Day 2 at T4G featured DeYoung, Platt, breakouts, Chandler and the thunderous singing of hymns old and new. Here are some random thoughts of another day in Louisville.

DAY 2 MISCELLANIES

• DeYoung was simply marvelous in his talk; I have never heard him better in content or delivery. Chandler was right to hope that people will still be listening to the message’s content decades from now.
• The panel on “Preaching Sanctification” was as fine a conference panel discussion I have ever heard. Listen to it as soon as you can.
• Piper’s musing about “tree heaven” during the sanctification panel was quite hilarious, but marvelously crafted.
• There is a gravitas to Platt’s preaching that all pastors would do well to learn from.
• Quickest book to sell-out at the bookstore? Mark Jones’ Antinomianism. What a blessing that book will be to many.
• “Loudest Congregational Praise of the Day Award” goes to “The Solid Rock”; “Behold our God” was a very close second.
• There is a continual, and helpful, dialogue about creating a culture of evangelism in the church, not mere programming.
• Poor Simon Gathercole was invited to the “Stump the Panel” discussion and his presence was virtually forgotten. He really only got included on one question.
• Just in case anyone was wondering, Tex-Mex in Louisville is not real Tex-Mex.
• Mohler was asked if he would run for president in 2016 and his constituents found out they will have to wait until at least 2020.

Macarthur, Duncan, “future theological battles”, and Piper are all on the docket today. I am expectant.