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just thinking out loud here
I noticed some similarities this weekend between John 1:13 and Romans 9:16 Ephesians 2:9 and Romans 9:11 reckon if maybe there is a point here that we miss most of the time? just wondering.
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Tagged bible study, God's glory, God's grace, God's love, God's mercy, god's will, God's word, God's work
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preaching test
Ligonier has posted a quote from Al Mohler on the mystery of preaching: R. Albert Mohler: “There is something deeply mysterious about Christian preaching, both in terms of its communication and in terms of its content. After all, what we … Continue reading
road trip listening
I just downloaded all nine of the messages in Mark Driscoll’s Peasant Princess series. I figured we are going to be spending some time in the car over the next week or so and might as well have something useful … Continue reading
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Tagged intimacy, love, mark driscoll, marriage, mars hill, peasant princess, sex, sex and love, song of solomon
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Mark Driscoll on The Shack
here is Mark Driscoll’s take on the Shack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK65Jfny70Y&hl=en&fs=1] a couple of other Mark Driscoll videos here including his entire message on using harsh language.
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Tagged heresy, idolatry, mark driscoll, modalism, the shack
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D.A. Carson editorial
Justin Taylor pointed to an editorial by D.A. Carson that is packed with good stuff. Go take a look at it this weekend. In the meantime, here are some peeks. The apostle Paul writes, “Do not conform to the pattern … Continue reading
photo phriday
new header picture blurry and still trying to get the sunset
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, christmas bokeh, christmas tree, d300, nikon, nikon 18-200mm VR, nikon d300, sunset
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Jesus went after the one
powerful thoughts from Julie Neidlinger on helping others: I have some guilt, I suppose, but I can see that that would serve no purpose except to cause me to do nothing. I’ve learned that guilt isn’t always a motivator from … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, effectiveness, julie neidlinger, loneprairie.net, love, love your neighbor, neighbor
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rick warren
I was watching this video (HT challies) and thinking about universal v. limited atonement. the questioner takes Rick’s universal atonement position and just wraps it around his neck like a bunch of stinky garlic. Rick tries to wiggle and squirm, … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, beliefnet, rick warren, tim challies, universalism
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John MacArthur on TBN
here are two clips from TBN with Kirk Cameron interviewing John MacArthur. Like Vitamin Z says, did they not know what he would be talking about? These two clips are about 20 minutes of biblical goodness on the gospel of … Continue reading
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Tagged john macarthur, kirk cameron, prosperity gospel, TBN, the gospel
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Paradise
In a Tabletalk article Burk Parsons mentions the 2005 film Paradise Now about Islamic terrorists about to blow themselves up and uses it as a segue to discuss the concept of Paradise for believers: Jesus promised paradise to the thief … Continue reading
the love of God
Yesterday we went to the early service at Great Hills Baptist Church. Natalie had to attend a choir program and write about it for her choir grade. the program was decent, but sort of overproduced and too jazzy in a … Continue reading
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Tagged God's grace, God's love, great hills baptist church, matt carter, spur 58, the austin stone, the gospel
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Godly living
this quote from Joel Beeke on ligonier’s blog is a great way to explain the christian walk: The way to godly living is surprisingly simple: we are to walk with God in His appointed way (Micah 6:8), diligently using the … Continue reading
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Tagged duty, duty and grace, godly living, grace, ligonier, micah 6:8, sanctification
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perigree moon
closest biggest brightest most awesomest full moon of the year.
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Tagged 300mm, austin, austin texas, d300, full moon, moon, nikkor 300mm f4 AF, nikon, nikon d300, perigree moon, texas
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Will and Power
like I said, when you refuse to submit to God’s way, what you are left with is will and power. What do I want and how do I find a way to get it. Check this out. I love it … Continue reading
God is God, not your girlfriend or boyfriend
Jonathan Dodson hits on something that bugs me too about some contemporary christian songs. God is not properly the subject of a sappy syrupy love song that could just as easily have been sung about our then current crush when … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary christian music, God's love, God's wrath, jonathan dodson
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newsweek's stab at hermeneutics
I don’t know how many are aware of Newsweek’s recent cover story regarding homosexual marriage and how the Bible’s “values” support it, but it was quite something. If you have some time to kill and want to read a good … Continue reading
foto friday
moon over the capitol dome the same moon this morning. a wider shot
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Tagged austin, austin texas, d300, full moon, moon, night, nikkor 300mm f4 AF, nikon, nikon 18-200mm VR, nikon d300, photography, texas, texas capitol
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theology in church?
Yesterday Todd Burus put up a post regarding his church’s general lack of receptivity to learning deeper theological points. let him explain what he means: As someone who teaches frequently across several ages in the church, probably the largest complaint … Continue reading
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Tagged arguments in church, conflict, exposition, scripture, teaching, theology
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another thought for the day
Charles Spurgeon from Reformation 21: “Winter in the soul is by no means a comfortable season, and if it be upon thee just now it will be very painful to thee; but there is this comfort, namely, that the Lord … Continue reading
More Pursuit of God
another quote from Tozer’s first chapter that precedes the one I mentioned below by a few sentences says: The continuous and unembarrassed interchange of love and thought between God and the soul of the redeemed man is the throbbing heart … Continue reading
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Tagged A.W. Tozer, communion with God, confession, david, Psalm 32
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the pursuit of God
In our men’s Bible study on Tuesday mornings we have started the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. On page 14 of my copy, Mr. Tozer says this: This intercourse between God and the soul is known to … Continue reading
what is christmas?
love this video. That’s Christmas! from andy pearce on Vimeo. hat tip to Adrian Warnock
thought for the day
here is a cheerful thought for the day from the Ikonograph. The ironic thing here is that we don’t grow unless we hurt. Pain makes us evaluate what it is we cling to, and God wants to teach us to … Continue reading
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Tagged discipline, growth, ikonograph, maturation, suffering, trials
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a bit of Tim Keller
Darryl Dash interviews Tim Keller here and here. they are short and interesting so go take a look. here is a tease from part 1: The evangelical Church is bitterly divided into groups that say, either we should change the … Continue reading
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Tagged contextualization, darry dash, justin taylor, the gospel, tim keller
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video sunday
John Piper on learning to love God’s sovereignty [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BByHE5o7qMs&hl=en&fs=1] and here he is on the supremacy of Christ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYGLl0gO1dk&hl=en&fs=1] and a fascinating ten minutes on evangelism. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tAfrPlNq8&hl=en&fs=1]