Monthly Archives: August 2009
Newsweek on Abortion: The Culture of Death and Societal “Progression”
Newsweek‘s Eleanor Clift just wrote a column on how the battle over national health care now includes significant debate over the role of abortion within public health plans. I’m not going to engage the question of universal health care or … Continue reading
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Ephesians 1: The Heart for the Saints
From Ephesians 1:15-22, the heart we need to have for fellow believers: For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for … Continue reading
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The LEAD09 Conference: Chester and Dodson in Maine (October 9-10)
I wanted to give you more info on the LEAD09 conference I mentioned yesterday in my links. Here’s a little more from the conference website. Here’s what conference organizer Ramsey Tripp says about it: “Lead09 is designed to promote the … Continue reading
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The Link 8.28.09: Street Basketball, Band of Horses, Lead09 Conference
1. Linked at Truehoop, the best basketball blog on the web, this is one of the best pieces I’ve read about the experience of playing basketball. Don’t worry–I have read many. 2. Have you heard the song “The Funeral” by … Continue reading
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Do We Have Free Will? It Depends
From a recent Ref21 article by Andy Naselli, my buddy: Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same answer to difficult questions like these: Why did God allow sin in the first place? Why does God save some people and … Continue reading
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You Might Be a Bad Dad if…
After looking at that Sedaris quotation yesterday, I thought a bit about my own role as a dad. It struck me in mulling over busyness and “success” that it is easy, not hard, to be a bad parent and a … Continue reading
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Everything Costs: The Sacrifice of “Success”
I found this sobering illustration of the cost of success in a recent David Sedaris feature for the New Yorker entitled “Laugh, Kookaburra.” Pat was driving, and as we passed the turnoff for a shopping center she invited us to … Continue reading
Devotional Thought: Jesus Came as a Twig
From Isaiah 11:1 comes this stirring promise: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. This is a well-known passage, but the description of the Messiah in 1a … Continue reading
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The Link 8.22.09: Leeman on Discipleship, the Super-Rich, and Mosques Swallowing Synagogues
1. Jonathan Leeman of 9Marks has a great series of posts that discusses how immanence and transcendence relate to various aspects of Christian ministry. It’s way, way deeper than your average deal. Here’s part one; part two; and part three. 2. … Continue reading
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