March 30, 2006

Hey, Jeremy. It’s been a year.

It was a year ago, March 31, 2005 that Terry Schiavo died. I wrote this letter to a friend who still lives. I think it.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 28, 2006

Repenting to the Gate of Heaven

Repentance should be routine. As a Puritan is said to have stated, “We are sinners still. We repent to the gate of heaven.” But another.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 27, 2006

Repentance

The Christian’s desire to overcome indwelling sin is a mark of his true faith. Unfortunately, dealing with sin is too often explained in terms of.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 24, 2006

Persecuted Baptist Pastor

The story of a persecuted believer in Afghanistan is getting much publication. It should. For a collection of related links, see here and here. The.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 23, 2006

FADD

When a church member called me today about directions to the American Girl store in Chicago, I thought I’d better hastily post Chris Anderson’s announcement.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 22, 2006

Phil Again’s Island

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Quote of the Week

The whole message of feminist egalitarianism is that there is really nothing extraordinary about women.John MacArthur, Twelve Extraordinary Women.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 20, 2006

Musings on Christian Liberty and the Wine Debate

I’ve got more to say in the alcohol discussion, but I have a trustees meeting to prepare for. Here are some rambling thoughts on Christian.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Announcing Updated Website

Our church website has been updated. Our thanks to Joy for her work. Additional note: I am not technically savvy, but I noticed that I.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 18, 2006

Let us Not Forget

One year ago today Terry Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed. Let us not forget..... (Click here to read this post.)
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Drinking Beer and My Right to Read the Bible in The Middle of the Street

Today is a special anniversary for LaShawn Barber. Nine years dry. And she gives all the glory to God. Her testimony inspired me to vent.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 17, 2006

Chalmers, Patrick, and A Special Dispensation to Drink Beer

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, but it’s also the birthday of Thomas Chalmers. a man who powerfully impacted the Free Church in Scotland and who’s remarkable.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 16, 2006

Bob’s Blog Blurb

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March 15, 2006

Hymns on Screens

I’m the kind of person that really gets a blessing from common sense. (Seems to be so little of it these days.) That is why.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Ides of March

When most of us hear the expression for this 15th day of the 3rd month, we think of a foreboding sense of doom. It was,.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 13, 2006

“Rejoice with me”

I’ve got to share with you an email I got from my Dad today (without asking his permission - he’s already in bed tonight). But.... (Click here to read this post.)
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He’s NOT sick (by my definition anyway)

Thinking About What Goes Wrong When We Communicate in Platitudes “But your daddy stayed home sick today,” my wife said to our pastoral team member’s.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 11, 2006

American Girl and American Sucker

Okay, I need to purge. A public humiliation, self-abnegation, and verbal sackcloth and ashes are due. I am an American Sucker. There, I said it..... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 10, 2006

Another Perspective on the Shepherds Conference

Pat Berryman shares a thought on the Shepherds Conference from the perspective of a layperson who was not able to attend. It’s a good read..... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 09, 2006

Slavic Shepherds at the Shepherds Conference

While I was at the Shepherds Conference I attended a small dinner hosted by the Slavic Gospel Association (SGA). Kyler Welch, the director of SGA’s.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 08, 2006

The New Look

Did you notice the new look? My thanks to Shannon Brown and Joy McCarnan for helping me look good. I am not artsy at all..... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 05, 2006

A Shepherd Reflects on Respected Shepherds

My personal opinion is that the preaching this year was better than last year. It seemed like every man was at the top of his.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 04, 2006

Repartee of the Week

Heaven forbid we pay any attention to no-name critics [link]of fundamentalism. ~ filosofo This was a humorous riposte to Ryan Martin’s seemingly derisive questioning of.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 03, 2006

Steve Lawson and Public Reading of the Word

Steve Lawson was on fire this morning. As a pastor in a church that has associated with Steve’s church over the past several months, my.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Quote of the Week

“That’s like Huckleberry Finn watching over Tom Sawyer.” So retorted my friend’s wife, Belinda Jones, when I hollered to her as she was speaking to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 02, 2006

Shepherds Conference

My blogging this week is going to be sparse. I’m busy. I have an article due for something else (don’t ask me why I left.... (Click here to read this post.)
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