Current Affairs

We all win with thoughtful deliberation … Thanks HHBC! …

Some Fridays my team wins. Other games my team loses. Most Fridays you will find me running up and down a basketball court early in the morning. Most of us are there for the exercise. All of us are there to win. We are too old to let the … Continue reading

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Membership must mean something … but what? …

I shared a brief conversation with Micah this morning. He said something like the following (sorry Micah for not recalling it exactly), “If I am going to be a member, I want it to mean something. I think the way it is practiced in Baptist churches makes membership meaningless. … Continue reading

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Davis points out the need for more “Men for All Seasons” …

Rick offers a great post. Here is a clip I found pertinent to any nuumber of current affairs.

“Thomas,” he said, unfurling a huge parchment with scores of names on it, “look at the signatures of all your friends who have signed in favor of the annulment. Can

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Setting DaVinci Wright …

Johnny and I shared a conversation this morning as we were preparing for The Lord’s Supper, Communion. He expressed one of my sentiments regarding the variety of opinions about the Da Vinci Code. He remarked, “If the movie gets people to consider who Jesus really is, we should not … Continue reading

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Blogging exegesis … Proof-texting the blogworld …

During an ETREK discussion a couple of weeks ago the question was asked, “Why don’t the “leaders” of Emergent/emergent respond to their critics?” The line of reasoning went on to suggest that if someone like D.A. Carson took the time to critique the movement, “shouldn’t those scrutinized give us … Continue reading

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