Mark Driscoll recently recommended Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood—or "The Big Blue Book" as some call it—edited by Wayne Grudem and John Piper.

He says the book

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood changed my life, family, and ministry—including Mars Hill Church, where I pastor, and Acts 29, which is a complementarian church planting movement. That book and my accompanying biblical study solidified for me a complementarian position that has never wavered an inch; the more I am hammered for the issue, like a straight nail, the deeper the conviction goes.

The book now has a new cover—“The Big Brown Book” if you wish. If you'd like you can buy a copy or you can read it online for free.

David Mathis (@davidcmathis) is an elder at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Twin Cities, and works as executive pastoral assistant to John Piper. He and his wife Megan have twin sons (Carson and Coleman) and live in Minneapolis. David is co-editor (with John Piper) of Thinking, Loving, Doing, most recently, and Finish the Mission, forthcoming. Yep, he plays rec softball and went yard in his last game.