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Monthly Archives: October 2008
ESV Study Bible
here is a detailed video introduction to this new study Bible. I have ordered mine (brown Tru-Tone) from the Westminster Bookstore linked here.
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Tagged ESV Bible, ESV Study Bible, Video Introduction, Westminster Bookstore
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enjoying the cool morning
the birds were really frolicking today.
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Tagged 105mm, austin, birds, d300, morning, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, sunday
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a useful reminder
here is a useful reminder from Stephen Nichols. He is returning to the same theme that I pointed out here. Stephen says in part: Now back to the Red and Blue divide. What will it take? It will take a … Continue reading
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Tagged engaging political issues, kingdom of heaven, politics, stephen nichols
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conference messages
here is the page where Desiring God has posted this weekend’s three regional conference messages. The second one (from this morning) was the one to which everyone should listen if you don’t have time for all three.
John Piper's Austin weekend
part one was last night. Parts 2 and 3 are this morning. Looking forward to it. After noon today and tomorrow, John Piper will be over at High Pointe Baptist for a “Purpose Driven Death” conference with Brett Harris of … Continue reading
Desiring God Regional Conference
Piper was good tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow’s session. We start at Job 32. Elihu is my favorite.
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Tagged desiring god, desiring god regional conference, job, John Piper, suffering
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Friday photos
here is the moon from the other night and here is a 3 second exposure look down the line from last saturday morning early.
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Tagged 105mm, 300mm, d300, moon, morning, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 300mm f4 AF, nikon, nikon d300, power lines, sunrise
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Online ESV Study Bible and pitt-minion
Here is Matthew 5 in the ESV online Study Bible. pretty cool. Be sure to hit the “listen” button to have it read to you. Also, the pitt-minion edition of the ESV is out from Cambridge Bibles. Take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, cambridge, ESV, ESV Study Bible, goatskin, mark bertrand, pitt-minion, wide margin
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politicians
Here is Charles Spurgeon on politicians courtesy of the Pulpit Magazine. In particular, we must keep ourselves unspotted from the lepers of the world. There is a certain number of leprous men in the world. You can tell them by … Continue reading
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Tagged charles spurgeon, cheese, lepers, leprousy, maggots, politicians, spots
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real persecution
Real persecution still exists and real christians are still being called upon to endure hardship. here is a hard to read story about one faithful pastor’s struggle along with his family. Pray for Pastor Bike Zhang and his family: October … Continue reading
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Tagged china, endurance, hardship, house churches, pastor bike zhang, suffering
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perspective on lust
from David MartynLloyd-Jones. That is why the world is as it is—greed and avarice and envy and lust and passion and desire. It is in us all. Paul also describes this in the second half of Romans 1, and it … Continue reading
the tongue
Here is a video illustration of James 3 that is just dead on accurate. Sunday Mornings are some of the hardest mornings. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oHm7IB8Uxc&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to Todd’s Mindbloggler.
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Tagged desiring god, james 3, the tongue, todd baumgarner, todd's mindbloggler
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prayer
R.C. Sproul teaches about how to pray in two parts. the Practice of Prayer (part1) the Practice of Prayer (part2) here is the introduction from part 1: The Lord’s Prayer was given to the church in response to the disciples’ … Continue reading
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Tagged ligonier ministries, prayer, r. c. sproul, the Lord's prayer
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you don't replace something with nothing
As I have said before several times and as I will keep saying as long as I am allowed, you don’t replace something with nothing. A post-christian, post-modern culture is not one of rational empirical scientific harmony. It is one … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign 2008, election 2008, maggie mertens, obama as jesus, obamamessiah, politics, religion, smith college, superstition
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intriguing possible theoretical framework
Mark Steyn has quoted William Gibson’s phrase “a cold civil war” positing a possible framework for looking at the U.S. society currently and into the future. Here is how Hyacinth Girl puts it: This country is now, as Steyn has … Continue reading
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Tagged cold civil war, david warren, hyacinth girl, mark steyn, nanny state, political solitudes
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laity at work?
John Chandler has a post up with some David Bosch quotes and discussion regarding the importance of regular church attenders (as opposed the role of paid staff) to accomplishing the mission of God. Its a great post and you should … Continue reading
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Tagged david bosch, john chandler, lay initiated, missions, staff driven
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True or False?
Here is an excerpt from Quitting Church My research suggested that people are simply not being pastored. Often ministers are out of touch with what’s happening on the ground, as they are surrounded by a wall of secretaries and voice … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, church, counseling, julia duin, pastoring, quitting church
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ESV Study Bible is out
the ESV Study Bible is out. Westminster Bookstore has them at a good discount. Calfskin appears to have already sold out. that brown trutone is looking pretty good.
Death by love
Death by Love is out now. here is what Adrian Warnock says about it: Without in any way softening his commitment to the centrality of Jesus taking the punishment of sin in our understanding of the cross, Driscoll is far … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian warnock, Cross, death by love, jesus, justification, mark driscoll, pain, propitiation, substitutionary death, suffering, the gospel
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another beautiful fall morning
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Tagged 28mm, d300, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon 18-200mm VR, nikon d300, photography, saturday morning, sunrise
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porn-again christian
Mark Driscoll has posted chapters 3 and 4 of his book Porn-Again Christian. If you are a man, then go take the thirty minutes it takes to go read the introduction and the first four chapters. Pornography is a serious … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, faithfulness, love, lust, mark driscoll, masturbation, porn-again christian, pornography
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photo phriday
Natalie at an Aggie ball game. Julie at Mt. Bonnell last summer
true wealth
continuing on the theme of true riches from earlier this week and the real eternal life to come, here is a Pulpit Magazine entry from John MacArthur on putting your hope in money. As we have all seen in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 401k, 529 plan, credit crunch, john macarthur, stock market, stock market crash, true wealth, trusting God, uncertain wealth
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Julie and Hope
Messing around with off-camera flash
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Tagged 28mm, d300, dachshund, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, piebald dachshund, puppy
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