Considering Strawberry Picking

While all the world seemed to be shopping on “Black Friday,” the CavFamily spent part of the morning picking strawberries.  CavWife’s friend let us know of a new place to pick them.  The farm is only 2 years old, and it is hydroponic which is way cool.
Hydro-who-a-whatis????
Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro water and ponos [...]

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Considering Books for Seekers

I missed this catagory on Steve McCoy’s Big 5 Books list- Big 5 for Seekers.
The idea is what books would you give to someone who is seeking to understand Christianity, or address a question keeping them from Christ.  Here goes!
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.  It is a classic which is best for those skeptics with a [...]

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Considering Lone Survivor

I’ve been wanting to read Marcus Luttrell’s book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 since hearing Marcus talk about it on the Glenn Beck show one day while doing hospital visitation.  It is a moving, and powerful story that I enjoyed greatly.  I recommend people [...]

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Advent ‘08 Sermons

Songs for the Messiah will look at some of the more explicitly Messianic Psalms (for they are all Messianic).
11/30  Psalm 2  Song of the Great King
12/7  Psalm 16  Song of the Risen Holy One
12/14  Psalm 22  Song of the Suffering Savior (Ron Smith)
12/21  Psalm 72  Song of the Righteous King
12/28  Psalm 110  Song of the [...]

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Considering CCEF and Addiction

Tara Barthel did some live blogging of the recent CCEF Conference.  She has both the live blogging and the quick summaries of each presentation.
Preconference

Ed Welch- Crossroads Addiction Curriculum quick summary
David Powlison- What is Biblical Counseling?  quick summary

Plenary

Ed Welch- Addiction, Temptation and Voluntary Slavery  quick summary
Mark Driscoll- Death By Love: Addiction and Atonement  quick summary
Winston Smith- Groaning [...]

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Considering Absurd Things

When you spend too much time on rollercoasters, you start thinking in strange ways.  I ran across these things this morning- pondering the absurdity and irony.
Three prosperity churches are filing for bankruptcy and/or selling their facilities.

Church Without Walls International in Tampa is facing foreclosure.  Since the White’s divorce things have gone south of the border [...]

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Considering Islands of Adventure

A friend provided 2 comp tix for Universal Studies.  I had never been to Islands of Adventure, and really wanted to spend a day on the rollercoasters.  So my friend Danny and I headed north today to enjoy said rollercoasters.  It was a perfect day- 60’s and sunny with little to no wind.  There were [...]

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Considering the President-Elect’s Faith

Cathleen Falsani has released her complete, unedited interview with Barak Obama on his personal faith from back in 2004 (all quotes are from that article).  Nothing he says should preclude him from being President, in any way, shape or form.  But much of what he says should preclude him from being a member of any [...]

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Considering Our Pharisaical Hearts

I’m struggling with my sermon for Sunday.  I’m struggling because I know the sinful, legalistic tendencies of our hearts.  I’m struggling with communicating the truth in such a way as to reveal our idols/substitutes in a more concrete way without establishing “man-made” rules which we use to attack others or exalt ourselves.
In Nehemiah 13, Nehemiah [...]

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Considering the Hot Stove Season

A second Red Sox post in 2 days?  Yes, because the Hot Stove is overheating!
Coco Crisp is now a Kansas City Royal (sorry, dude).  I’ll miss his superb defense despite his weak arm.  Obviously Theo and Terry think Jacoby will make the necessary adjustments to return much better next season after going through some disappointing [...]

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Considering Size

Today, the “miniscule” Dustin Pedroia (whose heart is like the Grinch’s post-Christmas) won the AL MVP.  He’s the first “small” guy to win the award in quite some time.
Jared Wilson has a great post today on whether size matters in churches.  He was attending a conference, noticing that all the speakers had BIG churches, which [...]

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Considering Dustin Pedroia, AL MVP

Dustin Pedroia’s professional career so far.

May 2007- fans want rookie Dustin Pedroia benched for lack of production.
2007- World Series Champion
2007- A.L. Rookie of the Year
2008- One win away from the 2008 World Series.
2008- Golden Glove Award: best fielder at his position in the A.L.
2008- Silver Slugger Award: best hitter at his position in the A.L.
2008- [...]

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Considering Books on the Cross

Back to working my way through Steve McCoy’s Big 5 Books, today the Cross.  As Spurgeon once said:
“Endeavor to know more and more of Christ Jesus. Endeavor especially to know the doctrine of the sacrifice of Christ.” C.H. Spurgeon
Here are the best books I’ve read:

The Atonement by A.A. Hodge.  He views the atonement like a [...]

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Considering Quantum of Solace

The wife and I enjoyed the new James Bond thriller, Quantum of Solace.
quan-tum  (noun)

1.
quantity or amount: the least quantum of evidence.

2.
a particular amount.

3.
a share or portion.

4.
a large quantity; bulk.

The movie begins shortly after the end of Casino Royale, and is about Bond seeking a measure of solace after his betrayal by Vesper.  He has kidnapped [...]

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Considering Tom Schreiner and Women Deacons

I was reading Tom Schreiner’s review of Scot McKnight’s book The Blue Parakeet tonight. In his attempt to develop a hermeneutic he uses women in ministry as a case study.  This review is found on The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s Gender Blog.  Schreiner is a complementarian.  He does a good job of pointing out some [...]

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Birthday-Date Night

A friend has provided gift cards for a movie & dinner, as well as babysitting so CavWife & I can go out and celebrate our birthdays.  With mine this weekend, we will see a Cavman movie.

Sorry Roger Ebert, James Bond is more than an attitude- he’s an action hero, an assassin, [...]

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Considering 1 Timothy 3:11

One of the key passages in the discussion over women deacons is 1 Timothy 3:11.  For many people, this clearly shows that women are not to be deacons.  The Greek in this sentence is very interesting, and as a result, many translations necessarily interpret it.  The question is, do they interpret it correctly?

11 In the [...]

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Considering Good Works, Perseverance & Assurance

Some more from the Westminster Confession of Faith for you.  Since I’m covering the Perseverance of the Saints today, I’ll toss out a great quote as a freebie.
“There is one grace you cannot counterfeit … the grace of perseverance.”  Gardiner Spring
Chapter XVI: Of Good Works
168. What makes a good work good?  They are works that [...]

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CavSon Update

Yes, some info on CavSon.  I only said “most”, not “all”, of the CavFamily updates would be on my Facebook page.  This one will be in both places.
We have noticed the fistula in CavSon’s hard palate (anterior) getting bigger.  More food has been stuck up there (easily removed though).  Last week the raman noodles I [...]

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Considering My Semi-Big Day

It wasn’t a big day, but important anyway.  Today I attended the SW FL Presbytery (PCA) to be examined for licensure.  It went mostly well.  I paused for a moment before articulating my position on women deacons, lest I really mess it up.  You don’t want to have any blood in the water or the [...]

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