Considering Church Discipline

There is an article on Church Discipline in the Wall Street Journal of all places.  What is really about is about the abuse of church discipline, but it doesn’t quite make that distinction.  A few thoughts:
1. Church discipline should not ban a person from church- only the sacraments.  The exception would be if someone physically [...]

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Home At Last

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Operation Eli- Flight Progress

Oh, the wonder of the internet.  Now you can check flight status on line.  The flight from Guangzhou left a few minutes late, but arrived in Tokyo a few minutes early.  They most likely made their connection to Detriot, which left right on time with the new ETA of 11:43 am.  According the flight tracker, [...]

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Yes! No Santana!

The Globe is reporting that Johan Santana is being traded to the Mets, pending a contract extension.  They gave up 4 prospects to get him. 
We keep Jacoby who is one exciting player to watch and can change a game in numerous ways.
We keep Lester who may be fully recovered from his chemo and showed great [...]

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Considering My Vote

Today was the FL primary.  I nearly forgot due to brain fog.  I am feeling somewhat better though.  Some friends and I were talking about this Sunday.  It was difficult to decide for whom to cast my vote.  It was far easier to decide who I definitely wasn’t voting for than who I was.  Pragmatism [...]

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Considering Prince Caspian

I thought I’d already written this post, but it got lost in my cold/adoption haze.  While on vacation I re-read Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis.  It is the second book in his Chronicles of Narnia series.  The four kids are mysteriously recalled to Narnia.  They discover that hundreds of years have passed and they are [...]

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Operation Eli- the Last 2 Days

CavWife was worn out.  It had been a day filled with whining.  He hadn’t slept well either.  Here’s hoping the travel day is better or it will be one looooonnggg day.  They went to the consulate, swore the records were true and got the visa & passport.  She is more than ready to be home, [...]

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Considering Pierced for Our Transgressions

Pierced for Our Transgressions:Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution by Jeffery, Ovey & Sach is a book that seeks to defend the doctrine of penal substitutionary from contemporary challenges.  This is a much needed book, and I’m glad it was finally published here in the States.  Our British brothers got a head start on us since the authors [...]

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Considering the Dilution of the Gospel

I was prepping for Family Group last night, where I was teaching on 1 Peter 2:1-3.  Peter uses the phrase “the pure milk of the word”, which we who have tasted God’s goodness should crave.  We don’t want to get spiritual rickets because we aren’t being nourished by Jesus through the Word.  By the way, [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Twelve

Today was a significant day in the adoption process.  Today was the appointment at the U.S. Consulate.  As I mentioned, you don’t actually show up for the appointment, only your paperwork does.  We had concerns in two areas, that our financial stuff would be understandable, and that our updated fingerprint records would have been transmitted [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Eleven

We figured this day would come, and it has.  Today Eli may have figured out he is not going back to the orphanage and his nanny.  It was a very long afternoon as he spent most of it crying.  First he was sad, and then it was an angry cry.  CavWife would appreciate prayer that [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Ten

They are sick of hotel living.  They are ready to come home.  Unfortunately there are still lots of things to be done before they are cleared to come home.
Some items for prayer concerning Monday’s appointment (Sunday night for us):
- That they updated fingerprint info from Homeland Security would be forwarded to the Consulate in time.  [...]

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Considering SuperBowl Prediction

Among the various things scrolling one the news scenes in I am Legend was that the Patriots beat the Giants for the second time that season 23-7.  Hmmmm.  Of course the movie takes place in 2009, and I doubt the Knicks will be even remotely good then, or gas prices over $6.

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Operation Eli- Day Nine

If you haven’t noticed, less has been actually happening so I’ve had to get a big creative.  CavWife is past ready to be home.  But there is much more paperwork to do, and it really wouldn’t be fair to have a young child be in an office all day.
Today was a quiet day.  Many of [...]

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Considering the Next Bond Movie

The title of the 22nd Bond movie was announced.  It will be …….. Quantum of Solace. 
Are you scratching your head too?  Not quite the catchy title is it.  Sounds like some boring art film about an intellectual who takes solace in physics or something.  It doesn’t sound like an action film about a spy seeking [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Eight

Today was a quiet, unspectacular day.  They did go to the local zoo, where the main attraction is the panda.  The overgrown cousin of the racoon didn’t show.  It may have been too cold (good thing he’s not playing in the NFL).  Or maybe he was shy.  Perhaps he was on strike like the Writers.  [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Seven

The news on Eli’s adjustment has been great so far.  He’s been sleeping well, definitely recognizes CavWife and wants to walk with her, holding her hand.  He’s not much for being carried.
The big appointment today was the passport office.  They had appointments with the other 2 families.  Eli did not need a new photo, but [...]

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Considering Dumb Superstitions & Blowhards

I was listening to the local ESPN affiliate, which has some sad local programming in the afternoon.  The host is superstitious.  He notes that you should bet on the Giants because they are 7-0 in their white uniforms this season. 
Apparently he doesn’t realize that Patriots are 18-0 regardless of the uniform they are wearing.
I’m increasingly [...]

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Operation Eli- Day Six

Would Eli arrive today?  Yes, he did.  CavWife says he cried for about 10 minutes, got very quiet for awhile and then kind of went with the flow while she filled out paperwork and answered questions from the judge (who didn’t speak English very well).  He wanted to know where I was, and if our [...]

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Considering According to Plan

I’ve been wanting to read Graeme Goldsworthy’s According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible for about 18 months.  A number of people I knew were reading it, so many that I thought it  was new, not written in 1991 as it was.
I began it while on vacation, but got bogged down [...]

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