Resources Archives

Thank God They're Not Me (May 15, 2008) - If you decide to never visit my blog again because all I do is talk about my brothers' new book, Do Hard Things I will understand, but I'm afraid I can't stop hyping it. I'm so thrilled to see their... ( Keep Reading » )

The Henry Center (May 10, 2008) - A few weeks ago at Together for the Gospel, I was glad to sit down with Owen Strachan, the new managing director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding based at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield,... ( Keep Reading » )

ESV Study Bible Website (April 15, 2008) - The website for the ESV Study Bible launched today. Our church uses the ESV and we've been anxiously anticipating the release of this study Bible. Last fall I got to sit with Justin Taylor and Dr. Lane Dennis at... ( Keep Reading » )

New Release: Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin (April 4, 2008) - For the past year my dear friend Bob Kauflin has been hard at work on a book entitled, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God. Yesterday I received a copy of the book. It looks great.... ( Keep Reading » )

Amazon Bestseller: Do Hard Things (March 26, 2008) - In late-breaking proud-older-brother news, Do Hard Things, written by my brothers Alex and Brett, spent yesterday climbing the charts on amazon.com. As Brett wrote last night, "20 minutes left for the day and we've reached #5 overall and #1... ( Keep Reading » )

Honoring My Wife (January 31, 2008) - This post is an unabashed display of husbandly pride. Forgive me, but I want to honor my amazing wife. She spends herself managing our home and caring for and educating our three children. Like all mothers, she could be... ( Keep Reading » )

CJ Blogs (January 29, 2008) - Glory Hallelujah! CJ has entered the blogosphere with his new blog on the Sovereign Grace site entitled " Sovereign Grace Blog: C.J. Mahaney's view from the cheap seats & other stuff." Check it out. Be part of history and... ( Keep Reading » )

10:31 Sermon Jams (January 10, 2008) - In the last year, I've become acquainted with a group called 10:31 Sermon Jams. These guys, Bryan and Caleb, are taking sermons and setting them to music, with the goal of "bringing life changing truth and the good news... ( Keep Reading » )

Gift Idea: Anything from eeBoo (December 7, 2007) - If you're looking for a gift for a child, I'm a big fan of the games, maps and puzzles from the folks at eeBoo. Everything I've seen from them is top-quality and wonderfully illustrated. This week I played I... ( Keep Reading » )

Gift Idea: Journals (December 5, 2007) - Last night we had our annual Staff Christmas Party—always a wonderful time of fellowship and celebrating evidences of God's grace in those we work with. As a gift from the pastors, all the staff received leather PaperBlanks journals. These... ( Keep Reading » )

Gift Idea: Plumb's Ode to Motherhood (December 2, 2007) - In the spirit of Christmas consumerism I thought I'd use a few posts to pass on a some suggestions for gifts. The first is the latest album by Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, the artist known as Plumb. I've enjoyed Tiffany's... ( Keep Reading » )

Clarification on Dating and Courtship (November 27, 2007) - I am often asked if I still agree with what I wrote in my first book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. The answer is that I do, but I'm quick to state that I've never claimed that the ideas I... ( Keep Reading » )

Coming Soon from CJ Mahaney (October 27, 2007) - A couple of exciting things are in the works with my friend CJ Mahaney. First, he's going to be starting a blog on the Sovereign Grace website next year. A number of us have been lobbying for him to do... ( Keep Reading » )

Desiring God Conference Resources (October 5, 2007) - Desiring God has made available the audio/video/text from their National Conference entitled "Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints," held September 28-29 in Minneapolis. If you haven't found and benefited from these sessions yet, here they are:... ( Keep Reading » )

Resources on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood (September 24, 2007) - For 20 years, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) has worked to define, defend, and celebrate Scripture's teaching about men, women, and gender. C.J. Mahaney says about CBMW, "There is no more strategic ministry in the battle to... ( Keep Reading » )

An Interview with Tullian Tchividjian-Part 3 (September 8, 2007) - This is the third and final installment of my interview with pastor and author Tullian Tchividjian, in which he shares about his new book, Do I Know God?, his testimony, and his thoughts on our generation. Josh: Tell us... ( Keep Reading » )

