A Life Biography in Two Volumes

I find it helpful to think in these terms. Our biography is written in two volumes. Volume one is the story of the old man, the old self, of me before my conversion. Volume two is the story of the new man, the new self, of me after I was made a new creation in Christ. Volume one of my biography ended with the judicial death of the old self. I was a sinner. I deserved to die. I did die. I received my deserts in my Substitute with whom I have become one. Volume two of my biography opened with my resurrection. My old life having finished, a new life to God has begun.

--Excerpted from "Authentic Christianity", p. 200, by permission of InterVarsity Press. Thanks John Stott.

What is the Gospel? By Gregg Gilbert

The essence of Christianity is the life, death, and resurrection account of the Lord Jesus Christ. Relativism, however, has brought the "gospel" to mean just about anything; existing now as a byword within the christianese lexicon. Enter Gregg Gilbert's little black book. A graduate from Yale and Southern and recently pastoring under Mark Dever, Gilbert brings orthodoxy back into the limelight.  He presents God's love in Christ for sinners against a backdrop of his wrath and judgement. The chapter Jesus Christ the Saviour reverently presents the substitutionary atonement from the Scriptures revealing the heartbeat of the Good News. Simplistic in style and clear in presentation, Gilbert removes the fog and presents Christ's evangel without dulling down its harder points. Read and then re-read this book. 

Ackbar Up North

Hey there y'all. I'm up north for the summer twenty minutes outside of huntsville at Camp Widjiitiwin . It's pretty stellar up here - mosquitos and hundred foot maple leaf trees. It's been great working here on staff and getting to connect with the guys staff. I'm developing camp feet here so there's a nice layer of dirt developing under my nailbeds. It's great working with staff who love Jesus Christ and want to see his gospel impact campers through teaching his Word, through positive relationships and creative interactions. Here's a snap of Banks, Mozi, Ackbar (yours truly) & 2am.