James Grant posted an interview IMonk did with David Powlison. What’s exciting and promising is the excerpt from the Study Bible which was also linked to: David Powlison writing on “Reading The Bible For Personal Application” (one of many helpful articles to be found in it).

As you know, on Wednesdays I usually recommend a free audio resource from the web. Today, I will let Thabiti speak. Thabiti listened to C.J. preach on A Husband’s Responsibilities and How To Change. Among other things, this question stood out from his reflections for men, as we relate to our wives:

“What am I doing each day to serve my wife that involves sacrifice, that costs me something?”

Read more of Thabiti’s reflections including the main points of this sermon here. Be encouraged to be a godly husband as well.

They now have a blog (today featuring the map that will appear in Study Bible of Ancient Rome).

Check this out:

(HT: J. Mark Bertrand)

Men, we always need encouragement in our task as the loving leaders in the home. Here are two helpful reasources I came across this AM to help us in our quest to glorify God as husbands and fathers:

Josh Harris linked to some Friday morning meetings for men at Covenant Life Church. They call this series THE MILL because that is where “you grind and reshape something.” Check them out.

Also, Colin Adams had some links to messages that encouraged him in home-work.

Avail yourself to the grace found here so that your life resonantes of God’s greatness.

Wish I could have attended this conference too. As always, the good people at SGM have made the audio available for free. The theme of this year’s Worship God conference was on the Psalms. They released this excellent CD as well with it.

This conference looks like it will be a good one. I have been reading Dallimore’s bio of Whitefield throughout this year and will be anxious to hear Piper’s take. Anyone else planning on attending this?

As many of you know, we are all gone on vacation. We actually left last Sunday after the AM services and came to my mom’s house. It has been a pretty busy week, really. Andrew has been sick most of the week. I worked on Monday – Wednesday on my Mom’s deck, dismantling the old one and then replacing all the deck boards and other things. That work will resume on tomorrow and Tuesday. I’ve also been nursing a pretty serious cold as well. I tried over the counter stuff for a few days but kept getting worse. Now, with the help of antibiotics, I think I’m getting better. Then, Friday and Saturday, we were at 2 family reunions here with my family. Needless to say, we are enjoying a day of rest today. It hasn’t been the most restful of times, but we have gotten lots done and hope to get more relaxing in during the next few days. Anyway, I may do some posts this week, but that is my explanation on the drought of posts.

For more info on Ben Stuart (Our Camp Pastor) and the ministry he is regularly associated with, visit Breakaway Ministries. (They also have a podcast available on their website for free).

Other messages from Ben given at Student Life the week we were at camp are available here, but they cost about $5 per message.

Yeah, camp ended last Friday. We were able to capture the spirit sledge for our Gold Squad. But aside from all that, I continue to be amazed at how God used our camp pastor, Ben Stuart to encourage us. In this closing session, he really simply summarized all that we had seen this week. He read Romans 8:1-2. He began by talking how some things are naturally bent and crooked and unable to fix themselves. This is our condition. We can’t save ourselves. Therefore, we must awake and simply confess: “I don’t know what this day has for me. I can set my mind on the flesh and walk in death or I can set my mind on the Spirit and be in step with Him, living at peace with others.” This should be the battle we wage in our hearts as believers every day. And it starts today. We should pray for help: “God, set my mind on you. Stir in me all you want me to be.” Keeping in step with the Spirit means we are marching together with Him. It is encouraging to find other people who can live this way with you. Ben closed in prayer encouraging us to live this way throughout our lives.

We had a refreshing and encouraging week. Ministry at our project was accomplished with excellence and the people we served were very excited about both what we did and how we did it. They were especially quick to notice how “these students don’t seem like other people.” This gave us an open opportunity for the Gospel. I came back full. Good stuff.

We do plan to return to OBU for Missions Camp next year. The dates are: July 20-24. Our camp pastor will be Neil McClendon and music will be led by Billy & Cindy Foote. Mark it down and plan to be there.