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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Hold real still
trying to get three teenagers to be still for 15 seconds.
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Tagged austin, austin texas, kids, long center, night portraits, nikon d300, photography, portraits
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my flashes
so much fun. makes we want a couple more of the little light makers. here one flash is behind and to the left of the pin and one in front to the right a bit.
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Tagged d300, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, remote flash, sb800, TTL wireless
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New link in the sidebar
I put a new link over to the right to this excellent page on Resurgence. It is an excellent refutation of doctrinal errors that some leaders are making in an attempt to be culturally relevant. I post here again Driscoll’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural relevance, doctrine, emerging church, faith, the gospel, truth
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Role of singing and speaking in worship
Here is another video promoting the upcoming Desiring God conference on the power of words. This one relates to the role of singing in the worship service. Good stuff [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGnFxS1DfQ&hl=en&fs=1] Hat tip to Desiring God via the Ramblin’ Pastor Man. … Continue reading
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Tagged bob kauflin, desiring god, mark driscoll, paul tripp, power of words, worship in preaching, worship in song
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sb800s
If anybody is in the market for a Nikon flash, the SB800s are going cheap. I just picked another one up at Best Buy on clearance for half price. Here is Joseph with two flashes.
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Tagged clearance, d300, multiple flash, nikon, nikon 18-200mm VR, nikon d300, off-camera flash, sb800
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more reading
do you agree or disagree with congregationalism? (governance of the church by the congregation). I grew up Baptist which means basically that we were pastor led congregational governance model churches. I never really thought about whether or not that was … Continue reading
some weekend reading
a three part series over at the Ligonier Ministries blog explores “the church, the Body of Christ. here is part one There are fundamentally two views of the church…..The first conception of the church is stated as follows: It is … Continue reading
photo phriday
here are some pictures. Off-camera flash laying on the floor pointing up at Pluto close by. off-camera flash pointing up at Natalie from camera left
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Tagged d300, nikkor 50mm f1.8, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, sb800
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more on marriage
This quick post is an update to the one below it to give a little more context. The angst described in this article has been felt by every person married more than a week. That is why the article strikes … Continue reading
one of the saddest things I have read
If you want to see “the Lie” in action then read this article. It is an offering from Oprah.com. Here is a peek or two or four: I contemplate divorce every day. It tugs on my sleeve each morning when … Continue reading
Posted in culture, family
Tagged divorce, marriage, spiritual warfare, temptation, the Lie, truth
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offered without further comment
megan mcardle: We live in degenerate times, my friends. Our ancestors got into ships that would hardly do for a weekend sail on the lake, crossed stormy oceans, fought mountain cats and drought, sailed their prairie schooners into the wilderness, … Continue reading
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Tagged comprehension of the world around, peanut allergy, peanuts, warning label
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here is where we get hung up
originally posted on 8/27. everyone needs to listen to part two at this link. seriously. if God is sovereign over all like He says He is in Ephesians 1:11, then it necessarily follows that God wills that evil exist. “God … Continue reading
part of the tension
I seek to live in the tension (see my “about” page). the main tension we live in is the tension between our responsibility for our actions and God’s sovereignty. The intersection at this point is a profound mystery that belongs … Continue reading
Piper on the importance of doctrine
John Piper has a post up pointing to and discussing briefly Joseph Bottum’s essay on the decline of protestant America. Mr. Piper quotes a last point from Bottum and then concludes: What happened? “The churches’ desperate hunger to mean more … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, John Piper, orthodoxy, piper, protestantism
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Jon Bloom on Hebrews 12
Is God punishing me? that is the question we sometimes ask when things aren’t going well. Jon Bloom takes a look at Hebrews 12 and concludes: These saints were not to interpret their painful experiences as God’s angry punishment for … Continue reading
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Tagged charles spurgeon, discipline, grace, holiness, love, martin luther, mercy, pain, randy alcorn
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one pollster's take on the church of the future
here is a part of Chuck Warnock’s post on one pollster’s take on the future of the church in the U.S.: “The church of the future will be a bungalow on Maple Street, not a megastructure in a sea of … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, church, community, future, pollster, Zogby
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the election
Stephen Nichols has some excellent advice for Christ followers in the United States during this election year. The whole short post is worth your time. His first point is to dial down the rhetoric a notch, here are his last … Continue reading
by the way,
ain’t she pretty? still makes my stomach go funny after almost twenty years.
marriage
Julie and I went up to Irving, Texas yesterday (home of America’s team) for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Lois and Ted. Lois is Julie’s dad’s big sister. Julie’s mom and dad will have been married fifty-three years in a … Continue reading
Posted in family, photography
Tagged d300, examples, family, longevity, marriage, nikon, nikon d300, photography
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Puppies
These three little ones are about a week and a half old now. Anybody need a piebald dachshund?
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Tagged 18-200mm VR, d300, dachshund, nikon, nikon d300, piebald, piebald dachshund
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Transparency is worth zero if you have no passion
Michelle Greer has a great post up about “transparency in marketing.” (warning, a mild expletive) Her point is that the latest marketing buzzword means nothing to a person/company that is bored with or dislikes their own product. Here is some … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Uncategorized
Tagged culture, gospel, jesus, marketing, transparency
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Friday fotos
colors on a wall city hall
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Tagged 18-200mmVR, austin, city hall, d300, nikon, nikon d300, Nikon D80
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