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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...

July 8, 2018 Philippians 4:10-13 ESV Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Borg vs. McEnroe, film Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God is In the Manger Henrik Ibsen, The Wild Duck Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive CS Lewis, Mere Christianity The New York Times, A New Measure of Well-Being from a Happy Little Kingdom Singing in the Ra...

July 1, 2018 Philippians 4:2-9 ESV James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive John Lubbock, quotes at brainyquote.com Amy Morin in Psychology Today, “10 Reasons Why Today’s Teenagers are So Anxious” Frank Thielman, Philippians: The NIV Applica...

June 24, 2018 Philippians 3:12-4:1

June 17, 2018 Philippians 3:1-11 ESV

June 10, 2018 Philippians 2:19-30 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary Faith Brynie, ‘Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Words Can Cut Me Deeply,’ Psychology Today Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Conrad Gempf, How to Like Paul Again Andy Greene, ‘James Taylor: My Life in 15 Songs,’ Rolling Stone Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Comment...

June 3, 2018 Philippians 2:12-18 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary John Inazu, Confident Pluralism Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis, Reflec...

May 27, 2018 Philippians 2:1-11 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Stephen Hawking, interview with Kenneth Campbell, Reality on the Rocks Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Lorde, ‘Royals...

May 20, 2018 Philippians 1:19-30 PRIMARY SOURCES: James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Frederick Nietzsche, The gay science Jordan Peterson, 12 Rules for Life Frank Thielman, Philippians: The NIV Application Commentary David Foster Walla...

May 13, 2018 Philippians 1:12-18 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary David Brooks, The Road to Character Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Craig Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Elizabeth Kubler Ross, Death: The Final Stage of Growth Frank Thielman, P...

May 6, 2018 Philippians 1:1-11 ESV James Boice, Philippians: An Expositional Commentary CBS News, “Many Americans are lonely, and Gen Z most of all, study finds” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Goodreads.com, Thomas Wolfe quotes Tara John, “How the World’s First Loneliness Minister Will Tackle ‘the Sad Reality of Modern Life,’” Time Magazine Craig Ke...

April 29, 2018 Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 ESV