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Monthly Archives: September 2009
death to self-righteousness
the Gospel ends self-righteousness. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0g-s4Qhtyk&hl=en&fs=1&] ht to Timmy Brister
two on suffering
first courtesy of Vitamin Z we get this comforting bit that we will never be able to fully explain the problem of evil but that we can trust God anyway: So how do Christians explain the problem of evil? The … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, faith, God's love, God's sovereignty, halim suh, Kelly Clark, love, mystery, Return to Reason, sovereignty, suffering, vitamin z
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this is amazing
everybody has seen this already, but the man is amazing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FjJzslb6Y&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] HT to Ed Morissey.
Posted in sports
Tagged brett favre, come from behind, hail mary, last second heroics, minnesota vikings, san francisco 49ers, touchdown
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emerging church conversation
Here is an interesting interview by Trevin Wax of Robbie Sagers about the emerging church. Trevin is a blogger and Robbie is a PhD student and special assistant to Dr. Russell Moore. Robbie has contributed a chapter to Evangelicals Engaging … Continue reading
friday fotoes
these cool mornings feel very fallish. loving the change after a very long, very hot, very dry summer. capitol renovations are on the horizon. soon this will be covered up with scaffold.
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Tagged 18-200mm, capitol dome, d300, fall, nikkor 18-200mm VR, nikkor 300mm f4 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sunflowers
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Logos Bible software
I mentioned Logos in passing the other day as my preferred Bible software to use on my laptop. I have been using it for at least 10 years and I love it. When I originally moved to Mac OS back … Continue reading
Aaron Ivy – Worship Band
Aaron Ivy – Worship Band, originally uploaded by Doug Klembara. Here is Aaron Ivy at Kyle Field in Aggieland. Doug Klembara (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougklembara/) took this picture and some others. He estimates the crowd at 7K.
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accountability for rejecting Christ
here is John Piper’s illustration of the difference between moral inability and legal inability and why a person can be held accountable for rejecting Christ even though they can’t choose Christ on their own accord. Give it a listen and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, calvinism, John Piper, predestination, reformation theology, responsibility, theology
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acting like teenage kids
never forget that the crowd running the show in Washington truly deeply believes that they are smarter than you and care more than you do about things. from Drudge here is exhibit A in the condescension lalapalooza: Energy Secretary Chu: … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged condescension, control, education, freedom, habits, independence, markets, sacrifice, teaching
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alarmed by bad news?
Iain D. Campbell posts a devotion form Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening devotional book on Psalm 112:7. Excellent reminder from CHS: “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings.” Christian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because … Continue reading
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Tagged bad news, charles spurgeon, enduring affliction, godly calm, godly courage, patience
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guilt and forgiveness
R.C. Sproul, Jr. on Cornerstones and Stumbling Blocks. Here is the opening paragraph, but go read all of it: Why do the wicked flee when none pursue? Guilt. Why do we by nature exchange the glory of the Creator for … Continue reading
global warming
if there is something about which the world has been certain (at least certain far left precincts of the world), it is that global warming is occurring and that it is man caused. the proposed remedy has been to wreck … Continue reading
II Timothy 3:12
II Timothy 3:12 says “12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,”. Do you believe that? Do you believe that all means all and that persecution really means persecution? Really? here is … Continue reading
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Tagged God's grace, God's instrument of grace, grace, John Piper, persecution, suffering, suffering as grace, vitamin z
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the Ministry of Meekness
Continuing to read Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we arrive on pages 95-97 at his description of the ministry of meekness that Christians owe to one another: Only he who lives by the forgiveness of his sin in Jesus Christ … Continue reading
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Tagged dietrich bonhoeffer, gospel of mark, jesus, leadership, Life Together, meekness, servant leadership, teaching
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photo phridai
rain and cool brought out the wildflowers (new header picture) sunrise last week and williamson county fall league ball has begun
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, austin, austin texas, basketball, d300, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sunrise, texas, wildflowers
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PocketBible for iPhone
I have been using Laridian’s PocketBible software on my PDA then phones for a long long time. I used it on my old Handspring Visors, my Treo300 phone, my Treo600, my samsung PPC6500 (windows Mobile), and even on my Windows … Continue reading
Posted in bible, tech
Tagged app store, apple, bible software, iPhone, laridian, pocketbible, software
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spiritual leadership
John Piper’s article on spiritual leadership is a treasure trove of extremely valuable information. I found this bit on marks of a good teacher especially interesting since I have spent a lot of time teaching. 9. Able to Teach It … Continue reading
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Tagged Between Two Worlds, effective teaching, John Piper, justin taylor, learning, teaching
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David Powlison on marital intimacy
fascinating talk from David Powlison on marital intimacy. Part 2 below about transparency in small groups about struggles is critically important. making prayer requests that are personal, real, and humbling is extremely important. If you are part of a group … Continue reading
ripple effects
I saw this interesting and strangely haunting story yesterday on one of the ripple effects of the worldwide economic downturn. Here, on a sleepy stretch of shoreline at the far end of Asia, is surely the biggest and most secretive … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged capacity, freighters, lagging markets, overbuilding, recession, shipping
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Got to thinking about eyes
Yesterday after I posted about Joel Osteen and his blurb about his forthcoming newest book, I got to thinking. What I was thinking about is how the worldview he is promoting is completely foundationally skewed. It is exactly backwards. Here … Continue reading
more prosperity gospel
back to vitamin z for an update on Joel Osteen’s newest book. check it out: So, Joel Osteen sent us an email yesterday to let us know about his new book, It’s Your Time. Joel wanted us to know that we … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, teaching
Tagged deceiver, It's your time, joel osteen, liar, lies, prosperity, prosperity gospel, satan's lies, satanic, suffering, trials, wages of sin
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the mechanics of a D&X
courtesy of Vitamin Z here is the deposition testimony of Dr. Carhart from the University of Nebraska about the particulars of his method of abortion. Just read it, if you can, but I warn you that it is deeply disturbing. … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, dilatation and extraction, dr. carhart, partial birth abortion
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phriday photos
cooling off
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Tagged 18-200mm VR, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, baby, bokeh, d300, dachshund, fan, nikon, nikon d300, photography, piebald dachshund
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