Free MP3 Messages from Sovereign Grace Ministries

Sovereign Grace Ministries is giving an invaluable gift to the body of Christ by making their store's entire collection of MP3 messages available for free download. Audios are sorted by topic, event, and speaker. Thanks to Adrian Warnock for pointing to this great find as well as for listing the links by speaker:


Randy Alcorn Mark Altrogge Christine Bass Ken Boer Robin Boisvert Gary Bowers Mike Bradshaw Mike Bullmore John Butler Craig Cabaniss Solomon Campbell Kristin Chesemore Nancy Chouinard Mickey Connolly Steve Cook Vikki Cook Brent Detwiler Jenny DetwilerMark Dever Ligon Duncan Bob Donohue Jim Donohue Andy Farmer Rick Gamache Pete Greasley Wayne Grudem Joshua Harris Dave Harvey Kimm Harvey Eric Hughes Danny Jones Bob Kauflin Bill Kittrell Grant Layman John Loftness Marty Machowski Carolyn Mahaney C. J. Mahaney Janelle Mahaney/Bradshaw John MacArthur Kenneth Maresco Carolyn McCulley Mark Mitchell Albert Mohler Mark Mullery Aron Osborne Jon Payne John Piper David Powlison Mark Prater Jeff Purswell Michael Ramsden Charlotte Richardson Trey Richardson Ken Sande Phil Sasser Pat Sczebel Janis Shank Steve Shank Chris Silard Eric Simmons R.C. Sproul Carl Taylor Justin Taylor Stuart Townend Eric Turbedsky Todd Twining Terry Virgo Bruce Ware Darryl Wenger Nicole Whitacre Dave Wilcox

Gospel Coalition Interviews

Interviews with D. A. Carson, John Piper, Tim Keller, and Mark Driscoll, in which they discuss the formation and mission of the Gospel Coalition, the state of American preaching, causes of fragmentation in American evangelicalism, and a number of other important topics, are now available at the Gospel Coalition website. (HT: Between Two Worlds)

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Twenty Years of Pastors' Conference Audio

The good folks at Desiring God Ministries have made the last twenty years of their annual pastors' conference messages (a total of 127) available online for free! Looking over the themes, I think I'll start with 2001. What a gift this is to the body of Christ. Many thanks to Dr. Piper and everyone at DGM!

Resolving Conflict (Between Christian Conferences)

I'd like to propose the creation of a nationwide centralized conference scheduling organization whose impossible task it would be to insure that major Christian organizations not schedule their conferences too closely together. What a wonderful service such a group could provide, rescuing indecisive people like me from the agony of having to decide which of them to attend.My brainstorm concerning this group was instigated yesterday when I received a brochure about CCEF's 2006 Annual Conference in the mail. I've never been to one of these conferences because it's always scheduled within days of the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society and this year is no different. CCEF's conference will be held November 10-12 in Philadelphia. The ETS meeting will be held November 15-17 in Washington D.C. Now, at this point I'm not sure I'll be able to attend either but one thing is certain, neither time nor money will permit my attending both.

The themes of both gatherings are of great interest to me. CCEF's is about Christ-centered hope for healing broken relationships. ETS's theme is "Christians in the Public Square." Among the pluses of going to ETS are: 1) I have some very good friends whom I only see at these meetings 2) All the major Christian publishers will be there with hugely discounted books 3) This is the second year of a new study group exploring the relationship between theology, psychology, and pastoral counseling 4) It's a wonderful opportunity to make new friends and learn of developments in my areas of interest. 5) The registration is cheaper. 6) All the major Christian publish....Oh, I said that already.

Some benefits of going to the CCEF conference are: 1) I've never been before. 2) I have the utmost respect and gratitude for the ministry of the faculty. Their work continually whets my appetite for Christ and equips me to be a better minister to others. I'm sure the general sessions and electives will be challenging and edifying. 3) It's an opportunity to meet new people committed to biblical counseling. 4) Keith and Kristyn Getty will be leading worship. 5) Carl Ellis of Project Joseph will be the guest speaker. 6) Discounted books and ministry resources will be available.

So, this is my quandary. I can't make the decision based on location. Both places are great tourist attractions but most likely I won't have time for sightseeing in either case.

Would you please let me know if you're planning to attend either of these events? You just might help me decide.

Our next project, after forming the national Christian conference coordination group, will be bringing GodBlogCon to the heartland.

Quiet For a Few Days

I'm off to Pennsylvania this evening to attend the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. I anticipate being computer-free until Saturday and therefore don't plan to make any contributions to the blog until at least then. However, should I be able to get my hands on a laptop, I just might break my silence.


I've marked some presentations and panel discussions I'm eager to attend including a dialogue between J. P. Moreland and John Franke on theological and philosophical perspectives on truth and knowledge, a panel discussion about homosexuality and evangelical foundations for pastoral care in which CCEF's Ed Welch will be presenting a biblical counseling perspective, and an exchange between some of the contributors to the book Christianity and the Postmodern Turn: Six Views (which for some reason didn't make the program but I have the word of a reliable source that it's going to happen). 


And then there are the books! I'm taking a short "to buy" list consisting of Common Grounds by Ben Young and Glenn Lucke (Am I the only person not to have read this one yet?), a new volume by James Beck and Bruce Demarest called The Human Person in Theology and Psychology, and David Wells's latest - Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ in a Postmodern World. Of course, just because a book isn't currently on the short list is no guarantee that it won't be coming back with me.


If all of the above weren't enough to get me excited about the trip, David Wayne, the Jollyblogger, and I have made luncheon plans. I'm looking forward to that just as much as anything else. Until I blog again.

ETS, Anyone?

Two days ago I received the 2005 Evangelical Theological Society Membership Directory in the mail. My name isn't listed. Why? Because once again I failed to renew my membership in time to be listed. I've since taken care of that minor technicality and just recently finalized my travel plans to attend the 57th Annual Meeting to be held in Valley Forge, PA.
A friend asked why I attend these gatherings and I thought of three reasons right off the bat:

1. I get to catch up with friends I only see at ETS meetings.
2. I enjoy listening to the papers and interacting with others working in subject areas in which I'm interested.
3. Books, books, books! Christian publishers are out in force with drastic reductions off retail prices.

Are any other bloggers planning to attend? Please let me know and perhaps we can arrange to meet.