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Monthly Archives: June 2009
new page
I took a post from last August and elevated it to its own page. Check it out sometime.
Posted in culture
Tagged connecting with the culture, culture, post-christian, post-modern, postmodernism, relevance
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different perspectives
Todd Bumgarner has posted a contrast in perspectives: “If you will keep the right attitude, God will take care of all your disappointments, broken dreams, the hurts and pains, and He’ll add up all the trouble and sorrow that’s been … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged jesus, joel osteen, perspective, todd bumgarner, todd's mindbloggler, trials
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the most thorough car road test ever
here is the most thorough car road test ever. Top Gear knows how to do it. just keep watching [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KIqdS1SO0&hl=en&fs=1&]
learning someone else's lessons
John Mark went to the Advance 2009 conference where the topic of hero worship of celebrity pastors came up. John Piper and Kevin DeYoung have some thoughts about “celebrity pastors” in our current environment. There is a very interesting and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, teaching
Tagged adulation, austin stone, celebrity pastors, emulation, human worship, imitation, jeff mangum, John Piper, Kevin DeYoung, self-feeding
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faster please
Jonah Golberg has been the lone voice crying in the wilderness on behalf of proper funding levels for research into airborne-laser volcano lancing. The only thing I can do at this dire moment is to add my small voice to … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged airborne volcano lancing, jonah goldberg, magma, new scientist, prescience, super volcano, volcano lancing
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hypocrisy
Last night I had a mental block and couldn’t think of the saying “hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue.” I got past the mental block and made the point that I wanted to make without the saying. … Continue reading
Religion v. the Gospel
helpful reminder and summary. here are some to get you started, but please do go read all of them. RELIGION: I obey-therefore I’m accepted. THE GOSPEL: I’m accepted-therefore I obey. RELIGION: Motivation is based on fear and insecurity. THE GOSPEL: … Continue reading
mega church research
Catalyst has posted some research findings related to the attenders of mega churches. Go to the their post for links to the source material, but here are the findings that Catalyst posted. fascinating: Nearly two-thirds of megachurch attenders are under … Continue reading
marriage links
Jonathan Dodson has a great roundup of links to marriage resources. Go check them out.
foto friday
here is bokeh from the 105mm on Film and Joseph is back out at Camp Peniel for two weeks of work camp. This is the shower and sink facility and here is some lightning from last night’s storm. This was … Continue reading
Posted in photography
Tagged 105mm, 28mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, bokeh, Camp Peniel, d300, flowers, foto friday, lightning, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography, wildflowers
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pray believing
Challies has a great essay up about Acts 12 and you should go read it. I particularly liked this part because it so accurately reflects the common human experience. Despite the miraculous (Peter being rescued, Herod being struck down) there … Continue reading
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Tagged acts 12, answered prayer, challies, early church, peter, pray believing, pray in faith, rhoda
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moral decision making in America
Dr. Albert Mohler takes a look at President Obama’s declaration of June as gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual month. Along the way Dr. Mohler states his background assumption with regard to moral decision making by most people in this country: Most … Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics, teaching
Tagged Dr. Al Mohler, homosexuality, LGBT month, pride in sin, universal sinfulness
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Free will of the wind
I downloaded and listened to this sermon last week. Powerful explication of John 3:8. listen to, watch or read the whole thing. So the point so far is that the wind is mysterious. It has a will of its own, … Continue reading
Piper's journey
Here is a sermon where John Piper talks about his journey as a scholar and pastor. Fascinating. Here is a small snippet, but the whole thing is very interesting indeed. The synthesis of mind and heart was embodied in C. … Continue reading
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mysticism
Kevin DeYoung takes a look at mysticism. What it is, where it can lead and why it is dangerous. go read the whole thing, but this is how he ends it: The pattern has been repeated many times. People start … Continue reading
panting for God
how long has it been since you felt like this? 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Jeff Mangum talked about … Continue reading
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Tagged austin stone, brotherly affection, divine power, faith, knowledge, our effort, self-control, self-feeding, steadfastness, virtue
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Teaching
Mark Driscoll has a post on the spiritual gift of teaching. The Spiritual Gift of Teaching Defined The gift of teaching is the God-given ability to understand and communicate biblical truth in a clear and relevant manner so that there … Continue reading
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Tagged gift of teaching, learning research, mark driscoll, resurgence blog, spiritual gifts, teaching
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trusting God in judgment
R.C. Sproul has a good reminder of the need to trust God even at the point of judgment. A person who trusts God trusts not only His promises but His judgment. Even in a prayer of contrition, such a person … Continue reading
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Tagged depravity, god, God's judgment, pride, r. c. sproul, trust God
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speaking of music
The contemporary christian music business is suffering. An extraordinary number of things have worked against the Christian music in recent years, even before the recession—starting with illegal downloads. (Yes, even Christians steal music.) There was some relief when Christian music … Continue reading
free music
Resurgence is starting a music wing called Re:Sound. To kick things off, they are giving away a free EP of eight songs. I just downloaded them and have listened to the first two. Interesting.
photo phriday
some more hot weather sun loving flowers wider view
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Tagged 105mm, 28mm, d300, flowers, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography, wildflowers
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dealing with doubt
here is John Piper talking about doubts [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD2O13CIb6U&hl=en&fs=1&]
fascinating statistics
Vitamin z has posted some bits from Mark Noll’s new book, The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith here are two of them (out of five that z posted): This past Sunday more Anglicans attended … Continue reading