Boston Bit by Injury Bug

Lest they pull away from the Yankees (who suffer from their own injury problems), the Red Sox have had a rash of injuries.
Wells is back on the DL after having a line drive bounce off his knee cap.  Timlin is there with a sore shoulder.  Wily Mo Pena will have surgery on his wrist and [...]

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Alias Finale

It  was okay.  Not great, but okay.  I knew Tom (was that his name) was going to choose to be blown up.
I was yelling at Sydney, "who are you, Dr. Evil?  Kill Sloane for crying out loud!"  It wasn't until he filled his old friend full of lead that Sydney finally shot the evil snake.  [...]

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(Still More) Illegal Immigrant Insanity

In MA, aka taxachusettes, they refuse to comply with a federal law allowing public housing to ask if someone is in the country illegally.  Once again the disingenuous cry of 'discrimination' is raised against such a supposedly heinious crime.
I'm sorry, but public housing should be for citizens and legal immigrants.  People like my grandmother, who [...]

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Creationism vs. Intelligent Design

After scanning my new copy of CT, I sense a big bruhaha coming in evangelical circles.  And the first rounds may have just been fired.  Intelligent Design is a scientific position that essentially says that natural processes alone cannot account for all that we observe today.  That is as far as it goes, for General [...]

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Catching Up on Spurgeon

With the holiday, I spent some time this morning catching up on Morning and Evening.  I'd fallen a bit behind in previous weekends.  And there was plenty there to chew on.
5/19 "Upstarts frequently usurp the highest places, while the truly great pine in obscurity.  This is a riddle in providence whose solution will one day [...]

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Memorial Day Movies

In honor of our vets, and the sacrifices they made, I thought I'd do a list of my favorite war movies (not just military movies) that portray the bravery, and obstacles they overcame for freedom.
Movies of My Youth
The Sands of Iwo Jima- John Wayne was a walking propoganda film (which isn't necessarily bad).  This is [...]

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Barry Finally Did It…

… and no one seems to care.  Yes, he passed the Mighty Babe.  But all of the controversy surrounding the suspected/alleged steroid use has stolen any and all joy from this celebration.  Well, that and ESPN showing EVERY at bat for the last 3 weeks (it seems like 3 years).
If I were Barry, I would [...]

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Congratulations Curt

Curt Schilling picked up his 200th career win tonight at Fenway Park as the Sox beat the Devil Rays.  Being in central Florida, the guys calling the game are whining about a few calls.  It was not Curt's best performance, but the bats, minus Manny, provided enough punch to get the 3rd of 4 against Tampa Bay.
Once [...]

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NBA Moms Behaving Badly!

The mothers of NBA stars LeBron James and Amare Stoudemire have both gotten themselves into trouble.  King James' mom hit an unmarked police car with her SUV and kicked the window out of a patrol car.  Despite the furs LeBron buys mom, she's evidently one tough woman.  She pleaded no contest to speeding, reckless driving, [...]

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A Brave New World

At the office we recently went to High Speed internet.  But I don't want to surf at the office too much.  Weary of waiting for Verizon to get DSL service out to the house, we got Road Runner, and it is wireless.
Now I am able to enter a brave new world.  With dial-up I didn't [...]

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History Channel: From the Bible to the Battlefield

I caught part of the show this morning and wondered "the lengths people go to in order to explain what happened because they ruled out the supernatural intervention of God."  Here's some of what the 'scholars' said:
1. The word 'laborers', not 'slaves', was used to describe the Israelites.
2. They were obviously great soldiers to defeat [...]

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R.C. Sproul Jr. Saga continues

The Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches has released its Pastoral Commission Report. I’m really not sure what to make of this. Sounds like a few things are going on.
1. R.C. Jr. will be ordained by the CREC w/out examination. The report notes that he was examined by the ARPC, PCA and RPCGA. [...]

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N.T. Wright Interview

In the Issues, Etc. interview he repeatedly says that 'the righteousness of God' from Romans refers to God's own righteousness.  This is exactly what terrified Luther from Romans 1:17 before his Tower Discovery.  Sounds like Wright is actually unraveling the Reformation, despite his protests to the contrary.  He claims Paul is not arguing against works [...]

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Live Streaming Interviews

I came across a site that features interviews and discussions on theology and practice.  For instance, they will be discussing the New Perspectives w/N.T. Wright Thurs. 5 pm eastern.  They have archives which you can play too.  Mostly, but not exclusively, Lutheran from the looks of it.

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Scientific Consensus?

Glenn Beck had Dr. Richard Lindzen on his show tonight.  Dr. Lindzen is a professor of meteorology and atmospheric and planetary sciences.  Teaching at MIT, one would think he would be a respected voice on the matter of global warming.  Guess again! He worked on the IPCC- a lead author by the way.  Yet, he [...]

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Justification and the Ministry

In Reformation 21, Philip Ryken relays a telling discussion between Tim Keller and a seminary student.
This great insight by Keller clarified things for a young man.  This is what makes me wish Keller would write some more.  To summarize: our sanctification is based on, or dependent upon, our justification.  The New Perspectives have  them as interdependent.
Keller [...]

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24 Rocked

Okay, if you taped or Tivoed (for the more technologically advanced) but have not watched 24- GO NO FURTHER.  Or if you are like my friends in Britain, awaiting the DVD release, the same goes.
They had me man!  With 30 minutes to go I was completely bummed.  Jack's going to jail, Logan got off scott [...]

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Quien es Mas Humble?

I recently read 2 books on humility (something I need more of).  First I read Humility: the Forgotten Virtue by Wayne (and Joshua) Mack.  Then I read Humility: True Greatness by C.J. Mahaney.  The obvious question some may ask is, which book is better?
That would probably not be the question I would want to answer, [...]

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Sarcasm and the Scriptures

Another way in which some give Mark Driscoll a hard time is his use of sarcasm.  As I’ve noted eariler, I think he and I would get along well.  We have very similar backgrounds, and seem to have very similar interests.  He’s just far more successful than me.  Like Mark, I have often been accused [...]

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I Finally Watched

Basketball, that is.  I heard rumors that I was missing some exciting playoff games.  No Celtics, too much Shaq… ho hum. But after a Session meeting I arrived home to watch the end of the Sox-Yankees game (which has priority over just about ANYTHING, not everything mind you).  Of course, I missed Schilling's dominance over [...]

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