Tag Archives: mark driscoll

no sex in a year

Posted on September 30, 2010 by bkingr

and separate bedrooms. according to Mark Driscoll this is living heresy for a married couple. What do you think? HT to the Z man.

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multi site churches

Posted on September 28, 2010 by bkingr

Here courtesy of Justin Taylor is a fascinating discussion of the concept of multi-site churches between Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald. Multiple Sites: Yea or Nay? Dever, Driscoll, and MacDonald Vote from Ben Peays on Vimeo. our church … Continue reading →

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family is where you serve

Posted on June 16, 2010 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll on what makes a family. HT to Jonathan Dodson.

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Brian McLaren's new book

Posted on February 18, 2010 by bkingr

Kevin DeYoung thoroughly (pdf 12 pages long) reviews all ten premises of Brian McClaren’s new book A New Kind of Christianity here. Kevin’s describes his approach at the outset: I want to be fair with McLaren. I want to understand … Continue reading →

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doctrine

Posted on February 15, 2010 by bkingr

Big new book from Mark Driscoll is coming soon. Doctrine, What Christians Should Believe Looks good. here is the table of contents: Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 – Trinity: God Is Chapter 2 – Revelation: God Speaks Chapter 3 … Continue reading →

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atheism's despair

Posted on November 17, 2009 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll with an excellent rundown of the hopelessness of an atheistic worldview: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv3TFg9SJb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Here is a related example from via challies: Indifference to the Disappearance as the Months Pass Not every atheist was horror-stricken at the O’Hairs’ disappearance. Frankly, … Continue reading →

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Driscoll in Austin

Posted on October 3, 2009 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll started the Austin Song of Solomon conference yesterday evening. It was an excellent way to spend a Friday evening with my lovely wife of 20 years. Tim Hawks the pastor of Hill Country Bible Church kicked off the … Continue reading →

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Another perspective on Calvinism

Posted on September 9, 2009 by bkingr

Here is Dolan Cummings on Calvinism here in Calvin’s 500th year. Its effect on Scotland and modern manifestations. It doesn’t appear that Mr. Cummings is a Christ follower which makes his bit on Mark Driscoll especially interesting. One of the … Continue reading →

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Driscoll coming to Austin

Posted on September 2, 2009 by bkingr

The Resurgence Blog is and has been in the blogroll. I encourage you to check it regularly. Lots of good articles and series by Acts 29 church planters all over the country. Recently, Mark Driscoll announced that he and his … Continue reading →

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Hour of Power

Posted on August 25, 2009 by bkingr

you have got to check out Mark Driscoll wearing a tie and preaching the Gospel to the crowd in the Crystal Cathedral on the Hour of Power. Resurgence blog post about it here. Direct link to video here. transcript here. … Continue reading →

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coming attractions

Posted on August 8, 2009 by bkingr

courtesy of Jonathan Dodson, I ran across this post by Mark Driscoll and his recent encounter with ABC’s Terry Moran and the Nightline crew. Sounds interesting. I wonder what the finished product will look like. I sat down for about … Continue reading →

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Leadership

Posted on July 12, 2009 by bkingr

continuing his spiritual gift series, Mark Driscoll has posted on the gift of leadership. Spiritual Gift of Leadership Defined The spiritual gift of leadership is found in people who have a clear, significant vision from God and are able to … Continue reading →

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calvinism and holiness today

Posted on June 23, 2009 by bkingr

courtesy of Iain campbell here is a different take than one would expect on the state of calvinism and holiness these days. here is how it starts: When I was a youngster and newly saved, it seemed as if the … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on June 7, 2009 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll has a post on the spiritual gift of teaching. The Spiritual Gift of Teaching Defined The gift of teaching is the God-given ability to understand and communicate biblical truth in a clear and relevant manner so that there … Continue reading →

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piper on driscoll

Posted on May 27, 2009 by bkingr

Here is a blog post containing six minutes of audio of John Piper discussing the controversy between John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll. Very interesting indeed. If you want a more complete narrative of the fuss, Jonathan Christman has a nine … Continue reading →

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Zach is thankful for Mark Driscoll

Posted on May 24, 2009 by bkingr

Zach of Vitamin Z is thankful for Mark Driscoll. Most people know that Mark is known for his strong push for men to act like Biblical men. Sometimes I feel that this crosses the line and could give people the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on April 26, 2009 by bkingr

Driscoll is doing a series of articles on spiritual gifts. Since he is charismatic, his series would be different than mine, but it is quite good nonetheless. His latest post is on the spiritual gift of wisdom. defined: The gift … Continue reading →

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more wolf shooting

Posted on April 3, 2009 by bkingr

Some of you may recall Mark Driscoll’s talk at last year’s Desiring God national conference. I reviewed it briefly here and linked to it. In the talk, Mark made the point that wolves are false teachers who prey upon the … Continue reading →

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wise as serpents, harmless as doves

Posted on April 2, 2009 by bkingr

Jesus sent his twelve disciples out by two’s in Matthew 10 to proclaim the imminence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As part of his charge to them, Jesus told them in verse 16 that he was sending them out like … Continue reading →

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pitfalls in planting

Posted on March 29, 2009 by bkingr

over at the Resurgence Blog (where Mark Driscoll has just posted about complementarianism) Barry Keldie is doing a series about pitfalls to be careful of when planting a church. The first two of the series have been posted. the first … Continue reading →

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DVR alert

Posted on March 26, 2009 by bkingr

A debate between Mark Driscoll and Annie Lobert against Deepak Chopra and Carlton Pearson on Satan will be on ABC’s Nightline at 11:30 p.m. ET tonight. Preview at the link. Here are 8 things that Jamie Munson of Mars Hill … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine noticed us

Posted on March 14, 2009 by bkingr

everybody is buzzing about number 3 on Time Magazine’s Top Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now. here, let them explain: Calvinism is back, and not just musically. John Calvin’s 16th century reply to medieval Catholicism’s buy-your-way-out-of-purgatory excesses is Evangelicalism’s … Continue reading →

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church planting

Posted on March 12, 2009 by bkingr

As some of you know, Julie and I are in the very beginning stages of working with Bryan and Lindsey Payne to plant a Harvest Bible Chapel here in Austin, Texas. Our Facebook group is here if you want to … Continue reading →

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missing the moment

Posted on February 14, 2009 by bkingr

The third of the reactions posted by Timmy Brister that I found particularly interesting is a longer read that gets to the heart of why I think this fight matters and why it is even occurring. An article at Baptist … Continue reading →

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friends ride in

Posted on February 14, 2009 by bkingr

Timmy Brister has posted a round up of reactions to the Baptist Press article on Mark Driscoll. I found three of them to be particularly interesting. First, Ed Stetzer writes that Friday is for Friends and he says, in part: … Continue reading →

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