foto friday

celebrating the conclusion of another summer and baseball season trey asks a question bonus, “i can’t look”

while we are on the topic

while we are on the topic of the babies, here is Randy Alcorn’s recent post about why is voting for 98% pro life McCain rather than 100% pro-abortion Obama. I’ve also been angrily challenged as to why I don’t care about other needy and dying children, only the unborn. Actually, all the royalties from all [...]

Al Mohler on the babies

here is Al Mohler’s take on the babies. Go read all of it. I can understand the fatigue and the sense of frustration. On the other hand, we have witnessed a growing respect for life as ultrasound technologies have opened the womb to view. We have seen the Supreme Court allow that some abortion procedures [...]

Tim Keller

Tim Keller has a new book out called The Prodigal God. he explains what it is and why he wrote it here. a sample: What’s the book about? It’s about being ‘prodigal.’ The word ‘prodigal’ is an English word that means recklessly extravagant, spending to the point of poverty. The dictionaries tell us that the [...]

New Bible?

Ligonier Ministries is celebrating Reformation Week by giving away a Reformation Study Bible with a donation of any amount. Hurry, offer ends on October 31. I have one of these Bibles and it is an excellent resource. hat tip to the Foolish Galatian.

Christless Christianity

I am going to read this book in the near future. Challies has reviewed Christless Christianity by Michael Horton and the review is awesome. Take a little time and go read the whole review. here is a bit from the beginning but the whole thing is a must read: In Christless Christianity Michael Horton argues [...]

this is the day that the Lord hath made

I will rejoice and be glad in it. Walking out of Bible study this morning trying to get a reflection picture and boy did God give me one!

the power of prayer

R.C. Sproul has a two part series on the power of prayer over at the Ligonier Ministries Blog. power of prayer part 1. power of prayer part 2 these answer further the question of “why pray?” In Part 1, Mr. Sproul uses a Hebrews 11 format to list some things that were accomplished through prayer [...]

the good news of the Gospel

Challies has an excellent summary of the gospel message as it is really compared to how it is usually preached. (my previous post on this topic is here) First the real bad news according to the Bible: But the gospel reaches its ultimate offense when it tells us that we are utterly unable to do [...]

what he said

Richard Baxter quoted at Pulpit Magazine. Oh, if you have the hearts of Christians or of men in you, let them yearn towards your poor ignorant, ungodly neighbours. Alas, there is but a step betwixt them and death and hell; many hundred diseases are waiting ready to seize on them, and if they die unregenerate, [...]

free books

John Piper and Justin Taylor’s book Stand: a Call for Endurance of the Saints is available for sale or by free downloadable pdf. Hat tip to Said at Southwestern where the book is also reviewed. Also the first nine chapters of Mark Driscoll’s Porn Again Christian are now available at Resurgence. The whole thing will [...]

my morning this fine Sunday(before church, of course)

Sparkly

I just love making sparkly light pictures.

package arrived

I had a package waiting for me after work today. an innocuous brown box. As anyone would do, I opened it only to find another box. this one white and much less innocuous. I opened the white box to discover a bit of shrink wrapped brown papery goodness. removed the wrap. opened it up. Hmmm. [...]

Just Look

after all the talking gets talked and running gets ran, this is what I think this election is about. (like I said before). Just Look The picture on this page is an untouched photograph of a being that has been within its mother for 20 weeks. Please do me the favor of looking at it [...]

witnessing

a review of a 42 year old book that has been re-released begins: “Witnessing is that deep-seated conviction that the greatest favor I can do for others is to introduce them to Jesus Christ . . . . But, many Christians are ineffective ambassadors because they’re not sure of the content of their message and [...]

photo phriday

Doug Wilson on the Shack

here is bit of Doug Wilson’s take on the Shack by William Young. Powerful and true words from Doug: And this brings me to the way in which this book was simply terrible, blasphemous. But before going on, I have to hasten to add that it is a peculiar form of evangelical blasphemy, one that [...]

MacBook touch?

Is there a MacBook touch coming to Macworld Expo 2009? that is the persistent and intriguing rumor. MacDailyNews links to the New York Times bits blog with this statement “Or is it the “MacBook touch” about which we reported on July 22, 2008? We hear that Macworld Expo 2009 is going to be very interesting.” [...]

Why the ESV?

this is a topic that has been well covered by many others. I don’t have much to add, except that as I explained below, it is very important to study scripture in a literal translation as close as possible to the original languages. There are several literal versions. The one I grew up with is [...]

Bible translations and study

as I said before, I am kind of a nut about Bibles. The bottom line is that I think everyone should get one that they will read and then read it for all its worth. Having said that, at Bible study yesterday morning the importance of using a literal translation in your study became apparent. [...]

another one

yet another shining entry into the increasingly crowded “you don’t replace something with nothing files.” Just wow. I don’t know how it is possible to even parody something so incredibly extreme and foolish. Hat tip to Jonah Goldberg. As he says, there is “nothing remotely creepy” about this, nothing at all. UPDATE: the reformed chicks [...]

Mark Driscoll

here are a couple of clips for your Tuesday. First is Driscoll’s take on calvinism v. arminianism. the second is his message at the Desiring God national conference on “How Sharp the Edge?”

J.I. Packer

here is a J.I. Packer quote for your morning as posted by Reformation Theology. ….For to Calvinism there is really only one point to be made in the field of soteriology: the point that God saves sinners. “God – the Triune Jehovah, Father, Son and Spirit; three Persons working together in sovereign wisdom, power and [...]

only in America

I love this country because it raises up entrepreneurs like the Revells. Doing what they love and making money at it. Bonus quote “before it was like a lotta people didn’t know about it.” hat tip to John Miller.