Archive for Asides
August 27, 2008 at 10:17 am · Filed under Asides
WHERE IS THAT RESET BUTTON AGAIN?
Reformissionary has a great article about what he does when he gets into the spiritual doldrums. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was just a reset button somewhere on my spiritual forehead?
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DAVID POWLISON ON PERSONAL APPLICATION
Internet Monk has an interview with Dr. David Powlison where he speaks about “Reading the Bible For Personal Application”. Dr. Powlison wrote an article on this subject that will be included in the upcoming release of the ESV Study Bible.
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PREACHING TO THE HEART BEFORE THE WILL
Church Planting Novice has a quote and reflection of Jonathan Edwards about the dangers of application focused preaching.
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DRISCOLL ON THE EMERGENT CHURCH
Look for the audio of “A Pastoral Perspective on the Emergent Church” on this page where Mark Driscoll explains what he sees as the four streams of movement in the church today: Emergent Church (Village), Emerging Evangelicals, House Church Evangelicals, and Emerging Reformers.
August 21, 2008 at 11:02 am · Filed under Asides, Uncategorized
WE FOUND SOME MORE HERITICS! YEAH!
This is a hilarious satyr of the ridiculous lengths people will go to to find fault in a church or a ministry.
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I’M BLIND AND YET I SEE?
I had no idea that I was blind in both eyes until I read saw this. God is awesome and His creation just makes that all the more clear.
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JOLLYBLOGGER ABOUT THE SPIRIT WORLD
I love it when I find that someone has written point for point things that I have already thought myself but didn’t have the discipline to write down.
August 14, 2008 at 11:15 am · Filed under Asides
A STUDY BIBLE TO BANG YOUR HEAD ABOUT
Gordon Cheng explains why he is both excited and nervous about the upcoming release of the ESV Study Bible.
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63-PART EXPOSITION HEBREWS
Monergism Books is offering a 63-part exposition of Hebrews on MP3 CD by Arturo G. Azurdia for just the cost of shipping and handling.
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TRULY REFORMED MEANS LOVING THE WHOLE CHURCH AS BLOOD BOUGHT PEOPLE
Ray Ortlund explains how being “Truly Reformed” effects how we humbly interact with those who are not.
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WALL-E AND SEX
Letters from Kamp Krusty has a very interesting take on that simple little robot, Wall-E.
June 26, 2008 at 11:27 am · Filed under Asides
READING MORE CLASSICS
Tim Challies gives a heads up as to the next book that we will be reading together: Religious Affections by Johnathan Edwards.
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HEINZ AND HOMOSEXUALITY
Heinz has produced a commercial in England featuring a homosexual family. (Please, if you want to leave a comment on YouTube make it something a little more constructive than what some of the other “Christians” are commenting.)
June 24, 2008 at 10:16 am · Filed under Asides
THE RAINEY FAMILY’S DAUGHTER
Dennis Rainey of FamilyLife writes the progress of the birth and complications regarding his new grand-daughter, Molly.
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THE RAINEY FAMILY’S DAUGHTER – UPDATE
Dennis Rainey writes an update and testimony that has encouraged my own heart as my wife and I expect our first daughter.
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REVIEW OF “FRANCIS SCHAEFFER: AN AUTHENTIC LIFE”
Tim Challies writes a review of a book about a man that stands as the first and greatest evangelical influence (besides my father and mother) upon my Christian life.
May 21, 2008 at 11:01 am · Filed under Asides
THE GOSPEL IN 6 MINUTES
Don’t ever think of the gospel as, “That’s the way you get saved, and then you get strong by leaving it and doing something else.” No! We are strengthened by God through the gospel every day, till the day we drop. You never outgrow the need to preach to yourself the gospel. (John Piper)
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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND
Over at 21st Century Reformation Brad Hightower offers a great quote by Martin Lloyd-Jones and reflects upon the a gospel centered view of the “at handedness” of the kingdom.
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POP GOES THE CHURCH VS. COURAGE TO BE PROTESTANT
Don’t miss the “Book Review Smackdown” coming up at PyroManiacs.
April 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm · Filed under Asides
DESIRING GOD
How could I start a blog about the Sovereignty of God and not at least mention DesiringGod.org.
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CHALLIES.COM
Tim Challies is basically my motivation to start up blogging again altogether. Therefore, he’s not king for a week … not king for a year … he’s king for a blog.