Mahaney Interviews Dever (September 4, 2007) - 9Marks just came out with their latest leadership interview. Normally Mark Dever serves as the host and peppers the guest pastors and authors with questions. But in the newest interview the tables are turned as C.J. Mahaney interviews Mark... ( Keep Reading » )

An Interview With Tullian Tchividjian-Part 2 (September 4, 2007) - This is the second part of an interview with my friend, pastor and newly published author Tullian Tchividjian (the picture is one I took of Tullian and his wife Kim during the Billy Graham Crusade in New York in... ( Keep Reading » )

An Interview With Tullian Tchividjian-Part 1 (August 31, 2007) - Several years ago, God allowed my path to cross with a young pastor in South Florida named Tullian Tchividjian. We share a common love for the local church, theology, and preaching God's word. I've been able to spend time... ( Keep Reading » )

Cravings and Conflicts (August 8, 2007) - Conflict is coming your way. The following article, written by my good friend and mentor CJ Mahaney, recently appeared in Reformation 21. It is reproduced here with permission. CJ leads Sovereign Grace Ministries and has served over 30 years... ( Keep Reading » )

Mohler: Ten Great Christian Biographies (July 6, 2007) - Maybe you've already seen it, but I just ran across Al Mohler's list of of recommended biographies (HT: JT). I've ordered two books off the list and hope to get to all the books in the coming years. An... ( Keep Reading » )

Shopping for Time Review (July 4, 2007) - The GirlTalkers have done it again. Carolyn Mahaney and her three incredible daughters have just released their third book, Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and Not Be Overwhelmed. My wife has been greatly served by the... ( Keep Reading » )

Book Review (July 1, 2007) - Monergism has posted a thorough and glowing review of Living the Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney. If you haven't read the book, I highly recommend it.... ( Keep Reading » )

Rebelution Conferences (June 26, 2007) - I'm so proud of my brothers, and so excited for the Rebelution conference tour they've got going. They had their latest conference in Sacramento this past weekend, and it sounds like God did some incredible things there. Here are... ( Keep Reading » )

NA Messages Now Available (May 31, 2007) - Sovereign Grace now has all the New Attitude '07 messages available for free MP3 download. The messages are:Discernment (Joshua Harris) Discern Your Doctrine (Mark Dever) Discern Your Culture (Al Mohler) Discern Your Heart (CJ Mahaney) Discern the Graymatters (Eric... ( Keep Reading » )

Gray Matters (May 9, 2007) - The team at Boundless is featuring a great little series on discernment by my buddy and fellow pastor and New Attitude guru, Eric Simmons. In the series entitled "Gray Matters," Eric shares five principles of discernment. He kicks off... ( Keep Reading » )

How Do We Respond? (April 28, 2007) - In response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, our church has created a special resource page that gathers helpful articles, sermons and recommended books. These resources are worth giving attention to not just for processing the sad events in... ( Keep Reading » )

9 Marks Interview (February 2, 2007) - I'm a big fan of 9 Marks Ministries. And have really enjoyed listening to the different interviews they've done with some of my heroes in the faith. So the fact that they featured me this month is a serious drop... ( Keep Reading » )

West Coast Revival (January 18, 2007) - Here's a band I've been enjoying lately. West Coast Revival grew out of our sister church in Pasadena, CA. Their first full-length album was recently released by UGG Records (you can buy it there). For more info, check out... ( Keep Reading » )

Sex Is Not The Problem Reviewed (October 18, 2006) - For anyone interested, Tim Challies just reviewed my book Sex is not the Problem (Lust Is).... ( Keep Reading » )

CJ on Desiring God Conference (October 4, 2006) - Here's CJ's take on the conference.... ( Keep Reading » )

The Valley of Vision - Free Song Download (July 3, 2006) - Sovereign Grace is about to release a new worship project based on the classic collection of Puritan prayers called The Valley of Vision. If you've never heard of this book, go out and get it. Your prayer life will... ( Keep Reading » )

The Squire and the Scroll (March 21, 2006) - Some of you might be familiar with the work of Jennie Bishop. She authored a very popular children's book for girls called The Princess and the Kiss. It tells the story of a princess who saves the precious gift... ( Keep Reading » )