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Monthly Archives: June 2009
the church through history
Ed Marcelle on the Resurgence Blog is doing a quick series on how people have “done church” over time in different eras. The fourth installment is about the church during the Industrial Revolution period that is ending. then there is … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church history, ed marcelle, forms of church, history
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30 years of progress
the Sony Walkman was launched 30 years ago. In honor of this anniversary, the BBC asked a thirteen year old boy to swap out his iPod for one for a week. The results are priceless. Go read the whole article, … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged anniversary, cassette, cassette v. digital, iPod v. Walkman, sony, sony walkman, walkman
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the cost of sexual immorality
Governor Mark Sanford’s sin of sexual immorality that has been recently publicly unmasked has had devastating consequences for his family, his staff of employees, his state, and for people who admired him from a distance as a straight shooting morally … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, mark sanford, randy alcorn, sexual immorality, sin
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Right Now (as Van Halen would say)
When Farrah Fawcett died the other day, it was not a surprise as she had been very ill very publicly for quite some time. Michael Jackson dying the same day was shocking. I confess that I teared up a bit … Continue reading
John Newton on false and wasteful pleasures
Kevin DeYoung has a great quote from John Newton putting in perspective most of the things that we enjoy. “If you were to send me an inventory of your pleasures, how charmingly your time runs on, and how dexterously it … Continue reading
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Tagged distractions, john newton, Kevin DeYoung, true desire, true pleasure, worldly distractions
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wow!! now this is photography
Check out these awesome pictures and blog post from a fellow Aggie. So my second technique was using a high ISO to capture as many stars as I could inside the exposure. So how I did that was I cranked … Continue reading
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Tagged aggies, beauty of creation, beauty of Jesus, glory of God, god, photography, stars
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The Justification Debate
Here is a very useful pdf guide to the differences between N.T. Wright and John Piper on what the doctrine of Justification means. As you can guess, this cuts to the very core of salvation and life as a Christ … Continue reading
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Tagged John Piper, justification, N.T. Wright, sanctification, theology
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humility
I saw this come across John Piper’s twitter feed yesterday and I was intrigued enough to chase down the link yesterday evening. JohnPiperApology for being a jerk, and a new attempt at why I don’t have a TV and rarely … Continue reading
Aaron Ivey
Aaron Ivey is one of the worship leaders at the Austin Stone. He released a solo album this week, Between the Beauty and the Chaos. You can download it on Amazon or iTunes I highly recommend the whole thing. Aaron … Continue reading
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Tagged aaron ivey, between the beauty and the chaos, christian music, music
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Phiday Photos
We made a trip up to see my Dad’s river place last weekend. huge old trees some of my mother-in-law’s flowers
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Tagged 28mm, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, brazos river, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon d300, pecan trees
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faith comes from hearing
At one of my less regular stops on the blogosphere this morning, I found an excellent example of how to interpret the Bible. Romans 10:17 says: 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. what … Continue reading
Posted in bible, teaching
Tagged context, faith, hermeneutics, interpretation, john samson, reformation theology, understanding
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another one down
First, watch this 3.5 minute video. then keep in mind that the only person that a hypocrite is lying about is himself. He agrees that the standard is higher than his actions. He just tries to bluff his way into … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, governor sanford., hypocrisy, infidelity, Jenny Sanford, mark sanford, south carolina, standards
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calvinism and holiness today
courtesy of Iain campbell here is a different take than one would expect on the state of calvinism and holiness these days. here is how it starts: When I was a youngster and newly saved, it seemed as if the … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture
Tagged c.j. mahaney, curtis allen, holiness, iain campbell, john macarthur, josh harris, mark driscoll, new calvinism, peter masters
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I took up twittering this weekend. @bkingr, if anybody is interested. I just now found out from vitamin z that John Piper twitters too. check out his last four tweets. Liar, lunatic, or LORD. Yes. And let your jaw drop … Continue reading
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Tagged John Piper, social media, technology, twitter, using available tools
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The Meaning of Man's Will
R. C. Sproul has a three part series on what it means when we say that man has free will. Fascinating stuff. This is the kind of stuff that keeps a person from swearing off the internet altogether. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, free will, God's sovereignty, negative free will, r. c. sproul, sovereignty of god
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more on perspective
courtesy of vitamin z, here is something that I have thought of before from Chris Brauns, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds “If we begin to get a glimpse of the vast glory of God, we … Continue reading
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Tagged ants arguing, chris brauns, God's greatness, perspective, Unpacking Forgiveness
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singing my song
Joe Thorn is singing my song. I love to sing and I firmly believe there is a song for every occasion. Singing is a wonderful way to express thoughts, fears, feelings, hopes, concerns, dreams. Sometimes when no song lyrics come … Continue reading
modern fatherhood
Dr. Mohler hits a glancing blow at something that really bothers me about the way fathers are portrayed in current popular culture. Fatherhood has been marginalized and the rule and authority of fathers have been depreciated, ridiculed, and continuously redefined. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Al Mohler, father's day, fatherhood, myths of fatherhood
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accountability
My sister sent me a link to this open letter to pastors on the importance of recognizing danger and taking steps to avoid it. Although it is addressed to pastors, it applies to everyone. If you care at all about … Continue reading
photo phriday
here are my sister’s sons hamming it up. I had one flash to camera left and one mounted on the camera bouncing off the white ceiling. Both set to TTL. here is the picture from which I cropped my current … Continue reading
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, d300, flowers, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sky
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learning vicarious suffering
courtesy of vitamin z, I saw this quote from Tim Keller: “You need to get used to this reality. Once you become a parent, for the rest of your life, you’ll never be happier than your unhappiest child, because your … Continue reading
Posted in family, teaching
Tagged children, grace, suffering with your children, the gospel, tim keller
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Worship CD from Austin City Life
Austin City Life will release its first worship CD on June 28. Here is their myspace page where you can preview the tracks. here are some of the distinctives of ACL’s approach to music: City focused Gospel-centered Martin Luther on … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin City Life, gospel centered music, music, nate navarro, worship music
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iPhone OS 3.0
today is the day for the OS update release. This is the page for download. Nothing yet.