Tucker Project

“Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen.”

Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, April 1521.

*It was interesting to find out that most scholars agree that the famous “Here I stand. I can do no otherwise” was not said by Luther in his speech.

“You can look the other way once, and it’s no big deal, except it makes it easier for you to compromise the next time, and pretty soon that’s all your doing; compromising, because that’s the way you think things are done. You know those guys I blew the whistle on? You think they were the bad guys? Because they weren’t, they weren’t bad guys, they were just like you and me. Except they compromised… Once.” Jack Bauer, 24, Episode 1

have been greatly exaggerated. I really am still alive! (I think.) Seriously though, I’ve been working a lot and doing a lot of (re)thinking about my life and theology. Believe it or not, I have a couple of drafts for future posts on the shelf. So hopefully I can get back into the swing of this soon. I really just wanted to write something to assure myself that I’m still Bloggingly Alive. Stay tuned…

In other news…

Registration opened on Friday for the Desiring God National Conference (Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World).

The conference will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center and will run from September 29 through October 1. Speakers will include David Wells, D.A. Carson, Timothy Keller, Mark Driscoll, Voddie Baucham, and John Piper.
I registered as soon as I found out (this conference will probably fill up pretty quick) and can’t wait to go. First of all it will provide me with my first opportunity to fly. Secondly, I think it will make a great vacation where I will actually get out of town. And finally, the subject matter is highly relevant to what’s been going on in my life and in my head over the past year. This “postmodern” and “emergent” stuff has been in the forefront of many conversations and thoughts over the past year and I think it will do me some good to hear first hand from some men of God whom I highly respect.

And so it continues…..

Talk of gall bladders, babies, Wii, Wi-Fi, acoustics from the past, New Super Mario Bros, church history and other such topics ensue as Ryan and Tucker are joined by friend Wes. You’ve been warned. :: Direct Link to Episode :: Show Notes