• New Version of NIV Coming in 2011 and TNIV Going Off Market
  Here are statements by Randy Stinson, Ligon Duncan and Albert Mohler.

• Free Online Books
  Monergism offers a nice (and growing) list of free online books.

• Arminianism v. Calvinism
  This chart distinguishes between the soteriological systems of Arminianism and Calvinism.

• Is Social Media a Fad? (video)
  Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?

• Cheese & Burger Society
  Your taste buds are about to be delighted by deliciousness.

• The Author of The Shack Denies Penal Substitutionary Atonement
  In this interview, William P. Young flatly denies a cornerstone of our Christian faith. [HT: Challies]

• How to Witness Honestly
  In a Q&A session, Paul Washer offers an honest approach to evangelizing the lost. [HT: walksbyf8h]

• Free Album of Hymns for Modern Ears
  Page CXVI is a new music project that seeks to make hymns known to the church again. Being a traditional type of guy, I was pleasantly suprised by this album. Side note…from what I understand, CXVI is the page number where Aslan sings Narnia into being.

• Albert Mohler on TIME Magazine’s “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now”
  Mohler was interviewed by TIME about their #3 world changing idea: “The New Calvinism”.

• Louis Berkhof Collection is Now Available on Logos PrePub
  Berkhof’s collection (which includes his widely cited Systematic Theology) is a tremendous resource for doctrinal theology of the Reformed tradition.

• Any Song. Legal. Free
  Search the web for any song in the world. You can also create a playlist.

Various bloggers have been liveblogging the 2009 Shepherds’ Conference:

• Session 1:  John MacArthur
• Session 2:  Tom Pennington
• Session 3:  John MacArthur
• Session 4:  Rick Holland
• Session 5:  Al Mohler
• Session 6:  Phil Johnson
• Session 7:  Steve Lawson
• Final Session:  John MacArthur

You can also listen to and/or watch in real time using the live stream or download each message when it is made available.

Here are photos from the conference. Updates will come as the week progresses.

“Discernment is not simply a matter of telling the difference between what is right and wrong; rather it is the difference between right and almost right.” -Charles Spurgeon

The other night at our Home Fellowship Group, we briefly discussed a book entitled The Shack (written by William P. Young). Someone who had read the book noted that they saw some doctrinal issues in regards to the trinity. A couple of individuals mentioned that it had been recommended to them by friends and they wanted to know what all of the buzz was about. There is no doubt that it is incredibly popular in Christian circles. Although I have not read it and do not plan on reading it, I expressed my concerns about the book due to some reviews that I have read online. These reviews are from respected sources and I find them to be very discerning. Here are some of those reviews…

Written Reviews:

• The Shack Reviewed by Tim Challies (may be the most comprehensive and popular)
• Shack Attack – or A Call To Discernment? by Wayne Elliott
• The Shack reviewed by the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
• The Shack: Ramshackle Theology by Tom Neven
• But It’s Only Fiction by Tom Neven

Audio Reviews:

• A Look at The Shack The Albert Mohler Radio Program
• Uncovering The Shack by Dr. Michael Youssef