McFadden Place

Recently I finished the book Reason For God by Timothy Keller. Keller is a pastor in New York City at Redeemer Church. His book is a challenging read that I definitely suggest you pick up. He does a great job looking at several questions and doubts about the Christian faith including (but not limited to):

• Why does God allow suffering in the world?
• How could a loving God send people to Hell?
• Why isn't Christianity more inclusive?
• How can one religion be «right» and the others «wrong»?
• Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?

He addresses each doubt and explains each reason. He uses stories, philosophy, reasoning to explain each. It's a wonderful, thought-provoking read for both believers in Christ as well as skeptics. The book motivated me to research other teachings and sermons from Keller and here's what I found:

• 374 sermons, interviews and other videos on YouTube
• A sermon store on Redeemer.com that seemed more exhaustive than iTunes theology section
• A half dozen or so free sermons including «reason for God», «the Prodigal Son», «Parenting», «Stewardship», «Suffering and Tragedy» as well as others
• All time favorite sermon series include: Marriage, Cultivating a Healthy Marriage Part 1, Proverbs, Friendship, Practical Grace, The Trouble with Christianity, In Christ Jesus, and Christ: Our Treasury.

I downloaded a few of the Marriage sermons. I'll write a separate post with some notes from it. It was an excellent sermon that I listened to 3 times in two weeks. Anyway, if you have a moment on the computer to listen to a sermon or have a mp3 player, take a few moments to download and listen.