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red door furniture
by the tire store this morning was a place where we bought a baby bed a long time ago. wonder how long it has been out of business. I wonder if the property will be put to any use. reckon … Continue reading
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Tagged 28mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, d300, decay, furniture store, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300
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poinsettia
trying another direct upload now that wordpress 2.7 is out.
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Tagged 105mm, christmas, d300, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, poinsettia
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more on the Shack
Resurgence has posted Scott Lindsey’s thorough review of The Shack. It is the best one I have seen yet at taking the problems with the book head on from scripture. Bookmark the page and go back to it anytime someone … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture
Tagged scott lindsey, the shack, tim challies, william p. young
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D.A. Carson
Here is a quote from D.A. Carson via Vitamin Z about why Christians are surprised by suffering. Here is his first reason: We may get the balance of Scripture wrong. We remember the wonderful triumphs of Joseph, Gideon, and David; … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged bible, Jeremiah, joel osteen, prosperity gospel, suffering, your best life now
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foto friday
Here is a reworking of a christmas tree some more christmas cheer
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, 50mm f1.8 AF, bokeh, christmas, d300, nikon, nikon d300, photography
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we must get this
here again is a link to John MacArthur’s two part message on God and evil. if you only have 25 minutes, then listen to part two only. Unfortunately, the free listening of the message is no longer available. They cost … Continue reading
church planting
Two interesting links that I ran across yesterday. Both of them are in this post by Reformissionary and the Dan Kimball article was also mentioned in this post by Chris Marlow. The question I have is about church planting. Mark … Continue reading
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Tagged acts 29, dan kimball, mark driscoll, missional church, preaching, teaching
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background noise
Tim Challies has a great post on technology and its role in our lives. The whole thing is worth reading, but here is an excerpt to get you started. In our culture we have allowed ourselves to become notoriously busy. … Continue reading
two views of the gospel
While we are at Ramblin’ Pastor Man’s place, check out his post quoting J.I. Packer on two views of the gospel. Here is the clearest list of the differences that I have yet seen. Go read the conclusion that follows … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged arminianism, calvinism, elect, free will, sovereignty of god
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two lines at once
Ramblin’ Pastor man has several quotes from Charles Spurgeon posted. Go take a look. I especially enjoyed this bit here: Not only are there a few cardinal doctrines, by which we can steer our ship North, South, East, or West, … Continue reading
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Tagged charles spurgeon, dan lowe, election, faith, free will, predestination, ramblin' pastor man, sovereignty of god
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love the morning
Today was the first real sun in a few days. I love it.
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4D, d300, leaves, morning, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sun
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mark dever on the Gospel
here is Mark Dever on the good news of the Gospel. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC7GqBX0feo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] hat tip to Ramblin’ Pastor Man
what she said
I was disgusted to hear on the news yesterday that a 34 year old man died in a Black Friday rush at a Wal Mart in New York. What a spectacle. What an illustration of this country’s complete decadence. Here … Continue reading
Posted in bingo/ditto, culture
Tagged black friday, julie neidlinger, lone prairie.net, walmart
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ouch, from the Onion
ouch! go take a look at this from the Onion and wince. It is satire, so maybe a little over the top, but too close to home on too many fronts. What I’m trying to say is, don’t let the … Continue reading
Posted in church, humor
Tagged baptist theology, christianity, malcom yarnell, satire, The Onion, tom ascol
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church tradition metaphor?
how about old couch? was great when it was new 20 years ago, but now it isn’t. can’t get rid of it because of all the wonderful memories associated with it. metaphor courtesy of Andy Stanley, via CataBlog
Happy Thanksgiving
happy Thanksgiving to everyone. In spite of the recent economic crisis, we continue to live in one of the most blessed nations in the history of the world. God, in his sovereignty and to praise of his glorious grace, has … Continue reading
Posted in culture, mission
Tagged 105mm, 28mm, autumn, d300, fall, food, God's sovereignty, health, leaves, material blessings, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 28mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, safety, thanksgiving
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Update to Why the ESV.
Bryon has posted on his blog about alleged misinformation that I have in my “why the ESV” post. I certainly want to be accurate and to communicate clearly. It sounds like Bryon’s fuss is more with Crossway and/or Good News … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryon's weblog, ESV Bible, manuscripts, translation philosophy
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what is community?
I have been struggling with what a christian community should really be for almost six years now. Acts 2:42 says that the first church devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to prayer, to fellowship and to the breaking of bread. … Continue reading
why talk about money at church
Todd Hiestand has some thoughts about why it is important to talk about money at church. Here is his list. Go read his post for discussion under each item. I’ve become convinced that the church needs to get better at … Continue reading
note to self
here is the Ikonograph describing how he preaches the Gospel to himself. this sounds eminently edifying. Preaching the gospel to myself has served to encourage me in my putting to death the deeds of the flesh, as well as cementing … Continue reading
you gotta close your eyes
a helpful reminder about what is really important. (hint: it ain’t widescreen flat panel T.V.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb5UHu7ZJsY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to Vitamin Z
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Tagged don't waste your life, entertainment and comfort, John Piper
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do you know God?
when I put up posts like this and this, I wonder if people have the same struggle that I have had over the years from time to time. that struggle is to find myself learning a lot about our triune … Continue reading