{"id":1840,"date":"2011-05-09T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2011-05-09T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T21:43:03","slug":"clarus-11-recap-%e2%80%93-scripture-god-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/clarus-11-recap-%e2%80%93-scripture-god-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarus &#8217;11 Recap \u00e2\u20ac\u201c &#8220;Scripture: God Speaks&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/\">Clarus<\/a> is Latin for clear, bright, or radiant. From April 29-May 1, believers from Albuquerque, NM, and the surrounding Southwest region gathered at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/\">Desert Springs Church<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/\">Clarus &#8217;11<\/a>, a Regional Conference of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/\">The Gospel Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/past_conferences\/\">Scripture: God Speaks<\/a>,&#8221; focused our attention on the subject of the Bible, God&#8217;s Word written. Our speakers,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/speakers\/\">G.K. Beale<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/speakers\/\">Carl Trueman<\/a>, both professors at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wts.edu\/\">Westminster Theological Seminary<\/a>, approached this theme from a variety of angles: what Scripture says about itself, how Christians have understood the nature of Scripture throughout history, the effects of meditating on Scripture, the need to defend Scripture, how the Scriptures persevere us in suffering, how Jesus fulfilled Scripture, why and how Scripture is meant to be preached, and how Scripture shapes Christian marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2011_c.php\">panel discussion<\/a> led by Ryan Kelly, both men spoke a total of four times. For those who couldn&#8217;t join us, video will be available in the weeks to come, and audio is\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/By_Series\/Clarus_2011\">available now<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>G.K. Beale<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_29_2011_a.php\">The Effects of Meditating on\u00c2\u00a0God&#8217;s Word<\/a>&#8221; (Ps. 1)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2011_a.php\">How to Guard the Good Deposit of Scripture<\/a>&#8221; (2 Tim. 1:13)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2011_d.php\">The Centrality of Scripture\u00c2\u00a0in Marriage<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_01_2011_a.php\">Receiving and Resounding\u00c2\u00a0God&#8217;s Word<\/a>&#8221; (1 Thess. 1:6-10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carl Trueman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_29_2011_b.php\">The Prophetic Word:\u00c2\u00a0What Preaching Is (and Is Not)<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2011_b.php\">Scripture&#8217;s Authority:\u00c2\u00a0An Ancient Doctrine<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2011_e.php\">A Clear and Present Word:\u00c2\u00a0Luther and the Clarity\u00c2\u00a0of Scripture<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_01_2011_b.php\">Like Sheep without a Shepherd<\/a>&#8221; (Mark 6:30-44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to having D.A. Carson and Fred Zaspel with us for\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/\">Clarus &#8217;12,<\/a> March 9-11. Save the date now and visit the\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/\">Clarus site<\/a> for more details in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>While the heart of Clarus are these sessions, conference attendees interacted with a number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=1768\">organizations<\/a> and went home with books gifted from\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=1768\">five publishers<\/a>. We&#8217;re thankful for their partnership and commend these Scripture-grounded ministries to you.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, some pictures. The following photos represent something of the rich weekend we shared together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c128-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1869\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c128 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c128-EmmyGaines-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c128 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c087-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c087 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c087-EmmyGaines-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c087 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110501\u00e2\u20ac\u201c3093.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1876\" title=\"20110501\u00e2\u20ac\u201c3093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110501\u00e2\u20ac\u201c3093-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20110501\u00e2\u20ac\u201c3093\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c28731.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1873\" title=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c28731-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2873\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c28751.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1874\" title=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c28751-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2875\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2797.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1870\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2797-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2797\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2803.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1871\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2803\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2803-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2803\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c003-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1865\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c003 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c003-EmmyGaines-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c003 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c046-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1866\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c046 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c046-EmmyGaines-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c046 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c196-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1872\" title=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c196 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c196-EmmyGaines-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c196 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c29781.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1875\" title=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2978\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c29781-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20110430\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2978\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c084-EmmyGaines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1867\" title=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c084 (EmmyGaines)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c084-EmmyGaines-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"20110429\u00e2\u20ac\u201c084 (EmmyGaines)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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