unpackaged me

a good laugh for a friday afternoon.

The post earlier today brought this to mind. Haven't had the privilege of attending any of the Gospel Coalition Conferences, but was able to recently catch this message by Tim Keller on sharing the gospel and consequently confronting idolatry.

Thoughts?

...a Driscoll favorite out of my video archives, woth your time.

I dig Tony Campolo. Always have. We may be at odds over a few theological details but when it comes to Jesus, we couldn't agree more. A friend shared this on their Facebook page last night and I just had to post it. Campolo tells one of my very favorite stories about a greasy spoon he walked into at 3 in the morning out in Honolulu.

For many of us sharing our faith doesn't come easy. But I think it has mcuh to with the fact that we put much too much pressure on oursleves.

Peter writes, "...but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer f

I read Jared's blog ("The Gospel-Driven Church") pretty regularly and can say I have really benefited from doing so. Having had my own "gospel renaissance” (as he calls it), I could really relate with what he describes here.

If you are a pastor or a communicator of the gospel in any facet, you will be encouraged by this 12 minute clip.