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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Making it plausible or unthinkable
Al Mohler has completed posting a six part series on abortion which is the edited transcript of the sermon he gave on Sanctity of Life Sunday. excellent message excellently presented. here are the links to the parts for some weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, al mohler, sanctity of life, the gospel
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congratulations to John MacArthur
John MacArthur is celebrating 40 years at Grace Community Church this weekend. Congratulations to him and thanks to God who has enabled and empowered John to do what he has done so well for so long. John MacArthur’s New Testament … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 years, anniversary, grace community church, john macarthur
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Moralistic therapeutic deism
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism–the New American Religion. If that isn’t a fair name for our prevailing cultural belief system, then I don’t know what is. this is an article from 2005 that I just found courtesy of Chris Turner who I … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, chris turner, lifeway, moralistic therapeutic deism, steve mccoy
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photo phridai
Here is the uncropped version of this picture that was the first one I posted on this blog. I am entering this uncropped version in a photography contest. and it is basketball season defense rebound
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Tagged 105mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, 80-20mm, austin, austin texas, bee, d300, macro, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography, texas
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while we are on the topic of preaching
Here are John MacArthur’s ten reasons for preaching the word. first the intro paragraph: Faithfully preaching and teaching the Word must be the very heart of our ministry philosophy. Any other approach replaces the voice of God with human wisdom. … Continue reading
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Tagged bible study, expository preaching, john macarthur, preaching, the Bible
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moving day
january 28th was Pulpit Magazine’s moving day. they are now integrated with the shepherd’s fellowship website. Go check it out and update your blogroll/bookmarks.
ten conclusions about preaching
if you have been following Adrian Warnock’s blog over the last month, you have seen his round up of old posts regarding preaching. These have been excellent. He has now summarized ten conclusions about preaching. Here are a few of … Continue reading
on the health front
On the health front, Joe Thorn reminds us that coffee is good, which is a good thing, because I love coffee. I saw in the Men’s Health e-newsletter (I am not fit enough or cool enough to read the actual … Continue reading
Posted in culture, humor
Tagged brain health, coffee, health, joe thorn, science, studies
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Why pray?
Pulpit Magazine concludes its series on why we should pray if God is sovereign with part 4 here. The first three parts are linked here. “5. We should pray because God has ordained prayer as a means by which He … Continue reading
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Tagged intercessory prayer, job, prayer, sovereignty, sovereignty of god
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discussion
I don’t how many of you have noticed the discussion that has been going on in comments to this post, but I encourage everyone to take some time and go check it out. I have a some questions though for … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged abortion, care, life, love, marriage, responsibility, selfishness, sex
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why pray?
A recurring theme in our men’s Bible study and on this blog is the question “why should we pray if God is sovereign over all?” another variant is “why should we pray if God is going to to what God … Continue reading
Jars of Clay
John MacArthur asks if anyone sees the pattern. Do you? Here is a start, but go see even more examples at the link above: If God could not use poor instruments and feeble voices, He couldn’t make music. Abraham was … Continue reading
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Tagged humans, jars of clay, john macarthur, ligonier, sovereignty of god
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"contextualizing" is not a dirty word
Todd Burus has done some homework regarding biblical examples of contextualizing. Go take a look. here is a bit of his work, but you have to go read the rest to see his argument and evidence: A rough definition of … Continue reading
God saves bad people (hallelujah!)
here is a word from Dr. Art Azurdia III courtesy of the Ramblin’ Pastor Man. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMIDK1SXTU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Romans 5:1-11: 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, dr. art azurdia iii, god, grace, love, mercy, penal substitutionary atonement, sinners, substitutionary atonement
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foto friday
sunrise at the quarries sunset in Salado sunset at the Pickle
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, austin, d300, nikon, nikon 18-200mm VR, nikon d300, photography, salado, sunrise, sunrises and sunsets, sunset
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 5
John Piper quoting Abraham Lincoln. On January 12, 2009 Samantha Heiges, age 23, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drowning her newborn in Burnsville, Minnesota. If she had arranged for a doctor to kill the child a few … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abraham lincoln, John Piper, roe v. wade, slavery, supreme court
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 4 "making it unthinkable"
Challies has a guest post from John Ensor today. Well worth reading the whole thing. ….I acknowledge the resistance, even offense, taken by many by asserting that abortion is the moral issue of our day. I am familiar with the … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, challies, child sacrifice, john ensor, roe v. wade, supreme court, unthinkable
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 3
Yuval Levin points to a speech by Professor Robbert P. George on the occasion of this anniversary. Go read it. In the name of a generalized “right to privacy” allegedly implicit in the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fourteenth … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, prayer, pregnancy, robbie p. george, roe v. wade, supreme court, yuval levin
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 2
further to Ed Whelan’s point below regarding the effect of Roe v. Wade in bypassing democratic processes, here is Father Neuhaus’ article regarding this awful anniversary. These are the issues addressed in a remarkable new book out this month from … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, democracy, first things, party of death, politics, ramesh ponnuru, richard john neuhaus, roe v. wade, supreme court
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Roe v. Wade @36
the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was handed down 36 years ago today. Ed Whelan quotes his congressional testimony from 2005 to commemorate the occasion. Roe v. Wade marks the second time in American history that the Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, democratic processes, ed whelan, roe v. wade, supreme court, the Corner
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Steve Fee
Glory to God Forever is a new song from Fee. He has posted the chords for download on his site. here is the video of the acoustic version [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8BZj4i8Auw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] here is more Fee music. hat tip to catablog
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Tagged catablog, chords, glory to God, music, steve fee, worship music
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