A Lifetime of Books and Ministry with D.A. Carson
Life and Books and Everything
Clearly Reformed
4.6 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
With more than 50 books and hundreds of articles, not to mention scores of edited works, Don Carson has written a lot. In this retrospective on life and books and everything, Kevin asks Dr. Carson about his father, how he sees the state of the church, and what books he especially enjoyed (or didn’t enjoy) writing. From Bible commentaries to books on current events to a grammar on Greek accents, Kevin explores the why, what, and how of Don’s remarkable writing career.
Timestamps:
Intro and Sponsor [0:00-1:40]
Guest: D.A. Carson [1:41- 5:48]
Book Discussions:
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor [5:49-18:33]
For the Love of God devotionals [18:34-24:48]
The Gospel According to John commentary [24:49-33:58]
The Gagging of God [33:59-45:55]
The Intolerance of Tolerance [45:56-48:42]
Sponsor 2 [48:43-49:32]
Most and Least Favorite Books [49:33-56:25]
How to Write Like D.A. Carson [56:26-1:02:19]
Exegetical Fallacies [1:02:20-1:04:50]
The Theme of Carson's Writing [1:04:51-1:09:30]
What Book(s) Does the Church Need? [1:09:31-1:13:46]
Books:
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson
For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 1
For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 2
The Gospel according to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC))
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures
An Introduction to the New Testament
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Life and Books and Everything. I'm Kevin DeYoung, and glad to have you with us. |
| 0:20.8 | Grateful for our sponsor, Crossway. I'm Kevin DeYoung and glad to have you with us. |
| 0:29.1 | Grateful for our sponsor Crossway and want to mention a new book by Johnny Eric Sentata. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm sure most of the listeners know of Johnny, Johnny and Friends, the ministry. |
| 0:39.9 | Really one of the great leaders. |
| 0:47.6 | And if there's someone to look up to in life, Johnny Eric Santata fits the bill, along with her wonderful husband. |
| 0:52.7 | So this is a new book, Songs of Suffering 25 Hems and Devotions for Weary Souls. |
| 0:56.6 | If you know Johnny at all, you know that she's had a life, |
| 1:03.1 | that the Lord has given her of more suffering than most and yet has acquitted herself so well, |
| 1:10.3 | and you know that she loves hymns. So this is a collection of hymns and devotions where she guides the reader through her own experiences, |
| 1:13.6 | painful seasons, but also praise to God. So 25 hymns with sheet music, devotions, photography. So |
| 1:21.5 | it's a really unique book. Would be a great gift and helpful for those who are hurting. So pick up a copy, |
| 1:29.8 | Song of Songs of Suffering, |
| 1:36.4 | wherever you get books or you can visit crossway.org. And if you sign up for a Crossway Plus account, you get 30% off this book. My guest today is none other than Dr. D. A. Carson. If I may, I will call him Don, although many have called him The Dawn. And we are going to walk through many, we don't have time for all, but many of his books. |
| 2:03.3 | And one of the things that Don is to be commended for is he is not eager to talk about himself. |
| 2:12.8 | And so this is humble of him to come on and talk about his books, a little bit about himself, |
| 2:19.1 | but about his books and himself through these books. So, Don, thank you so much for taking |
| 2:24.8 | time to be with us. My privilege. Give us a little update. You, of course, taught at Trinity |
| 2:32.6 | for decades and founded, president of the |
| 2:37.5 | Gospel Coalition, traveled internationally, and almost astronomical. If you added them all |
| 2:44.5 | up together, the miles would probably be astronomical, the number of times you've traveled. |
| 2:50.3 | And now what are you doing in this season |
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