February 2009
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Worshipers Before Workers
4 But when dthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, enot because of works done by us in righteousness, but faccording to his own mercy, by gthe washing of regeneration and hrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he ipoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that jbeing justified by his grace we might become kheirs laccording to the hope...
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Knowing the Nature of Your Evil →
It is important that we know the nature of the evil in our hearts.
Do you think the essence of your evil is disobeying commandments? That’s a good start. But it’s not the essence of our evil. Commands simply name the evil and its fruits, and tell us not to do them.
The essence of our evil is that we prefer anything to God (Romans 1:23; 2:23). Commands do not create the possibility of evil....
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My Quick-Draw Mouth: An Addendum
It is probably a result of my immaturity and inexperience that I need to add an addendum to my last blog. I was trigger-happy, fired a few shots at the problem, but ended up missing the target. Let’s see if I can get it with a little more patience. What I was driving at was that, as is evidenced by eight years of Republican rule and now 30 days of Democrat rule, they are not our Savior....
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Anyone else's ears ringing?
The past couple months I’ve noticed a swelling, silent void around me. You know that feeling after you’ve been to a concert; when you walk from the club to your car, open the door and get in, and in the silence of your car your ears ring as they adjust back to a normal environment? That’s kind of what it feels like. It seems up until recently everyone had a cause to rally...
What Is the Recession For? by John Piper →
An extremely good look at the recession and great listening for your drive to work or on a walk to the Circle; OR, like me, while you’re doing dishes.
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Kevin DeYoung →
Here’s a new blog I’d recommend checking out. It’s the site of Kevin DeYoung, one of the co-authors of Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be.
50 De-Stimulating Facts →
Here are some highlights from this article.
Summary: $150 million for the Smithsonian $34 million to renovate the Department of Commerce headquarters $500 million for improvement projects for National Institutes of Health facilities $44 million for repairs to Department of Agriculture headquarters $350 million for Agriculture Department computers $88 million to help move the Public Health Service...
An urgent look at the health provisions in the... →
Obama said that it is “inexcusable and irresponsible” to not pass this stimulus package through congress quickly. I think it’s inexcusable and irresponsible to not ask questions about a trillion dollar bill we’re about to get handed.
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You finish the sentence →
“As stimulating as….”
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What is this helmet for? I thought I only needed...
I’ve had an image in my head for two weeks. I don’t remember exactly how it came about but I can tell you the things that birthed it. Here’s a warning in advance for anyone who is trigger-happy either way at a mention of the name of our President: I’m going to mention him first simply because I think the example is indicative of a larger trend, so I promise it will be...
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