Posted in Christian Living, Family, Music on August 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I wish I could have done this. I understand his sentiment…. and my second child has not arrived yet. It ends on a good note…
… that was one of my mini-epiphanies while CavWife was at the Beth Moore Event. My tendency is to focus on the disappointing/frustrating. But there are so many great experiences with [...]
Posted in Church, Family, John Calvin, Theology, Work on August 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was looking at my Roadrunner polls again. The question was: What is the #1 priority in your life? (71,366 respondents thus far).
66% Family & friends
12% Religion
8% Money
6% Other
5% Fun
2% Pets (I doubt they all live in Seattle)
For a culture that focuses on family and friends as the number 1 priority, how come we have [...]
Posted in Books, Christian Living, Theology on August 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The 3rd chapter of Velvet Elvis is called True, and I think I know what Rob Bell is trying to say, and I estimate I agree with about 90-95% of it. I only say I think I know because Rob is not writing to me, someone who prefers precision, but for a group of “spiritual” [...]
Posted in Politics on August 30, 2007 | No Comments »
It is time to renew my driver’s license, and this provides an opportunity to reconsider my political affiliation. As a pastor, I decided to remain unaffiliated. I’m now thinking this was a mistake- I am not involved in my civic duty during primaries. That is an increasing problem for me.
Which party is pretty much a [...]
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Ministry on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ted Haggard has apparently sent out a fundraising letter, verified by CT’s David Neff. This is to support his wife while they both study psychology at the University of Phoenix the next 2 years. His overseers were taken by surprise (shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been paying attention).
The big issue raised is why he should need [...]
Posted in Family, Vacation on August 29, 2007 | No Comments »
We left gorgeous upstate NY, clear skies and 70’s, this morning to arrive in the inferno we call home- Florida. The last week of vacation was far more relaxing. CavDaughter had a blast playing with her cousins, and roaming the many acres that make up the Farm. There were lots of berry bushes to plunder, [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, Charles Spurgeon, Christian Living, Emerging Church, John Calvin, John Owen, John Piper, Martin Luther, Ministry, SBC, Theology, Tim Keller on August 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the second chapter of Velvet Elvis called Yoke, Rob Bell tackles the issues of authority and interpretation. He provides some interesting background information, showing that he is well-read. He continues the practice of asking questions instead of answering questions. In the process, as in the previous chapter, he unwittingly (?) seems to set people [...]
Posted in Current Events on August 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I got bad news this morning. It was a little late due to heartbroken friends, vacation and down internet providers. It is shocking when serious evil hits so close.
I knew Dave Abrami, but not well. We both attended Orangewood PCA Church at the same time. We were in different Bible studies, but had lots of [...]
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Football on August 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Times have changed for Michael Vick. And they should have since he’s about to plead guilty. Before this, I think companies and organizations should have waited and reserved judgment. We needed to see how this was going to end up. He didn’t need to be tried and condemned by protesters (PETA) and the press. Hey, [...]
Posted in Church, Current Events, Marriage, Ministry on August 24, 2007 | 16 Comments »
On my earlier post about Paula White, Bill Reichart left a link about Randy and Paula getting a divorce. In that post, based on the Tampa Tribune articles/expose on them, it seemed like this divorce was inevitable.
Such news is never good, and no cause for rejoicing. It is quite disappointing that 2 ministers could not [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, Christian Living, John Calvin, John Piper, Martin Luther, Theology on August 24, 2007 | 5 Comments »
“We have to test everything.” That’s what it says on the back of Rob Bell’s book Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith. That is completely consistent with 1 John (Test the spirits), and Isaiah (Unless they speak according to the Law and the Testimony they have not the light of day.). I’ve heard a few [...]
Posted in Books, Christian Living, Church, Family, Ministry on August 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I found this in How People Change this morning, and it seems all too true.
“I had an epiphany one Wednesday evening in the middle of our small group meeting. People were sharing prayer requests, but it was the same old grocery list of situational, self-protective prayer requests masquerading as openness and self-disclosure. I found myself [...]
Posted in Movies, Vacation on August 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have not watched many movies on this vacation. CavWife and I have been enjoying season 1 of Everybody Loves Raymond on DVD. But here are short reviews of what we have watched.
Catch and Release. This was Jennifer Garner’s attempt at romantic comedy. It is an off-beat comedy. Her adventure-loving fiance dies during his bachelor [...]
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The infamous player to be named later has been named. It is now time to take a look at the Wily Mo Pena deal.
It was clear that Wily Mo was not going to get the ABs he needs to be a productive hitter as a member of the Red Sox. The outfield was set, and [...]
Posted in Baptism, Bible, Theology on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I don’t have a Google or Blogger account so I can’t leave comments on Between Two Worlds. Justin has been blogging on baptism lately. He recently posted Lig Duncan’s thoughts on Acts 2 arguing for infant baptism. He, obviously, disagrees with Lig. The comments are interesting, to say the least. I’ve got a few thoughts on the [...]
Posted in Adoption, Family, Preaching, Vacation on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Fall has arrived early here in the Adirondacks. Last week was jam packed. Monday night 3 of the families camped off of Schroon River. Tuesday, the rest of us joined them to float down the river and enjoy a cookout. Being the wise man I am, I jumped on the one kyack pronto. I figured [...]
Posted in Books, Christian Living, Family, Marriage, Theology on August 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The new book When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage is kickin’ my tail- in a good way. Dave Harvey essentially takes up two of the verses that have been bouncing around my head for months- 1 Timothy 1:15 and James 4:1ff. I can see why Paul Tripp has [...]
Posted in Church, Culture, Ethics on August 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Bradley Schmeling is a pastor in the ELCA. He was recently defrocked for breaking the celibacy rule for homosexual pastors (whether male or female). Well, the national assembly overturned the ruling, allowing the Atlanta pastor to return to his pulpit. It is a sad day for Lutherans, as they chug further to the left, following [...]
Posted in Family, Vacation on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
It was a busy weekend here at the Farm. Nearly all of the family is here now. On Saturday, some of us went to watch my brother-in-law do some kyaking on whitewater during a dam release. The river is low otherwise due to a lack of rain. To get to the put out point, we [...]
Posted in Baptism, Church, John Piper, Ministry, Theology on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Justin Taylor has Wayne Grudem’s response to his friend John Piper. Funny that Grudem’s wife thought Piper made some very good points.
Grudem’s points are good, to a point. Essential, paedobaptists would be treated like legal aliens in the States. Able to enjoy some of the privileges of being involved in the church (the Table, small [...]
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