Showing posts with label Tony Carter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Carter. Show all posts

Monday, November 02, 2009

Brief Posts with Great Content

Tony Carter wonders "Is Balance a Four-Letter Word." And he's dragging Packer and Terry Johnson in on his side. I think he's right.


Russell Moore, quoted by JT, on "Great Preachers vs. Mediocre Preachers":
Great preachers are the ones who preach really bad sermons. The difference is that they preach really bad sermons when they're young, and are sharpened for life by critique.
Mediocre preachers are those who start off with sermons that are, eh, pretty good, but they're never critiqued and this never grow.
Good words. Read the entire post here.

Z lists 13 marks of male maturity from Al Mohler here.

Of First Importance with another helpful quote:
We never feel Christ to be a reality until we feel him to be a necessity.

-Austin Phelps, quoted by Gordon Keddie in Preacher on the run: The Message of Jonah (Hertfordshire, England: Evangelical Press, 1986), p. 85

Friday, May 22, 2009

One of the Reasons I LOVE Tony Carter

When I'm around him my face and heart do this A LOT!



In a couple weeks' time, it'll be a joy to be with bro's Carter, Louis Love, Hensworth Jonas, our wives, and all the saints at the New Life Fellowship Bible Conference. This year's focus is on evangelism in the book of Acts. Six expositions combined with a lot of fellowship and iron-sharpening-iron dessert conversations at fancy restaurants like Denny's.

If you're in the Vernon Hills, IL or greater Chicago area, come check us out. For my wife and I, it's a highlight to our year. You'll find your soul lifted.

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Around the Blog in 80 Seconds

Anthony Carter is busting myths. First up: "Reformed theology is white." I'm looking forward to the rest of the myths he plans to debunk. Welcome back and keep 'em coming Mr. Kotter.

Russell Moore meditates briefly on "race, conscience and the spoken word." Sounds like a worthwhile book to purchase.

Lance Lewis asks the question: does it matter if our faith is true or not?

Monday, July 02, 2007

Around the Blog in 80 Seconds

Today is a national holiday in the Cayman Islands (despite there being a lot of Canadians in Cayman, it's not a celebration of Canada Day :-)). So, with a day off and the rest of the family vacationing in the U.S., I'm doing a little "spring cleaning" (on the blog, that is).
First off, a few posts that I want to point out in case folks missed them.

Tony Carter includes a photo summary of the recent Reformed theology conference sponsored in the Chicago area by the saints at New Life Fellowship Church. Our brother Lance Lewis includes ten reasons to attend next year. It was sweet communion and I'm looking forward to posting some brief reflections of my own later this week, D.V.

Speaking of Conferences, the Third Annual Miami Pastors' Conference has released its theme and speaker line up for this year. The Conference is scheduled for Nov. 8-10, 2007 and focuses on the question, "What Is the Gospel?" The speakers for this year include conference regulars Ken Jones, pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church and Tony Carter. Also joining the speaking team this year is Michael Horton of the White Horse Inn. Mark it down. It should be a great time of fellowship in the word.

Recently elected 2nd Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention, Eric Redmond, shares this brief interview with the new Dean of the Howard University Divinity School. This requires a fervent prayer initiative and thorough response. (HT: Tony Carter). While you're visiting Eric's blog, you might check out his ruminations on "Race, Presidential Forums, and Evangelicals" and the recent SCOTUS decision.

Justin Taylor has provided links to the short application interviews NA is posting from the recent conference on discernment. These short bits are a wonderful idea for furthering the conference's effect. Hats off to the person that thought this up.

Secondly, I want to make some long overdue updates to my blog links. These are blogs most are already well aware of, blogs that are adding to the spiritual lives of their readers. Enjoy if you haven't already:

1. First, a couple of group blogs that have given me the privilege of contributing from time to time. It's a joy to share with the other brothers who comment on these sites:

Church Matters, the group blog of 9Marks ministries

Council of Reforming Churches, group blog including several Reformed African-American pastors

2. Also, I'm adding the Desiring God blog.

3. My brother Mike Gilbart-Smith's blog, Loving Church, is an excellent site. He's currently listing and evaluating evangelistic websites and materials. Check him out.
4. My brother Wyeth Duncan writes thoughtful and helpful things over at A Debtor to Mercy. And what a wonderfully appropriate name for a blog--for debtors to our God's mercy we are!


Well... now I'm feeling a bit more like Mr. Clean. So... enough for now. Off to enjoy this holiday.