Year End Random Resources and Such

So as the 2010 year comes to a close and one step closer to the Lords return I wanted to put up just some random resources I have ran into this week that have been helpful to me in hopes they will bless you.

1) Is a free 30-page, downloadable eBook titled Gospel-Centered Parenting that the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC) posted on there facebook this week. I have been going over it and it is packed with some very practical information on biblical parenting verse pragmatic parenting and a bunch of other articles and resources at the end that I will spend some time chasing down. You can get the pdf. by clicking here.

2. Next is a great resource Kevin DeYoung posted at The Gospel Coalition Blog giving a review on a book by Chris Brauns titled, "When the Word Lead Your Pastoral Search: Biblical Principles & Practices to Guide Your Search" and the link provides a full chapter for reivew that I have not tackled yet but look forward to doing so. This is a non addressed area of ministry from a literature presepctive as far as I have seen so this comes in at a great time of theological church growth. Keving DeYoung says this about the book,

"Chris Brauns’ book is the only resource of its kind that I have ever seen. If your church is searching for a pastor, or if you are a pastor seeking to equip your congregation to follow biblical guidelines when that day comes, I highly recommend this thoughtful, practical, biblical work to you."

3. The third thing I have is a recent 9 Marks Audio done by Shai Linne on the subject of Christianity and the Arts. This audio was extremely helpful not only from the artistic genre of vocation but all areas of vocation both business and cultural design. Shai Linne had some helpful and practical insight on how parents should encourage there children in secular work/art to glorify God not by staying away from cultural vocation but by being in it and doing it well as we point to Christ in all we endeavor to accomplish. Shai Linne said at one point that the goal of an artist is not to smuggle John 3:16 into a leaf on a painting he is doing for a corporation but to paint the leaf in such a way that it points to the glory of God and pray God allows oppurtunities to share the gospel in those situations. You can find that info here.


4. Well I have one more thing to add and that is a Will Varner audio on the book of James. Will Varner is releasing a commentary on James soon that I am looking forward to. But in this audio he makes a case for James actually being the head of the Jerusalem Church that is very insightful. You can find the audio here and the outline here.