April 28, 2006

Quote of the Week

I’m not interested in creativity. ~ John MacArthur at the Together for the Gospel Conference.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 26, 2006

The Conference Live-blogged

Not me. Tim Chaillies. Check it out. Read the T4G introduction. (The top entry is - of course - always the latest event, but sequence.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Ladies Retreat

Dear Ladies, It is true that in Christ there is neither male nor female, but all are in Christ and Christ is in all. Yet.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 25, 2006

Together for the Gospel

If things go according to plan, Mark Garard (the other pastor in our church), Patience, and I will join Steve Brandon to drive down to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 24, 2006

Spurgeon Would Have Agreed

In my last post, I made an appeal for creativity. Or, more precisely, the guts to speak and minister creatively. C.H. Spurgeon was creative. Perhaps.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 22, 2006

Creativity Takes Courage

Musings of a young fundamentalist on contemporary ministry, the emerging complaints, and pat answers on pet issues. “Creativity takes courage.” So said Henri Matisse (1869.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 21, 2006

A Heroic Mother

When I read the story of Amy Hawkins early this week I was moved by the powerful illustration she became of sacrificial love. She covered.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 20, 2006

Random Thoughts and Sandy Toes

Well, after the 4:25 AM wake-up call that emptied the entire hotel out on to the parking lot, I didn’t think I would get back.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Fire Alarm

4:25 AM — You should see what I see. Several hundred bed-headed, bleary tourists and business people (and Tetreau, Linscotts, and Jennie) sitting in the.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Clearwater and Sunny

It’s been a good day. I was pooped when we got here. My weeks have been crazy and I had gotten up at 3:30 on.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 14, 2006

The Sacrifice

On this Good Friday I share with you one of my favorite poems by George Herbert. Several years ago, I read this for a Lord’s.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 07, 2006

Leadership and Mea Culpas

Today’s leaders in today’s instant-replay, blogosphere world must learn to speak up on the spot and, because it will be necessary from time to time,.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 06, 2006

Why I like BJU

I have a very specific reason for the timing of this post. In a few days, my wife and I will be wined and dined.... (Click here to read this post.)
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The Song of the Slandered Saint, pt. 3

Part 1 and Part 2 Recap It was words — hurtful words — that became the human inspiration for this psalm. The heading of the.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Witty Riposte

Joy’s response to a commenter’s charge that John MacArthur had “missed the boat” in the quote that I highlighted last week was classic. Take a.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 05, 2006

Burggraff at MSBC

Brian McCrorie said this just recently in a report about Clearwater Christian College: “. . . with the recent addition of Dave Burggraff as the.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 04, 2006

Mutterings on Preaching

From the Journal years ago “Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophecy. . . one who prophesies speaks to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 03, 2006

Quote of the Week

Men’s brains are not designed to listen to women’s voices. This is the quote of the week for me. Not that I believe it (Do.... (Click here to read this post.)
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