How to Discipline

My friend Rob Flood, who along with his wife mentored us on how to parent a young child, wrote this article on how he disciplines his children.

For that someone special

For the ladies that are a little late on getting their men something special for Valentines day...

Puritan Challenge

This year I've taken on the Puritan Challenge. A few friends and family members have also joined me. The "Puritan Challenge" is this: Reading one book a month by a Puritan author.

Here's a list of the books we're reading:

January: The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
February: The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel
March: The Godly Man’s Picture by Thomas Watson
April: Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks
May: Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ by John Bunyan
June: The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
July: A Lifting Up for the Downcast by William Bridge
August: The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
September: The True Bounds of Christian Freedom by Samuel Bolton
October: The Christian’s Great Interest by William Guthrie
November: The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
December: A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine

You can get all of these books for $65 here.

If you're interested in joining us, you can read more by clicking the button below:

More on unChristian

David Kinnaman talks about his new book unChristian
here.

He summarizes the book this way, “The main thesis of the book, the kernel of the findings, is that the younger generation believes Christianity no longer follows the example and teachings of Christ.”

A Father Son Reading Club

D.A. Carson noted that Phil Ryken discussed his involvement in a father-son reading group on his blog. You can read ideas for starting such a club here.

Two Books

A friend of mine recommended having more book reviews on the site. To honor him, here is an un-review and a pre-review:

Glenn Beck’s New Book
If you enjoy Glenn Beck’s radio program, then don’t waste your time reading his new book. I read about fifty pages this weekend and found it to be lacking in humor, style, and overall writing quality.

Robert Lewis' New Book
I also picked up Robert Lewis' new book,The New Eve. It's a book for women and it looks solid so far. In fact, I predict this may be one of the most important books published for Christians this year. Why am I reading a book written for women? If you have to ask (men) then you need to read it as well.

Making Glass in China

One of the more moving parts of the Desiring God conference for me was the emphasis on missions. No coincidence that I came home and attended an all-day missions class. One of the speakers for the class works with World Venture. He showed this video of an innovative approach to missions in China. This guy runs a glass making company and has a 99% conversion rate among his employees.

John Piper's son writes a letter

I was particullary moved by this letter Abraham Piper read before his father's talk. It was both honorable and funny at the same time.

Desring God Audio

Over the last few days, I have posted some quotes from the 2008 Desiring God conference for pastors. I plan on posting more quotes over the coming weeks. You can listen to all of the talks here.

Livingstone’s parenting advice

Greg Livingstone (founder of Frontiers) gave the missions talk at the Desiring God pastor’s conference. In the midst of his talk, he offered the following parenting advice:

“I have three grown boys, and two of them are not walking with the Lord. And they were the two that were the easiest, they always obeyed, never gave me any trouble.

“So be careful about the ones who don’t complain… because I found out years later that they felt like they couldn’t compete with God. They later said, 'Dad, if you said God was telling you something, how could we could compete with that?' Get to know them and find out what they are struggling with. Find out what they are feeling.”