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Monthly Archives: January 2010
age segregation
interesting story from Mollie Hemingway about voluntary age segregation in churches and its unforeseen effects. number one on the list; no funerals. “Cool! Your church has funerals,” a friend recently said after I told him about attending one for a … Continue reading
Story of Stuff
for something different, here is an outstandingly well done critique of a bit of leftist propaganda being shown in school to nine year olds across the country. It is in four parts. So far I have only watched the first … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, leftist agitrop, markets, price indicators, propaganda
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fotos on a Friday
trying Kodak Ektachrome 100G slide film in the Nikon F5. love the 105mm and sun rays maximal bokeh sunset through the tree and Natalie being the “tall girl in the middle.”
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Tagged 105mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, basketball, d300, leaves, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, Nikon F5, photography, sun, tree, winter
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more reviews of The Shack
some big guns have turned their attention to Wm P. Young’s book, The Shack. Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian has read it and Dr. Al Mohler is concerned about the discernment ability of modern evangelicals in light of the fact … Continue reading
Posted in books, teaching
Tagged al mohler, idolatry, the shack, theology, tim keller, william p. young
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an interview with Hitchens
Marilyn Sewell, a unitarian minister, interviews atheist Christopher Hitchens here. hilarity ensues. here is a glimpse, but it continues on in this vein. The religion you cite in your book is generally the fundamentalist faith of various kinds. I’m a … Continue reading
the big day
well, the big day has arrived. the day we have all been anticipating with bated breath and beating hearts. Today Apple unveils its “Latest Creation.” noon our time. be there or be square. should be interesting. UPDATE: introductory video here. … Continue reading
couple of good ones
I have had a couple of windows open the last couple of days in order to post about them. one political and one theological. here we go. first the political: I believe it is crucial to understand that it doesn’t … Continue reading
Glory of God
here is a message from John Piper about why he finds the Glory of God to be the central point of the Bible and all creation. fascinating stuff. the intro: How does the Bible orient us around the glory of … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged bible, centrality of God's glory, glory of God, John Piper
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why do you love the church?
if you love the church, why? (the “if you don’t, why not”? is a whole ‘nother post) Josh Harris lists some wrong reasons why people sometimes love their church. what do you think? Here are a couple to get you … Continue reading
on the occasion of the March for Life
on the occasion of the march for life, here is a repost from September 2008 of a survivor of an attempt to end her life: here is a clip of a talk by a young lady who survived an attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion survivor, anti-abortion, gianna jessen, pro-life
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Roe v. Wade @37
37 years ago the Supreme Court issued its opinion legalizing abortion by fiat nationwide. That legally unsupportable seizure of state police authority remains in effect today, but there are increasing signs of cracks in the abortion on demand edifice. Science … Continue reading
fridae fotoes
Natalie’s basketball team. more depth of field experimentation and I caught the grackels looking for a place to roost
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, basketball, bokeh, d300, friday photos, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sunset
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the Bible isn't boring
John Piper on the Bible [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVF16C24yE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
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Tagged bible, John Piper, meditating on the bible, memorizing the bible, reading the bible
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Amos Story
new video released from Aaron Ivey. Aaron is one of the worship leaders at the Austin Stone. He released an album last year Between the Beauty and the Chaos Aaron and his wife Jamie embarked on the adoption of brother … Continue reading
Book of Eli
Julie and I went to see the Book of Eli yesterday evening. it was a rollicking good time and such a pleasure to have our faith not ridiculed and instead treated respectfully. It was an ordinary run of the mill … Continue reading
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Tagged big hollywood, Book of Eli, christianity, john nolte, movies, national post
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james cameron's intent
let’s ask the man what he intended with Avatar. my emphasis added below. the director with his star Zoe Saldana said that “Avatar” — with its depiction of mineral exploitation on a distant planet and a cadre of trigger-happy mercenaries … Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics
Tagged Avatar, culture, environmentalism, james cameron, pacifism, politics, politics and culture
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Matt Chandler update
here is a video from Matt Chandler giving an update regarding his treatment and status. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiRJzwZ3iRs&hl=en_US&fs=1&] HT to numerous people on twitter.
fridai fotoes
It is so much fun to mess with depth of field. and sun rays. and grass flash and sun. Which one of these two? I think I like the less gold one better, but I am not sure.
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Tagged 17-35mm, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, AF-S 17-35mm f2.8, canon powershot S90, d300, flash, grass, nikon, nikon d300, photography, pine cone, sb800, sunlight
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Kay Bailey Hutchison on abortion
just now at the debate, Senator Hutchison ducked the question on whether she supports Roe v. Wade or not. She does. She has been explicit about her strong support for it in the past. Here she is in 1993: UPDATE: … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged abortion, baby, fetus, kay bailey hutchison pro-choice, pro-life, texas politics
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scott brown
I don’t know if a Republican can actually win in Massachusetts, but if one can, then Scott Brown looks like the one who can do it. I just love this advertisement: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yu_af4KbdE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] And I loved the debate the other night … Continue reading
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Tagged martha coakly, massachusetts, scott brown, senate, Ted Kennedy
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easily offended
Kevin DeYoung asks why are we always so offended all the time in this culture. I think he gets to the heart of the answer in this paragraph. For starters, being hurt is easier than being right. To prove you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged easily offended, Kevin DeYoung, offended, offense, taking offense, victimization
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