May 23, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Check this out – you would think I was still back in the Texas Panhandle!! Freak storm unleashes tornadoes, floods, snow, more across Inland area | Inland News | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern... read more
May 23, 2008 | Time/Life Management
Here’s some good thoughts on habits of those who tend to do pretty well with themselves. Fifty Habits of Highly Successful People – Stepcase... read more
May 22, 2008 | Time/Life Management
Matthew Cornell makes an excellent post regarding his recent two week experiment on planning his day the night before. Good mixture of Covey and GTD stuff on Matt’s site. A Daily Planning Experiment: Two Weeks Of Accountable Rigorous Action | Matthew Cornell – Personal Productivity Workflow... read more
May 22, 2008 | Interviews
This has been a great interview series. Listen to Piper describe what preachers he listens to, how he became involved in pastoral ministry and the value of long/short term pastorates. adrianwarnock.com: VIDEO INTERVIEW – John Piper on the Preachers He Listens To and How He Became a... read more
May 21, 2008 | Eschatology
Professor Dennis Swanson, of The Master’s Seminary, points us to a number of articles he is writing in response to Dr. Sam Waldron’s critique of Barry Horner’s book, Future Israel. TMS... read more
May 20, 2008 | Interviews, Prayer
Here’s John Piper on his personal approach to prayer and the intake of God’s word – very helpful. adrianwarnock.com: VIDEO INTERVIEW – John Piper on Prayer and Bible... read more
May 20, 2008 | Ecclesiology
Dr. Russell Moore of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes on the subject of the Kingdom of God and the ministry of the Church. The Henry Institute:... read more
May 19, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Amen! How Coffee Changed the World – Yahoo! News read more
May 19, 2008 | Prayer
A prayer for this week: Teach me how to take reproofs from friends, even though I think I do not deserve them; Use them to make me tenderly afraid of sin, more jealous over myself, more concerned to keep heart and life unblamable. Give me such vivacity in religion, that I may be able to take all reproofs from other men as from thy hands, and glorify thee for them from a sense of thy beneficent love and of my need to have my pride destroyed. From The Valley of Vision, “Reproofs.” Being a pastor who is regularly saturated in pride and self-protection, I needed to hear, pray and prepare my heart for a faith-filled willingness to hear from others (saved or not) what I need to hear that will humble me and be used of the Spirit to sanctify me. Whether a look from my wife that says she can see what is in my heart, or comments this morning from my brother pastors who will graciously but fervently critique my poor preaching, or the pastoral interns who are learning from me but teaching me more than I am they – or the many unanticipated encounters of reproof that God knows I need this week. I do pray I will “be able to take all reproofs from other men as from thy... read more
May 19, 2008 | Presidential History
Thabiti Anyabwile points us to a recent article detailing Hillary Clinton’s desperate attempts to win the Democratic nomination for President, and doing it by playing the race card. How she is still in the race after these comments is mind boggling. Pure Church: The Clintons Are Bad for Race... read more
May 18, 2008 | Worship
Bob Kauflin writes an excellent article on the value and potential struggles of singing hymns or songs with weighty words in church. Are Hymns Too Weighty To Take In? | Worship... read more
May 17, 2008 | Marriage and Family
Dr. Mohler comments on the California Supreme Court’s decision to grant gay marriages. California Supreme Court Redefines Marriage read more
May 17, 2008 | General Theology
Fellow TMS Alumni Blogger, Fred Butler, points us to the resources of Doug Moo – whose Romans commentary is a must read for me as I continue to preach through the book. Hip and Thigh: Doug Moo Biblical... read more
May 16, 2008 | Catholicism
Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, finds a great deal of commonality with Roman Catholicism’s current Pope. One wonders what remains as an adequate expression of orthodoxy among Evangelicals. Q&A: Richard Mouw | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical... read more
May 15, 2008 | General Theology
Jayson Byassee of Christianity Today suggests that we need to stop picking on Jeremiah Wright and instead embrace him as a brother. Does Wright advocate and illustrate orthodox Christianity? What do you think? Jeremiah Wright, Evangelicals’ Brother in Christ | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical... read more
May 14, 2008 | Education, Pastoral Ministry
Here’s an excellent discussion on why many ministerial students tend to drop their interest in pastoral ministry for that of being a professor. I wonder how many of such students are receiving significant influence from local church pastors and congregations during their studies? Sean Michael Lucas: Ministerial Students, Calling, and PhD... read more
May 13, 2008 | Southern Baptist Issues
Nathan Finn weighs in on Johnny Hunts nomination to be SBC president in June. On Johnny Hunt and the SBC Presidency – The Fullness of... read more
May 13, 2008 | Blogging
It was quick. It was traumatic. It was devastating. It was thorough. It was liberating and it is humbling. But, I have converted. Many will be shocked by this news. Some will perhaps be saddened. Others will be happy, because they knew it was coming. But, nonetheless, I feel an obligation to admit my long-term fault. After what I have so boldly written on this blog and after leading others astray who I deeply care for – I cannot but publicly confess and make my conversion known to all. I am now a user of Google Reader. There. I said it. It is over. And it feels so good to get that off my chest. After yesterday’s post (which I actually composed almost two weeks ago) about the necessity of using an RSS reader and why I was sticking with FeedReader, I have converted – drank the Kool-aid and am now a true convert and an avid and user of Google Reader. How and why did it happen? It began Saturday. After all the bragging on my RSS feeder that I’ve been using almost since beginning THE CAPRANICA, it gave up the ghost. It was really quite sad, shocking – and now that I’ve publicly bragged about FeedReader and almost dissed Google Reader, I have to swallow my pride and admit that Google Reader is better – FAR better and superior to FeedReader. I know you are shocked. So, let me be clear. If you are reading more than one blog and not using Google Reader, you may well be in sin. It is probably sin to waste so... read more
