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For you ladies, there’s a good blog out there called “Girl Talk” that you ought to check out. It’s authored by the four main women in CJ Mahaney’s life — his wife and his three married daughters. Here’s Carolyn Mahaney’s lowdown on the most recent series of posts: “Over the next several days, each of the girls […]
September 27, 2005
Be careful who you believe. As the waters recede in New Orleans, people are beginning to realize that the media’s reports of the disaster were often far-fetched, exagerrated, and sensationalistic. Not that the situation wasn’t dire. It was. And it is. But the media is always looking for a story. If they can’t find one, they’re often more […]
September 25, 2005
My friend Dan Watson, a fellow Okie (an “Okie” being someone from Oklahoma), has written a great post on the second half of Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Seeing God is the blessedness of the pure in heart, and it is therefore the motivation for pursuing heart-purity. […]
September 23, 2005
A few years ago, my dentist discovered my first two cavities. They’re very small, and they’re symmetrical — they’re located in the exact same tooth in opposite sides of my mouth. I tend towards perfectionism (in things of my choosing — that’s how perfectionism works), so I had been faithful to brush my teeth throughout my […]
September 19, 2005
American culture has become a mixing bowl for two ingredients that are devastating when combined together. And the church—especially my generation—has not escaped the devastation. Most men have turned women into objects of lust who only serve to satisfy sinful desires. And most women have bought the lie, doing their best to become the most […]
September 17, 2005
My friend Sarah Dyer responded to my post about Hebrews 11 and the signatures and verses in my Bible by quoting 1 Corinthians 15:58 as her verse and asking me what verse I would write. I would write Matthew 5:8 — “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” There are two things […]
September 15, 2005
Weak and wounded sinner Lost and left to die O, raise your head, for love is passing by Come to Jesus Come to Jesus Come to Jesus and live! Now your burden’s lifted And carried far away And precious blood has washed away the stain, so Sing to Jesus Sing to Jesus Sing to Jesus […]
September 12, 2005
FoolishBlog Post #2 I was going to comment on Scott’s post about spiritual warfare but decided to turn my comment into a separate post. It is frightening that we in the West have to hear the testimony of those who have traveled to other continents in order to be convinced of the straightforward truth of Ephesians […]
September 10, 2005
I love Hebrews chapter 11. It’s sandwiched between the end of chapter 10 and the beginning of chapter 12, both of which speak of endurance. This means that faith (11) is the meat in the sandwich of endurance (10 and 12). To use another metaphor, the writer is saying that faith is the fuel that […]
September 7, 2005
This is going to be a long post. If you prefer short posts or only have so much time right now, try reading the next three paragraphs and then decide if you want to keep reading, come back later, or skip it. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, countless media reports, news stories, and political […]
September 4, 2005
My pastor preached on slander this morning from James 4:11-12. More accurately, he preached against slander from James 4:11-12. “Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer […]
September 2, 2005
National Public Radio Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr was so bold as to impugn God regarding Hurricane Katrina. Pastor John Piper of Bethelehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota has passionately answered him. Although Piper always speaks and writes with manifest zeal, he seems to write with a particularly jagged edge in this response. This is fitting, because God […]
September 1, 2005
When I wrote my previous post about Tuesday’s challenging seminary experience, I had no idea what the Lord had in store for me today. Today it was my turn to preach in Preaching Lab. So I preached. At least I thought I preached. Apparently, my sermon resembled “a good chapter in a book” or “a book report,” but not […]
September 28, 2005
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