Posted in Music, Reviews on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I am pleased to review another CD from Sovereign Grace Ministries. Their music ministry seeks to provide the church with songs that encourage passionate, biblically informed, Christ-glorifying worship, and this CD is no exception. You and You Alone by Pat and Joel Sczebel has been released as the fifth CD in Overflow, a series featuring [...]
Posted in Counseling, Culture, Quotes on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
The most recent post by Al Mohler on his blog is so poignant and concise, that I felt it is best to just include it in its entirety:
When thinking of signs of our times, consider this advertisement from a Nebraska newspaper. The ad was brought to my attention by a helpful listener to the radio [...]
Posted in Lists, Missions on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Here are some suggestions synthesized from this post which I found very instructive:
Prayer. That has to be number one.
Communication. When I go back to visit my church in August I’ll probably know about half or a third of the number of people I knew there when I left. But still the blow can be softened [...]
Posted in Quotes on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs [...]
Posted in Bible, Media, Thoughts on February 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
How are we to discern which secular media (movies and television shows in particular) is fit for consumption, and not only that, but which we can commend to others? Alan Noble from Christ and Pop Culture basically explains that a book such as Judges portrays the world as it is, and thus portrays truth, and [...]
Posted in Books, Quotes, Thoughts on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Neil Postman wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death and I wish that more people not only read it, but would take heed. If it is any indication of how insightful I believe this segment to be, I typed up each word, and I think the final paragraph will change your life:
If you were a producer of [...]
Posted in Thoughts on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning I had the privilege of attending the funeral service for the mother of a friend, who was a dear member of our church. Many came out in support of the family, which was heartwarming to see. But also heartwarming was the warm and sincere testimony of the family, that in the [...]
Posted in Thoughts on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
After a time of additional study, and working to reconcile additional passages to my understanding of joy, I’ve come to the conclusion that joy is in fact an emotion primarily and not a choice. It is also based on circumstances which do change. I hope you’re as surprised as I am. Thus, I define joy [...]
Posted in Articles on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Al Mohler blogs about a recent Forbes magazine article offering the top ten cities representing each of the seven deadly sins. The results, for your amusement and conversation fodder:
Here are the sins and the top cities in each sinful category:
Most Lustful: Denver ranked first, joined by San Antonio, Portland, Seattle, salt Lake City, Boise, Washington, [...]
Posted in Notes on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, now it is Thursday, but I still want to jot down some long-overdue notes that have accumulated:
What is a doctrine? A doctrine is simply a theme from scripture. Sometimes we use fancy words in church that we can’t explain, so I need to be able to speak clearly to my Sunday School [...]
