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Entries from May 2008

Evolution

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

No… not that evolution… just changes… that’s all.
For one… I’ve always shared a lot of things I like in the “Shared Items” section in the sidebar… but I think I’ll start choosing a few of those and dedicating a post to them. I don’t really have time to blog more often… to write more… to [...]

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Tags: Bible · Lifehacks · Ministry · Missions · World

An Evangelical Manifesto

May 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

As usual… the “main stream” media gets it wrong. They’ve chosen to take a political angle in reporting the recent release of An Evangelical Manifesto.
Joe Carter writes at Evangelical Outpost:
Indeed, every single news article focused on the political implications rather than on what it really said. Consider these headlines:

     AP: Evangelical leaders say their faith [...]

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Tags: Bible · Books · Ministry

This is Prayer

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

From RLP
This is prayer. You do not have to speak. Do not let anyone tell you that you must speak. You may speak if you wish, or you may simply listen in the darkness.

Of course… we all like it when we hear things we agree with…
I spend hours listening… sometimes I hear from God… sometimes [...]

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Tags: Bible · Prayer

Freedom…

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It is only one of the many benefits of homeschooling…
My personal favorite homeschool focused blog is Why Homeschool written by Henry and Janine Cate.
Henry has a nice post up today that is a good reminder of the freedom homeschooling can bring…
Henry says…
One of the more important reasons is homeschooling gives families greater freedom. This freedom [...]

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Tags: Family · Homeschool

Mark Driscoll takes The Shack to the Woodshed

May 6th, 2008 · 26 Comments

I haven’t heard much about this book yet… The Shack … but it sounds like it is getting pretty popular. It is currently #10 on Amazon.com of ALL books.
When a Christian book gets to be that popular… alarms should be sounding all over the place… see The Prayer of Jabez and Left Behind for examples.
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Tags: Bible · Education · Ministry

About RSS

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication although it doesn’t matter what it stands for… it only matters what it does… or allows you to do.
If you read blogs… or even just ONE blog… RSS will same you time. Like the scroll wheel on a mouse… no one EVER wants to be without it once you’ve [...]

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Tags: Lifehacks · Tech

Offer of Mercy

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

A nun pleads for mercy for the young man who attacked her… but he’s going to prison anyway.
The story from the Baltimore Sun
Here’s the reaction to her plea…
Police officers waiting for other cases listened in astonishment.
The defendant’s aunt and grandmother wept openly. Even strangers sitting in the courtroom sat spellbound and dabbed at their eyes. [...]

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Tags: Bible