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Monthly Archives: March 2009
strong words from ToddonGod
Todd Burus has written a two part “personal” review of the Shack. He pulls no punches on either the theology or the literary style of the book. Entertaining stuff. Now I think that I will have to break down and … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelicalism, heresy, literature, style, substance, the shack, theology, Todd Burus, william p. young
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Militant Atheism on the March
courtesy of KJL here is an article on the rise in the sale of “de-baptism” certificates. some bits: Michael Evans, 66, branded baptising children as “a form of child abuse” — and said that when he complained to the church … Continue reading
ouch
Shaun Groves makes a diagram of his life that applies to yours too. then he says: On your first day on the other side of the grave, do you think you’ll look back on this life and be flooded with … Continue reading
distractions and self-control
The point is that we all do exactly what we want to do. We eat what we want to eat, watch what we want to watch, listen to what we want to hear, read what we want to read and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, teaching
Tagged Bible reading, christian hedonism, distraction, facebook, John Piper, priorities, procrastination, study, wasting time
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Dr. Mohler's take
Bryan posted a link to this article in his comment to my recent church planting post. And I wanted to make sure everybody saw both Bryan’s comment and the article. Al Mohler is discussing Fred Barnes’ article in the Wall … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Payne, church planting, Dr. Al Mohler, evangelism, missions
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photo phriday
I bought a well used and very cheap twenty year old film camera and have been taking some pictures on, get this, FILM. Lots of fun. picture from which the current header is cropped. here are my nephew and daughter … Continue reading
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Tagged 28mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, F4e, film, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon F4e, photography
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DVR alert
A debate between Mark Driscoll and Annie Lobert against Deepak Chopra and Carlton Pearson on Satan will be on ABC’s Nightline at 11:30 p.m. ET tonight. Preview at the link. Here are 8 things that Jamie Munson of Mars Hill … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, politics
Tagged ABC, annie lobert, carlton pearson, debate, deepak chopra, mark driscoll, mars hill church, satan
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stormy seas? no problem
Courtesy of John Mark at Sweet Tea and Theology, here is a great quote from John Newton (the author of the hymn Amazing Grace) I heartily sympathize with you in your complaints; but I see you in safe hands. The … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing grace, comfort, God's sovereignty, john newton, sovereignty, storms
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veggie tales
Veggie tales and the idol of “impact.” After the financial collapse of Phil‘s company Big Idea Entertainment, makers of Veggie Tales, Phil explained the belief system that had driven him to make the motion picture that caused it all: “God … Continue reading
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Tagged false gods, idols, phil vischer, success, veggie tales
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complementarianism
Complementarianism. Isn’t that a great word? It represents one of the most hated Biblical doctrines in our modern world. Mark Driscoll was reviled for believing in this doctrine long before he was taken to task for being too vulgar. Complementarianism … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, complementarianism, doctrine, equality, mary zeiss stange
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A trillion dollars
via challies, here is a little visual representation of how much money a trillion dollars really is.
what does it take?
what does it take to get serious with God? what does it take to go past the superficial acknowledgement to knowing God the way that Paul sought to know Him? Unfortunately, because we are so hard-headed and because the pull … Continue reading
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Tagged brokenness, charles spurgeon, intimacy with God, Knowing God, repentance
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Religiosity
I am often amazed at the difference between people’s perception of Jesus and the real Jesus revealed in the Bible. One of the reasons I enjoy Mark Driscoll is that he absolutely nails this distinction between popular conceptions of Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged hypocrisy, legalism, pharisees, priorities, religious leaders
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book sale
I read this book earlier this year. it was really very good indeed. Now it is on sale for 5.00 In celebration of Spectacular Sins winning a Christian Book Award, we’re offering it for $5 through Sunday. Update: This book … Continue reading
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Tagged book sale, christian book awards, John Piper, spectacular sins
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truth and doctrine
Kevin DeYoung has a great series of four posts on Truths that Transform, Doctrines that Damn. Here are his summary conclusions, but go read all four posts. First off, we see that anyone who says they have a church with … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, early church, false doctrine, gospel, Kevin DeYoung, new testament, truth
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photo phriday
I am really enjoying this spring.
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Tagged 105mm, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, austin texas, d300, flowers, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography
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cool stuff
ok, this is seriously cool. behold the work of some very creative shepherds with too much time on their hands and a video camera. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] hat tip to Jonah Goldberg.
Parenting research
Lifeway has new research regarding the parenting and the role of faith. It is not encouraging. Just wow. The vast majority of parents hope their children grow up to live good lives, but for many, parental success does not include … Continue reading
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Tagged christian parenting, ed stetzer, lifeway, lifeway research, parenting, research, teaching children, values, voddie baucham
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Why plant churches
Why should we plant more churches? aren’t there enough of them already? Don’t existing churches have room for at least a few more folks? why plant new ones when there are so many of every flavor already around? Mike McDaniel … Continue reading
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Tagged church planting, jd greear, mike mcdaniel, mission, movements of God, new churches, the gospel
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church
Mike Leuken wonders about our default approach to thinking about our church. “I am dissatisfied” was identified as a barrier to spiritual growth. Of those surveyed, 17 percent expressed some degree of dissatisfaction with their church; over half of these … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, christianity today, church, follow me, mike leuken, vitamin z, willow creek
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Psalm 51
We went to the Austin Stone yesterday. Jeff Mangum, the former pastor at Vista Community Church, was speaking at all services and we wanted to hear him again. As a surprise, Todd Agnew was there to lead the music. It … Continue reading
"who is going to have the guts to leave the Temple?"
Carl Trueman has some observations about the American cult of celebrity that infects politics as well as religion in our country. Very interesting stuff. here is how he ends it, but go read the rest to see how he got … Continue reading