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intriguing possible theoretical framework
Mark Steyn has quoted William Gibson’s phrase “a cold civil war” positing a possible framework for looking at the U.S. society currently and into the future. Here is how Hyacinth Girl puts it: This country is now, as Steyn has … Continue reading
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Tagged cold civil war, david warren, hyacinth girl, mark steyn, nanny state, political solitudes
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Death by love
Death by Love is out now. here is what Adrian Warnock says about it: Without in any way softening his commitment to the centrality of Jesus taking the punishment of sin in our understanding of the cross, Driscoll is far … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian warnock, Cross, death by love, jesus, justification, mark driscoll, pain, propitiation, substitutionary death, suffering, the gospel
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porn-again christian
Mark Driscoll has posted chapters 3 and 4 of his book Porn-Again Christian. If you are a man, then go take the thirty minutes it takes to go read the introduction and the first four chapters. Pornography is a serious … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, faithfulness, love, lust, mark driscoll, masturbation, porn-again christian, pornography
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come on get happy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-rBZREQMw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] and a bonus [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkEvy-9yVyQ&hl=en&fs=1] and just because we can [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk&hl=en&fs=1]
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Tagged audrey hepburn, come on get happy, eliza doolittle, gene kelly, judy garland, musicals, my fair lady, singing in the rain
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Ligonier West Coast Conference
Outlines of various talks given at the Ligonier West Coast Conference are posted on the Ligonier Ministries blog. As you would expect, there is some challenging and excellent material being presented. The one on Postmodernism by Ligon Duncan caught my … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, ligon duncan, ligonier ministries, postmodernism, truth
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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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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
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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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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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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again, you don't replace something with nothing
here is the fourth installment in a sometimes series of posts. Mollie Hemingway has an excellent column on this phenomenon. Take some time this weekend and read it over. here is a tease: The reality is that the New Atheist … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, bill maher, culture, pseudo-science, rationalism, religion, superstition
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the shape of evil
here is the shape of evil. Get a good look at its contours. Nicholas Provenzo has bought the Lie in its entirety. Like many, I am troubled by the implications of Alaska governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s … Continue reading
speaking of worldview
here is a clip of a talk by a young lady who survived an attempt on her life and lived to tell the tale (albeit with scars). Makes for an interesting point of view on life. she gets the God … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion survivor, gianna jessen, grace, worldview
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you don't replace something with nothing
I posted this briefly last night, then I took it down. I was torn because I don’t want to be heard to be saying that being a follower of Christ necessarily means being a political conservative. Nonetheless, I do think … Continue reading
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Tagged belief system, jonah goldberg, jonathan haidt, liberal fascism, secular, sociology, worship
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Seven years in. The rest of our lives to go.
James Lileks’ bleat from September 11, 2003 remains appropriate here in 2008. here is the bit towards the end, but the whole thing is worth a careful read and reflection: The picture at the top of this page is a … Continue reading
two stories
Two stories from the campaign trail. One of them involves Baby A and the other involves Chloe. Chloe’s dad Kurt called in to the Rush Limbaugh show and told Rush the story. He then sent Rush pictures. The whole thing … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign 2008, Down Syndrome, election 2008, life, sarah palin
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like I said
you don’t replace something with nothing. here is another manifestation of the phenomenon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to the anchoress UPDATE: in case you were like me and wondering if this was real or The Onion, Reason Magazine’s vote is “real.”
male and female friendship
For some light reading this weekend, here is a long article on the proposition of Harry in “When Harry Met Sally.” Most of you will recall that Harry was of the opinion that there is no such thing as “just … Continue reading
To what have we come?
Joseph Bottum has a sobering post up at the First Things blog. It contains some quite shockingly frank admissions from radical leftist commenters at Daily Kos. Here is one of them, but go read the other one which is even … Continue reading
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Tagged character assassination, destruction, lies, politics, reputation
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think a minute
This is from a post at a blog called “stupid church people” Here’s some passages from an introductory text entitled “The Sociology of Religion” that I found interesting. “The role religion plays in maturation is highly problematic. While it is … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, dependence, freedom, mark driscoll, religion, stupid church people, thinking
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Keller on belief
from the Resurgence Blog, here is a Tim Keller talk to the employees of Google about why it makes sense to believe in God. It is an hour long. I am up to 39 minutes and have loved it all … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, belief, dawkins, harris, hitchens, philosophy, tim keller
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