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January 2008

9th Most Read Post – Thanksgiving Sermon on the Importance of Gratitude

January 31, 2008

No. 9 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on November 28, 2005, and simply linked to a sermon my pastor, Tope Koleoso, had preached on gratitude. Presumably it is a mark of the high percentage of my readers who are also preachers. It rates quite highly in a Google search for [...]

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10th Most Read Post – I Don’t Want Balance! I Want It All!

January 29, 2008

We have now arrived at the countdown of the top ten most popular posts of all time with readers of this blog. No. 10 appeared on July 19, 2007, and of all the posts I have written, this one is probably my own personal favorite. It is a rallying call to a kind of Christianity [...]

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11th Most Read Post – The Atonement: Wright Attacks Both Sides of the Debate

January 28, 2008

No. 11 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on April 23, 2007, and examined what is possibly the most controversial article Bishop Tom Wright has ever written. In it, I questioned his ability to criticize some who dismiss Penal Substitutionary Atonement while approving of Steve Chalke, stating his own support for [...]

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12th Most Read Post – The Toronto Blessing – When The Church Seemed To Be Going Mad

January 26, 2008

No 12 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on May 15, 2005, and examined the events surrounding and subsequent to what came to be known as “The Toronto Blessing.” I published this post from an article I had written many years prior to May of 2005. In some ways it was [...]

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13th Most Read Post – Tom Wright’s Response to John Piper

January 25, 2008

No. 13 on the list of most read posts on this blog appeared on November 19, 2007, and was part of a series of posts on the debate between Bishop Tom Wright and John Piper over justification. Other parts of this series which would have made the top 30 in their own right include: John [...]

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Help for our Prayerlessness – by Sam Storms

January 24, 2008

Part of the reason for my blog holiday has been, hopefully, to fit more time for prayer into my schedule which, even without blogging, remains tightly packed. As usual, I have not found that as easy as I would like—although I am praying more than I normally do. What is it about prayer that we [...]

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14th Most Read Post – Summary of My Interview With Terry Virgo

January 23, 2008

No. 14 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on June 28, 2007, and was the summary post of an interview with the father of the family of churches of which I am thrilled to be a part, and a man I respect like few others alive today. Terry Virgo is that [...]

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15th Most Read Post – Massive Collection of mp3 Messages Made Free

January 22, 2008

No. 15 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on August 22, 2007, and announced a major gift from Sovereign Grace Ministries to the global Church. Their vast collection of audio messages are now available online for free. If you have not already taken time to explore this treasure trove, shame on [...]

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16th Most Read Post – Who Are Your Favorite Well-Known Living Preachers?

January 21, 2008

No. 16 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on July 20, 2005. In this post I simply asked my readers to identify their favorite preachers, and I listed my own personal favorites. I have retained all of the comments from this post and have now added them to the end. To [...]

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17th Most Read Post – Interview with Dr. Sam Storms

January 19, 2008

No. 17 on the list of the most-read posts on this blog appeared on April 12, 2006, and was my interview with Dr. Sam Storms. Sam is a well-known Calvinistic charismatic speaker. He writes popular books which express a very similar theology to that of John Piper in an accessible way. His latest book, Signs [...]

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18th Most Read Post – Kim Riddlebarger Contradicts John MacArthur

January 18, 2008

No. 18 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on August 27, 2007. At the Shepherd’s Conference earlier last year, John MacArthur underestimated the likely fury of non-dispensational Calvinists at being told they weren’t “really reformed.” This post was an extract from Kim Riddlebarger’s response, which was written several months later. Its [...]

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19th Most Read Post – Adrian Interviews Justin Taylor

January 17, 2008

No. 19 on the list of the most widely read posts on this blog appeared on January 17, 2006, and was a lengthy chat I had with Justin Taylor. Few editors are as well-known as Justin. He has expertise in editing others’ writings, highlighting interesting posts around the blogosphere, and creating his own work. He [...]

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20th Most Read Post – Twelve Literary Features of the Bible

January 16, 2008

No. 20 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on October 25, 2007, and introduced us to a remarkable new approach to a study Bible, brought to us by Crossway. As of January 2008, I’m still working my way through this Bible, reading it from cover-to-cover. I’m enjoying it very much. Crossway [...]

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21st Most Read Post – Adrian Interviews Mark Dever

January 15, 2008

No. 21 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on January 30, 2006, and was my first meeting with Mark Dever. Mark is a great man of God, and was very much the initiator of the set of relationships now described as Together for the Gospel. I interviewed him for a second [...]

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22nd Most Read Post – Dr. Albert Mohler: Radio Host and Theologian

January 14, 2008

No. 22 on the list of most widely-read posts on this blog appeared on November 8, 2006, and was the last segment of my seven-part interview with Dr. Albert Mohler. Dr. Mohler is a phenomenon who, by God’s grace, accomplishes more than ten ordinary men could possibly hope to do! It is a real pleasure [...]

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23rd Most Read Post – Interview with Wendy Alsup, Deacon at Mars Hill Church

January 12, 2008

No. 23 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on January 25, 2007, and was the concluding segment of a conversation I had with Wendy Alsup, a deacon at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. It was very interesting to get the inside story on what it is like to be a [...]

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My "Christianity Today" News Debut

January 11, 2008

Christianity Today has published online a short news item about the UK which I wrote for them. The article, entitled Surprise Appointment, begins as follows: The appointment of Joel Edwards, general director of the U.K.’s Evangelical Alliance, as a commissioner to the nation’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has drawn complaints from gay activists. [...]

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Blog Tour – Day 4: Tim Challies Answers Questions Concerning Discernment

January 10, 2008

Although I am on a blog holiday at the moment, it gives me great pleasure to welcome my friend and newly published author, Tim Challies, to the blog for the next portion of his blog tour. Today he will answer a question submitted by another blogger. As I discuss spiritual discernment with other people, one [...]

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24th Most Read Post – Interview With Rob Rufus

January 10, 2008

No. 24 on the list of the most widely read posts among readers of my blog appeared on July 13, 2007, and provided an audio link to my interview with Rob Rufus. Interviewing Rob at the end of the Together on a Mission 2007 Conference was memorable, and those who listened to the mp3 will [...]

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25th Most Read Post – PSA: Precious Gospel or Divine Child Abuse?

January 9, 2008

No. 25 on the list of the all-time most popular posts with readers of this blog appeared on July 2, 2007, and summarized some of my series on the atonement. It also included links to a number of other posts on the subject. There were many other posts within this series—the most popular of which [...]

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