{"id":3117,"date":"2012-03-27T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T21:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2012-03-27T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T21:33:29","slug":"clarus-12-recap-the-cross-shaped-christian-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/clarus-12-recap-the-cross-shaped-christian-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarus &#8217;12 Recap: &#8220;The Cross-Shaped Christian Life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From March 9-11, Christians from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the surrounding Southwest region gathered at\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/\">Desert Springs Church<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/\">Clarus \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc12<\/a>, a Regional Conference of\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/\">The Gospel Coalition<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0Our speakers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/speakers\/\">D.A. Carson<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/clarus\/speakers\/\">Fred G. Zaspel<\/a>, addressed this year&#8217;s theme, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=2724\">The Cross-Shaped Christian Life<\/a>&#8221; showing how the cross transforms and continues to transform God&#8217;s people for His glory.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a\u00c2\u00a0panel discussion\u00c2\u00a0led by Ryan Kelly (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_10_2012_e.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3090\">Blog Recap<\/a>),\u00c2\u00a0both men spoke a total of three times. For those who couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t join us, video will be available in the weeks to come. Audio is\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/By_Series\/Clarus_2012\/\">available now<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0along with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?cat=60\">blog summaries<\/a> for each session:<\/p>\n<p><strong>D.A. Carson<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Living in a Difficult Time\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2 Thessalonians 1\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_09_2012_b.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3026\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Saving Word\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c James 1:12-25\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_10_2012_b.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3036\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Christians Living in the Last Days\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2 Timothy 3:1-4:8\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_11_2012.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3112\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fred G. Zaspel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153B.B. Warfield on The Doctrine of Sanctification\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_09_2012_a.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=2959\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Serving as He Served\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c John 13:1-17\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_10_2012_a.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3032\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Forgiving As Forgiven\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Matthew 18:15-35\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_10_2012_d.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3048\">Blog Recap<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to a number of other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3136\">ministries and publishers<\/a>, we were joined Rick Friesen with\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacemaker.net\/site\/c.aqKFLTOBIpH\/b.958123\/k.CB70\/Home.htm\">Peacemaker Ministries<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for a special session on Saturday,\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Handling Everyday Conflict\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAR_10_2012_c.php\">Audio<\/a>;\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3043\">Blog Recap<\/a>). And Jim Tomaszewski joined us from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrendesiringgod.org\/\">Children Desiring God<\/a> to host our annual pre-conference\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=2964\">Pastor&#8217;s Luncheon and Q&amp;A<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0with our speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the event are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=2964\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3053\">here<\/a>, and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/TGC-Albuquerque\/220804281291909?sk=photos\">TGC: Albuquerque Facebook Page<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a 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loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3003\" title=\"20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c72691.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7336.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7336\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c72511.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3000\" title=\"20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c72511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7401\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c5070.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3064\" title=\"20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c5070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120310\u00e2\u20ac\u201c5070.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120309\u00e2\u20ac\u201c7304.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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