From time to time I hear people say that the “Word of God will not return void.” What does this mean? I often hear this in the context of affirming that the Preacher will see souls saved or that the lost person reading their Bibles will be saved. But is this true? Is this what[Continue Reading...]
Pastor’s Wives Conference
2007.05.11 by 6 Comments
I was on my way home the other night and had the opportunity to hear a lady speaking at a Pastor’s Wives conference (that I assume was recorded and played over the radio). She was giving numerous tips on how to be a good and gracious pastor’s wife. She talked about being a hospitable host,[Continue Reading...]
7 Things…
2007.05.07 by 6 Comments
Brandon over at Eleutheros “tagged” me. What this means is that I have to obey the laws of blogging and write seven random things about myself. Here are the rules: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as[Continue Reading...]
Sex Offenders & Church
2007.05.06 by Leave a Comment
I was sitting this morning, enjoying one of the best boxed (or bagged?) muffins that I have had in a while. I was listening to the news on ABC, when they reported on a group in California who were planning on voting this Sundat on whether or not to allow an open sex offender to[Continue Reading...]
My Desires for the Summer of 2007 and Beyond…
2007.05.04 by 2 Comments
I know I have not been posting as much as I use to. Part of the problem is that I have been just too busy. I am still blogging, thinking of posts, and jotting down thoughts and ideas, but I have not had the time to bring any to fruition. The semester is coming to[Continue Reading...]
What is Worship?
2007.05.01 by 4 Comments
I am currently enrolled in Christian Missions, where we are required to read John Pipers Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions. The book on its own was fine, I tended to skim most of the pages. That is, until I got to the final chapter, titled: “The Inner Simplicity and[Continue Reading...]
Type Greek
2007.04.26 by 4 Comments
Mark Goodacre over at NT Gateway is officially the man! He just recently wrote a post called Type Greek where he links to this pretty neat web site, aptly named, typegreek.com. As the site explains it, “Convert[s] text from a standard keyboard into beautiful, polytonic, Unicode-compliant Greek characters as you type.” No more ugly character-map-pain-in-the-rear-hard-to-do-i-cannot-stand-it[Continue Reading...]
Full-Time Ministry
2007.04.24 by 13 Comments
It’s official… I am in full-time ministry… yep I said it. Believe it or not, I am here. You see, I was working part-time for Southeastern Seminary up until a few days ago. They always said it was my “ministry.” A few weeks ago my wife and I decided it was time for me to[Continue Reading...]
Spiritual Disciplines?
2007.04.20 by Leave a Comment
Gary over at Meditations on Metaphysics wrote an excellent paper about spiritual disciplines. In his paper he answers the question: “What is the true nature of biblical self-discipline?” You will find he correctly demonstrates that preforming certain activities does not make you Godly, but being Godly pushes you to preform certain activities. The first part[Continue Reading...]
On Middle Knowledge
2007.04.19 by Leave a Comment
There is a theory of knowledge called Middle Knowledge that has been used to combat Determinism. It is used because Determinism, in a way, makes God culpable for sin – for if God caused everything then he caused you to sin. Middle Knowledge steers away from this by affirming libertarian free-will. The theory is such[Continue Reading...]
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