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new First Things blog
there is a new blog in the fold at First Things. It is Evangel. Headed up by Dr. Russell Moore and written by him and several others including Justin Taylor and Joe Carter. Looks like a good one to check … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Evangel, first things, joe carter, justin taylor
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the Jesus threat
Todd Bumgarner posts an interesting quote from John Stott. what do you think about this? The context is Stott talking about the first century Jewish people and their priests and how they reacted and responded to Jesus’ ministry: “So they … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, jesus, john stott, pharisees, power, priests, sanhedrin, sovereignty, The Cross of Christ, todd bumgarner
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photo phriday
Tuesday morning was very foggy misty and gray. Tuesday afternoon was sunny and very bright. tried the 50 f1.4 for under the basket shots.
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, basketball, bokeh, d300, drizzle, fog, golden light, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sunshine
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30 years
speaking of Justin Taylor, you have got to check out his post about John Piper’s call to the ministry 30 years ago if you haven’t already. The picture is worth the trip over this link. but the testimony is good … Continue reading
gospel coalition
Kevin DeYoung and Justin Taylor have moved their blogs over to the Gospel Coalition’s site. Here are their new digs: DeYoung Restless and Reformed Between Two Worlds
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Tagged blogroll update, blogs, christian blogs, gospel coalition, justin taylor, Kevin DeYoung
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Choice, Sovereignty and an example
John Piper recently explored free will, God’s sovereignty and Paul’s example. fascinating stuff. One of the most influential passages in the Bible that God used to open my mind to his sovereignty over my will is Philippians 2:12-13. Work out your … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, effort, God's sovereignty, god's will, John Piper, sovereignty, transformation, working
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The only real question for believers
Matt Carter finished up the Blueprint series at Austin Stone Community Church yesterday. Please download all 5 of these messages and give them a listen. At the beginning of yesterday’s message, Matt asked the only question really worth asking for … Continue reading
fridai fotoes
sunlight. joseph in uniform Lighting information for the Joseph pictures: two sb800’s and a setting sun. SB800 on the camera in TTL Commander mode. SB800 set to TTL on moving voice activated stand to camera right 3 feet away and … Continue reading
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Tagged 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, CLS, d300, flash, nikon, nikon d300, off-camera flash, photography, portrait, sb800's, TTL
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any marriage is fixable
any marriage is fixable/salvageable with the right spirit and in the right power (II Peter 1:3). check out this story: Al added, “We kept drifting apart. I knew what I was doing was wrong; I was too proud to ask … Continue reading
J.I. Packer on Repentance
Timmy Brister is starting a blog series on the importance of ongoing repentance in a Christian’s life. His post today in that series is this quote from J.I. Packer: “We need to realize that while God’s acceptance of each Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged J.I. Packer, repentance, sanctification, spiritual growth, Timmy Brister
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Roles
An interesting phenomenon is occurring all of the sudden. Women are not as happy as they thought they would be in a society that is less bound by traditional roles for the sexes. here is the study that provoked the … Continue reading
Driscoll in Austin
Mark Driscoll started the Austin Song of Solomon conference yesterday evening. It was an excellent way to spend a Friday evening with my lovely wife of 20 years. Tim Hawks the pastor of Hill Country Bible Church kicked off the … Continue reading
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Tagged austin texas, hill country bible church, mark driscoll, song of solomon
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fotoe fridae
Another sunrise. I love sunsets and sunrises and the colors they make. up a little farther and I keep telling my wife that I need a 24-70 f2.8 for the close in work
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Tagged 80-200mm, 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D, basketball, nikon d300, photography, sunrise, williamson county league
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Deep Church?
Kevin DeYoung takes a good long look at Deep Church by Jim Belcher. As you know, Kevin wrote his own book about the emerging church movement, so he knows whereof he speaks. he approached this new book with trepidation: I … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Church, emerging church, jim belcher, Kevin DeYoung, why we're not emergent
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death to self-righteousness
the Gospel ends self-righteousness. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0g-s4Qhtyk&hl=en&fs=1&] ht to Timmy Brister
two on suffering
first courtesy of Vitamin Z we get this comforting bit that we will never be able to fully explain the problem of evil but that we can trust God anyway: So how do Christians explain the problem of evil? The … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, faith, God's love, God's sovereignty, halim suh, Kelly Clark, love, mystery, Return to Reason, sovereignty, suffering, vitamin z
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this is amazing
everybody has seen this already, but the man is amazing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FjJzslb6Y&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] HT to Ed Morissey.
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Tagged brett favre, come from behind, hail mary, last second heroics, minnesota vikings, san francisco 49ers, touchdown
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emerging church conversation
Here is an interesting interview by Trevin Wax of Robbie Sagers about the emerging church. Trevin is a blogger and Robbie is a PhD student and special assistant to Dr. Russell Moore. Robbie has contributed a chapter to Evangelicals Engaging … Continue reading
friday fotoes
these cool mornings feel very fallish. loving the change after a very long, very hot, very dry summer. capitol renovations are on the horizon. soon this will be covered up with scaffold.
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Tagged 18-200mm, capitol dome, d300, fall, nikkor 18-200mm VR, nikkor 300mm f4 AF, nikon, nikon d300, photography, sunflowers
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Logos Bible software
I mentioned Logos in passing the other day as my preferred Bible software to use on my laptop. I have been using it for at least 10 years and I love it. When I originally moved to Mac OS back … Continue reading
Aaron Ivy – Worship Band
Aaron Ivy – Worship Band, originally uploaded by Doug Klembara. Here is Aaron Ivy at Kyle Field in Aggieland. Doug Klembara (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougklembara/) took this picture and some others. He estimates the crowd at 7K.
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accountability for rejecting Christ
here is John Piper’s illustration of the difference between moral inability and legal inability and why a person can be held accountable for rejecting Christ even though they can’t choose Christ on their own accord. Give it a listen and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, calvinism, John Piper, predestination, reformation theology, responsibility, theology
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