Archive for July, 2008
I. T. – The idolatry of the American Dream.
I heard a message last night from William Guice tonight where he contrasted the “Kingdom of the World” to the “Kingdom of God.” One of things he hit on is the us vs. them mentality many of us get into in an election year like this one. He drove home how government, politics are not [...]
Full StoryBook Recommendation: A Gospel Primer
A Gospel Primer, by Milton Vincent, is a little book that I highly recommend to Christians of all levels of maturity. The author explains the intent of the book, “This book is offered as a handy guide to help Christians experience the gospel more fully by preaching it to themselves each day.”
The beauty of this [...]
Blog Roundup – Some suggested reading.
John Piper discusses how God does not lie, but often uses liars to work out His plans here.
Al Mohler looks at the Hollywood and teen pregnancy here.
Danny Akin lays out the reasons he thinks pastors need a seminary education here.
Russell Moore offers a potential reason why there is a market for faith-healers here.
Brent, over at [...]
I. T. – Gimmick over the Gospel.
I was flipping through the channels on the TV the other night and I landed on a preacher channel. I know, it is always dangerous to watch TV preachers because 9 times out of 10 (maybe higher) such “preachers” typically hold to some sort of heretical view. In this case, I decided to watch a [...]
Full StoryJesus and the buffet.
Have you ever wondered what it might be like if Jesus went to a buffet?
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Okay, it is probably just me who thinks about stuff like that, but take a moment to think about it and stay with me here.
While you are thinking about Jesus at the buffet, let’s first think about how we act [...]
Blog Roundup – Some suggested reading.
Jason Bradford answered my question about what S E O is by writing A Beginner’s Guide on the subject here.
C. J. Mahaney suggests a couple good sermons on Hell to listen to here.
William Guice tells about the ministry that is happening behind the scenes in the IRL here.
Jared Wilson compares and contrasts the attractional vs. missional model [...]
I. T. – Are you driven to be beautiful?
Peter wrote, “Do not let your adorning be external – the braiding of hair, the wearing of gold, or the putting on of clothing – but let your adorning be the hidden person for the heart with imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious” (1 Pet 3:3-4)
In [...]
What is God’s design for eating?
Have you ever wondered why God designed us to have to eat? Obviously, God could have designed us to function in any way, but for some reason he chose to create us so that we have to eat. Below is an exerpt from my recent gluttony paper where I briefly explore what God’s design for food was all [...]
Full StoryGetting rid of fear.
I have been reading Spiritual Depression by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Link here. In the book, Jones takes on the problem of depression for Christians. Essentially, the book is a recreation of a series of sermons that he delivered on the subject. There are 21 chapters so I think that equals 21 consecutive sermons. How is that [...]
Full StoryIdolatry Thursday – Food (Excerpt from Gluttony Paper).
As many of you know, I have been researching and writing on the topic of gluttony for the past couple of weeks. I wrote 18 pages worth of material, so you can imagine that I might have a lot to say on the subject. I learned a lot of things in my research that I [...]
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