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Three Conferences You Might Want to Attend in 2025

My wife Tammy and I have enjoyed attending theology conferences for several years. The conferences are part vacation, part refreshment and part education. There are three conferences that will take place in 2025 that we would recommend to you.

2025 Ligonier National Conference

We have attended the Ligonier National Conference in Orlando most years since 1997. The 2025 conference will again be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort April 10-12. It was held there for the first time in 2024, and we found it to be a wonderful location for a conference, with plenty of onsite restaurants, pools and a championship golf course. The theme for the conference will be “I Will Build My Church”. Speakers include Sinclair Ferguson, Michael Reeves, Derek Thomas, Robert Godfrey and more. You can find out more information and register for the conference here. Continue reading


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2024 Mid-Year Favorites

As I have done for several years now, I am going share my favorites in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or have taken place during the first half of 2024, except for books, which reflect books that I read in 2024, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list! 

Movies

Top Pick: The Boys in the Boat 

Other movies that I’ve enjoyed, in order, were:  

  • Let it Be (2024 version) 
  • Unsung Hero 
  • Ordinary Angels 

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3 Christian Conferences You Might Want to Attend

My wife Tammy and I enjoy growing spiritually by attending Christian conferences. Here are three conferences we have attended that we would recommend to you:

Ligonier National Conference. R.C. Sproul, who went home to be with the Lord in 2017, was a theological mentor to me. Over the years we have attended a number of Ligonier regional conferences, and since 1997, we have tried to attend the annual Ligonier National Conference in Orlando, Florida each year. For me, the conference is a wonderful break from the late winter weather in central Illinois and a little taste of Heaven. I’ve been introduced to many excellent speakers at the conference such as Sinclair Ferguson, John Piper, Alistair Begg, John MacArthur and many others. The 2023 National Conference, with a theme of “Stand Firm”, will be held March 23-25. Speakers include Sinclair Ferguson. Voddie Baucham, Michael Reeves, Derek Thomas and more.

Sing! Getty Worship Conference. This conference, led by Keith and Kristyn Getty, is a unique experience of teaching and singing songs written specifically for congregational singing. We have attended the last three conferences available in-person and plan to attend the 2022 conference to be held September 4-7 in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme will be “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Prayers and Confessions”. Speakers and artists scheduled to appear will be the Gettys, John Piper, John MacArthur, Andrew Peterson, CityAlight, Bryan Chapell and many more.

The Gospel Coalition National Conference. We attended the 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, and really enjoyed it. The 2023 conference will again be held in Indianapolis September 25-27. The theme will be “For All of Life, For All the World: Hope for Pilgrims for the Book of Exodus”. Featured speakers will be John Piper, David Platt, Ligon Duncan, J.D. Greear and more.

These are three conferences we have attended and would recommend to you.
What conferences would you add to the list?