Monthly Archives: September 2007

WORLD magazine on politics, religion, gay marriage, and culture

I was able to flip through a World magazine today and several articles caught my attention, and I thought I would elaborate on them here. “Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold” – Joel BelzGood article on how much we want … Continue reading

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Convergent…or Converging…that is NOT the question

This past weekend, Southeastern Seminary hosted a conference about a popular topic (or an unpopular topic) – the Emerging Church. It was called the Convergent Conference. Some key people in this discussion were present on the campus of the old … Continue reading

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New CBMW Site and Blog

Since about 2000, I have been greatly influenced by the ministry of CBMW: Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Their ministry in teaching, producing, and highlighting the Biblical foundations for gender roles has influenced my teaching and understanding of Scripture … Continue reading

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Simple Hospitality

At a friend’s home this weekend (where hospitality is done so well), I picked up a book called Simple Hospitality by Jane Jarrell. I love reading about this discipline, even though in a dorm it is very hard to practice … Continue reading

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a day in the life of a college football fan

Wow – what a day in college football. If you have tivo’d any of your games and don’t want to find out how they end – watch them, then come back! 🙂 Gators – with so many STINKIN’ penalties (I … Continue reading

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Intimacy with Jesus and Powerful Hymns

Today’s chapel was very good. The preaching, but I stuck mostly on the call to worship verses that were read. Kinda get a verse stuck in your head – then you go with that. All the music fit in with … Continue reading

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Prince Caspian

I have been working my way (very slowly) through the Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis. I finally finished Prince Caspian this evening – enjoying it very much. Here are some things that stood out to me: Sometimes the desparation … Continue reading

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College Football Saturday

Many things happened on Saturday in NCAA football. 1. Poor UNC – was going for the tie at home against UVA and couldn’t pull out the 2-point conversion. But, give Butch Davis a full self-recruited team – UNC will be … Continue reading

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The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church

This book by David F. Wells (Gordon-Conwell) for the most part painted an accurate picture of the church in the 21st Century. I think there are some churches scattered around that do not line-up with this portrayal, but for the … Continue reading

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Cafe Emilie

Today I was taken to Cafe Emilie for lunch. It is in the St. Matthews area of Louisville, just minutes from the seminary. Jaye had been there before, but the rest of us hadn’t. We got right in, but it … Continue reading

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