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what the Bible is about

Posted on August 24, 2010 by bkingr

Collin Hansen has posted a great video as he says: To whet your appetite for the 2011 national conference—They Testify About Me: Preaching Jesus and the Gospel from the Old Testament—I wanted to share this clip from Tim Keller’s address at the … Continue reading →

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importance of preaching Christ

Posted on August 2, 2010 by bkingr

Michael Horton has written an excellent article on the importance of preaching Christ from anywhere in the Bible. He also lists some of the ways that well intended preachers miss on this as they preach. Here is the introduction to … Continue reading →

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the western church

Posted on March 3, 2010 by bkingr

Tim Keller posted a few days ago at the Resurgence blog about five issues facing the western church. It is all good, but 3, 4 and 5 were especially intriguing. Here is No. 4: 4. The growing cultural remoteness of … Continue reading →

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handling criticism

Posted on February 3, 2010 by bkingr

Tim Keller has some useful insights into handling criticism. First, you should look to see if there is a kernel of truth in even the most exaggerated and unfair broadsides. There is usually such a kernel when the criticism comes … Continue reading →

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more reviews of The Shack

Posted on January 28, 2010 by bkingr

some big guns have turned their attention to Wm P. Young’s book, The Shack. Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian has read it and Dr. Al Mohler is concerned about the discernment ability of modern evangelicals in light of the fact … Continue reading →

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death to self-righteousness

Posted on September 30, 2009 by bkingr

the Gospel ends self-righteousness. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0g-s4Qhtyk&hl=en&fs=1&] ht to Timmy Brister

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learning vicarious suffering

Posted on June 18, 2009 by bkingr

courtesy of vitamin z, I saw this quote from Tim Keller: “You need to get used to this reality. Once you become a parent, for the rest of your life, you’ll never be happier than your unhappiest child, because your … Continue reading →

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the pursuit of happiness

Posted on May 17, 2009 by bkingr

Julie Neidlinger has a great post up about the pursuit of happiness resulting only in increased sadness. Check it out. here is the last line of an excellent post: And yet I still go after the carrot. The pursuit of … Continue reading →

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Gospel Centered

Posted on February 1, 2009 by bkingr

Dodson posted a bit from Tim Keller’s piece about what it means to be gospel centered. I am reposting that one, plus another one farther down in the article. I do not simply mean by ‘gospel-centered’ that ministry is to … Continue reading →

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a bit of Tim Keller

Posted on December 8, 2008 by bkingr

Darryl Dash interviews Tim Keller here and here. they are short and interesting so go take a look. here is a tease from part 1: The evangelical Church is bitterly divided into groups that say, either we should change the … Continue reading →

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Prodigal God

Posted on November 10, 2008 by bkingr

here is an excerpt from the book the Prodigal God that I mentioned previously here. as quoted by steve mccoy: Jesus’s teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing, religious people of his day. However, in the main, our … Continue reading →

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Tim Keller

Posted on October 30, 2008 by bkingr

Tim Keller has a new book out called The Prodigal God. he explains what it is and why he wrote it here. a sample: What’s the book about? It’s about being ‘prodigal.’ The word ‘prodigal’ is an English word that … Continue reading →

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Keller on belief

Posted on September 1, 2008 by bkingr

from the Resurgence Blog, here is a Tim Keller talk to the employees of Google about why it makes sense to believe in God. It is an hour long. I am up to 39 minutes and have loved it all … Continue reading →

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