Monthly Archives: May 2011

ohio sports

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Think you’re having a bad day? Pity the poor guy trying to sell this. On the bright side, tomorrow night Akron’s favorite son takes the first step toward his inevitable NBA championship, and the Cleveland Indians, though having lost three of their … Continue reading →

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the Bible says

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

This week Jeff Cook posted a response to the trailer for Francis Chan’s upcoming response book to Rob Bell’s book. I’m not sure why it’s acceptable to respond to one book’s trailer and not another’s, and I’m not even sure … Continue reading →

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can your city do this?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Last year in a fit of irony Newsweek claimed that Grand Rapids was a dying city. Since Newsweek knows what it feels like to be dying, we took this claim seriously. Here is our response (credit goes to Rob Bliss, … Continue reading →

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not sure about the new earth

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

John Piper interviews Rick Warren about The Purpose Driven Life, and at 36:14 he asks Warren his views about our final destiny. Warren admits that he hasn’t studied this topic as he should, and he isn’t sure whether our resurrected … Continue reading →

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this makes sense

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Thanks to Pete Scribner, who alerted me to this “final solution.” http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:onionsportsnetwork.com:377752 Onion SportsDome

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one last thought on Camping

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

I will resist the easy jokes about the rapture that didn’t occur last weekend–you know, where I say how I expected you to be here on Monday regardless of what happened on Saturday–and instead go in a more helpful, pastoral direction.  I … Continue reading →

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giants still walk among us

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

I mentioned two posts ago that Neal Plantinga was retiring from the presidency of Calvin Seminary, and today I received my seminary magazine devoted to his ten years of leadership. Even if you have never met Neal or attended Calvin Seminary, … Continue reading →

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protect this house

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

I read a disturbing story in yesterday’s newspaper about a local church, which led me to write this new entry for “Our Daily Journey.” As always, any ideas for improvement are appreciated. The Barth reference comes from his Church Dogmatics … Continue reading →

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the Christian imagination

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

I just returned from my colleague Jeremy Grinnell’s doctoral defense on C. S. Lewis’ use of myth. Jeremy, now Dr. Grinnell, has produced an insightful contribution to our understanding of Lewis, the Christian imagination, and the biblical doctrine of the … Continue reading →

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what is your mission?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

I just returned from three days serving as a chaperone at my son’s sixth grade camp, where I survived weaponized cans of Ax body spray (I now know who buys this stuff) and a few kids who have little respect … Continue reading →

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