Posted in Personal Thoughts, Theology on Sep 21st, 2006 1 Comment »
Most of my church knows and some of my friends know that my church used to be part of a denomination called the Evangelical Covenant Church. Since we left the ECC, I have had to continuously explain numerous times to different people why we chose to leave. Some have told me about [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Sep 20th, 2006 1 Comment »
I thought Mark Driscoll’s response to the Salon article and his response to the various criticisms he receives is quite interesting. He writes:
I know a lot of people, especially idealists with blogs and small churches, think they know what we should teach and what we should do. All I can say is that we [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Sep 19th, 2006 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I took my kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (by myself). I add that parenthetical note because so many people seemed to be startled by such a thing. While I was there, people would see, see my four kids in tow, and say, “Wow, you have your hands full.� Or they [...]
Posted in Resources on Sep 19th, 2006 No Comments »
Here is what looks to be a wonderful conference (and it’s on a Monday, just right for pastors). Anyone interested in going? Here is the schedule:
A time of worship will precede each session.
8:00-9:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 AM
Session One:
A Pastor’s God-Centered Heart
Dr. John Piper
10:30-11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 PM
Session Two:
A Pastor’s God-Centered Mind
Dr. [...]
Posted in Bibllical Reflections, McCheyne Bible Reading on Sep 15th, 2006 No Comments »
In reading this age old story, I am struck by a few thoughts on David and Bathsheba, observations that I hope will be unfolded some time later in a sermon.
1. David Succeeds and Sin Does Too
It seems while David was hanging out at home, Joab’s army was doing pretty well, [...]
Posted in Culture on Sep 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Thanks to DJ Chuang, who pointed out this rebuttal from Judy Abolayfa, who was quoted in the Salon article, it seems as though the writer of the article did do what I thought happened, that is a cut up job on Mars Hill. But is this really anything new?
Listen to how Lauren Sandler, the [...]
Posted in Culture, Personal Thoughts on Sep 14th, 2006 3 Comments »
You know, I almost don’t know how to respond to Mark Driscoll. There are times I think, “Wow, he is living the life of faith in a culture gone awry.� There are times when I think, “Mark Driscoll is doing right what the emerging church is doing wrong, engaging the culture where it [...]
Posted in Culture, Personal Thoughts on Sep 13th, 2006 5 Comments »
I remember when I was in seminary, John Piper came to deliver a lecture. After his talk, along line formed so that people could get their John Piper books signed by him. Most of you know how much I appreciate Dr. Piper. His works and life have influenced me more than any [...]
Posted in Photography on Sep 12th, 2006 7 Comments »
So here are the final batch of pics I took during my prayer walk. Hope it makes you reflect on the awesome beauty of the Lord:
Posted in Bibllical Reflections, Personal Thoughts on Sep 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
I live in a town called Pleasanton. In certain ways, the town is truly ‘pleasant.’ It has places like this, a beautiful trail overlooking the whole town. It has a quaint downtown with ‘cute shops.’ It has a mall with many cool stores. It also has mutli-million dollar homes, cookie-cutter [...]
