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Monthly Archives: January 2009
worshipping a figment of our own heart
Since I read Dr. Roger Olson’s article attempting to relieve God of responsibility for the I35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis Minnesota a quote posted by Todd Bumgarner from John Calvin a couple of days prior to that has been echoing … Continue reading
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Tagged christless christianity, god, idol, idolatry, institutes of the christian religion, john calvin, michael horton
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sovereignty of God
Joe Thorn is back up and running with his blog. here is his post quoting from A.W. Pink on the Sovereignty of God. here are two snips from either end, but go read the middle. How different is the God … Continue reading
for political junkies
for political junkies, this website is just too much fun. A great way to waste time on a holiday.
why Russell Moore hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Russell D. Moore has posted about why he hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. powerful stuff. here is one paragraph, but go read it all. I hate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday because I’m reminded that we have to say … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged abortion, innocent blood, orphans, sanctity of life, widows
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exponential times
according to this video, we live in exponential times. what do you think? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] hat tip to Tom Ascol, who wisely points out that the need for men of Issachar has never been greater.
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Tagged change, demographics, demography, information highway, men of issachar, overload, technology, tom ascol
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he knew what was in man
John Piper’s sermon from last sunday on John 2:23-25 is both haunting and reassuring. John 2:23-25 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, faith, john 2:23-25, John Piper, signs and wonders
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our culture's effect on our faith
Al Mohler is hitting on a very sensitive topic with this post. It is a more complete picture of the effect than the slice that I was looking at in my comments to this post. I said the following: Number … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, american experience, bible, culture, truth
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a brilliant example of contrast
on August 1, 2007, an interstate highway bridge collapsed in minneapolis, minnesota. This collapse and the internet combined to allow all of us to see an almost real time contrast between arminian and calvinist views of God’s sovereignty in the … Continue reading
pulpit magazine is back
Pulpit magazine took a hiatus back in November, but has returned with a bang. One of the highlights of the return has been a series on Calvinism by Phil Johnson. so far there have been five parts, but none of … Continue reading
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Tagged arminianism, calvinism, john macarthur, phil johnson, pulpit magazine
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Friday Fotos–Bokeh
Bokeh is the out of focus “oof” area on a picture. smooth creamy oof areas are generally felt to be more pleasing to the eyes. here is a mosquito on a landscaping log taken with a 105mm f2.8 nikkor and … Continue reading
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Tagged 105mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, bokeh, d300, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography
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God is Sovereign
Todd Burus is on the same wavelength that I was on in the comments to this post. God is sovereign. Honestly, I don’t think there are nearly as many people who believe this as there are that say it. Ask … Continue reading
NY Times on Mark Driscoll
the New York Times Magazine has written a long article on Mark Driscoll. Who he is, where he came from, his ministry, his doctrine, Mars Hill Church, calvinism….the whole shootin’ match. here are four brief excerpts from a four page … Continue reading
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Tagged calvinism, creation project, jonathan dodson, mark driscoll, mars hill church, new calvinism, seattle
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manliness
Father Richard John Neuhaus passed away this week. I have been reading his publication First Things for a long time (since a friend of mine introduced me to it back in law school). I didn’t always agree with him about … Continue reading
what is the target?
Ed Stetzer has some interesting thoughts about the gospel that we are preaching and the goal of conversion according to that gospel. Here is his full article at catalyst. the excerpts that Ed posted on his blog follow: I continue … Continue reading
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Tagged church, conversion, D.A. Carson, ed stetzer, membership, movements, simple gospel, the gospel
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"probably"
800 British buses carry a message paid for by British atheists. The winning persuasive message? “There’s probably no God,” the advertisements say. “Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” first of all the “probably” is funny. nothing quite like having … Continue reading
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Tagged abundant life, advertising campaign, anxiety, atheists, happiness, probably no God, worry
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this morning's expedition
a couple from this morning’s expedition moon set sunrise
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, austin, d300, moon, moon set, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sun, sunrise, white lime
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James 3:1
James 3:1 says that not many of us should be teachers because we who teach will be judged more strictly. Teaching the word of God to the people of God is a huge responsibility and should be approached with an … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, politics
Tagged abortion, catholic politicians, catholic priests, judgment, responsibility, stricter judgment, teaching
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the Bible
another one of Challies’ Wednesday links was to this article. Ray Ortlund discusses some statistics detailing the shockingly high levels of biblical illiteracy in the general population and among christians. he then gives six excellent suggestions for dealing with this … Continue reading
Posted in bible, church, culture
Tagged bible, duty, illiteracy, lip service, the church
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the church as an organism
Ligonier has put up an article about the Church as an organism instead of an organization. I love this part: By contrast, to say that the church is an organism, we immediately sense that an organism is alive. An organism … Continue reading
christians and culture
Carl Trueman is raising a contrary voice to the current fashion of cultural engagement in evangelical churches and doing it with style. This article holds together tightly and is not very amenable to slicing out a piece for a tease, … Continue reading
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Tagged carl trueman, contextualization, culture, mark driscoll, Reformation 21, the gospel, truths
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how to pray
here are 9 suggestions from John Piper regarding how to pray. Here are the first three to get you going, but go to Desiring God for the other six. Here are some ways to pray for yourself so that you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged dan lowe, god's will, John Piper, prayer, ramblin' pastor man
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