Posted in Bibllical Reflections on Oct 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Denny Burk has a nice summary of the debate by noting three views:
Does God permit divorce? Not all evangelicals agree on what the Bible teaches on this question. David Instone-Brewer has written a scholarly book on the subject, but his recent article in Christianity Today has stirred up some conversation in the blogosphere. Instone-Brewer argues [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Oct 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Jerry Bridges spoke at our retreat this past weekend. I’ll have much more on this in the coming weeks, in particular, an interview I had with him. But when I asked him about retirement (he is 77 years old), he said this to me, “You retire from your job, but you never retire [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Oct 24th, 2007 No Comments »
This reporter covers the destruction of his own home by the fires. In watching this video, I couldn’t help but think of Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:19-20: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Our soon-to-be sister church, Grace Church in San Diego is undergoing some very difficult times right now because of the SD fires. Please keep Mark Lauterbach and the rest of his pastoral staff (Dan and Eric) in your prayers as they lead God’s people through this difficult time. You can keep up with [...]
Posted in Romans, Sermons on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2)
What do you think about when there is nothing to think about? That’s a question that I heard [...]
Posted in Culture on Oct 22nd, 2007 2 Comments »
I still haven’t made up my mind as to who I will vote for in the upcoming election. I must say though, this is one tough decision. But in reading that Wayne Grudem is voting for Mitt Romney, I had to find out why a theologian such as he would vote for a [...]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Oct 22nd, 2007 5 Comments »
This is the conclusion Willow Creek seems to have come to in a recent evaluation of all of their programs. Bill Hybels remarked at their latest Leadership Conference:
Some of the stuff that we have put millions of dollars into thinking it would really help our people grow and develop spiritually, when the data actually [...]
Posted in Resources on Oct 17th, 2007 1 Comment »
Grace Church San Diego has come out with a new website design. The pastor is Mark Lauterbach who has been walking alongside with me/us as we become a Sovereign Grace Church. I couldn’t recommend a better church than Grace. So if you live in the San Diego area, this is a church [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Oct 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Every once in a while, I like taking these blogging hiatuses. It’s good for the soul, not necessarily for the stats, however, which is fine. But things have been so hectic in preparing for our retreat with Jerry Bridges, that I haven’t really had a chance to do much else. But once [...]
Posted in Culture on Oct 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
1. Sex sells (for Christians too).
2. COROLLARY to #1: Anything about men, women, and relationships sells
3. As the starfish in Finding Nemo said to herself, “Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts,” and the nothing-will-go-wrong-in-your-life-if-you-believe mentality sells.
4. Fiction sells.
5. If you’re on the radio, you will probably be able to sell books.
6. Christian culture cloning pop culture sells.
7. Christian athletes and coaches sell.
8. The [...]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the...
2008-06-05 10:33
Dumb alien theme. Save your money. It's a video flick.
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