

"Community" Sermons
1. The Community of Jesus 2. Spiritual Friendship 3. Eating with Jesus

"Movement" Sermons (Church Planting)
1. Why to Plant Churches 2. Messengers 3. The Cost of Mission

"Serving" Sermons
1. Neighbors 2. Blessed Are The Poor 3. Blueprint for Revival - Social Concern

"Renewing" Sermons
1. Work 2. Made for Stewardship 3. Work and Rest

"Stewardship" Sermons
1. Radical Generosity 2. Treasure vs. Money 3. Grace and Money
4. Two Men with Money

Redeemer Stewardship Resources
Stewardship Devotional (pdf)

Redeemer Prayer/Fasting Resources
How to Pray

Reform & Resurge
1. Being the Church in Our Culture (pdf article that accompanied the talk)
2. Preaching the Gospel
3. Doing Justice

Covenant Seminary 2004 Preaching Lectures
1. All Things Are Yours 2. Preaching to Believers & Unbelievers

Covenant Seminary 2004 Connect Conference
Contextualization: Part 1, Part 2

The Gathering 2005
1. Bible Teaching on Treasure and Justice
2. Reaching the 21st Century World for Christ

St. George's-Tron Church in Glasgow - NEW!
The Prodigal Sons
Jesus, the Church, and the City

City Life Church: Boston - NEW!
1. A Broken Spirit
2. Encounter With God

The Furious Love of Jesus - Jn 11:32-44 (Download | Stream)
Praying Our Tears - Ps 39:12-13, 126, 1-6 (Download | Stream)
Praying Our Fears - Ps 3:1-8, Gen 15:1-8 (Download | Stream)

Q and A
(Streamload)

A Call to the Church of Richmond (message, April 2006)

The Evangelists Conference: Smashing False Idols - NEW!
      Gospel Realisation Tim Keller
      Gospel Communication Tim Keller
      Gospel Incarnation Tim Keller

Keller is interviewed by Preaching Today - NEW!

Hope for New York:  "Why Justice is So Important Now"

Interview with Keller at Resurgence

Ten Questions for Expositors (interview at Unashamed Workman)

DESIRING GOD

Desiring God Conference:

What do you see yourself doing in The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

What is the state of the pulpit in America today?| m4v

How does preaching affect how christians see culture?| m4v

What do you tell pastors about their family life? | m4v

What ways can people learn from your teachings | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What started The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What makes The Gospel Coalition different? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) Assessing The Gospel Coalition | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) How were the leaders of The Gospel Coalition gathered?| m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What is the future of The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What threats and challenges face The Gospel Coalition? | m4v

(w/ Don Carson) What causes fragmentation in evangelicalism today? | m4v