USA: Together for the gospel
Tim Thornborough
T4G sessions take place in an enormous basketball arena – the hilariously named KFC Yum! Center – in Louisville, Kentucky.
The singing, led by Bob Kauflin from a grand piano in the centre, is nothing short of fantastic. The picture shows a late-night panel discussion about the challenge of homosexuality led by Dr Al Mohler and featuring Sam Allberry, from Maidenhead, UK. Sam’s book Is God Anti-gay? was handed out free to the 7,500 delegates at the conference, and his comments were warmly applauded by the crowd. Talks are available to download free from www.t4g.org – of especial note is Kevin DeYoung’s talk on the inerrancy of the Bible.
Limelight help
Tim Thornborough
I sat under the blazing lights of the TV studio, the presenter looking at me suspiciously.
I was the nasty, Bible-bashing evangelical, out of tune with the culture, the times and reality as he knew it. He really only had one aim. To show the world how irrelevant and bigoted I really was. I gulped nervously and tried to put on a brave smile as the red light went on and he turned to me, eyes boring into me like gimlets…
On being God's bruiser
Tim Thornborough
Mark Driscoll started a Bible study in his lounge in Seattle just 15 years ago.
His church — Mars Hill — now numbers some 19,000, and his fiery straight-talking sermons are watched by thousands more online. EN’s Tim Thornborough caught up with him at the London Men’s Convention.