Archive for October, 2006
The Church’s Beginning
Monday, October 30th, 2006Jesus’ use of the term á¼ÎºÎºÎ»Î·Ïƒá¼±Î± (ekklesia, congregation or church) is without reference in Matt 16:18; 18:17. He doesn’t ever mention what or who his church is; that gets developed later in the New Testament. When we look for how Jesus might have understood the term, we have to keep in mind that he was [...]
“Real” Christians
Saturday, October 28th, 2006Do you remember a few years ago when Jim Bowers and his family were shot down in Peru? They were missionaries and the government mistook their aircraft for drug runners. Jim’s wife and infant daughter were killed and the pilot was injured. At the funeral service, Jim announced that he and his surviving son would [...]
Matthew Smith’s Latest
Friday, October 27th, 2006I just got Matthew Smith’s latest CD “All I Owe” because I preordered it. It was signed and numbered. He only did the first 300 and I got number 13. :) Also got a great looking t-shirt. But forget the signature and the t. The songs are great. Two have captured my heart early on. [...]
More Times Wastin’
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Darned Paulo!! First it was Linerider and now its Double Wires. How am I supposed to ever get any work done???
Madonna (‘s handlers) and Child
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006My buddy Cartee, like me, wasn’t going to say a word about Madonna adopting a child from Africa. But a friend of his from Malawi wrote an excellent letter. He says it better than I could and he says it from the perspective of the Malawians. Take a peek. Why did Madonna do it? Cartee’s [...]
Roses and Canyons
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006I’ve uploaded a few more pictures to MacDesktops. The one above is a shot Gillian took of a rose in the neighborhood. I did only the slightest adjustment to it, this is essentially how she took it. Great stuff. Also, there is one I took at Illinios Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. Check it [...]
Praise
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006We sing it all the time. Hallelujah. But what does it mean? Well, first I want to do a little easy Hebrew and then some comments. The word in Hebrew (see Ps 106:1 for example) is הללויה (without the vowel dots). Don’t let that weird you out, it is pretty straight forward and I’ll unpack [...]
The End? Again?
Friday, October 6th, 2006Harold Camping is insane. He is a false teacher. He just is. If I’m not mistaken, this is his third prediction of the end of the world. He has also stated that the Holy Spirit has departed from the Church and that believers are to abandon them and spread the gospel through other means. I [...]
Okay, I’m back.
Thursday, October 5th, 2006I would have to say that that was the best Desiring God Conference my wife and I have been to so far and, I would have to say, probably the best conference I’ve ever been to. Every speaker was fantastic and relevant and helpful and challenging. Didn’t make it? The audio is posted here. Let [...]