Pillar & Ground

Elsbeth & Lewis share about their lives as missionaries since 1990. Their work with CLC International (formerly Christian Literature Crusade) has been focused on getting Bibles and Christian literature into communist countries. The Codingtons continue to work remotely with North Korean defectors, teaching them English and sharing the Gospel.https://www.clcinternational.org/Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickMeditations of a Traveler by Lewis CodingtonSpecial Guests: Lewis and Elsbeth CodingtonHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues the series on the Westminster Confession of Faith.Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton, by John PiperLink to WCF and MESV in Parallel versionsHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Dr. Dan MacDougall, professor of Biblical & Theological Studies at Covenant College, shares from his area of expertise. Dan and his wife Barb have been worshiping at LMPC for 23 years.Special Guest: Dr. Dan MacDougallHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email podcast@lmpc.org. 

Kim & Mayes have been members at LMPC since 2009. Kim serves on the communion committee. She enjoyed a career as a nurse in pediatric settings. Mayes has served as a deacon for many years, and served as the chairman of the LMPC Diaconate in the past year. He is a retired environmental engineer. A Praying Life by Paul MillerDark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark VroegopReconciliation Ministries Network (RMNI), Jim Sutherland, executive director (jim@rmni.org)Choices (unplanned pregnancy services and support in Chattanooga)To request help from the deacons with a need, call your Care Leader (elder or deacon), or contact any deacon or pastor, or call the church office (423-821-4528).Special Guests: Mayes and Kim StarkeHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues the series on the Westminster Confession of Faith.Truths We Confess, by R.C. SproulLink to WCF and MESV in Parallel versionsHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Dr. John Plating joins us to talk about how to view the world when faced with so many different perspectives and agendas.  John made reference to The Weekend Reader, a weekly newsletter by Maxwell Anderson, that includes a curated list of articles on a topic each week. You can find a subscription link for this resource by going to Anderson's current website, Stage Coach Ventures, selecting the Ventures page (link here: http://www.stagecoachventures.com/ventures#eat-together-1) and scrolling half way down the page.You can read a bio of Max Anderson and find another link to the newsletter subscription here: https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/bios/max-andersonSpecial Guest: Dr. John PlatingHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email podcast@lmpc.org. 

Alfred Johnson, pastor of Church of the First Born for 44 years, shares about growing up in Chattanooga and how he came to faith.  He and Brian reminisce about the long relationship between COFB and LMPC. They also talk about the many outreach ministries that have been started at COFB, including MVP summer program, after school tutoring, House of Refuge, Smoking for Jesus, Family Impact, Vision of Mercy, and Ministries for Jesus Network. If you would like to get connected with any of these ministries, which are also supported by LMPC, you can contact Stephanie Young, missions coordinator at LMPC, or you can call Church of the First Born directly: (423)756-0704. They are located at 3418 St. Elmo Avenue. https://www.facebook.com/ChurchoftheFirstbornTNSpecial Guest: Pastor Alfred JohnsonHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues the series on the Westminster Confession of Faith.Link to WCF and MESV in Parallel versionsHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org 

Jennifer West, current LMPC Librarian, shares a few essential books (after the Bible) that Christians should read for spiritual formation.Learn more about the Alice Joiner Memorial Library at LMPC, including how to search the catalog online, how to connect to the Librista mobile app, how to create an account (if you are not a church member), and much more: https://lmpc.org/facilities/library/BOOK LISTCore Beliefs: The Westminster Confession of Faith, with the Shorter and Larger Catechisms;Confessing the Faith by Chad Van DixhoornTruths We Confess by R.C. SproulApologetics: Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisWhy I Am a Christian by John StottBasic Christianity by John StottThe Reason for God by Timothy KellerThe Crucifixion by Fleming RutledgeSuffering: A Grace Disguised by Jerry SittserThe Life We Never Expected by Andrew & Rachel WilsonChurch History: Fundamentalism and American Culture by George MarsdenChristian Women in the Patristic World by Lynn Cohick & Amy Brown HughesCurrent Cultural Issues: Recommended authors on sexuality: Rosaria Butterfield, Sam Allberry, Wesley HillReading While Black by Esau McCaulleyBiographies: Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George MarsdenBecoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen VaughnWhere the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip YanceyChildren's Books:The God Contest by Carl LafertonHow Much Is a Little Girl Worth by Rachael DenhollanderHow Much Is a Little Boy Worth by Rachael DenhollanderThe Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver JeffersPeriodicals in the Church Library:Christianity Today (CT)WorldTabletalkChristian HistoryCommentImageSpecial Guest: Dr. Jennifer WestHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email podcast@lmpc.org. 

Malc Clark, assistant pastor at Trinity Church Manchester (UK), and supported church planter and  friend of LMPC, shares about the UK partnership and church planting in the UK.Trinity Church Manchester - https://www.trinitychurchmanchester.org/Evangelism resource Malc recommended: Hope Explored - https://hope.explo.red Special Guest: Malc ClarkHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground, please email podcast@lmpc.org