December 2008
22 posts
Do you like Old School 80's Jesus Music? →
Some of you already follow this music tumblr, but I wanted to invite more of you. Song requests invited.
Fixed, not fleeting →
Some interesting thoughts on visual media’s place in congregational worship by a guy that should be contributing here. Where are you, anyway, Yow?
“Even though the Word of God in itself does not need interpretation, still our...”
– Francis Pieper (Christian Dogmatics, Vol. 1, p. 360) via Original Evangelical via Stand Firm
“The background to all this, of course, is the contraceptive revolution. Once...”
– Faith Equals Fertility?
Devotional notes: Psalm 78
“38 But He, [being] full of compassion, forgave [their] iniquity, And did not destroy [them.] Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath; 39 For He remembered that they [were but] flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again. 40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, [And] grieved Him in the desert! ...
10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy. (But...
hilker:
my thoughts (with help from davereed) in parentheses:
“10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy.” The list, paraphrased, is:
Stop and enjoy the present. (matthew 6.34)
Don’t compare yourself to the Joneses. (exodus 20.17)
Don’t obsess over money. (1 tim 6.10)
Aspire to leave an imprint. (john 10.10)
Be intrinsically motivated on the job. (colossians 3.23,24)
Build a supportive...
D. A. Carson Audio sermons and lectures - Free... →
i haven’t heard any of these, but i’ve heard great things about D.A. Carson.
this link is courtesy of our buddy sds.
Celebration →
Stimulating thoughts on Christmas by another of our contributors.
Faith →
“How loving am I, is my faith, if it makes me challenge someone who’s never challenged me? If my faith and I can’t meet someone where they are without telling them how wrong they are first?” —nora something
Great post by one of our contributors on her own blog.
Why God Is Not a Megalomaniac in Demanding to Be... →
“There are two books laid before us to study, to prevent our falling into error:...”
– BACON
First Principles | Theological Word of the Day →
Describes the basic rational foundation to all knowledge that cannot be reduced by logical methodology but are presupposed in order to form any conclusion. These are often referred to as universal axioms because knowledge of them is universal and because of their assumed validity. Among the first principles of logic are the law of non-contradiction (A cannot equal -A at the same time and the...
Fundamental Priorities of a Good Church :: Grace... →
if you have a congregation that don’t understand the deep things of God, that don’t understand the height and breadth and length and depth of the glory of His majesty and His person, then what they call worship is just a form of manipulation. And they’re primarily motivated by the style and the lilt of the tune and not the content of the words. And when you get people together...
“I wish I had trusted God more.
For every fearful peek into the future, I wish...”
– girl talk
“In that light, Michelle Obama’s choice — and her candor — are...”
– Is Michelle Obama “Letting Down the Team”?
Total Depravity Verse List
The doctrine of total depravity (or total inability) says that all men, as a consequence of the Fall, are born morally corrupt, enslaved to sin, at enmity with God, and unable to please Him or even of themselves to turn to Christ for salvation. (Thus the necessity of a gracious, unconditional election.) Here is a sweeping survey of the biblical support for the...
He's an odd duck
the Prince has been working on changes he proposes to the 1953 Royal Titles Act. The most significant proposal is this — Prince Charles, if crowned as King, wants to be known as “Defender of Faith” rather than “Defender of the Faith.” This represents a seismic shift, but it perfectly fits the postmodern Prince.
I need to read Mohler more regularly…
“Disciplines and constraints liberate us only when they fit with the reality of...”
– -Timothy Keller, The Reason For God
Keller continues with the analogy of someone who gets piano lessons. They’ve removed freedoms by imposing the structure & discipline of the lessons, but they gain a new freedom; the freedom to explore joy in playing beautiful music. Now, am I FREE to play...
“Does that mean,” asked Mack, “that all roads will lead to you?” “Not at all,”...”
– (William Young in The Shack)
“Suppose that you could mark the molecules in a glass of water; then pour the...”
– Erwin Schrödinger, quoting an example used by Lord Kelvin, to demonstrate how small atoms are (that is: how many of them there are in everything, like glasses of water).
As he notes, however, it’s not so much that atoms are small as it is that we are large, very large. Schrödinger begins What Is...