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God's gift to you this year
Jeff Mangum taught out of Psalm 19 last Sunday to complete the two part series on the value of God’s word. how would it change our daily routine if we really believed what David said in this Psalm about the … Continue reading
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Tagged austin stone community church, biblical illiteracy, biblical literacy, jeff mangum, John Piper, the Bible
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the social contract
Did Brit Hume violate liberal democracy’s social contract or did all the people telling him to shut up about his faith? Ross Douthat has some thoughts on the issue from the New York Times editorial page. some excerpts here, but … Continue reading
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Tagged classic liberalism, intolerance, polite debate, political correctness, tolerance
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middle age
courtesy of Allen James (@pastoraj) here is a nice list of ten of the benefits of getting a bit older. here are the first two to get you started, but click through and read them all: I am less concerned … Continue reading
difficult stuff
I saw this and resisted posting it because it is so difficult. from @johnpiper last night: Three minutes on how I would counsel those seeking divorce or remarriage. http://ow.ly/UG7B follow the link and this is how he starts: Well, let’s lay … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical instruction, divorce, John Piper, practical advice, remarriage
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phridae phoatoes
more black and white film from the Nikon F4e. this is ilford delta 400. I like the grain and contrast of it. big yawn flowers the little Canon Powershot S90 is an exceptionally good point and shoot camera.
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Tagged 105mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, black and white, F4e, friday fotos, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon F4e, photography
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perfect book at the perfect time
on a secular economic and political note, Jonah Goldberg’s book Liberal Fascism is celebrating its two year anniversary today. What a perfect book for today’s political climate. A fairly easy to read but still quite serious and unvarnished look at … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, jonah goldberg, liberal fascism, politics, progressives
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egomaniacal God
John Piper’s message to Passion 2010 is excellent. (BTW, one of the photographers at Passion 2010 this year was my Austin Stone peep and fellow photographer, Scott A. Wade. He is so talented. love his work. I won a family … Continue reading
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Tagged egomaniacal God, God's glory, John Piper, passion 2010, photography, scott a. wade
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Firing Line
I ran across this post regarding an old “Firing Line” episode where William F. Buckley is interviewing Malcolm Muggeridge on the topic of their mutual christian faith. I have listened to the audio at the link in the following block … Continue reading
so completely true
we humans quickly accommodate to the status quo and become discontented and ungrateful in the midst of overwhelming prosperity and comfort. the link above takes you to a Jonah Goldberg post which has a video to watch that you will … Continue reading
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Tagged advancement, discontent, gratitude, jonah goldberg, technology, thankfulness
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biblical literacy
Austin Stone Community Church has just had the first week of a short series on the importance of reading the Bible. I saw somewhere the other day that a slight majority of professing believers doesn’t even have biblical literacy as … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, biblical illiteracy, biblical literacy, reading the bible
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house churches
here is Lisa Miller of Newsweek talking about house churches in the U.S. fascinating short read. Now, says David Kinnaman, president of the Barna research group, many Christians are expressing “disappointment that the congregational models have become so consumeristic.” “House … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurial church, house church, lisa miller, mega-church, micro church, newsweek
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central planning example
brand spanking new government built fake city that sits empty thirty miles away from the old crowded real one. This is what you get with central planning and government “stimulus” dollars. fascinating. this is why China has been sucking up all … Continue reading
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Tagged central planning, china, GDP, government spending, gross domestic product, stimulus
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uniqueness of the Bible
Paul T. McCain posted this from Ernest Koenker about why reading the Bible is a worthy goal for the new year. The Bible is not simply an historical account or a literary masterpiece; it is the witness to Jesus Christ … Continue reading
Brit Hume's advice
probably everybody has seen this already, but what an awesome testimony and word of advice from Brit Hume to Tiger Woods. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVYlDSb7nM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] HT to Fred Barnes
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Tagged advice, brit hume, complete recovery, forgiveness, redemption, tiger woods
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How to change your mind
Joe Carter has a foolproof prescription for changing your mind and worldview in 2010. Dare you to try it. Dare you. here is a hint of background: One day I ventured to ask him how he had become possessed of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible reading, biblical literacy, new year, resolution
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Man is homo religiosus
or as I keep saying, “you don’t replace something with nothing.” the blue people movie is more evidence that in our modern culture spirituality is fine, but Christianity or other specific organized religion is off-limits. Jonah has an interesting piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, christianity, james cameron, jonah goldberg, nicholas wade, spirituality, the faith instinct
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truth
here is an interesting perspective on how much truth to give someone in their moment of pain and how our hearts have to be divinely prepared before some truths make sense to us at all. a taste: 2.Then there’s an … Continue reading
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do something risky with your life
here is John Piper talking about the stoning of Stephen and its application for us. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZVkexI1qQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Hat tip to m cubed
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Tagged John Piper, martyrdom, meditations of a michigan missionary, persecution, stephen, stoning
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secularism and paganism
useful post from Challies on the six faces of paganism present today in our society. Go read his post for the details. 1. materialism 2. empiricism 3. determinism 4. secularism 5. secular humanism 6. post-modernism see if you can tell … Continue reading
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Tagged challies, determinism, empiricism, materialism, paganism, secularism
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more AVATAR
this is a great read and a fun take on the new smurf native movie. Takes down radical earth loving environmentalists along the way. In Avatar, James Cameron has created a world that justifies the smug arrogance and bitter alienation … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, earth worship, environmentalism, fantasy, gaia, james cameron, revenge, revenge fantasy
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a little biblical archeology
here is a little biblical archeology for your reading pleasure this holiday weekend. How December 25 Became Christmas here is the beginning of a fascinating disquisition. The Bible offers few clues: Celebrations of Jesus’ Nativity are not mentioned in the … Continue reading
Les Lanphere
I found Les Lanphere’s blog through Twitter (@llanphere). He has been doing a series showing God’s sovereignty in everything and especially in salvation in each non-Pauline epistle of the New Testament in order to show that this doctrine is not … Continue reading
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Tagged calvinism, election, Les Lanphere, predestination, soteriology, theology
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the decline and fall of Detroit
here is a Steve Crowder video on the case study of the effects of liberal policies and union power in Detroit. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hhJ_49leBw&hl=en_US&fs=1&] more photos of the collapse of Detroit here. more pictures here Freaky story about how the city and … Continue reading
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Tagged decline, detroit, freedom, liberalism, prosperity, tax and spend, unions
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AVATAR
Dr. Russell Moore saw it. I was watching his twitter stream (@drmoore) yesterday evening and saw this (oldest ones at the bottom): I didn’t cheer, by the way. Too much Merle Haggard in my blood, I guess. Like to see … Continue reading