PastorMark.tv

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Markdriscoll Very cool to see Mark Driscoll's new website, PastorMark.tv, where he, his wife Grace & his daughter Ashley will be writing. Grace will write on being a Godly wife, mother, and friend. Ashley will write book reviews for teens and on how to balance the pressures of high school and staying faithful to Jesus. Mark will be writing on, oh, you know, the stuff a pastor, preacher, movement leader might write on. :) Should be a fine resource.

T4A: Pre-Conference with Tim Chester

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I've been very blessed by the ministry & writing of Tim Chester. I've read Total Church twice & I've reviewed the excellent Delighting in the Trinity. You should also check out his book From Creation to New Creation among others. At the Together for Adoption Conference Tim and Dan Cruver (author of Reclaiming Adoption) are delivering a pre-conference event called "Missional Church, Missional God, Missional Story." Here's more from the website...

Missional Church, Missional God, Missional Story

Tim Chester and Dan Cruver

Missional church is not simply the latest fad. It’s rooted in the trinitarian character of God and the story of the Bible. Explore the foundations for shaping life around gospel, community and mission along with practical application for church life and the implications for orphan care.

Registration: $75 Per Person

Learn more about this pre-conference event with Tim Chester.

Joe Thorn on White Horse Inn

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My buddy, Joe Thorn, was interviewed by Michael Horton on my favorite Christian podcast, The White Horse Inn. The topic was preaching to yourself & Joe's book Note to Self. From Joe's blog...

Over 17 years ago I started listening to The White Horse Inn radio program. In fact, while in college a group of students would cram into a dorm room and listen to Mike Horton, Rod Rosenbladt, Ken Jones, and Kim Riddlebarger talk through theology, Scripture, evangelical culture, and church life. We felt like theoloigcal insurgents at our Bible College, but we were really just theology nerds. The WHI is still one of the most valuable things I listen to, now as a podcast, so I was humbled and excited to get an invitation to talk to Mike Horton about my book, Note to Self. You can check out our conversation at the WHI website...

If you aren’t listening to the show, you need to make it a regular part of your diet. You have enough sermons, and broadly cultural podcasts streaming into your ipod, but there isn’t much else out there like this. And, while you’re adjusting your theoloigcal intake you should also subscribe to Modern Reformation magazine. Seriously, get on that. As a subscriber you have online access to all the back issues.

It's a great interview. Great job, Joe! And you should get the podcast. I never miss an episode.

Wilco Likes $5

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There's only one Wilco album I've never picked up. I've held it in my hand many times in music stores but never gotten it. I know. I'm ashamed. But now Wilco's 1999 album, Summerteeth, is $5 and I'm buying it. But that's not all. You can also buy their other albums for $5!

Here are all of Wilco's albums from earliest to most recent. And they are all good.

Creed by Winfield Bevins

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Winfield Bevins, founding and lead pastor of Church of the Outer Banks in Nags Head NC, has written a new book I am eager to check out. Creed: Connect to the Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith explores the The Apostles’ Creed, The Ten Commandments, and The Lord’s Prayer and looks ideal for discipling new or young believers. Bevins isn’t interested in offering us something radically new, but something ancient. Any book that calls us back to our biblical and historic roots concerning the gospel, godliness, and a vibrant spiritual life is one I am buying. 

Our church typically reads either the Apostle's Creed or Nicene Creed every Sunday. I love new books on the old Creeds, and this looks like a good one. Check out Baptist21's interview of Winfield & this video from Winfield about Creed. Follow Winfield Bevins on Twitter. Pick up Creed at Amazon or get it on your Kindle.

$5 Albums for September 2011

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Good, cheap music for September. Here are my favorite $5 albums from Amazon. Let me know what you like on my list, or something I missed!

Music Monday 8.29.11

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Check out some music this week. 

On My Radar

The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient | getting great reviews

Cheap & Noteworthy

$5 Albums for August - Ends Wednesday!

Streaming FREE

EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints

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The new album from EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints is $2.99 today. I've never heard of EMA or the artist behind it, Erika M. Anderson. But seeing the daily deal on Amazon I looked up more on the album. It has remarkable reviews from Pitchfork, PopMatters, Drowned in Sound, Dusted, and MusicOMH. So I picked it up and want to encourage you to dive in. Let me know what you think.

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