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friday fotoes
an explosion of color in my backyard not really happy with this one, but trying to get the elusive Christmas tree shot. ice in the grass on fuji film
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Tagged 17-35mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, AF-S 17-35mm f2.8, d300, F5, fotoes, fotos, friday fotos, nikon, nikon d300, Nikon F5, photography
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Piper talking to Chandler
Here is a four part interview that John Piper did with Matt Chandler. Well worth a listen/watch. Part 1 – Chandler tells his story up to about 20 years old. Part 2 – More on Chandler’s story, through becoming a … Continue reading
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Tagged desiring god, interview, John Piper, matt chandler, pastor's conference
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life
“yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” or as Kansas says: Now, don’t hang on nothing last forever but the … Continue reading
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Tagged brain tumor, cancer, dust in the wind, kansas, matt chandler, uncertainty of life
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trade it all?
A friend of mine put this question up on Facebook last night: Michael Irvin “would trade it all for 19-0” and wonders: What would you trade it all for? a question like that crawls up into my brain and rolls … Continue reading
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Tagged 19-0, facebook, idolatry, idols, kingdom of heaven, Michael Irvin
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you don't replace something with nothing
very interesting study from Pew Forum about the religious views of Americans. The religious beliefs and practices of Americans do not fit neatly into conventional categories. A new poll by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life … Continue reading
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Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, beliefs, global warming, greenpeace, Lord Monckton, religions, supernatural, United States
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new calvinism in the Christian Century
Kevin DeYoung has some thoughts about this article. here is one paragraph from the article: Moreover, the New Calvinism displays considerable diversity. African-American rapper Curtis “Voice” Allen is known for his distinctively Calvinist lyrics (“I been exposed to bright lights, … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin's comeback?, christian century, J. Todd Billings, Kevin DeYoung, new calvinism
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phriday photos
the sky was a little bit strange Tuesday evening here is the same picture as the one from last week on 35mm film to show the full 17mm. (compare to D300 17mm which is more like 24mm) and I always … Continue reading
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Tagged 105mm, 17mm, 35mm film, AF-S 17-35mm f2.8, canon, canon powershot S90, film, film camera, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, Nikon F5, photography, S90
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the Office
take a look at this and tell me what you think. here is a bit: This is a very important point. Many shows, and much of the message coming out of popular American culture, is that we are all destined … Continue reading
Banging the Drum
Francis Chan continues to bang the drum. This man really fires me up. Have you read Crazy Love yet? you should. here are a couple of bits from his article, but go read the whole thing. [In starting Cornerstone Church] … Continue reading
photos
you will notice over on the left sidebar that I added a button that looks like this: I have put some of my pictures on QOOP for folks to buy download print or whatever. Let me know if there is … Continue reading
helpful reminder
here is a helpful reminder of our role in the scheme of things from Jeremiah Burroughs courtesy of Kevin DeYoung. I beseech you to consider that God does not deal by you as you deal with him. Should God make the … Continue reading
Matt Chandler
Matt Chandler’s surgery to remove a mass from his frontal lobe begins in about 20 minutes. Be in prayer for him during the surgery and for a complete recovery. Here is a post from Matt going into surgery about the … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, gratitude, matt chandler, sovereignty, suffering, village church
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foto friday
I recently got a wide angle lens (17-35mm) and I have been trying to learn how to use it. from my parents’ backyard family during thanksgiving. Great great grandparents admiring the second great great grandbaby. the north side of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-35mm, AF-S 17-35mm f2.8, nikon d300, photography, thanksgiving, wide angle
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Lessons from Tiger Woods
C.J. Mahaney has some thoughts about what we can all learn from Tiger Woods and his troubles this last week. Excellent stuff. Go read it all. Hunted by Sin But Tiger is being hunted by something more menacing than journalists. … Continue reading
headline sufficiency
here is a case where the headline really does tell you enough: “Man loses job after searching too hard for aliens.” But feel free to click through if you must have the gory details regarding misuse of public computers involuntary … Continue reading
manhatten declaration
An interesting controversy has cropped up in an unexpected place. The Manhatten Declaration is circulating for signatures. Kevin DeYoung has a thorough and balanced explanation of the controversy, including why there is a controversy and the positions of both sides. … Continue reading
Delight yourself in the Lord
Psalm 37:4 says that we should delight ourselves in the Lord and he will give us the desires of our heart. Verse 5 follows that up by telling us to commit our ways to him, trust in him and he … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, christian hedonism, earthly treasure, heavenly treasure, John Piper, josh hunt, treasure
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Marriage is like Christ and the Church
this is the important responsibility that married people have. To demonstrate the relationship of Christ and the church. Here is John Piper on why this reminder is important. It lifts marriage out of sordid sitcom images and gives it the … Continue reading
Brain food
for the day after Thanksgiving here is some brain food from John Piper and G.K. Chesterton. G. K. Chesterton helps explain why. It’s not merely true that a creed unites men. Nay a difference of creed unites men—so long as … Continue reading
a great Thanksgiving story
here is a great story for Thanksgiving. Check it out. Davis said he was sad to leave Yonan behind and worried about the interpreter’s safety. “I told him, ‘If you come to the Austin-Round Rock area, I will do everything … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, hospitality, Iraq, translator, U.S. Army
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D.A. Carson on God's existence
How do I know God exists? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvFkZYhlzdQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] HT to Ramblin’ Pastor Man
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Tagged apologetics, argumentation, D.A. Carson, faith, repentance
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Genesis
At our church, the Austin Stone Community Church, we are going through Genesis. So far the messages have been convicting and edifying. Today Matt preached on the bigness of God and the closeness of God. God is both the sovereign … Continue reading
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Tagged austin stone, elohim, genesis, idolatry, matt carter, yahweh
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Glory to God in suffering
Here is a video from John Jordan’s facebook page explaining further how God can be glorified in the midst of suffering. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK00Tcb6ROY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] further information on this topic in II Corinthians 4:7-5:15 and Hebrews 10:32-39.
phridai photoes
love depth of field, bokeh and flowers rediscovering film photography with a Nikon F5 and Fuji velvia 100. wide angle lens and a polarizer
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Tagged 105mm, 17-35mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, AF-S 17-35mm f2.8, austin, austin texas, capitol, d300, F5, flower, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon, nikon d300, Nikon F5, photography, texas, tree
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God's Glory
An interesting twitter discussion has arisen between Mark Lamprecht Wes Widner and Jacob Hall. Friends of Mark’s have a six year old son who has developed a brain tumor and on his blog, Mark posted John’s facebook entry about Faith, … Continue reading
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Tagged arminian, calvinist, faith, God's sovereignty, hope, illness, love, mark lamprecht, pelagian, providence, sovereignty, trust, wes widner
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