Should We Be Patriots in the Pew?

Should we have patriotic worship services? Can we celebrate our citizenship in heaven and at the same time celebrate our earthly national citizenship?

Russell Moore, Stanley Hauerwas (!?), and Mark Dever discuss the question. In case anyone cares, I agree most with Mark Dever, with perhaps a bit of Russell Moore thrown in.

Don't expect this show to answer all your questions, but it could possibly make you think about things a little differently.

Guest Host: Russell Moore
Page: http://www.albertmohler.com/radio_show.php?cdate=2008-07-03
Audio File: http://www.sbts.edu/MP3/totl/2008/AMP_07_03_2008.mp3

2008 The Year of the River

I guess so.

The Curse Motif of the Atonement by R. C. Sproul

This sermon from Together for the Gospel '08 is shockingly beautiful. Jesus Christ redeemed me from the curse by becoming a curse for us. What does that mean? Sproul knows he doesn't understand it well or much, but what he shares will help Christians love Jesus more. Thank you, Jesus!

By the way, my conference book title suggestion was Beautiful Sacrifice: Life in Light of the Cross. This is the only message I've listened to so far, but in my opinion at this point, my title is still pretty good.

Preacher: R. C. Sproul
Audio File: here

Favorite Homeschool Merchandise

And now, something a little different...

R. C. Sproul Interviews Ben Stein About Intelligent Design

This video is well worth watching. I am looking forward to seeing the movie.

Host: R. C. Sproul
Description: Ligonier Blog
Google Video: Here

A New Name That No One Knows . . .

A Sermon on Revelation 2:17b by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is president of Calvin Theological Seminary. In 2006 he preached this sermon, which is a very encouraging call to avoid giving in to the world around us. Albert Mohler quoted from the sermon in this post: http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=1115. I wanted to listen to it, so I hunted down the audio.

Preacher: Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Manuscript: Here
Audio File: Here

The Lightlings

R. C. Sproul's children's book, The Lightlings, is a great Christmas parable. On this program, you can listen to an well-produced reading of the book by R. C. himself with a musical score. In addition he discusses why he writes children's books. It's a great program.

Hosts: R.C. Sproul and John Duncan
Program: Renewing Your Mind
Audio File: http://broadcast.ligonier.org/podcast-media/rym20071114.mp3