January 24th, 2008
- Independence Day Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:23:27
Today, most of you probably will be celebrating this Fourth of July at home, since gas is so high and money needs to stretch a little farther than it did at this time last year.
When you're munching on that burger, watching some kid launch a bottle rocket out in the middle of the street, or […] - Convergence Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:16:33
Pinch-hitting for Buster this A.M.
(You can only pinch-hit once in a baseball game. Am I breaking the blogging laws?)
We've been talking about the history of the charismatic church most Fridays here on the ol' blog. Over at Phoenix Preacher, faith healer Todd Bentley has been the main topic for several weeks, with all […] - Battle Scars Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:39:30
Have you ever been in a battle or conflict and you knew you were in the right and no matter what, no matter the tools or soothing words spoken, you did not get heard? And worse, did it look like the enemy got the victory?
I have been there several times, enough to not […] - John Piper on investing for retirement Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:23:43
John Piper has some very interesting things to say about whether or not one should invest for retirement:
…The way I think about retirement—though I don't believe in "retirement" if you can avoid it—is that you should start doing different things for Jesus. And if you can do them without having to be paid […] - Prayer and praise, and weekend services: June 29-July 6 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:07
If you desire, please leave your prayer requests and praise reports here, and/or tell us what happened at your church's service this weekend. Have a great week and a great Fourth of July!
(Note: dusty's name is listed as the thread author, but BrianD posted it for her this week) - Clarification on The Charismatic Century series Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:16:03
I want to take the time to clarify where I stand on the charismatic movement.
Each Friday, I have been working through a history on the movement titled The Charismatic Century, co-written by Jack Hayford and S. David Moore.
Over at the Phoenix Preacher blog, there has been much discussion regarding evangelist Todd Bentley and side discussions […] - The Charismatic Century, pt. 12: Azusa spreads worldwide Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:19:49
We're working through The Charismatic Century, a book on the history of the charismatic movement we've been discussing for the past several weeks.
We've moved to Chapter 5, The Pentecostal Explosion. Having looked at the Azusa Street renewal, the authors their attention to renewals, worldwide and in the United States, that came out of the Azusa […] - My other tipping point, pt. 2 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:29:01
Here's the bottom line.
I'm not just doing this because of idiot lawmakers or companies looking to cut down on the rising cost of health care…though I would like not to lose my health insurance
I'm doing this for myself.
If you're in any situation, whether it's being in debt, being overweight/obese, addicted to drugs, an […] - My other tipping point, pt. 1 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:21:07
I'm giving you part 1 now; part 2 comes later today.
I've talked about my resolve to get my finances in order.
Tonight I may have reached my other tipping point - my health.
I don't want to die with a ton of fat on my body and a ton of debt on my credit report.
Bottom line - […] - Road Work Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:14:05
Are there many roads to Heaven? If you know what the Bible says about that, you know what the answer is. And if you don’t know what the Bible says about that, you can say that there seems as though there would be many ways to Heaven. God in whatever form God is loves everyone […]