Piper Explains the Rick Warren Invitation

You can find a brief explanation of the reasoning behind John Piper’s inviting Rick Warren to speak at this year’s Desiring God Conference here. Update: My response is here.

My Two Cents on Rick Warren and Desiring God

This has been rumored for a while, but SharperIron confirmed with Desiring God yesterday that Rick Warren has indeed been invited to participate as a speaker at their 2010 conference. There will surely be a loud response to this from various perspectives in the days ahead. Phil Johnson’s brief tweet gives a taste of how [...]

SoundForth CD “Promises” Available

The new SoundForth recording, Promises, is now available. The CD includes several of my personal favorites, including O God, My Joy; Power of the Cross; and a gorgeous arrangement of Jesus Paid It All. It also includes Dan Forrest’s beautiful arrangement of ChurchWorksMedia.com‘s His Robes for Mine. The orchestrations are beautiful, and the choral singing [...]

Selecting Songs for Corporate Worship

I get asked quite often about the advisability of using modern hymns (especially from Sovereign Grace and Townend & Getty), probably because of my association with ChurchWorksMedia.com. It’s a decision that churches need to make individually and on which we should give each other a great deal of space. (We do believe in the autonomy [...]

His Robes for Mine: SoundForth Concert and CD

Dan Forrest’s arrangement of His Robes for Mine (a hymn which I wrote with Greg Habegger) is one of the tracks on the new SoundForth CD, Promises. It is also part of the SoundForth CD Premier Concert this Wednesday evening, March 24. The concert begins at Bob Jones University sometime between 8:30 and 8:45pm, depending [...]

Dad, Jeff, Dan, and World Evangelization

I’m rejoicing today in the Lord’s use of my brothers and father in the work of world evangelization. I’m overwhelmed at what these godly men are doing around the world, even this moment: My Dad, Pastor Chuck Anderson, after leading in 4 church plants in Colorado—all of which are preaching the gospel today—is now heading [...]

Dancing Snowflakes

The following poem was written by my daughter, Rebekah, age 12. Not mostly written by her with help from Dad. It’s all her, aside from a couple minor editing suggestions. She’s gifted, I think. Of course, I may be biased. :) Dancing Snowflakes The sun is gone, the night is near. Snowflakes wake the pale, [...]

Doran Delivers

This is good. Doran delivers the goods on movements, politics, the basis for cooperation, and the primacy of the local church. You should read it. Comments closed. :)

New MP3 Page at ChurchWorksMedia.com

We just put up a new MP3 Page at ChurchWorksMedia.com that provides recordings of most of our psalms and hymns. Some have been recorded professionally and can be purchased. Most are just “normal Christians” praising their Savior in their local churches. We’re grateful for the privilege of being part of such heartfelt worship and are [...]

Draw Near through Christ

Joe Tyrpak preached last night on Christ’s replacement of the Temple, a theme we’ve focused on often—in Joe’s message, a recent series, our study of John 2 and John 4, etc. What a tremendous truth! Christ is the perfect Temple, being (a) the “place” where sinners seek God and (b) the “place” where God is [...]