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letter to the editor
maybe this is why Sarah Palin drives some people right over the edge. When federal judges in San Francisco ruled in 2002 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because it included the phrase “under God,” … Continue reading
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Tagged god bless america, pledge of allegiance, sarah palin, under god
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driscoll on piper
Here is a post by Mark Driscoll on the Resurgence blog telling us why he loves John Piper. It includes an embedded video interview of Piper by Driscoll. Excellent stuff and worth your time (almost 50 minutes long). Here are … Continue reading
friday fotos
pray for the Reformissionary’s lovely wife Molly has she has brain surgery today. here are a couple of pictures: Bella looking at my flash trying to capture the pinky orange color
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Tagged d300, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikkor 50mm f1.8, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, piebald dachshund, puppy, sunset
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Michael Novak's view of evidence
Here is Michael Novak’s view of the evidence for the virgin birth. John Derbyshire does not trust the word of Mary the Mother of Jesus, nor the word of Luke the Evangelist. It was to Luke that Mary told the … Continue reading
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Tagged annunciation, evidence, john derbyshire, michael novak, science, virgin birth
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evidence
What is evidence? being a lawyer, I am used to thinking of evidence as coming from admissible documents and witness testimony. whenever I am preparing a case, I engage in “discovery.” discovery is a process of asking questions and requesting … Continue reading
Naomi Wolf has come undone
there is something weird about Sarah Palin that causes people to lose their minds. Here is the latest example. the piece is entitled in a classically understated modest and unassuming way as, “The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the … Continue reading
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Tagged dehumanizing, demonizing, dick cheney, fair mindedness, karl rove, naomi wolf, sarah palin, tolerance
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clothing tips
here are some clothing tips for ministers, but they are equally applicable for all men who have to actually dress up on occasion. the whole thing is an informative article, but I like these quick hits toward the end: MISCELLANEOUS … Continue reading
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Tagged between the times, clothing, dress clothes, dressing up, suits
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more on Prayer
Here is part 2 of R. C. Sproul’s article on prayer. (I mentioned part 1 here) In this one he asks two questions. Does prayer change God’s mind? Does prayer change things? The answer he gives is different for each … Continue reading
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Tagged changing God's mind, changing things, jonathan edwards, ligonier ministries, prayer, r. c. sproul, sovereignty
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A polemicist at the top of her game
this is a fine example of the combination of passion and prose that is a masterful polemicist in action. Caroline Glick of Israel is first rate. here is an excerpt, but you have to go read the whole thing in … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, caroline glick, election 2008, environmentalism, Iran, israel, jennifer rubin, jihad, nuclear weapons
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mentoring
here is a bit from Beth Nelson about the value of life-giving mentoring. In his article for the upcoming fourth volume of the Catalyst GroupZine, Tim Elmore describes a life-giving mentor as someone who walks beside another and says, “I’m … Continue reading
true evangelism
here is a good word about evangelism as a lifestyle rather than an event. There are many misunderstandings about the nature of true evangelism. Many people don’t evangelize because when they think of evangelism, they think of the overzealous man … Continue reading
Mohler on preachingq
Some quotes from this book. “The audacious claim of Christian preaching is that the faithful declaration of the Word of God, spoken through the preacher’s voice, is even more powerful than anything music or image can deliver.” “If we do … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, expository biblical preaching, preaching, tim challies
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help for the hurting
Here is a great resource for people who have made a terrible choice. Remember that all of us have made terrible choices and that God loves us anyway. In our badness and when we didn’t have anything to offer Him, … Continue reading
even more language
Continuing this thread of posts, Nathan Busenitz clarifies a bit for us the difference between harsh language condemning sin or heresy and “Flippancy, Frivolity, and Filthy Talk.” It is a useful distinction. In addition, he has this to add about … Continue reading
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Tagged edification, harsh, language, mark driscoll, nathan busenitz, silly
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homosexual marriage
What about homosexual marriage? what’s the big deal anyway? why would we want people to be unhappy? why would we try to discriminate against some kinds of lifelong relationships and not others? Why do we seem to fixate on this … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, david blankenhorn, homosexual marriage, traditional marriage
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importance of prayer
here is an article by R.C. Sproul on prayer. a couple of teasers, but go read the whole thing: Prayer is the secret of holiness–if holiness, indeed, has anything secretive about it. If we examine the lives of the great … Continue reading
training children
a danger in a church home is that of raising hypocritical children. Kids more concerned with exterior compliance than having a heart for God. Here is some advice for raising kids to experience true worship. Instead of just dealing with … Continue reading
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Tagged external actions, instructing children, internal faith, rearing kids
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lighter or darker
which one is better? I can’t decide if the lighter or darker is better. click for larger.
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Tagged d300, dachshunds, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, piebald, piebald dachshunds, puppies, sb800
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more hate
I have to say that I really am not understanding this phenomenon. Aren’t these people who are filled with such nasty bile the ones who claim to be more loving and tolerant than the rest of us? What is … Continue reading
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Tagged anne lamott, compassion, hate, jesuit, leftist, salon, sarah palin, tolerance, virtue
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compassion
why do we decide to give or not give to those in need? the naked pastor has some thoughts. Very interesting stuff and a good video. here are his questions, but go read the post for the setup and payoff. … Continue reading
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Tagged alms, compassion, distress, giving, marketing, naked pastor, need, poverty, vision navigator
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missed an anniversary
No, not THAT one. It isn’t till May. This one. 1982: At precisely 11:44 a.m., Scott Fahlman posts the following electronic message to a computer-science department bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman From: Scott E … Continue reading
puppies at 5 weeks old
three of the little jewels. Two girls and a boy. click for larger.
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Tagged d300, dachshund, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, piebald, piebald dachshund, sb800
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very good advice
Tom Ascol has printed a letter from John Newton to a pastor about to issue a written refutation of doctrinal error. Mr. Newton encourages the recipient to consider at least three areas before he puts pen to paper. CONSIDER YOUR … Continue reading
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Tagged christian love, doctrinal refutation, founders ministries blog, john newton, refutation, tom ascol
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musical interlude
hillsong united [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-afZJ9_TIM&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08YZF87OBQ&hl=en&fs=1]
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Tagged from the inside out, hillsong, hillsong united, mighty to save
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