Monthly Archives: February 2008

In the meantime….

Posted on February 29, 2008 by

I’ve been working hard on two sermons and a Sunday school lesson for Sunday (which is usually a good time to have Sunday School), and I’ve also been working on a model to illustrate orthodox Christianity without using labels such … Continue reading →

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Would I be most “pitiable” without the resurrection?

Posted on February 28, 2008 by

I was going to post another segment of God’s sovereignty in the psalms from Psalm 139 today, but as I was doing my reading in “Desiring God” I ran across these questions in the chapter on suffering. “How many Christians … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Quote

Posted on February 27, 2008 by

Continuing through “Desiring God” here’s an excellent quote about worship (found on page 81) “Truth without emotion produces dead orthodoxy and a church full (or half-full) of artificial admirers (like people who write generic anniversary cards for a living). On … Continue reading →

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More on “ER” and praising a merciful and wrathful God?

Posted on February 26, 2008 by

Last week I linked to a video clip from ER that showed the shortcomings of Post-Modern thought. Today over at the Pyromaniacs blog there’s a more in-depth commentary on the entire ER episode. An excellent read. Today as I read … Continue reading →

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Sinful Cities and the Sealed-up Savior

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

First off: Recently a couple blogs that I frequent have made mention of a recent magazine article that rated the most sinful U.S. cities.  If you get a chance check out the posts at Al Mohler’s blog and at Joel … Continue reading →

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This blog brought to you by…the official drink of youth pastors.

Posted on February 21, 2008 by

At a very large conference a couple years ago, at a prominent church in the U.S., a youth pastor said that if youth pastors were in charge of communion the grape juice would be replaced by Mountain Dew. While this … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Quotes (On Thursday)

Posted on February 21, 2008 by

*editors note* Due to my neglect to push the “publish” button this post which was to be published on Wednesday is being published a day late. John Piper on government: “I believe in free speech and free enterprise because I … Continue reading →

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The Psalmist on a Sovereign God

Posted on February 19, 2008 by

As I sit down to type out today’s post my mind passes over all the possible topics that could potentially be used as the primary subject. In current events Fidel Castro has announced he will no longer be ruler over … Continue reading →

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Post of the Day

Posted on February 15, 2008 by

Was perusing some different topics and ran across this post. Worth a look! “Be a Kinder Calvinist”

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Valentines Day!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by

Before launching into some Valentines Day thoughts, allow me to highly recommend this article on the pyromaniacs blog! It answers the question “Should we bank on God being a God of second chances?” Now onto the Valentines Day Thoughts. “Oh, … Continue reading →

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