January 2011
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Why are people protesting in Egypt? →
I’ve been watching CNN and checking Drudge the last few days and what I’ve noticed is that amidst all of the footage and on-scene reports, no one was talking about the cause of the situation. Maybe I missed the segments that covered the background but all I saw was that people want Mubarek out of power. There is a lot of discussion about what is happening but very little about why.
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At the end of a great 32nd birthday
Thank you for the very kind birthday wishes! The end of my birthday, at this moment, is as perfect as the rest of it. I’m sitting listening to Eva talk her in crib and watching a slide show of the first three years of our marriage on Kim’s computer while she gets ready for bed. It’s simple and perfect.
Last night we went to Rain Sushi in Wallingford because first of all we...
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“The preacher’s job is to minimize his own opinions and deliver the truth of God.”
– John Piper (via thereforethecross)
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“Let us be honest enough to confront our culture in its entirety and ask: is it...”
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Theodore Roszak
HT: David Wells
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Reflections On Our Third Anniversary
Three years ago today, Kim and I rode our bicycles away from our wedding reception, down the street and around the corner to our house (which you can see at the end of the video above). Her dress was taped up to the bike so she could pedal and she rang her bell most of the ride home.
Three weeks later we stepped off of a plane in Mongolia and any liquids in my eyes and nose froze. We spent...
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What Tim Keller Has Learned About Revival
A great description from this article on the Gospel Coalition:
“What I learned was this: Revivals can be longer, lasting several years, or shorter, enduring only a few weeks; they can be more widespread, affecting a whole town or region or country, or more narrow in scope, such as just one congregation. But they are seasons in which the ordinary operations of the Holy Spirit are...