November 30, 2006

To do: Scratch blogging. Adopt son.

Everything extraneous (and even a few necessary things) are being put on hold, postponed, delayed, or abandoned. Several time consuming things going on right now..... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 22, 2006

Tasty Words

I like words, but not this much..... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 21, 2006

Out-of-wedlock births

This is an interesting article for all those like me who often think on issues like adoption, abortion, teen pregnancies, etc..... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 20, 2006

“Take with you words, and turn to the Lord”

My prayer requests are stepping stones on a steep, rocky slope. My words are little mountain goats; hopping, leaping, skipping, stepping from one stone to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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The Importance of Being Earnest Thoughtful (Part 1)

The impetus for this muse is the fact that several Christian colleges have produced or will produce the well-known Oscar Wilde play, The Importance of.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 11, 2006

Sentimentality

Sentimentality consists in setting the sympathetic aspect of things, or their loveableness, above their aesthetic aspect, their beauty; or above the moral aspect of them,.... (Click here to read this post.)
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“Every sin problem reveals a prayer problem”

~From Reymond’s A New Systematic Theology, p. 973~ In his commentary on John 7:37-39 Calvin says something that most Christians can only read with shame:.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 10, 2006

“Stage-plays also drew me away”

Augustine’s Confession~ For I have not now ceased to have compassion; but then in the theatres I sympathized with lovers when they sinfully enjoyed.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 08, 2006

The Language of Music

The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were.... (Click here to read this post.)
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They Got Spanked - And they deserved it.

If you only have so much time, skip my drivel and go read Dan Burrell’s thoughts. Once again, the man says exactly what I think.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 04, 2006

Irreverent

I don’t like this kind of humor. A little over a month ago I wrote “Burlesquing Theology.” It was a mostly tongue-in-cheek rant filled with.... (Click here to read this post.)
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Separating is Obvious

I sat at the table with the dean of a well-known Christian college in Presbyterian circles. The conversation was Federal Vision, the CREC, and some.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 03, 2006

Vicarious Humanity

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I like this woman

Have I said that I like LaShawn Barber before? Yes, I have..... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 02, 2006

Philosophical Ponderings of a Pastor on Trends in Worship

The worship wars have taken on whole new dimensions. It is no longer about whether one should or should not use drums or whether a.... (Click here to read this post.)
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The “deflated version of the hulk”?

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Brotherly Banter

I am really concerned that this be made clear: this was all done in humor! Since I have been asked several times if the barbs.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 01, 2006

Emerging

It has been my privilege to be providentially placed in conversation with sincere, young men who are embracing the values and doctrine, but more specifically.... (Click here to read this post.)
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