by Bret Capranica | Mar 6, 2010 | Twitter
Up prepping for the day and praying for Erick & Crystal Puentez-they're at the hospital and their little guy is on his way here! # Now to church-full day ahead-looking forward to the fellowship. # Great fellowship-very encouraged-and tired. Headed down for a 10 min nap-then back at it-French Roast in hand! # RT @mattperman: Slight miss on this one. Newsweek in 1995: Why the Internet will Fail. http://tnw.to/15kZ0 # Had the joy of visiting baby Isaiah Michael Puentez and proud parents. All doing well-beautiful family: http://ow.ly/i/BAU # Been up reading-setting my mind on things above. # Reading headlines, reading Scripture-bringing it all together in prayer. # Win an iPad to use w/ free @Logos Bible Software app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! Details: http://bit.ly/L4ipad # RT @Rick_Holland: Shepherds Conference 2010 begins today. You can watch or listen at http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/sc/live # Our new minister of music belting it out at the Shepherds Conf: (@justinpeters): http://ow.ly/i/Ct7 and here: http://ow.ly/i/Ct8 # RT @albertmohler: Fmr.Gov. Blagojevich lectured last night … on ethics. Stay tuned, I now expect to be asked to lecture on sports # About to head in to church and teach my class on how to study the Bible. Reviewing homework on cross references. # Rejoicing that the Puentez family are home and doing well. # Up early to find that I forgot to make the coffee-NOT the way we should begin a long day. Ambrosia is now brewing. # Was able to attend one day of the Shepherds Conference yesterday; the fellowship was phenomenal. Day off today-house work ahead. # Powered by Twitter...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 3, 2010 | Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, The Gospel
Last June, the Southern Baptist Convention authorized the President of the Convention to appoint a task force that would essentially re-imagine how we operate and function. Thus was born the Great Commission Task Force. Last week, the Task Force’s first report was given. Kelly and I watched it together just after it was released. I have yet to form significant opinions (significant as an ordinary pastor can have) worth public comment about it, and will be giving more time to reading the report and talking to some involved. I am excited for possible changes that will enhance our focus as a Convention, and concerned about how the implications of the Task Force will be applied. The Task force will present its final report in a few months and it will be considered at the June annual meeting in Orlando. Below is the video report of the Task force. GCR Progress Report from GCR on Vimeo. Here is the written report. Albert Mohler posted some thoughts on it today. Any thoughts from any of you as of...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 2, 2010 | The Gospel
John Stott suggests our approach to worship, and thus the cross, may be filled with too much levity. What do you think of his comments: Unhappily, even in the church we seem to have lost the vision of the majesty of God. There is much shallowness and levity among us. Prophets and psalmists would probably say of us that “there is no fear of God before their eyes.” In public worship our habit is to slouch or squat; we do not kneel nowadays, let alone prostrate ourselves in humility before God. It is more characteristic of us to clap our hands with joy than to blush with shame or tears. We saunter up to God to claim his patronage and friendship; it does not occur to us that he might send us away. It must be said that our evangelical emphasis on the atonement is dangerous if we come to it too quickly. We learn to appreciate the access to God that Christ has won for us only after we have first seen God’s inaccessibility to sinners. We can cry “Hallelujah” with authenticity only after we have first cried “Woe is me, for I am lost.” As Brunner put it, “where the idea of the wrath of God is ignored, there also will there be no understanding of the central conception of the Gospel: the uniqueness of the revelation in the Mediator.” Similarly, “only he who knows the greatness of wrath will be mastered by the greatness of mercy.” If we bring God down to our level and raise ourselves to his then of course we see no need...
by Bret Capranica | Feb 27, 2010 | Twitter
Just reviewed the headlines from the past few days-I've been in a twitter/news black-out for a few days. Now to prep for a full day. # Brie and Dad headed to church! # Prepping for an intern meeting-first meeting in implementing the DMin project here-looking forward to the fellowship/discussion on preaching # Gratefully thinking about fresh mercies-praying for great things for an already full week-significant week in many areas. # same court room same attorneys as 1 year ago. better circumstances this year. sweeter outcome. judge said this child is adoptable. # RT @MichaelHyatt: “Apple COO Tim Cook Speaks! Been Using iPad for 6 Months” http://bit.ly/bR5FdN (via @TiPb). This is an excellent read!! # Had to come home early tonight-a 6 mo old little boy (brother to Emi) is coming to stay with us temporarily. Wow-full house. # Matt 4:1-11 in the study. # RT @DennyBurk: Along Came Schreiner: http://bit.ly/9myDa7 # RT @drmoore: Adopting for Life Conference General Sessions will be streamed online – watch for link. #AFL2010 (via @AdoptingforLife) # Powered by Twitter...
by Bret Capranica | Feb 20, 2010 | Twitter
Wedding this morning (congrats Robert and Tammy) and then to take my bride to the Dr-ear infection is his diagnosis. Just made it home. # Final prep for tonight: a Baptist Baptizes His King: the Significance of Jesus' Baptism. Matt 3:13-17. # RT @drmoore: Ken Starr new Baylor president. Here is the news story: http://bit.ly/amcKVK (via @MatthewJHall) # Doing a little reading before getting ready for a day away with my bride-she's feeling much better (thank you for the prayers). # At the Nixon Presidential Library-looking forward to the museum and a lecture by former Nixon aides on the Preaident's use of time. # Made it in to the East Room replica for the lecture "The Effective Use of the President's Time." It will be broadcast on CSPAN. # Couldn't Tweet much today from the Nixon Library-cell coverage inside was not good. Facinating discussion-may inspire a blog post; maybe. # Came home to a happy boy: http://ow.ly/i/vKA # Enjoying a cup of Italian Roast, the quiet, the headlines, and then some time before the Lord. # Kel is out for a women's study-dad got the kids hyped, fed, bathed, prayed up, and lights out. Now dad is whipped-been a long day. # Saw 1000 tweets by @walterprice & @hershaelyork talking cross country smack over a bball game. No one else could get a tweet in edgewise. # RT @edstetzer: Expect more of this: "Archdiocese ends D.C. foster care program, cites conflict with same-sex marriage" http://is.gd/8xBij # Thou wilt not mark my mountain of sin, for He levelled all, and His beauty covers my deformities. #VoV # Breaking the study...
