Monthly Archives: December 2009

On Church Signs

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Something I responded to from CRC-Voices I’ve got a lot of ambivalence about church signs and what usually gets put on them. You can find someone who will declare “I came into church and became a Christian because of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Institutional Church

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-31

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Tim Keller and Adam and Eve http://bit.ly/6uY9Aj # Tim Keller white paper at biologos on assumptions about evolution and Christian belief #tk http://bit.ly/88th3g # I sometimes wonder if the word "literal" isn't a failed word. # evolution of dinosaur reconstruction … Continue reading →

Posted in Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-30

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

RT @thinkchristian: "The danger of Christian advice is it can turn God into our instrument" New post by @PaulVanderKlay http://bit.ly/4FPimB # What to make of the plethora of English language Bible translations, new blog post http://bit.ly/5Xnvs9 # CS Lewis on … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis on "Pie in the sky"

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

We are very shy nowadays of even mentioning heaven. We are afraid of the jeer about ‘pie in the sky’, and of being told that we are trying to ‘escape’ from the duty of making a happy world here and … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations

For Preachers: On Finding and Thieving

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

Preachers are always on the hunt for illustrations and ideas that will make the gospel vivid. We read, we listen, we watch and hopefully when we find something we remember to make a note. It is important, however, to not … Continue reading →

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What to make of the multiplication of Biblical translations

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

I wrote this for CRC-Voices in response to a discussion on the multiplication of translations. Over the last few years I’ve been doing detailed Bible study with my adult sunday school class. Each week I reproduce for them a multi-columned … Continue reading →

Posted in Understanding the Bible

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-29

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

Part 3 of Tim Stafford's terrific blog series on Polkinghorne http://bit.ly/5Z1jOl # Ageism in the church http://bit.ly/7u3QyX # Jared Wilson: 3 things I know about myself and others http://bit.ly/6a04Qp # Youtube: compilation of Jesus sitings from TV news http://bit.ly/5h1FjD # … Continue reading →

Posted in Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-27

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

10 most unique (and beautiful) church buildings in the world http://bit.ly/5N9F75 # Washington Post: Michael Gerson does one of the better large paper Christmas comments http://bit.ly/90mAGi # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Updates for 2009-12-25

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

RT @APCHnl: The economy of undeserved grace has primacy over the economy of moral deserts. Miroslav Volf # Our revulsion of God's judgment reveals not so much a sense of heightened morality but rather of mistrust in God's character. # … Continue reading →

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Is the Tower of Babel story an urban vs. nature story?

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

This is from a discussion on CRC-Voices that wandered into the urban vs. rural conflict. Are cities evil? Keller got mentioned so that’s how he got into the argument. Keller inherits the urban ministry work done by Westminster East and … Continue reading →

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