Posted in Sermons on Sep 19th, 2007 3 Comments »
For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
Today (9/16) is perhaps the most significant vote that we [...]
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Posted in Resources on Sep 19th, 2007 No Comments »
We’re about to have Jerry Bridges come and speak at our church retreat in October. So I thought I’d post this review on one of Jerry’s books called Growing Your Faith. This is a great book for anyone who is first turning to the Lord or wants to grow more. It really [...]
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Posted in Resources on Sep 17th, 2007 No Comments »
My friend Grace told me about Ta Da Lists and this has been awesome for me. It allows you to create any to-do list you need and you can share that list with others so if there are group tasks, people can check things off together once the task gets done.
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I was reading this post by Abraham Piper on a family that Bethlehem Baptist has chosen to reject as members of the church. I’m not even sure of the reason, but the fact that this man wants to continue to be a member is so counter-cultural to today’s world, that I almost think he [...]
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In 2003, John Piper wrote the article, “Don’t Play the Lottery for Me,” commenting on Jack Whittaker’s tithe of a $170 million powerball win to two churches. But after reading this article on Mr. Whittaker, not only will you not want to play the lottery for your church, you might not want to play [...]
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Posted in Resources on Sep 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
As Archshrk pointed out, it seems that email was an urban legend. And honestly speaking, I actually thought it might be. I’ve been offered by Bill Gates millions of dollars, been told Proctor and Gamble works for the devil, etc., all through emails. And usually they have a certain look about them [...]
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Posted in Resources on Sep 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Westminster Book Store is having a sale and they have some really good books.
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Posted in Resources on Sep 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
This is a bit off topic, but I have a friend who has been doing a lot of research on plastics and has got me thinking about how I use them. Well she just forwarded me an email that supports her view, and here are its findings and some practical tips:
Cancer Update from Johns [...]
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Posted in Culture on Sep 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
(HT: PastorBlog)
I don’t think “yoga” is a verb, but I’m going to use it that way anyway. Can Christians yoga without compromising their trust in Christ?
When I was in college, I took a class on Buddhism and our professor was not only a staunch Buddhist but an actual yoga teacher as well. [...]
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Posted in Resources on Sep 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
There is a new ministry resource that is coming online soon called Open Source Mission. And they’re vision is this:
Open Source Mission is a global initiative to increase and accelerate the accessibility of gospel-centered resources outside of the English-speaking world. We accomplish this mission by leveraging the power of mass collaboration to translate contemporary [...]
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