Monthly Archives: February 2012

leap day

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

In fifth century Ireland, women grew tired of waiting on their slacker men to propose marriage. St. Bridget complained to St. Patrick, who said that “single women could put a ring on it” every leap day. That is not a … Continue reading →

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the assembly

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Jim Samra, pastor of Calvary Church and author of The Gift of Church, spoke to my class this week on the church. His main point was that the Greek term for church, ekklesia, which means “assembly” rather than “called out … Continue reading →

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mainstreaming homosexuality

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Last night I witnessed another significant step in our culture’s embrace of homosexual practice. You can tell a minority group has achieved cultural power when it unapologetically ridicules another minority group. And last night the homosexuals of Modern Family took … Continue reading →

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Elijah’s doolittle

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Continuing the theme of Elijah, I am intrigued by Barth’s comment that Ahab’s great sin was passivity (CD IV/1, 456), and I wrote up an Our Daily Journey post about it. I wonder about lumping heretics with Nazis under the … Continue reading →

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these are the days of Elijah

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Zach Bartels, a former student and the passionate pastor highlighted in Why We Love the Church (by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck), recently loaned me a copy of his first novel, 42 Months Dry. I didn’t get to it for … Continue reading →

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true value

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I discovered an interesting piece of trivia during my reading on technology, and I thought it might have some homiletical value. You are welcome to use this illustration as it fits in your sermon or lesson, and as always, give … Continue reading →

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the brotherhood of man

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I watched five minutes of the interminable Super Bowl pregame show, but the brief segment I saw included the cast of several NBC shows performing a Broadway song and dance called “The Brotherhood of Man.” In our day of gender … Continue reading →

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Revelation

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

The newest entry in Crossway’s “Preaching the Word” series is Revelation by Southern Seminary professor Jim Hamilton. Jim’s homiletical commentary will be a great help to anyone who is preaching or teaching through the book, or who just wants to … Continue reading →

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glory and love

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Last evening a student asked if I have any insight on whether God is primarily a God of glory or love. Apparently this was being discussed among the pastoral staff at his church, and he intimated it was being bandied … Continue reading →

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