I returned from the Caribbean (more on that later, when I get the pictures) in time to participate in the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology at Tenth this weekend. As a member of the Tenth Choir, I get to go for free in exchange for singing Friday and Saturday nights. I do not think there is a better deal out there. I got to hear Alistair Begg for the first time in person. Who knew he could recite so many Paul Simon and John Lennon lyrics? I highly recommend his preaching, which you can hear on the radio and through his internet site. It was a Lennon weekend, since one of the other speakers, Peter Jones, grew up with John in Liverpool.
D.A. Carson spoke Saturday night, Sunday morning and evening, and if you have time, I strongly encourage you to listen to his Sunday morning sermon. It will break your heart and then give you the healing of the Cross.
Tenth’s Executive Minister has started a blog to keep us updated on Tenth news. He has some good posts on the PCRT weekend as well.
I also had time to help prepare and serve at a party for 25 people after the Friday night meeting. There, I was strongly taken to task for not buying some cigars while I was in the San Juan, Puerto Rico airport. Understandably so, although I am always afraid to buy things like cigars since I am not expert enough to know if I am making a good purchase (does that sound like a proper excuse?).
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Alistair Begg is great, isn’t he? I had every intention of going to this conference, but it turned out it was the weekend I had to take the teenagers to an Acquire the Fire event in Pittsburgh (something I’ll never do again).
Comment by Travis — 4/27/2005 @ 1:43 pm