Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on December 28, 2007 | 6 Comments »
It’s been pretty busy around here over the Christmas season, what with family in town to visit and all. I’ve been wanting to write, but haven’t had the time or the energy. A friend recently teased me for not having posted recently, so here you are:
A post.
Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Humor on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Are you like me? Do you drive around in winter wondering why sometimes you can get the windows to stay clear and sometimes you can keep them from fogging up? Well wonder no more! I’ve been pondering for years what the method is for consistently keeping my windows clear and I finally figured it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death, Psychology, Sin on December 14, 2007 | No Comments »
In the week it’s been since the shooting deaths at Von Maur here in Omaha, I’ve contemplated whether I should move on, topically. I see that many of you enjoyed the video of my daughter taking her first sled ride with me. I would like to return to less onerous subjects, but I feel like [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on December 12, 2007 | 5 Comments »
A wise man once said, It’s not the fall that gets you; it’s that sudden stop at the end.” He must have gone sledding in our back yard.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gospel, Sin on December 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the days following the killing of 8 persons at the Von Maur department store in Omaha by 19-year-old Robert Hawkins, emotions have run the gamut in my household. As we’ve sorted through our feelings, I wanted to share with you some of the conclusions drawn by my wife, Amy, and I:
Anger and outrage: [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gospel, Sin on December 5, 2007 | 5 Comments »
As many of you know, nine people were killed and five were injured today at Omaha’s Westroads Mall. A gunman walked in and started shooting. By the end, he took his own life. As yet it isn’t known whether this man had help, or acted alone. A live grenade was found at the mall last [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged D.A. (Don) Carson, Mark Driscoll, Worldview on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the funny thing about worldview: Everybody has one, but it’s not the one they say they have.
Mark Driscoll reminded me of this in “Radical Reformission”, saying that people usually act in contradiction to the worldview they profess.
This fact is at the heart of how we as Christians use worldview as a tool for evangelism. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John Owen, Quotations, Sanctification on December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Some time ago picked up a copy of John Owen’s “The Mortification of Sin.” I literally bought it because I had a gift certificate to our church bookstore, wanted one particular book, had only a few dollars left, and Owen’s book was the cheapest one available at the time. I figured, “Hey, I always hear [...]
