Monthly Archives: August 2009

foto friday

Posted on August 14, 2009 by bkingr

squirrel fight aggie bench bokeh golden light on the North side of the Capitol

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gospel centered

Posted on August 13, 2009 by bkingr

helpful reminder from Joe Thorn about the gospel and what it means to be gospel centered as a person and as a church. The Gospel Before we jump into gospel-centeredness we need to be clear about the gospel itself. In … Continue reading →

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I Peter 1:1-13

Posted on August 12, 2009 by bkingr

I have been spending a little time in I Peter again this week. I just love that letter and the more I study it the more that I see everything important is there. Yesterday in Bible study we looked at … Continue reading →

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new pages over to the left

Posted on August 12, 2009 by bkingr

a little page publishing and shifting around this morning. I put the three parts to “Who do You Trust?” into one new page under “The Lie” since that is where it seemed to fit. I also put both parts to … Continue reading →

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general principles

Posted on August 11, 2009 by bkingr

Kevin DeYoung gleans some general principles from Risking the Truth: Handling Error in the Church, the collection of interviews by Martin Downes. You won’t agree with every line, just like those being interviewed don’t always agree with each other, but … Continue reading →

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distraction from the Gospel

Posted on August 10, 2009 by bkingr

our enemy’s favorite play is the misdirection play. He doesn’t mind if a bunch of Christ followers get together to do “christian” things. He prefers that we stay huddled together in committees working out the details of the next building … Continue reading →

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a study in contrasts

Posted on August 9, 2009 by bkingr

this is interesting. our president wants to unite us all under a pragmatic banner listening to all points of view, except that he wants some people to quit talking and get out of the way. all in the same speech. … Continue reading →

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coming attractions

Posted on August 8, 2009 by bkingr

courtesy of Jonathan Dodson, I ran across this post by Mark Driscoll and his recent encounter with ABC’s Terry Moran and the Nightline crew. Sounds interesting. I wonder what the finished product will look like. I sat down for about … Continue reading →

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phridai photos

Posted on August 7, 2009 by bkingr

took this for a bokeh wednesday so hot and dry this year enjoying a cool treat

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When Helping Hurts

Posted on August 6, 2009 by bkingr

Kevin DeYoung has put up a three part look at the book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourselfby Brian Fikkert. It looks like a good book to read for guidance as we attempt … Continue reading →

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rebuilding a marriage after an affair

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is another Piper answer. this one regarding what to do to rebuild a marriage after one of the couple has had an affair. Tough timely stuff. HT vitamin z more from Piper on this subject here

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practical prayer helps

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is John Piper talking about how practically to develop a passion for prayer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQkaxoC9-hk&hl=en&fs=1&] what he says about the stories is just so true. I read a book about George Mueller in high school and it has had to … Continue reading →

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a decommissioned dimension

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is a life plan from Julie Neidlinger. My plan is somewhere lost in abstracts, or a decommissioned dimension. It doesn’t buy groceries or dentist visits or thinks past age 40. It seems real and concrete somewhere between midnight and … Continue reading →

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how weird am I?

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

seriously, how weird am I? I have been watching the dialogue between Mark Krikorian, Wesley Smith and Jonah Goldberg in The Corner with great interest. They are talking about vegans and vegetarians, morality and whether or not it is morally … Continue reading →

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conception of self part II

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

earlier I quoted C.S. Lewis in Perelandra to illustrate the point that our enemy has as his project the inflation of our ego to the point that we find it difficult to deny anything to ourselves and our own vision … Continue reading →

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sunday night

Posted on August 3, 2009 by bkingr

we went to the Long Center front lawn last evening for the concert in the park series from the Austin Symphony. It was big band night and it was great. Took a picnic. brought the camera and listened to the … Continue reading →

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a conception of self

Posted on August 2, 2009 by bkingr

I read the C.S. Lewis space trilogy the first time almost thirty years ago. I read them again 3 or 4 years ago. Powerful stuff. I especially find the story in Perelandra to be a wonderful glimpse into the Garden … Continue reading →

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more like this please

Posted on August 1, 2009 by bkingr

Chris Isaak knows his limitations. this is one of the best answers I have heard in a while. Maybe you could draw on your student council experience to help sort out the enormous budget crisis in California. Any remedy for … Continue reading →

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God in nature

Posted on August 1, 2009 by bkingr

Challies put up an excellent post yesterday about the nine things he learned about God from nature. Take some time this weekend to read it. I have also been struck by this fact when I take pictures: …A GOD OF … Continue reading →

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