Monthly Archives: October 2009

Heretics / Orthodoxy (3)…

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

The science of “celebrity” I’ve been thouroghly enjoying my adventure through G. W. Chesterton’s Heretics and Orthodoxy.  I say “adventure” because being an early 20th century author he employs language and cultural references that are not always readily understandable, so … Continue reading →

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The Knowability of God…

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Can one truly know God?  Some might argue that because God is infinite and we are finite our perception of God will always be flawed and therefore it would be arrogant to assume anything or claim to know for certain … Continue reading →

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Heretics / Orthodoxy (2)…

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

As I continue reading Chesterton’s Heritics / Orthodoxy I am getting the sense that Chesterton was the early 1900′s version of Dr. Albert Mohler.   I mean by this that both men are very acutely aware of what is going on … Continue reading →

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Heretics / Orthodoxy (1)…

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

I have begun reading through Gilbert K. Chesterton’s book “Heretics/Orthodoxy” which as it turns out is already much more insigtful and much less  irritating  than reading the works of heretics who generously ignore orthodoxy.  Of course whenever one uses the … Continue reading →

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The Hate Card…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

Over the summer a fierce, nation-wide “conversation” (aka debate) took place over health-care reform.  Almost immediately the opponents of the Presidents plan were labeled as racist regardless of why they disliked the plan or what logic they used to argue … Continue reading →

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The Lordship of Christ…

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

In the course of preparing for the next sermons as I preach through Philippians I came across this paragraph in MacArthur’s commentary on Phil. 2:10-11. I couldn’t help but chuckling because this is one area where MacArthur seems to be … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfied with Scripture pt. 3 – Muslims, Christians, Same God?…

Posted on October 3, 2009 by

This is the final installment as we look at Brian McLarens response to three very important questions.  This final question brought on no doubt by Brian’s recent observance of Ramadan, concerns whether Brian believes that Muslims and Christians worship the … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfied with Scripture pt. 2 – Hell and orthodoxy…

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

We continue in this series by looking at Brian’s answer to the question regarding the reality of hell. (Brian’s full post can be read here) I say answer, but there really isn’t an answer…more of an advertisement for books he’s … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfied with Scripture pt. 1 – Relative (Human) Morality…

Posted on October 1, 2009 by

Perhaps a better title would be unsatisfied with the obvious meaning of Scripture.  The leftist political activist Brian McLaren has again, in wonderfully nuanced fashion, demonstrated (and allowed us to lay all assumptions to rest) that he is not satisfied … Continue reading →

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