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Tuesday November 29, 2005 Gift: Looking for a unique gift for that special woman in your life? Or how about special Christmas cards? Why not consider handmade pressed flower cards? Visit Elizabeth’s Flowers. Theology: For the benefit of cessationists Ryan Jones shares what a Reformed Charismatic church service looks like. It’s the five solas with…
Monday November 28, 2005 Du Jour: Laura writes about blogging the ninth commandment. “So one of the challenges to blogging to the glory of God, if you will (and you’d better), is applying, among others, the 9th commandment.” Worship: “Evangelicals have become exceedingly passive in their worship. Feebleminded lyrics and imaginary conceptions of God are…
Friday November 25, 2005 Du Jour: Tim Irvin writes about “The Soap Opera Called ‘Blogging’” “The goal of blogging seems to have turned from posting something of practical benefit and edification…to posting something that attracts the most response and attention from readers.” Du Jour Bonus: Steve Camp writes about Brian McLaren’s reinvention of Calvinism. If…
Thursday November 24, 2005 Humor: Check out the Nicosphere 3000, a revolutionary “discreet smoking system.” Parenting: Yahoo News reports that spanking children fuels aggression and anxiety. Solomon, on the other hand, tells us that sparing the rod will spoil the child. Music A variety of Christian artists are working together to create a Tribute album…
Wednesday November 23, 3005 Cool: Petra’s final album, Petra: Farewell was released yesterday. Why not celebrate with some Petra wallpaper or, of course, by buying the album (it’s good!). Du Jour: ESV Blog points out a way of memorizing Scripture through song. Mark Altrogge is a pastor in Indiana who sets Bible verses to music.…
Tuesday November 22, 2005 Bible: New from Broadman & Holman is the Light Speed Study Bible which promises to help busy people to speed read the whole book just 24 hours. Now if we could just speed sing, pray and meditate… Blogspotting: Frank Turk (aka Centuri0n) has decided to do what I did not: dissect…
Monday November 21, 2005 Giveaway: Carla is giving away something (anything) from her Scripscenes store. Click here to read the rules and to enter. Cool: A church built entirely of Lego blocks seats 1372. Jollyblogger has the story with pictures. Cool Bonus: My wife sells CD racks and fireplaces on eBay. I cannot believe how…
Friday November 18, 2005 New Blog: There is a new kid on the block. iWestminster is a blog dedicated to a study of Westminster Confession of Faith. The template was made by yours truly. Du Jour: Justin Taylor is writing a multi-part series in which he tries to define the Emerging Church. The articles are…
Thursday November 17, 2005 Gadget: InstaVerse looks like an interesting little browser plugin that will let you instantly see the actual Bible text for scripture references. Just point your mouse at a Scripture reference and the text pops up in your preferred translation! Du Jour: I was quite taken with Amy’s article about “Why I…
Wednesday November 16, 2005 RIP: Adrian Rogers, longtime Bellevue pastor and leader in Conservative Resurgence, died yesterday at the age of 74. BPNews reports. Community: Carla wonders if she should have offered a ride to a rather downtrodden looking hitchhiker. She is looking for input. “I wished last night, that we lived in a world…
Tuesday November 15, 2005 Spiritual Hygiene: Noel has an excellent idea of what to do with The Outdoor Bible. “If I win, I plan on taping its pages on the wall in my shower or making a shower-curtain out of them.” You can, of course, win the Bible right here. Du Jour: Ingrid compares the…
Monday November 14, 2005 Du Jour: Maryanne reminds us “that hospitality is opening yourself up to people WHEN they arrive, not when you might plan to have them arrive.” There is a big difference! Archaeology: Archaeologists digging at the purported biblical home of Goliath have unearthed a shard of pottery bearing an inscription of the…
Friday November 11, 2005 Du Jour: Kirk Wellum, a pastor who lives nearby (in Ancaster, where I grew up) has a thought-provoking little article entitled Al Qaeda “Takes Responsibility”. Community Blog: Ron Gleason posts Part 2 of his series “Postmodernism & the Modern Church.” Weird: Apparently upside-down Christmas trees are all the rage this year.…
Thursday November 10, 2005 Music: Marc Heinrich has uploaded an MP3 for his song Only Jesus. You can listen to that song and many others here. Review: Susan Verstraete of Christian Communicators Worldwide has reviewed Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. “My conclusion is that Captivating is a slightly sanctified—though somewhat misleading—romance novel about God,…
Wednesday November 9, 2005 Preview: CMCentral has an in-depth preview of Derek Webb’s upcoming CD, Mockingbird. In related news, I will be interviewing Derek next week. Quote: Where is the holiness of the church of God today? Ah! were she what she professed to be, she would be “fair as the moon, clear as the…
Tuesday November 8, 2005 Bible: The NET Bible is finally available in its first edition. Read more at bible.org. Politics: A new grammar rule devised in the Netherlands and Belgium stipulates the word “Christ” shall be spelled with a lowercase “c.” WND reports. Du Jour: Pastor Paul Martin at kerux noemata defends critiquing other Christians…
Monday November 7, 2005 Review Gary Gilley posts a scathing review of Barna’s latest book, Revolution. “This might be a good time to note that Barna (and his Revolutionaries) are largely reacting to the market-driven, seeker-sensitive church that he helped create.” Jollyblogger has thoughts as well. Du Jour Clint at Cowboyology suggests enhancing your devotional…
Friday November 4, 2005 Not Humor: Can you believe that someone has made the I Love Lucy Bible Study? “This program takes lessons learned from the classic I Love Lucy TV show and uses them as a discussion starter for small group study!” Prayer Carnival: Doug McHone, inspired by praying publically on his blog, has…
Thursday November 3, 2005 Prayer: Doug prays for his wife. You might like to do so as well. Humor: Amy discusses pragmatic gardening which involves planting lettuce along her front walk. Emerging Church: Ochuk has come to the not-so-startling revelation that the emerging church is obsessed with itself. Theology: Tom Nettles and Mark Dever headline…
Wednesday October 2, 2005 Quote: Woody Allen discusses aging. “I’ve gained no wisdom, no insight, no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again, today.” Family: Last night my daughter (age 3) said to my wife, “Mommy, the shadows prove the sunshine, right?” Methinks I’ve been listening to too much Switchfoot. Du Jour:Paul Lamey…