Archive for May, 2008
The Poisoned Social Gospel
Thursday, May 29th, 2008I’m pretty sure this will be posted and linked to and all that all across evangelical blogs, but I have to quote it here. This is from a pastor’s colloquium at The Gospel Coalition. “The social gospel has poisoned the church twice.” The first time, of course, was when the social gospel was first introduced [...]
7 Big Questions, Ordinarily
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Todd Hiestand has poised an interesting question. Some big names in evangelicalism were asked 7 question. Todd wants to know not just what the big shots think, but what ordinary folks think. That is an excellent question. Sometimes the big wigs can get disconnected, pastors of small churches who don’t suffer from celebrity can probably [...]
IT IS ALIVE!!
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Ben came home with his 17″ monitor and so I decided to see if I could bring the Powerbook back to life. Popped the bottom off and disconnected the display. I plugged in the external monitor, mouse and keyboard and fired it. Yes! The Powerbook lives. So now I need to figure out what kind [...]
We Are/Were The Grapes of Wrath
Friday, May 16th, 2008In this month’s Christianity Today, Carolyn Arends has an article whose name immediately caught my attention: “The Grace of Wrath“. It was one of the first things I read in this edition. What a disappointment. How badly she missed the point. So this blog post is going to be me rehearsing a potential letter to [...]
These Two Paragraphs Have Nothing To Do With Each Other
Thursday, May 15th, 2008According to Christianity Today, Willow Creek is changing the focus of their weekend services. For quite a while they focused on unbelievers “through polished music, multimedia, and sermons referencing popular culture and other familiar themes,” according to the article. Now, Willow is going to “gear its weekend services toward mature believers seeking to grow in [...]
I’ve Been Moleskined!!
Monday, May 5th, 2008So I’ve heard and read a lot about Moleskine note books but I’ve resisted the urge to get one. I have been afraid that it was just trendy and hip to carry one. But Joe Thorn had a great post on how he sets his up and that got me thinking. Still, have a smallish [...]
Here’s Money. Now Spend!!
Friday, May 2nd, 2008I got my tax rebate in my bank account today. Now, as I understand it, it was supposed to be $600 for me, $600 for my wife and $300 for a qualifying child. That would put my rebate at $1,500. What got deposited was $1,409. So what is that, $200 for the qualifying child and [...]
Driscoll, Shack, Trinity
Thursday, May 1st, 2008When Mark Driscoll is good, he is very good. Here he is being good: