Pensee for the Day- Tim Keller

“There is an inevitable collision between God and man.  Man is traumatized by and is hostile to the holy presence of God.  Yet we were built for fellowship with God.  We cannot live with God and we cannot live without God.  This is the essence of man’s condition.  All our problems flow from it, and [...]

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The “Doomed” Sox

Wow, I just can’t believe the injuries that have been piling up for the Red Sox, coinciding with their swoon.  Remember, Red Sox Nation, they were in first place most of the year.  They had the 2nd best record in baseball at the All-Star Break.  This is not a bad team.  It is a hurt [...]

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“I’m Dan Haseltine, and I’m a Sinner”

CT has a new interview with Jars of Clay singer Dan Haseltine about the new album called Good Monsters, and his own new honesty.
Some people may be shocked by some of Dan’s confessions.  I guess I’m not.  I know the temptations of isolation.  I’ve heard of some Christian musicians who had similar problems on the [...]

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Pensee for the Day- More Sam Storms

“We must embrace the truth that no one wants our sexual satisfaction more than God.  I know that sounds bizarre, but it’s true.  This being the case, you may rest assured that He has provided everything necessary for your success and for your holiness.  This is important to understand because people who struggle with sexual [...]

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The ECI and the ISA on Global Warming

17 The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. Proverbs 18 (NIV)
By Faith Magazine has an excellent article by Mark Bergin on the division in the evangelical community on the issue of global warming.  Mark is a sports reporter in Seattle, and a member of Mars Hill Church.  [...]

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I Want A Real Schilling

No, this has nothing to do with Curt Schilling.  I watched Lady Jane, about King Edward’s cousin that was Queen of England for 9 days before Bloody Mary took the throne.
Her first request as Queen, in the movie, was to have a ‘real schilling’, one made of silver.  That schilling would have value, and restore the [...]

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My Father Must Be Watching

One of the little jokes my father and I have is that he is the reason the Red Sox hadn’t won in 86 years.  Well, why any Boston team hadn’t won from 1986-2002.  He claimed, “Sure, the Patriots win after I stop watching them.  Bums.”  Or something like that.  So, I then forbid him from [...]

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Calvin on Missions and Martyrs

Reformation 21 has a new article up on Calvin and Missions.  Its purpose is to show, historically, that Reformed Theology and Calvin in particular is not opposed to missions but actually engaged in missions.  Our belief in a sovereign God does not mean we are not responsible creatures.  Rather, God has made us responsible.  God [...]

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State of Emergency

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ernesto is the latest storm to have Florida in its sights.  Many Floridians have begun the constant check to see where the “cone of uncertainty” or “projected path” lies.  Governor Bush has already declared a “state of emergency”.  After the events of the last few years (2004 was particularly devastating for the county [...]

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Review: Restoring Broken Things

Restoring Broken Things is the latest collaboration between Steven Curtis Chapman and his pastor, Scotty Smith.  The subtitle is: What Happens When We Catch a Vision of the New World Jesus is Creating.  I would best describe it as an introduction to Reformed Eschatology.  It does not get hung up on questions of the millennium [...]

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Romans 1:18ff in Action

In Romans 1:18ff, the wrath of God is revealed by giving rebellious humanity over to increasingly darker minds and increasingly depraved behavior.  The further from honoring the true God a society (and person) becomes, usually the more wretchedly rebellious it becomes.
Here are a few sure signs of Western culture’s flight from accountability, and descent into [...]

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Cover Story: Young, Restless, Reformed

I just finished the cover story for the September ‘06 Christianity Today, “Young, Restless, Reformed”.  It was a good article that focused primarily on the ‘revival’ of Calvinism in American Christianity, and the ‘problems’ this is causing.  I could identify with much of this.
This ‘revival’ began about 20 years ago when I became a follower [...]

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The Love of Money is the Root of All Kinds of Evil

The New England Patriots have Deion Branch’s agent permission to seek a trade until September 1st.  That is a shocker!
Bigger shocker is that according to the Globe’s Mike Reiss, this dates back to May when the Patriots offered him a contract extension that included a $4 million dollar signing bonus.  Apparently not enough.
I’m can’t conceive [...]

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Life Lesson #59: Do Not Listen to the Environmentalists

The USA Today has an article today (8/25/06) on the problem of Global Warming.  Back in the 1980’s, the environmental issues was the ozone layer.  Our use of chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) in a variety of products including air conditioning, refrigerators and hair spray was creating a hole in the ozone layer.  Admitedly, this would be a bad [...]

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I Want the Shirt

I received my copy of CT the other day.  Due to the post-vacation scramble I’ve yet to read it.  I’m hoping they realize that Calvinism is about more than just 5 theological points expressed in response to the Remonstrance in the Canons of Dordt.  But I really want the shirt- my “Sinners in the Hands [...]

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And God Said, “Wait”

The Rev. John Hudson of the West Concord Union Church (UCC) in Concord, MA wrote an interesting editorial for the Boston Glode called And God Sayeth Unto Man: I’ve Had It.  He basically thinks that God is tired of us- that we have really botched a really simple thing by fighting over religion.
The Rev. Hudson [...]

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Another Pensee Today- Lee

“The Christian life, Paul tells us (Romans 8 ), is like a woman groaning in labor.  Now there’s a soul-winning evangelistic message!  Anyone want to sign up?”  Cameron Lee

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Pensees for the Day- Piper and Lee

“If you don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied.  It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world.  Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great.”  John [...]

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10 Easy Steps to Destroying a Denomination

Lots of bloggers are linking to Mark Driscoll’s post on Liberal Christianity and how to destroy a denomination.  Like a bleating sheep, I join them.  He refers to an LA Times article mentioning how some of them are now pushing to legalize marijuna.  Perhaps they have been smoking too much of the weed to see [...]

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Switchfoot Ready to Roll & More Music

The next Switchfoot album has been completed, and will be released December 26 (huh?) if all goes well.  The tentative title is Oh Gravity.  I’m not sure what to do…. I’ve gotten used to U2’s long layoffs.
Speaking of U2, Zoo TV- Live from Sydney is set to be released on DVD (FINALLY) September 19th.  I’ve [...]

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