Michael Horton on the Gospel-Driven Life

In case you don't know Michael Horton, is Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine, and host of the syndicated radio broadcast, The White Horse Inn.

Michael Horton has also written numerous books (almost 20 and that is not including an amazing amount of papers, pamphlets, booklets, reviews, etc.), some of which you may own. If not, you need to. Putting Amazing Back Into Grace, The Law of Perfect Freedom, and his recent Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church.

His new book, Gospel Driven Life: Sequel to Christless Christianity will be made available later this month.

Before the books is in your hands, you may want to check out a recent conference that Horton appeared at.

Michael Horton’s three talks at the Spring Theology Conference of the Reformation Society of Oregon (May 2009) on the gospel-driven life:

1. The Front Page God
2. The Promise-Driven Life
3. Feasting in a Fast Food Food World
4. Q & A

From Between Two Worlds

Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl - N.D. Wilson

So here is the book I am reading.
I am finding it to be quite good. If laughing, crying and getting upset while reading a book is good.

View trailer here:


Here is descript from Mr. Wilson's publisher:

A visual, poetic exploration of the narrative nature of the world and the personality of the Poet behind it all.

When Nate Wilson looks at the world around him, he asks "What is this place? Why is this place? Who approved it? Am I supposed to take it seriously?" What could such an outlandish, fantastical world say about its Creator?

In these sparkling chapters, Wilson gives an aesthetic examination of the ways in which humanity has tried to make sense of this overwhelming carnival ride of a world. He takes a whimsical, thought-provoking look at everything from the "magic" of quantum physics, to nature's absurdities, to the problem of evil, evolution and hell. These frequently humorous, and uniquely beautiful portraits express reality unknown to many Christians-the reality of God's story unfolding around and among us. As the author says, "Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. His comedy. Let the pages flick your thumbs."

As Christians, We Should Be the Saddest People On Earth - Paul Tripp

Paul Tripp has a new book coming out entitled Broken Down House. You can check it out here.

From the introduction:

Picture a broken down house. We've all seen them sagging and dilapidated dwellings that look as if they are in physical pain. You wonder what the house once looked like, who lived in it, and how it got into such a miserable condition. Some of us look at this kind of house and are simply overwhelmed. We quickly move on, not for a moment considering the possibility of restoration. Others of us immediately see potential. We can't wait to get our hands on the mess and restore it to its former beauty. Sin has ravaged the beautiful house that God created. It sits in slumped and disheveled pain, groaning for the restoration that can only be accomplished by the hands of him who built it in the first place. The good news is that the divine Builder will not relent until everything about his house is made totally new again. The bad news is that you and I are living right in the middle of the restoration process. We live each day in a house that is terribly broken, where nothing works exactly as intended. But Emmanuel lives here as well, and he is at work returning his house to its former beauty.

Often it doesn't look like any real restoration is going on at all. Things seem to get messier, uglier, and less functional all the time. But that s the way it is with restoration; things generally get worse before they get better. Someday you will live forever in a fully restored house. But right now you are called to live with peace, joy, and productivity in a place that has been sadly damaged by sin. How can you live above the damage? Even better, how can you be an active part of the restoration that is at the heart of God's plan of redemption? That is what Broken Down House is all about.