Monthly Archives: May 2009

God: 135 Cleveland: 0

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

That is the score for the last 45 years of Cleveland’s three major sports.  I know that the Cavs didn’t start until around 1970, so that score may be off by about 8 or so, but really, what does it … Continue reading →

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no answer

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

I know of three things today which have no answer:  the Cleveland Cavaliers, Roland Burris, and those who oppose penal substitution.  The first two are self-explanatory if you are following the news, but I should explain the third.  It hit … Continue reading →

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we don’t discriminate, except when we do

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Every job posting and even the cover of our seminary catalogue states that “Cornerstone University does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, sex, age or disability in any of its policies and programs.”  This important statement is … Continue reading →

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mile high

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

I’m in Denver for the Gospel Rescue Missions national conference, and last night I missed the first half of the free-throw shooting contest in Orlando to attend the plenary talk by Shane Claiborne.  Shane was in the Christian news last … Continue reading →

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trick or tweet

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

That last post was what I would have tweeted if I had a Twitter account, but I don’t and so it’s not.  But in this issue of Time magazine there is an article about churches that encourage their members to … Continue reading →

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whew!!

Posted on May 23, 2009 by
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scream

Posted on May 22, 2009 by

My neighbor put on a fireworks display last night in downtown Grand Rapids–not for the public (he’ll do that on July 4), but for the 1,000 executives who are in town for the 50th anniversary of his business and watch party … Continue reading →

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how it ends

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

Here is a book review of A Case for Historic Premillennialism which I just finished for Calvin Seminary’s journal.  My review won’t be published until November or next April, so it looks like new media triumphs once again.  I teach at … Continue reading →

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yeah, yeah, yeah

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

This lies outside my area of expertise (but not my pay-grade), so unlike my researched rants on Cleveland sports, I’m open to being wrong here.  But has anyone else noticed the sudden rise of a new locution in the English … Continue reading →

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the home team

Posted on May 18, 2009 by

I live in Ada, Michigan, the hometown of a successful business which is celebrating its golden anniversary this week.  I don’t want to say out loud what the business is, but if you are free this evening, I’d like to … Continue reading →

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