Posted in Theology on Jun 30th, 2007 1 Comment »
No. I remember when AOL first came out back in the 2400k days, I was in a Christian AOL chat room and a Mormon came to visit. We began a conversation and at first I didn’t know he was a Mormon. But he eventually helped me unveiled his identity as a “LDS [...]
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Posted in Culture on Jun 30th, 2007 No Comments »
As I was driving home yesterday from church, I heard Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson speak to the Commonwealth Club here in the SF Bay Area. When asked what he would do about the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, he stated (I’m paraphrasing) that sexual orientation makes no difference in the military because [...]
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Posted in Wellspring on Jun 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Posted in Family on Jun 29th, 2007 No Comments »
My wife Shua has been reviewing kids Bibles on her blog (the ESV Blog picked up her review).
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Is there a more sad picture than this one? Church Matters Blog posted this and it is almost surreal. That used to be Central Baptist Church in Washington, DC. I wish I knew that history of that church. But why would they sell it to Muslims? Why wouldn’t another church [...]
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Posted in Random Thoughts on Jun 28th, 2007 No Comments »
There are many reasons why I appreciate John Piper. He sets the bar high for a continual passion for the glory of God and His Gospel. But also admire how much he lives out this Gospel. And this shows by DGM’s recent sale of $5 per book (any book). How many [...]
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Posted in Culture on Jun 28th, 2007 No Comments »
It seems that the Church of England needs Homer to teach the world about Christianity. The Simpsons Bible Study will have the following:
Each session is divided into six parts and includes photocopiable material:
• Beforehand (to help leaders prepare the session)
• Opening Activity (introducing the session’s theme and getting the young people thinking about the [...]
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Tim Challies has a good post that describes the pitfalls of hyper-Calvinism. Hyper-Calvinism is ultimately an unbilbical understanding of God’s Word and falls far short of what is meant by the doctrines of grace. Here are TC’s five characteristics of a hyper-Calvinist:
1. Denies that the gospel call applies to all [...]
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