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Monthly Archives: September 2008
come on get happy
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Tagged audrey hepburn, come on get happy, eliza doolittle, gene kelly, judy garland, musicals, my fair lady, singing in the rain
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How Sharp the Edge?
Here is the download and outline of Mark Driscoll’s talk this past weekend at the Desiring God National Conference. I listened to it yesterday. Wow. It was great and convicting. As you can see from the outline, Mark said that … Continue reading
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Tagged desiring god national conference, how sharp the edge?, mark driscoll
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podcasts
we started a study of Luke at Vista Church three weeks ago. The podcasts are here. I highly recommend all three of them. Jeff Mangum has been on flaming fire. three of the best messages that go right at the … Continue reading
Something only Mark Driscoll would do
here is something that only Mark Driscoll would write and that only he would do with it once it was written. Over the years, much of my ministry has been to men in general, and young, single men in particular. … Continue reading
Posted in church, teaching
Tagged christian men, mark driscoll, porn-again christian, pornography
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first reports on Desiring God conference
the first reports are trickling in about the Desiring God fall conference on the power of words. Mark Driscoll just completed his session entitled: How Sharp the Edge? Christ, Controversy, and Cutting Words. It was one of the best messages … Continue reading
Ligonier West Coast Conference
Outlines of various talks given at the Ligonier West Coast Conference are posted on the Ligonier Ministries blog. As you would expect, there is some challenging and excellent material being presented. The one on Postmodernism by Ligon Duncan caught my … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, ligon duncan, ligonier ministries, postmodernism, truth
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Molly's surgery
here is a link to Steve McCoy’s updates regarding his lovely wife Molly’s surgery. It sounds like everything has gone well so far.
excellent Newbigin quote
Todd Hiestand has an excellent quote from Newbigin up this morning. Here is the second half, but be sure to go read the first half too. And we can also see that wherever the missionary character of the doctrine of … Continue reading
morning sun
messing around this morning. I love taking pictures.
on doubt
Here is a post from C.J. Mahaney talking about Os Guiness and his book In Two Minds: The Dilemma of Doubt and How to Resolve It (IVP, 1976). This book is now sold as God in the Dark: The Assurance … Continue reading
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Tagged blue like jazz, c.j. mahaney, disbelief, don miller, doubt, faith, os guiness, testing
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fireproof
Julie and I and some friends of ours went to see this movie last night. It was really good. Not in the usual way. There wasn’t any great acting accomplishment and the script was kind of wooden. But the story … Continue reading
letter to the editor
maybe this is why Sarah Palin drives some people right over the edge. When federal judges in San Francisco ruled in 2002 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because it included the phrase “under God,” … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged god bless america, pledge of allegiance, sarah palin, under god
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driscoll on piper
Here is a post by Mark Driscoll on the Resurgence blog telling us why he loves John Piper. It includes an embedded video interview of Piper by Driscoll. Excellent stuff and worth your time (almost 50 minutes long). Here are … Continue reading
friday fotos
pray for the Reformissionary’s lovely wife Molly has she has brain surgery today. here are a couple of pictures: Bella looking at my flash trying to capture the pinky orange color
Posted in photography
Tagged d300, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 50mm f1.8, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, piebald dachshund, puppy, sunset
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Michael Novak's view of evidence
Here is Michael Novak’s view of the evidence for the virgin birth. John Derbyshire does not trust the word of Mary the Mother of Jesus, nor the word of Luke the Evangelist. It was to Luke that Mary told the … Continue reading
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Tagged annunciation, evidence, john derbyshire, michael novak, science, virgin birth
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evidence
What is evidence? being a lawyer, I am used to thinking of evidence as coming from admissible documents and witness testimony. whenever I am preparing a case, I engage in “discovery.” discovery is a process of asking questions and requesting … Continue reading
Naomi Wolf has come undone
there is something weird about Sarah Palin that causes people to lose their minds. Here is the latest example. the piece is entitled in a classically understated modest and unassuming way as, “The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics
Tagged dehumanizing, demonizing, dick cheney, fair mindedness, karl rove, naomi wolf, sarah palin, tolerance
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clothing tips
here are some clothing tips for ministers, but they are equally applicable for all men who have to actually dress up on occasion. the whole thing is an informative article, but I like these quick hits toward the end: MISCELLANEOUS … Continue reading
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Tagged between the times, clothing, dress clothes, dressing up, suits
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more on Prayer
Here is part 2 of R. C. Sproul’s article on prayer. (I mentioned part 1 here) In this one he asks two questions. Does prayer change God’s mind? Does prayer change things? The answer he gives is different for each … Continue reading
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Tagged changing God's mind, changing things, jonathan edwards, ligonier ministries, prayer, r. c. sproul, sovereignty
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A polemicist at the top of her game
this is a fine example of the combination of passion and prose that is a masterful polemicist in action. Caroline Glick of Israel is first rate. here is an excerpt, but you have to go read the whole thing in … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, caroline glick, election 2008, environmentalism, Iran, israel, jennifer rubin, jihad, nuclear weapons
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mentoring
here is a bit from Beth Nelson about the value of life-giving mentoring. In his article for the upcoming fourth volume of the Catalyst GroupZine, Tim Elmore describes a life-giving mentor as someone who walks beside another and says, “I’m … Continue reading
true evangelism
here is a good word about evangelism as a lifestyle rather than an event. There are many misunderstandings about the nature of true evangelism. Many people don’t evangelize because when they think of evangelism, they think of the overzealous man … Continue reading