Monthly Archives: March 2008
What’s More Valuable: Putting in Time or Preaching the Truth? Kingdom Considerations
The answer to the above question must be carefully qualified, in my humble opinion. Both pursuits, offered out of a redeemed heart, are honoring to God. God has given His creation and His people the opportunity to labor for His … Continue reading
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When Ordinary Is Extraordinary: A Reflective Review of D. A. Carson’s Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
This is one of the best books you will ever read about the Christian ministry. That is a dramatic claim. Right now, you’re asking yourself if it’s true. After all, this book written by New Testament scholar D. A. Carson … Continue reading
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When Ordinary Is Extraordinary: A Reflective Review of D. A. Carson’s Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
This is one of the best books you will ever read about the Christian ministry. That is a dramatic claim. Right now, you’re asking yourself if it’s true. After all, this book written by New Testament scholar D. A. Carson … Continue reading
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When Ordinary Is Extraordinary: A Reflective Review of D. A. Carson’s Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
This is one of the best books you will ever read about the Christian ministry. That is a dramatic claim. Right now, you’re asking yourself if it’s true. After all, this book written by New Testament scholar D. A. Carson … Continue reading
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The Strange and Consuming Spectacle That Is "Extreme Home Makeover" and "Oprah’s Big Give"
I confess that until recently I had not watched a minute of the ABC show “Extreme Home Makeover.” Then, randomly, I watched a few moments several weeks ago, my snobbery at mainstream American entertainment (temporarily) overcome. I came away touched … Continue reading
The Strange and Consuming Spectacle That Is "Extreme Home Makeover" and "Oprah’s Big Give"
I confess that until recently I had not watched a minute of the ABC show “Extreme Home Makeover.” Then, randomly, I watched a few moments several weeks ago, my snobbery at mainstream American entertainment (temporarily) overcome. I came away touched … Continue reading
The Strange and Consuming Spectacle That Is "Extreme Home Makeover" and "Oprah’s Big Give"
I confess that until recently I had not watched a minute of the ABC show “Extreme Home Makeover.” Then, randomly, I watched a few moments several weeks ago, my snobbery at mainstream American entertainment (temporarily) overcome. I came away touched … Continue reading
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The Week-est Link, March 14, 2008: 9 Crimes, and the Sound of Falling Slowly
1. Earlier this week, I wrote about the movie Once. Here’s the movie’s key song, “Falling Slowly”. Tell me it’s not a great song. It’s especially exhilarating to see the song performed in the movie. It’s all make-believe, of course, … Continue reading
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"Regulating" Home School: Briefly Dissecting a Fascinating Editorial on the California Decision
The LA Times published a piece today arguing that the recent California decision to limit homeschool to “credentialed” parents has been misunderstood. The piece’s authors, Walter P. Coombs and Ralph Shaffer, are professors emeriti at Cal Poly Pomona. They make … Continue reading
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