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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
Time Magazine noticed us
everybody is buzzing about number 3 on Time Magazine’s Top Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now. here, let them explain: Calvinism is back, and not just musically. John Calvin’s 16th century reply to medieval Catholicism’s buy-your-way-out-of-purgatory excesses is Evangelicalism’s … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, Between Two Worlds, calvinism, john calvin, John Piper, justin taylor, mark driscoll, predestination, reformed theology
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this morning
it finally stopped raining, so I took some pictures this morning.
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Tagged 105mm, buds, macro, macro photography, new leaves, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, photography, spring, trees
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contending and contextualizing
The church must both contend for truth and must contextualize truth to be effective in evangelism. Compare II Timothy 1:14 to I Corinthians 9:22. Hunter Beaumont’s diagnosis of the current evangelical moment is that we are over-contextualizing and under-contending: But … Continue reading
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Tagged contextualization, persuasion, resurgence blog, the gospel, truth
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phriday photos
more spring pictures
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, d300, nikon, nikon d300, photography, spring, trees
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church planting
As some of you know, Julie and I are in the very beginning stages of working with Bryan and Lindsey Payne to plant a Harvest Bible Chapel here in Austin, Texas. Our Facebook group is here if you want to … Continue reading
heart or head
Tim Chester is advocating that Christians live in such a way that others want to believe the Gospel while at the same time engaging their intellectual questions. what do you think? Why don’t people believe the gospel? It often looks … Continue reading
four things
I ran across this ABC news story this morning about the end of the world coming in 2012. “You have to understand, there will be nothing, nothing left,” Geryl told ABC News from his home in Antwerp, Belgium. “We will … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, future, Jesus' return, prophecy, rapture, second coming
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the object of the Christian life
Todd Burus has had a couple of interesting posts on depression and biblical counseling this week. The book he is reading is Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book Spiritual Depression: It’s Causes and Cure. Yesterday, Todd talked about the spirit of bondage and … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, fear, grace, love, martyn lloyd-jones, performance, pleasing God, spirit of bondage, Todd Burus
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