Posted in Family, Ministry on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I am exhausted from a whirlwind weekend with a search committee. I flew out very early Saturday morning on a plane crowded with people returning from Spring Break. I flew back last night on a delayed flight that allowed me to have a whole row to myself, but unable to sleep due to turbulence. So, [...]
Posted in Atonement, Books, History, John Piper, Ministry, Revival, Theology on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Iain Murray traces the development of Revivalism in Revival & Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism. Three factors are most important in the development of revivalism as distinct from revival: the Kentucky revivals, Dr. Nathaniel Taylor and Charles Finney.
The story begins in Kentucky during the revivals during the Second Great Awakening (early 1800s). [...]
Posted in Adoption, Family, Health on March 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just noticed them. Wow, she sent this out as a family photo with dirty feet. I’m amused!
The evaluation with the cranio-facial team went well. It was a bit overwhelming at times. There were anywhere from 1-4 specialists in the room at any given time. That was pretty overwhelming for me at times- too many [...]
Posted in Adoption, Family, Health on March 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Okay, he really isn’t breakdancing. He’s falling down while trying to walk in adult shoes. But I thought it looked cool.
It is hard to believe it has nearly been 2 months since he entered our home. Overall he’s fitting in well. He and CavDaughter get along most of the time. Just like siblings.
He no longer [...]
Posted in Current Events, Emerging Church, John Piper, Jonathan Edwards, Mark Driscoll, Ministry, Revival on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
I forgot Iain Murray’s book at home so my post on Revivalism will have to wait. But while checking a few blogs I ran across this recent interview with Mark Driscoll. In this section he addresses the question of revival and the remarkable growth experienced by Mars Hill and some other Acts 29 churches.
JV: Do [...]
Posted in Books, Ministry, Missions, Music, Worship on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
In my earlier post on With One Voice by Reggie Kidd, I summarized Bach, Bubba & the Blues Brothers. I wanted that to function as a book review of sorts. Now I want to expand those summaries of Reggie Kidd’s ideas and play with the concepts abit. I’ll interact with material from the book and [...]
Posted in Baseball on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
It was delayed, but we had our baseball draft tonight. I’m part of a league with a bunch of guys from a church in Charlotte, NC. I tried to balance best player available and the scarcity principle until the last few rounds. Scarcity takes the drop off in talent at a position into account. I [...]
Posted in Bible, Hermeneutics on March 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I have not read the CSB. Like many people, I saw Holman imprintur and figured “Southern Baptist Bible”. Seems I was wrong. There’s an interview with Dr. Blum, a Presbyterian, about its distinctives, history, translation and marketing. I think the distinctives and translation are the most interesting. They introduce a new term in the translation [...]
Posted in Books, Ministry, Music, Theology, Worship on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Reggie Kidd was one of my professors at RTS Orlando. He, like Dr. Nicole, is a first-class procrastinator when it comes to writing books. Both men have so much the church needs to hear, but other duties and/or pleasures keep their writing to amounts far less than people like me would like to see.
Reggie is not [...]
Posted in Bible, Ministry on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Last week I finished reading Judges. I actually should have posted this last week since it fit in so well with Holy Week. Please, forgive me (in keeping with the grace you have received).
In the first half of Judges you have the A-B-C-D pattern. The people forget God and commit apostasy. God batters them in [...]
Posted in Humor, Stupid Stuff on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Conan is owned by a Zen Buddhist priest in southern Japan. He has taken to mimicking the priest. He sits on his hind legs and puts his front paws on the altar. Word has spread and people are flocking to see the dog. It would be our version of the face of the Virgin in [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Books, Evangelism, Ministry, Tim Keller on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My copy of Keller’s The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Yes, I am a bit behind on new books. This happens when you don’t have a book allowance anymore. I had to pick up some resources to do some pre-marital counseling and decided to pick it up. WTS Books has a [...]
Posted in Current Events on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While on vacation, a Michigan woman was riding in a boat driven by her father down in the Keys. They were going approximately 25 miles per hour when a 75 pound stingray jumped out of the water in their path, striking her and killing her instantly. The stingray also died in the collision.
Judy Kay Zagorski, [...]
Posted in Family, pets on March 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This would be CavDog, who goes by the names Huck, Huck-a-Buck, the Puking Pup, the Visa Dog and The Old Man. He is, what one friend called, “the coolest dog I’ve met”. CavWife would call him the most annoying dog she’s met since he is often underfoot (hence the Visa Dog- everywhere you want to [...]
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox players believe that MLB has gone back on their word to pay the coaches and other staff traveling to Japan a $40k stipend for this trip. In addition to the 2 season-opening games, there will be 2 exhibition games and clinics. The Red Sox learned yesterday that the coaches will not receive [...]
Posted in Basketball, Celtics on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
It was an ugly first half of basketball. Neither the Celtics or the red-hot Rockets could really find a grove. The Rockets led much of the half, but the Celtics shut them down in the final minutes to tie the game at 40 going into halftime. I’m not a fan of ugly basketball ala the Bad [...]
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Ministry, Missions, Monty Python on March 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Let the classic Monty Python song begin. But this post is about e-mails, not spiced pseudo-ham.
I’m just not sure what to think about this particular bit of spam e-mail. The subject was : A Vegas-Style Church Leadership Event- Real. Raw. Practical.
I couldn’t resist, the flesh is so weak! I confess that the Pharisaical spirit can [...]
Posted in Basketball, Celtics on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
The Spurs have been slumping, but the Celtics have not had much success in San Antonio. Not having satellite, I checked in with Yahoo when I got home from a dinner at a friend’s home. It looked ugly as the Celtics were outscored 28-11. It looked like one of those nights when they just wouldn’t [...]
Posted in Government, History on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
The first article of the U.S. Constitution concerns the Legislative Branch. All legislative powers are established in the Congress, and may not be delegated to others. This means that the Executive and Judical branches may not make laws. The Executive Branch may suggest laws, but primarily enforces laws. The Judicial Branch interprets laws, and applies [...]
Posted in Ministry, Movies, Preaching, Tim Keller on March 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Steve Brown was one of my seminary professors. I like Steve, but by the end of the final semester I needed a break from his stories. He kept telling a number of the same stories. I could still tell some of them to you (and I suspect he’d say that was the point).
As I listen [...]
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