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Monthly Archives: May 2009
why I collect the cell phones at night
Al Mohler is reporting on a New York Times story about texting taking a toll. ….Katie Hafner offers a view into the lives of American teens. They are fanatical texters. As Hafner reports, “They do it late at night when … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Al Mohler, katie hafner, new york times, outrageous texting, sleep deprivation, texting
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New Atheists are boring victims
Charlotte Allen tweaks the new atheists, Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens et al. Nicely tweaked too. Here are the first five paragraphs to get you started, but go read it all. I can’t stand atheists — but it’s not because they … Continue reading
biblical illiteracy
Randy Alcorn is concerned about the level of Biblical illiteracy in the church today, even among its leaders. It is a very real concern. Biblical illiteracy among Christians is arguably at an all time high, with chilling implications that can … Continue reading
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Tagged bible knowledge, bible memorization, Bible reading, bible study, biblical illiteracy, randy alcorn
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friday fotoes
My lovely wife and I celebrated 20 wonderful years of wedded bliss last weekend in Grapevine at the Gaylord Texan. and the sky was really funky one evening this week here we are on self timer
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Tagged 28mm, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, anniversary, d300, gaylord texan, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, sunset
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self-righteousness is no respecter of persons
courtesy of vitamin z, I ran across Tullian Tchividjian’s excellent post on the double reach of the disease of self-righteousness. good stuff. Now, it’s very interesting that in the Bible it’s always the immoral person that gets the Gospel before … Continue reading
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Tagged older brother, pharisees, prodigal son, self righteousness, Tullian Tchividjian, vitamin z
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piper on driscoll
Here is a blog post containing six minutes of audio of John Piper discussing the controversy between John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll. Very interesting indeed. If you want a more complete narrative of the fuss, Jonathan Christman has a nine … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture
Tagged john macarthur, John Piper, jonathan christman, mark driscoll, phil johnson
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why American believers don't give
one thing we have noticed in visiting churches this year is that budgets are in deep trouble. It is to be expected in a recession like this that church receipts would be down significantly, but we have seen several churches … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, church, church budgets, debt, finances, giving, tithe
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Memorial Day
Pete Hegseth: ….Americans across this great country will join together in remembering those American warriors—throughout our storied history—who gave their lives in defense of freedom. From the blood-soaked beaches of France to the bombed-out back-alleys of Fallujah, the American G.I. … Continue reading
Zach is thankful for Mark Driscoll
Zach of Vitamin Z is thankful for Mark Driscoll. Most people know that Mark is known for his strong push for men to act like Biblical men. Sometimes I feel that this crosses the line and could give people the … Continue reading
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Tagged feminine, leadership, mark driscoll, masculine, vitamin z
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Piper on Obama on abortion
Take a look and listen to this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O68MByaMVdM&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] transcript here.
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Shepherding to truth
Matt Chandler’s excellent post on shepherding people to truth: Give people texts to read and then give them plenty of space to wrestle. I love strong, convincing theologically driven books. The Bible’s better. Listen. Don’t listen to respond. Listen. You’ll … Continue reading
foto friday
UPDATED to put this on Friday where it belongs. Sorry about jumping the gun yesterday. still water 360 bridge isolating the subject from the background
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Tagged 105mm, 28mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, d300, foto friday, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography
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the will of God
My sister sent me a link to this page yesterday. the question being answered is this one: Question: Can you help me understand God’s perfect will versus His permissive will? I don’t think that the answer went the direction that … Continue reading
Good news
some of you may recall that coffee was recently discovered to enhance brain health. Now the even better news that coffee won’t hurt you and is helpful to health in several ways. My lovely wife sent me a link to … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, cirrhosis, coffee, diabetes, filtered coffee, health effects, heart disease and stroke, parkinson's disease, unfiltered coffee
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New Page
I added a new page over to the left which is the complete 2400 word essay that I wrote about The Shack in four parts here on the blog.
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This Momentary Marriage
I posted a quick bit about John Piper’s book This Momentary Marriage last month with a link to download it in pdf for free. Tim Challies has now reviewed the book and it is a review well worth reading. If … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, John Piper, this momentary marriage, tim challies
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the Shack part IV (conclusion)
this is the wrap up of my series on The Shack. Part I, Part II and Part III are intended to convey to you that God is God. The reason that I am so exercised about this book is simple. … Continue reading
the Shack part III
I have written two posts (part I and part II) now rebutting with scripture this statement from “Sophia” in the Shack: “But I still don’t understand why Missy had to die.” “She didn’t have to, Mackenzie. This was no plan … Continue reading
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Tagged God's glory, jesus, John 9, John the Baptist, Luke 13, matthew 3, repentance, winnowing fork
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the Shack part II
Saturday, I wrote the first part of my rebuttal to this statement spoken by “Sophia” the distillation of God’s wisdom on page 165 of the Shack: “But I still don’t understand why Missy had to die.” “She didn’t have to, … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylonians, captivity, chaldeans, ezekiel, God's sword, habakkuk, Judah, the shack
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the pursuit of happiness
Julie Neidlinger has a great post up about the pursuit of happiness resulting only in increased sadness. Check it out. here is the last line of an excellent post: And yet I still go after the carrot. The pursuit of … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Derrick Kidner, happiness, Jacob, julie neidlinger, Leah, misery, pursuit of happiness, Rachel, the Lie, tim keller
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the Shack part I
I am reading the Shack. It took all the way to page 165 (out of 246) before I got completely angry. Up to that time I was reading at a relatively low grade frustration level. The prose was juvenile. the … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, free will, god, responsibility, sovereignty, the shack, W. Paul Young
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new polling on abortion
these are some very interesting numbers. A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves “pro-life” on the issue of abortion and 42% “pro-choice.” This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, culture, Gallup, politics, polling, pro-choice, pro-life
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