April 25, 2008
Doctors, Lawyers, Pastors: They’re Much Alike
Doctors, lawyers, pastors; they’re very much alike..... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 02:29 PM
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November 11, 2006
“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.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 10:34 AM
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September 28, 2006
Milou is not Brian McLaren
In a recent post on forgiveness and my little girl’s dog, Milou (pronounced MEE-lou), I mentioned that I was so angry at the little pup.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 11:36 AM
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September 27, 2006
Burlesquing Theology
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September 15, 2006
Perception Management.
Perception is not reality, but it doesn’t mean that perception is not a reality that we must acknowledge and live with. Perception is something that.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 12:43 PM
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September 14, 2006
Perception is Reality? I don’t think so.
I can’t decide what to call this: “Reality, Perception, and the Cultivation of Hypocrisy” or “Reality, Perception, and the Culture of Fear” or “The Canonization.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 03:09 PM
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September 13, 2006
If you forget you’ve been forgiven, it’s a dog’s life.
We just got a dog. A real live, pooping dog. I can’t believe it. My mind vacillates between humored satisfaction and shock. I can not.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 06:05 PM
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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.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 12:39 PM
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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.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 05:53 PM
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March 18, 2006
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.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 07:26 PM
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February 17, 2006
Classical Education: We Pretty Much Need It, Y’all.
I abhor what passes for education in the public system. I am also very unimpressed with the Christian day school movement for a myriad of.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 12:29 PM
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February 06, 2006
Catechism is Not a Bad Word
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January 18, 2006
The Song of the Slandered Saint, pt. 2
It was words — hurtful words — that became the human inspiration for this psalm. The heading of the Seventh Psalm reads, “A meditation of.... (Click here to read this post.)January 13, 2006
Who’s In Charge, Anyway?
Our adult Sunday School class is studying local church leadership. I think it is appropriate to re-run this article (I posted it last July) written.... (Click here to read this post.)January 11, 2006
The Song of the Slandered Saint
There are few trials in life that hurt like slander. One of the most painful experiences a person can go through is to be misrepresented.... (Click here to read this post.)January 07, 2006
Mozart and Me
In this month two hundred and fifty years ago, Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus (Amadeus) Mozart was born. The day was January 27, 1756. He died.... (Click here to read this post.)January 03, 2006
His Favorite Song
I love the congregational singing at my church. Our congregation sings with gusto. We forget poise. We disregard finesse. We just belt it out. You.... (Click here to read this post.)Mundanity
I have experienced grief in my life because I abhorred the mundane. I want to read Chrysostom, not clean my desk. I want to study.... (Click here to read this post.)December 31, 2005
Grandpa’s Funeral
My brother, Pastor Tim Bixby ministering to Grandpa in this picture, will officiate the funeral for his beloved grandfather. The hospice says it will.... (Click here to read this post.)December 10, 2005
When Were you Converted?
Several years ago (eon in blog age) I posted the following question: Have you ever stopped to think what a bonfire salvation testimony time would.... (Click here to read this post.)December 08, 2005
Mea Culpa Clarification
I do not want to muddy the waters or to come across as a doggedly belligerant muckraker, but from the various emails that I am.... (Click here to read this post.)December 07, 2005
Mea Culpa
I’m sorry. I have said it in as many ways as possible that I love Grace Community Church and the leadership that I know. I.... (Click here to read this post.)December 02, 2005
Congregational Music
I got ensnared in a very lively conversation about music over at my neighbor’s blog on this thread. Scott Aniol asked me this question: So.... (Click here to read this post.)November 12, 2005
Dissidens’ Church, Missionaries, Football, and Culture
Admitting to reading Dissidens is almost like confessing to a bad habit. But I do read him. Actually, much of what he says appeals to.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 09:43 PM
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November 08, 2005
Pointless Ramblings of a Homebody
I have traveled beacoup. I’m still not sure what’s easier (or harder): getting ready to go or coming back. The trip to NC for the.... (Click here to read this post.)October 06, 2005
On Naming Your Child (Not “BOB”) and Hermeneutics
Don’t name your child a weird name. But on the other hand, don’t name it something boringly bland. Like Bob. It’s so generic, so overused,.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 06:20 PM
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October 03, 2005
Doctrine Is Not An Affair of the Tongue
Few books have helped me in my Christian walk like John Calvin’s Institutes. Here is a very brief sample of what I read this morning..... (Click here to read this post.)August 25, 2005
Off the Deep End
Robert Frost supposedly said, “I would just as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.” I wonder what he thought about.... (Click here to read this post.)August 23, 2005
Autographs
I shall never forget it. I was 10 years old. I was desperately reaching through a mob of fans to get the signature of the.... (Click here to read this post.)July 09, 2005
Hydrangea
I have a very mundane problem that is neither philosophical or theological. It is not ecclesiastical or sophistical. It has nothing to do with fundamentalism.... (Click here to read this post.)June 24, 2005
May 06, 2005
When NOT to Build
Our church doesn’t have a building. Obviously, we didn’t plan on being in a situation where a growing church had no building, but here we.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 02:25 PM
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April 19, 2004
Heroes
The distinct characteristic of the great men and women of God who shine as bright stars against the backdrop of dark history and duller Christian.... (Click here to read this post.)Heart Exam
It’s in the heart where holiness happens — or doesn’t happen. Here’s an examination that hurts and heals at the same time…..... (Click here to read this post.)March 16, 2004
Punch
I wish I was like Spurgeon. Perhaps I’m more like his dog, Punch. Though my “Hijacked” statement is merely a high-five hoorah, preach-to-the-choir, jazz-up-my-mostly-like-minded-friends monologue,.... (Click here to read this post.)Silencing the Critics
I am blessed to have good men in my church who know about cars, but recently I was insulted by the suggestion that I am.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 10:22 AM
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February 25, 2004
Just a wee-little thought on the Second Commandment.
The way people respond to me when I bring up thoughts about the Second Commandment often shows a rolling-of-the-eyes impatience with me as if I.... (Click here to read this post.)Gibson and Communion With God
I am being drilled as to why I won’t go. I want to know why you would go..... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 06:20 AM
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August 20, 2003
Offended, Or Just Irritated?
Some time ago as we were preparing to go to a missionary fellowship on the field, a missionary sent a general email to all of.... (Click here to read this post.)Posted by Bob Bixby at 08:53 AM
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