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Rick Santelli goes off

Everybody has probably seen this already, but let me tell you, this was some good T.V. right here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Hat tip to KLo and Reformissionary.

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foto friday

february is a bit too early for baseball and the weather was not very cooperative for pictures the other night. I decided to use the fog and try for artsy instead. the scene in B&W coming up to the plate … Continue reading

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John 10

I have been spending some time in the Gospel of John lately. It is amazing how reading familiar words can have a new impact on you when you are reading them again. Just look for a minute at some phrases … Continue reading

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high praise for Finally Alive

John Piper’s new book, Finally Alive is earning high praise by reviewers. Tim Challies says at the beginning of his review: As I read the final page of Finally Alive I realized that I had found a new favorite book … Continue reading

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listening

listening is a skill that must be consciously cultivated. Like Vitamin Z says, listening well displays humility and is essential for leadership. luckily, Gavin Ortlund has posted 20 qualities of good listeners to provide some guidance to us as we … Continue reading

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Training

I have signed up for Governor Perry’s fit Texas challenge and I am preparing to participate in the Texas Round Up (5K or 10K that is the burning question). My signing up for this after 20 or so years of … Continue reading

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Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong

Here are two blurbs from the new book Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong the first one deals with the emptiness of chasing the “American dream”: Until sinners submit to the truth about God, they will never acquire what … Continue reading

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legislating morality

Kevin DeYoung has a post up on his blog about why he believes it is not only permissible but necessary to legislate morality in the case of abortion. First he makes the point that I was making to Jesurgislac in … Continue reading

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missing the moment

The third of the reactions posted by Timmy Brister that I found particularly interesting is a longer read that gets to the heart of why I think this fight matters and why it is even occurring. An article at Baptist … Continue reading

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friends ride in

Timmy Brister has posted a round up of reactions to the Baptist Press article on Mark Driscoll. I found three of them to be particularly interesting. First, Ed Stetzer writes that Friday is for Friends and he says, in part: … Continue reading

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more fighting

I think that the leadership of the SBC is really misunderstanding the moment we are in historically, culturally, theologically. Here is the Baptist Press article about Mark Driscoll. Here is a response from Southeastern Seminary that just had a conference … Continue reading

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phriday photos

I am just fascinated by the most intense light of the sun right now. here is sunset reflected off the arm of a power line here is the bottom of the sun peeking out of the cloud and for something … Continue reading

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sink or faucet

are you a sink or faucet? Trevin Wax wants to know. Hat tip to Justin Taylor.

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Relevance

Joe Thorn has a quote from John Piper regarding relevance that says: As a preacher, I think a lot about relevance. That is, why should anyone listen to what I have to say? Why should anybody care? Relevance is an … Continue reading

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Francis Chan on the Church

I am reading Francis Chan’s book Crazy Love. I am more than halfway finished with it and I will be posting more about it once I have finished it. I can already see that it is going to have to … Continue reading

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another helpful reminder

here is another helpful reminder from Kevin DeYoung. What’s more, lots of the people who came to church over the weekend did more than just attend. They taught Sunday school, handed out bulletins, played the guitar, stacked chairs, and held … Continue reading

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I don't even trust you to do that

Cool Milton Friedman in action deconstructing Phil’s leftist utopian assumptions. A helpful reminder of the real engine that drives growth on a day when the Senate passes a 829 billion buck boondoggle of leftist wishlists run amuck. “Where are these … Continue reading

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hard to face but real

Ok, there is an event that occurred that has to be faced even though it is horrible. Benjamin linked to the news story in his comment to this post. The quick summary is that a woman went to have an … Continue reading

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the creepiness continues

the phenomenon that I made note of several times in the last year continues. You just don’t replace something with nothing. The latest entry is this book. Like Vitamin Z says, I am not one to imply in the least … Continue reading

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Facebook's fifth birthday

Facebook turns five and Al Mohler has thoughts about it and social networking in general. By the way, Dr. Mohler is one of my facebook friends. Dr. Mohler has 8 suggestions for “safeguarding the social networking experience.” 1. Never allow … Continue reading

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theistic evolution

as I mentioned yesterday, I read the book Who Was Adam last month. It was interesting, but I kept having a recurring question pop into my head. The question is “why?” Why would God limit himself (in part) to naturalistic … Continue reading

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Saturday morning

Tournament time means being all the way across town for a basketball game before 8:00 a.m.

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Spectacular Sins

I am just finishing the book Spectacular Sins by John Piper. As you might expect from Piper, his purpose is to demonstrate from scripture the sovereignty of God in every situation including several specific spectacularly sinful occasions. He deals with … Continue reading

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Who Was Adam

I read the book Who Was Adam in January. It was very interesting indeed. I would recommend it to anyone interested in seeing an attempt at synthesis between the naturalistic fossil record and the Biblical record of creation in Genesis. … Continue reading

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friday fotos

sunset at the capitol and

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