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Several of the speakers from our upcoming conference answer the question, "What can we gain from Calvin today?"

Mark Talbot

We can gain an awareness that the best theology comes from ministering to people.

Sam Storms

We can gain a deep appreciation for the Lord's Supper.

John Piper

We can gain an orientation on the majesty and holiness of God.

Doug Wilson

We can gain a rock solid, absolute confidence in the Bible.

Marvin Olasky

We can gain an understanding that it's important to write clearly without losing depth.

Theology

1. Heaven Misplaced: Christ’s Kingdom on Earth
2. Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
3. Jesus and the God of Israel
4. The Institutes of the Christian Religion
5. Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology
6. Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture
7. The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament
8. The Cross of Christ
9. Christ Is the Question
10. Signs of the Spirit: An Interpretation of Jonathan Edwards
11. Religious Affections
12. The Word Became Fresh
13. Christian Beliefs

Fiction

14. The Horse and His Boy
15. The Brothers K
16. Right Ho Jeeves
17. The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
18. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
19. Don Quixote

Art

20. Reality Transformed: Film and Meaning and Technique
21. The Affections of the Heart in Art
22. It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God

Business

23. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
24. How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
25. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits
26. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Prayer and Devotional Life

27. The Life of God in the Soul of Man
28. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
29. The Secret Key to Heaven: The Vital Importance of Private Prayer
30. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
31. Valley of Vision
32. The Divine Conspiracy

Reading

33. Breakthrough Rapid Reading
34. How To Read A Book

Sociology

35. Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World
36. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith
37. China Road

Missions and Evangelism

38. Jesus the Evangelist
39. The Changing Face of World Missions

Poetry

40. George Herbert: The Complete English Works

Philosophy

41. The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics

Science

42. Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics

Biography

43. The Autobiography of Ben Franklin

Counseling

44. Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
45. When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man

The last national conference speaker to introduce is Julius Kim. John Piper talks about why he invited him:

Learn more about DG's conference, "With Calvin in the Theater of God":

• John Piper's invitation
• Speaker information
• Dates and schedule
• Registration

Tope Koleoso writes about why he shouts when he preaches. Here's an excerpt.

This means that during the sermon, any one of the mentioned emotions, (Anger, Joy or Love), spill out without warning or apology...

Therefore, I shout, I laugh, I cry, and I dance. Therefore, I use my voice, my hands, my legs and my eyes. Therefore, I will do it with utter conviction and passion for if I will not do it from the heart, I will not do it at all...

(via Adrian Warnock)

John Piper talks about inviting Marvin Olasky to our national conference:

You can also watch Olasky's testimony:

Learn more about DG's conference, "With Calvin in the Theater of God":

• John Piper's invitation
• Speaker information
• Dates and schedule
• Registration

Tony Kummer is giving away an "ABC's of God," Sunday school curriculum for 1st - 3rd graders from Children Desiring God.

This is about a $215 value and all you have to do to enter is comment.

Update: Sorry I was unclear. Please comment at his site to enter.

John Piper talks about why he invited Mark Talbot to speak at our upcoming conference on Calvin :

For more from Mark Talbot, check out the message he gave at our 2005 conference, "Seeing God's Gracious Hand in the Hurt Others Do Us."

You can also watch his testimony:

Learn more about DG's conference, "With Calvin in the Theater of God":

• John Piper's invitation
• Speaker information
• Dates and schedule
• Registration

John Piper on why he invited Sam Storms to our national conference:

For more about Sam Storms, visit Enjoying God Ministries and watch his testimony:

Learn more about DG's conference, "With Calvin in the Theater of God":

• John Piper's invitation
• Speaker information
• Dates and schedule
• Registration

Visit the photoblog of Bill Walsh, our Director of International Outreach, to see some great shots from the DG team's trip to China.

John Piper talks about why he invited Doug Wilson to speak at our national conference this September:

For more about Doug Wilson, you can check out his blog and watch his testimony:

Learn more about DG's conference, "With Calvin in the Theater of God":

• John Piper's invitation
• Speaker information
• Dates and schedule
• Registration

John Piper talks about why our national conference this year is on John Calvin:

More about this conference

• Read John Piper's invitation.
• See the other speakers.
• Register before June is over and get the early-bird rate.

You can now listen to John Piper's message from Monday at Resolved: "Spectacular Sins, Part 2."

For more on spectacular sins, you can buy the book or download it for free.

You can now watch the messages from Advance09 online.

John Piper's Sessions

• Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 1
• Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2
• Q & A with Piper, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer

Other Sessions

The rest of the conference video is available at The Resurgence and Vintage 21.

Listen to the message John Piper gave a few days ago to Bethlehem's graduating students.

We've just released 3 new DVD products—John Piper teaching on Calvinism, gender roles, and what we believe about the Bible.

Each of these DVD sets is divided into half-hour sessions to make them easy to use for teaching times in group settings.

TULIP: The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

John Piper teaches the 5 points of Calvinism in 16 lessons.

• DVD set
• DVD set with study guides

What's the Difference? Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible

In these 10 lessons John Piper teaches on the freedom that can come when we see our roles as men and women the way God does.

• DVD set
• DVD set with study guides
• DVD set with study guides and books

Why We Believe the Bible

In 10 lessons, John Piper explores the claim that the Bible is infallible.

• DVD set
• DVD set with study guides

You can now listen to John Piper's message from yesterday at Resolved: "Spectacular Sins, Part 1."

If you'd like more on this topic, this message and the one that he'll give tonight are based on the book Spectacular Sins. You can buy it or read it online for free (PDF).

Here are Saturday's messages from Advance09:

• Danny Akin: "Marks of a Healthy Community of Faith"
• John Piper: "Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2"

Listen to Friday afternoon's sessions:

• Mark Driscoll - "Ministry Idolatry"
• John Piper - "Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 1"

Listen to the 3 messages from today so far:

• Ed Stetzer - "Keys to Understanding the Church and Kingdom"
• J. D. Greear - "Planting Is for Wimps: Revitalizing a Church Around the Gospel"
• Eric Mason - "The Ultimate Shepherd"

For Father's Day, we're offering a special on some of our biographies that we hope will inspire dads.

For $40, you can get John Piper's four books of biography:

• The Legacy of Sovereign Joy (Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin)
• The Hidden Smile of God (John Bunyan, William Cowper, David Brainerd)
• The Roots of Endurance (John Newton, Charles Simeon, William Wilberforce)
• Contending For Our All (Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen)

With this special, you'll also receive an MP3 CD of 18 biographical messages.

When you give your dad Christian biography, you'll be giving him, as John Piper puts it,

Living theology. Flawed and encouraging saints. Stories of grace. Deep inspiration. The best entertainment.

Today's final two messages from Advance09 are now available.

• Matt Chandler - "Preaching the Gospel to the De-churched"
• Q & A with Chandler, Driscoll, and Chappell

You can now listen to the first three messages from Advance09.

• Mark Driscoll - "What Is the Church?"
• Tyler Jones - "The Resurgence of the Church"
• Bryan Chapell - "Communicating the Gospel Through Preaching"

Tomorrow, Noel Piper will be on the radio program "Knowing the Truth" to talk about Do You Want a Friend?

Listen live from 1:00-1:30 PM Eastern Time.