Tag Archives: love

no sex in a year

Posted on September 30, 2010 by bkingr

and separate bedrooms. according to Mark Driscoll this is living heresy for a married couple. What do you think? HT to the Z man.

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Old Testament preaching

Posted on August 21, 2010 by bkingr

interesting questions and answers over at the Gospel Coalition with Collin Hansen talking to Mike Bullmore about the challenges and opportunity involved in preaching from the Old Testament. here is one, but go check out the rest. What are the … Continue reading →

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hands of God

Posted on May 27, 2010 by bkingr

this was something that Charles Stone linked to on twitter yesterday. It is his daughter’s story of ministering to strip club dancers in seedy clubs. what do you think of this ministry? what is your gut reaction to this?: We … Continue reading →

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Don’t do it, just don’t

Posted on May 25, 2010 by bkingr

classic tune for men’s marriage assistance courtesy of Vitamin Z.

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tightrope

Posted on April 14, 2010 by bkingr

the questions are several. how do you love someone without giving them the impression that their activity is ok? How do you accept someone without accepting their actions? How do you insure that someone knows that God loves us all … Continue reading →

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a meditation on life

Posted on March 15, 2010 by bkingr

take some time to read this beautiful essay about love, divorce, life, death and suffering etc. Here is how it begins: It was a quiet room in a hospice, the only sounds the muffled pumping of oxygen, and the softer … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Amos and Story

Posted on February 17, 2010 by bkingr

At her blog, Jamie Ivey has been posting updates regarding the integration of their two newest family members, Amos and Story, into the family. The latest update gives a glimpse into how difficult adoption can be. Amos asks me every … Continue reading →

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God's Glory

Posted on November 19, 2009 by bkingr

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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Grace

Posted on November 16, 2009 by bkingr

Austin Christian Fellowship is having a series on the Most Beautiful Word. If you want to hear a demonstration of what Grace is and why it is indeed the most beautiful word, then listen to the interview with Bob and … Continue reading →

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two on suffering

Posted on September 29, 2009 by bkingr

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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reality of marriage

Posted on August 20, 2009 by bkingr

Challies put up an article on Monday just after his eleventh wedding anniversary that was a very real look at marriage through the device of wanting to give his younger newly married self some counseling. the whole thing is good, … Continue reading →

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the hope

Posted on August 16, 2009 by bkingr

this is the hope we have because of the love of God. 1 John 3:1-3: “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know … Continue reading →

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conception of self part II

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

earlier I quoted C.S. Lewis in Perelandra to illustrate the point that our enemy has as his project the inflation of our ego to the point that we find it difficult to deny anything to ourselves and our own vision … Continue reading →

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love takes time

Posted on July 29, 2009 by bkingr

Jesse Phillips is bringing up a good quote from Jon Tyson. “We simply cannot love one another as Jesus commanded if our lives only overlap in 15-minute segments before and after programmed Christian events. And we cannot reach out to … Continue reading →

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worship such a God

Posted on July 14, 2009 by bkingr

Vitamin Z has a quote from D.A. Carson that is well worth repeating. But despite all the mysteries bound up with the nature of God, I perceive, on the basis of Scripture, that he is simultaneously personal and transcendent. He … Continue reading →

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truth in love

Posted on April 29, 2009 by bkingr

Paul reminded the Ephesian church that only with truth would there be mature Christian unity and only if truth was spoken in love. Truth cannot be ducked or minimized in any way, but it must be softened with compassion. It … Continue reading →

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tyranny?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by bkingr

why use such a strong word when judges make up law and choose to favor one group over another rather than allow democratic processes to work? Keith Pavlischek at First Things quotes Nathan Diament who calls this struggle over competing … Continue reading →

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small reminder

Posted on April 8, 2009 by bkingr

from Jesse Phillips “Love the Lord with all your heart, mind and strength” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In fact, it seems that no other admonition is repeated more in the New Testament than to love and be loving … Continue reading →

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the object of the Christian life

Posted on March 7, 2009 by bkingr

Todd Burus has had a couple of interesting posts on depression and biblical counseling this week. The book he is reading is Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book Spiritual Depression: It’s Causes and Cure. Yesterday, Todd talked about the spirit of bondage and … Continue reading →

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John 10

Posted on February 19, 2009 by bkingr

I have been spending some time in the Gospel of John lately. It is amazing how reading familiar words can have a new impact on you when you are reading them again. Just look for a minute at some phrases … Continue reading →

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friends ride in

Posted on February 14, 2009 by bkingr

Timmy Brister has posted a round up of reactions to the Baptist Press article on Mark Driscoll. I found three of them to be particularly interesting. First, Ed Stetzer writes that Friday is for Friends and he says, in part: … Continue reading →

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discussion

Posted on January 27, 2009 by bkingr

I don’t how many of you have noticed the discussion that has been going on in comments to this post, but I encourage everyone to take some time and go check it out. I have a some questions though for … Continue reading →

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God saves bad people (hallelujah!)

Posted on January 23, 2009 by bkingr

here is a word from Dr. Art Azurdia III courtesy of the Ramblin’ Pastor Man. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMIDK1SXTU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Romans 5:1-11: 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom … Continue reading →

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road trip listening

Posted on December 21, 2008 by bkingr

I just downloaded all nine of the messages in Mark Driscoll’s Peasant Princess series. I figured we are going to be spending some time in the car over the next week or so and might as well have something useful … Continue reading →

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Jesus went after the one

Posted on December 18, 2008 by bkingr

powerful thoughts from Julie Neidlinger on helping others: I have some guilt, I suppose, but I can see that that would serve no purpose except to cause me to do nothing. I’ve learned that guilt isn’t always a motivator from … Continue reading →

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