Monthly Archives: September 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-30

Back from CRHM board meetings in GR. heavy week ahead, likely not too many tweets coming from me. # RT @lscrc: Why do we instinctively imagine that those who suffer calamity were morally deserving (and we aren't)? mp3 http://bit.ly/xIsiE # … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-20

RT @JohnPiper: God is the only Person for whom self-exaltation is an act of love. "He exalts himself to show mercy to you" (Isaiah 30:18). # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-19

integrating google friends connect in my main blog http://leadingchurch.com Increasingly finding google reader and these services helpful # David Brooks on confusing the conflicts of race and populism in current health care debate http://bit.ly/ShYnc # RT @praxishabitus: Who Blogs? Graphs … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-18

RT @alanhirsch: We look for leaders that will serve. Jesus is looking for servants that will lead – Neil Cole # RT @praxishabitus: Terry Eagleton: "new atheists" like Dawkins & Hitchens "buy their rejection of religion on the cheap" http://ow.ly/pSMgContinue reading

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To Know Good and Evil

I’m in Revelation 13 in my Adult Sunday School class. Revelation 13:7 says that the beast, the empire/proxy of the dragon was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. Isn’t that a strange verse? Why would … Continue reading

Posted in Devotional Reflection, Understanding the Bible

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-16

RT @JohnA1949: Mission is gospel not law: it is the overflow of a great gift, not the carrying of a great burden–Lesslie Newbigin # RT @anchebrewpoetry: Ten Astounding Facts and Figures: A Reality Check for Believers and Atheists: http://twurl.nl/hpgqbq # … Continue reading

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Traditions are Trans-time Communities

On Sept 14 Rachel Held Evans, a young author awaiting the publication of her first book from Zondervans posted “Why Calvinism Makes Me Cry” on her blog. There are a number of her comments that I’d like to respond to … Continue reading

Posted in Culture commentary, philosophical reflection

Our Knowledge of God's Agency and our Free will

Rachel Held Evans is a young author whose got a book coming out from Zondervans. In a blog post she talked about “why Calvinism makes her cry“. It’s an amazing piece of self-disclosure. There’s been a discussion on the subject … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-15

RT @craigadams49: Are the Brains of Reckless Teens More Mature Than Those of Their Prudent Peers? http://bit.ly/NPC9w # RT @craigadams49: Does Going to College Kill Your Faith? http://bit.ly/SxPvS # RT @praxishabitus: man prayed for rescue from elevator thanked God in … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-13

RT @praxishabitus: 70s French theory in 80s American academy affected 90s theo interp then 2000s models of church preaching & polity # Salon interview of "No Impact Man" http://bit.ly/pmQLH # the Pillsbury dough boy, the truth behind the myth… Saturday … Continue reading

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