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December 30, 2018 Luke 7:1-10 ESV

December 23, 2018 Matthew 2:13-23 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Joshua Berlinger, “Detention of 100 Christians raises concerns about religious crackdown in China,” CNN.com Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God in the Manger Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy...

December 16, 2018 Matthew 2:1-12 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God in the Manger Downton Abbey, TV program Harvard Magazine, “Faculty Faith” Head of State, film Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Fleming Ru...

December 9, 2018 Luke 1:26-38 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary G.K. Chesterton, Autobiography Os Guinness, In Two Minds Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York...

December 2, 2018 Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive J.I. Packer, Knowing God Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York Times Charles M. Schultz, A Charlie Brown Christmas The Wor...

November 25, 2018 Luke 17:11-19 ESV

November 18, 2018 Mark 12:38-44

November 11, 2018 Mark 10:13-16 ESV Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia CS Lewis, Collected Letters NPR, “Mister Rogers Talked Frankly With Kids About 'Grown-Up' Issues that Weren't” NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

November 4, 2018 Luke 10:38-42 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God is In the Manger Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child Timothy Keller, Every Good Endeavor Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NT Wright, For E...

October 28, 2018 Luke 4:1-13 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Sara Pulliam-Bailey, ‘There are more atheists entering Harvard in 2019 than Protestants and Catholics,’ Washington Post Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Nirvana, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Sto...

October 21, 2018 John 2:2-11 ESV

October 14, 2018 John 11:17-37 Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Tyler Cowen, ‘Death, Trauma, and God: The Effect of Military Deployments on Religiosity’ ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary The Indigo Girls, ‘Hey Jesus’ Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Elie Wiesel, Night Nich...

October 7, 2018 John 4:1-19 ESV

September 30, 2018 John 3:1-17 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Louis C.K. in The Los Angeles Times, “Louis C.K. gets philosophical over cell phones on Conan” Brad Pitt, interview with Rolling Stone Magazine Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, The Russell-Einstein...

September 23, 2018 Revelation 3:14-22 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount J.C. Ryle, Home Truths Kenneth Scott Latourette, A History of the Expansion of Christianity Jon Tyson, Sermons on Revelation Rankin Wilbourne, Serm...

September 16, 2018 Revelation 3:1-6 ESV

September 9, 2018 Matthew 5:13-16 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Timothy Keller, The Reason for God Madeleine L’Engle, Walk on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Sermon on the Mount Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith...

September 2nd, 2018 Revelation 3:7-13 Primary Sources TBA

August 26, 2018 Isaiah 53:4-6 PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary John Cox, Talks on Depression and Suicide Margaret Wise Brown, The Runaway Bunny Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, In Christ Alone Madeleine Levine, The Price of Privilege Lewis Smedes, ‘Is Suicide Forgivable?’ in Christianity Today Kay Warren, ‘A Year of Grievi...

August 19, 2018 Revelation 2:12-17 ESV Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive John Lennon, “Imagine” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount Rebecca Pippert, Hope Has Its Reasons Andrew Wilson, “The Strange Encouragement of the Church’s Appalling History”...

August 12, 2018 Revelation 2:8-11 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Eric Church, “Mr. Misunderstood” (lyrics) Dan Doriani, The Sermon on the Mount Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive CS Lewis, The Great Divorce CS Lewis, Mere Christianity Martyn Lloyd-Jones...

August 5, 2018 Revelation 2:18-29 ESV

July 29, 2018 Revelation 2:1-7 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Don Carson, editor, The New Bible Commentary InterVarsity Press, The IVP Bible Background Commentary Penn Jillette, video, ‘How much do you have to hate someone not to proselytize?’ Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Notes from the English Standard (ESV) Study Bible...

July 22, 2018 Philippians 4:14-23 ESV

July 15, 2018 Romans 16:1-7 ESV Katherine Alsdorf, “Tim Keller Hired Women in Leadership” at nycreligion.info Donald Carson, editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible notes James Montgomery Boice, Commentary on Romans Kathy Keller, Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles Mary Beth McGreevey, speech to the 2017 PCA General Assembly J.A. Medders, “Why Have Woman Deacons?” at jamedders.com N.T. Wrigh...