Posted in Politics on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There is plenty of confusion out there regarding Gov. Mike Huckabee. It seems to be the Tale of Two Huckabees. A number of conservative evangelicals are beginning to support Huckabee, viewing him as a strong conservative. Joe Carter has been supportive. Justin Taylor has a bunch of Huckabee links, and endorses him along with Joe Carter [...]
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Joe Torre is hasta la vista from the Yankees. The one year contract was pretty insulting if you ask me. And now a chain of events is unfolding that may drastically shape two teams.
The Yankees went with another guy names Joe, Girardi, who used to play catcher too, and has a Manager of the Year [...]
Posted in Football, Patriots on October 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Some people have said the Patriots ran up the score on the Redskins on Sunday. ESPN’s John Clayton says many in the league are upset with the Patriots.
PTI’s Tony Kornheiser had the best theory. “If you injected Bill Belichick with truth serum, he might say something like this.” I can’t remember the actual phrase, but [...]
Posted in Culture, Movies on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Not sure what to make of Iron Man. I didn’t think Michael Keaton would work as Batman, and was wrong. Robert Downey Jr. as a smart alec Iron Man? We’ll see.
Posted in Culture, TV on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Just in case you happened to miss it somehow. A shocking turn of events in what could be a great season of 24 as Jack is back.
Posted in Bible on October 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Ligonier is offering The Reformation Study Bible for only $15.17 on Reformation Day (Wed. the 31st). It is for the hardback copy, in the ESV.
Yes, I used to work for Ligonier. No, I don’t get any kickbacks.
Yes, I use the ESV as my devotional Bible (and may soon preach from it regularly). No, I don’t [...]
Posted in Church, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Ministry, Missions, Tim Keller on October 29, 2007 | No Comments »
I listened to Tim Keller on Being the Church in Our Culture from the 2006 Reform & Resurge Conference this weekend. It was the second time through, and caught some excellent things.
“Contextualization: God’s answers to the questions they’re asking in a form they can understand.”
We don’t ignore the questions of our audience or culture. Those [...]
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Celtics, Football, Patriots, Red Sox on October 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
It was a tense ending as the Rockies threatened in late innings. Papi and Manny had been replaced- so I’m not wanting the Rockies to tie it or take the lead. But they encountered the Intimidator, Jonathan Papelbon. It was a great game, highlighted by Jon Lester’s great pitching performance after not starting a game [...]
Posted in Family, Martin Luther, Parenting on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Being in transition means spending more time with the daughter. I’ve noticed a few changes lately. I suspect she’s been replaced by a pod. She was not a very affectionate child. She resisted being kissed much of the time, and getting a kiss from her was about as frequent as Congress cutting spending. Suddenly, she’s [...]
Posted in Benny Hinn, Humor, Joel Osteen, Stupid Stuff, TV on October 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As I watch celebrity “Christians” I’ve noticed a few patterns that may help you if you want to have a TV ministry too.
Rabbit Trail… during my interview with the session of the church I eventually began to pastor in 1998, the interim asked me if I have any desire to be on TV. I laughed.
1. [...]
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox on October 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Red Sox are in the midst of a big inning. 6 runs in the 3rd, as the Rockies finally pull the Fogg with 2 outs. There was a close play at the plate which could have gone the other way for 7-0, 1 out. Ellsbury is already 3-3 with 2 doubles, a run scored [...]
Posted in Church on October 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No… not me. The congregation we are worshipping in during our transition is going through a rough spot themselves. A number of people have asked the former pastor to plant a new church in town. I won’t get into details, but this community has a long history of ’splants’. A guy considering planting a new [...]
Posted in Ministry, Theology, Tim Keller on October 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Steve McCoy has a bunch of links, many regarding Tim Keller. Those include 3 recent sermons on Gospel Realization, Communication and Incarnation. Probably much wanted expansions of this Desiring God sermon from last year.
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Books, Celtics, Family, Football, Humor, Red Sox, Sports on October 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I figured that if the Sports Guy can do it…. so can I.
Yesterday: Figure that since the CavCurse kept the Sox from winning for so long (as a friend used to say, if it wasn’t for CavLuck, I’d have no luck at all), Theo should pay for my parents to remain in Italy until the [...]
Posted in Atonement, Mark Driscoll, Ministry, Theology on October 24, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Ironic that I again listened to Mark Driscoll from the Refocus Conference yesterday afternoon. He talked about convictions we hold in an open hand (non-essentials) and those we hold in the closed hand (those necessary for either the existence or well-being of the church), those we die for.
We can’t die on every hill in theological [...]
Posted in Books, Christian Living, Church, Justification, Martin Luther, Theology, Worship on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Richard Lovelace’s discussion of destructive and protective enculturation in Dynamics of Spiritual Life got me to thinking about worship and nominal Christianity. He mentions the Puritan Regulative Principle of worship as a type of protective enculturation. It can be, if used improperly (thinking only the worship of a particular time is pure & acceptable). And [...]
Posted in Baseball, Family, Humor, Red Sox on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
… in an earthly sense. The Boston Red Sox once again came from behind to advance in the MLB playoffs. I know the real reason why… my father left for Italy on the 16th. We decided in 2004 that my father was the real source of the curse, and prohibited him from cheering for the [...]
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
He’s been getting booed for much of the season. It hasn’t quite worked out like he hoped it would. I can understand why- new league, son’s health issues….
One swing wiped all that away for the Fenway faithful: 4-0 Sox after a grand slam to deep centerfield in the first to give Schilling a comfortable lead.
Posted in Bible, Books, History, Mark Driscoll, Ministry, Missions, Revival, Theology on October 20, 2007 | No Comments »
My post on Lovelace’s Dynamics of Spiritual Life concerning Continuous Renewal, there is a chart that includes the secondary elements of renewal: mission, prayer, community, disenculturation, and theological integration. The 5th chapter concerning these elements is quite long (between sermon prep and the Red Sox games, it took awhile), but quite helpful. He mentions how [...]
Posted in Books, Economics, Politics on October 19, 2007 | No Comments »
I heard some statistics this week. Shocking when you hear the rhetoric coming from certain circles about how the “rich have to pay their fair share.”
The top 1% of wage earners pays 39.5% of the taxes received. Each one of them pays taxes for 40 people. Hmmmm, that’s not fair. They pay more than their [...]
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