Snow Closer to God

by | Apr 29, 2007 | Presidential History

As reported by my hometown news channel – Tony Snow, President Bush’s Press Secretary, says his illness has brought him closer to God. KFDA – NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo, TX: newschannel10.com – White House Press Secretary Snow says cancer recurrence has brought him closer to...

Power in the Pulpit Audio

by | Apr 29, 2007 | Uncategorized

Steve Weaver points us to the audio for the recent “Power in the Pulpit” conference at Southern Seminary. 2007 SBTS “Power in the Pulpit” Audio Now Available – Pastor Steve Weaver’s...

How Do You Post Your Blog Posts?

by | Apr 28, 2007 | Blogging

Library clips :: The many ways to post to your blog :: April :: 2007 Here’s an interesting list of ways to post a blog. I tend to use three basic approached. For almost all of my “Short Caps,” I use the Word Press “Press It” button that I have on my Firefox browser booksmarks tool-bar. I normally read an article in my FeedReader, cut and past the link location in my browser, hit the “Cap Press It” button on my browser and then format the post quickly. For main body posts on THE CAPRANICA, I normally type my posts in MS Word 07, using the unique new tool Word has in posting blogs directly from the word processor. I prefer to compose in Word and with the blog tool, I can even add a category before posting. I can post it as a draft or go live immediately. It is a helpful tool. On occasion I actually open up the Word Press “write” function and type one in. Seldom, though. I have never posted a blog via e-mail or from my PDA. So, I’m curious – how do you normally post a...

What Mortification Is

by | Apr 28, 2007 | Christian Living

Chapter 6 of John Owen’s Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers [Kapic and Taylor edition] Mortification Consists in a Habitual Weakening of Sin: Every lust is a depraved habit or disposition, continually inclining the heart to evil. . . . He is always under the power of a strong bent and inclination to sin. And the reason why a natural man is not always perpetually in the pursuit of some one lust, night and day, is because he has many to serve, every one crying t be satisfied; thence he is carried on with great variety, but still in general he lies toward the satisfaction of self (73). . . . when a man first sets on a lust or distemper to deal with it, it struggles with great violence to break loose; it cries with earnestness and impatience to be satisfied and relieved; but when by mortification the blood and spirits of it are let out, it moves seldom and faintly, cries sparingly, and is scarce heard in the heart (75). Mortification Consists in Constant Fighting and Contending Against Sin: To know that a an has such an enemy to deal with it, to take notice of it, to consider it as an enemy indeed, and one that is to be destroyed by all means possible . . . (76) To labor to be acquainted with the ways, wiles, methods, advantages, and occasions of its success is the beginning of this warfare (76). To load it daily with all the things which shall after be mentioned, that are grievous, killing, and destructive to it is the height...