December 2008
24 posts
Christ still has a body
I came across a few quotes that remind me that Christ still has a body and the glorious truth of the Incarnation and the Hypostatic UnionL The body is not just a memory for the risen Christ. He still has a body: a body which, by definition, is material and which stands in direct organic succession to the one he had in the days of his humiliation. Donald Macleod’s The Person of Christ  (163) We...
Dec 24th
“Rejecting God’s revelation of himself, men have been telling God what he ought...”
– R.B. Kuiper, The Bible Tells Us So, pp. 32, 33
Dec 24th
“Our only power with the Word of God is simply to let it stand as it is, and to...”
– C. H. Spurgeon, Spurgeon On the Five Points, P. 66
Dec 23rd
“There is neither merit nor profit in the reading of Scripture for its own sake,...”
– John R. W. Stott, Christ, the Controversialist, pop. 103,104
Dec 22nd
“I believe he could sanctify without the Word as he created angels and Adam holy,...”
– Sermons of Robert Murray McCheyne, P. 41
Dec 22nd
“The word is, in regard to those to whom it is preached, like the sun which...”
– John Calvin, Institutes, Book III, Chapter II. p.303
Dec 21st
“We can neither believe nor obey Jesus Christ if we do not know what He taught....”
– John R. W. Stott, Christ, the Controversialist, P. 213
Dec 21st
“And, on the contrary, we are wiser in our ignorance than all the wise men of the...”
– John Calvin, Sermons of Ephesians (pg. 59)
Dec 19th
In a Literature Mood - The Art of Written Words
Why does art speak to my soul? From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train. In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein and thereby learn at last to pay attention to...
Dec 17th
Marriage Makers
Two great marriage quotes: ”Most of marriage is made up of small acts of daily kindness.” Joel Beeke “ Marriage is 99% forgiveness” Rick Lints
Dec 16th
“Come for repentance, if you cannot come repenting. Come for a broken heart, if...”
– The Precious Blood of Christ - Chales Sprugeon
Dec 13th
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Loved - not thanked →
John Piper points out that God isn’t Grateful and this is good news! “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant...
Dec 13th
The "X" in Xmas is not wrong. →
I stand corrected. RC Sproul weighs in on the historical use of Xmas. Put this in the category of things I wish I’d known years ago. - Click on link above.
Dec 11th
Egg Donation - The Hidden Hazards
Our children face bioethical questions we never imagined. Yesterday the WSJ published this story - Women Line Up to Donate Eggs. Today I’d like to point you to this compelling story of egg donation gone wrong. Diary of an Egg Donor. Question: What is the agenda behind hiding or not studying the consequences of fertility treatments? Paying for eggs, paying for hormonal manipulation to implant the...
Dec 10th
Time. Redeemed. →
Sproul quote: Time is the great leveler. It is one resource that is allocated in absolute egalitarian terms. Every living person has the same number of hours to use in every day. Busy people are not given a special bonus added on to the hours of the day. The clock plays no favorites.
Dec 10th
“1. Rise early 2. Start with the most important tasks 3. Do not multi-task...”
– Top Productivity Tips : What’s Best Next
Dec 9th
Studies show dogs have sense of fairness and... →
In my dogs the term I use is jealousy. Is jealousy instinctual?
Dec 9th
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Why are athletes so religious?
Psychology Today tries to figure out why many atheletes give God praise, partcipate in Bible studies and often outspoken in their faith. Here’s a quote. So why do so many players find God in the endzone? Maybe it’s because they’re religious. But maybe it has something to do with their distance from their quarterback and their need for emotional support at that exact moment....
Dec 8th
WatchWatch
Micro-blogging takes on new DETAIL WSJ interviews a graphic designer who tracks every micro-task in his life and then publishes an annual report. Is this self-absorption, a creative outlet - or an extension of the micro-blogging trend? Full article here - http://tinyurl.com/5cjdjj
Dec 6th
WatchWatch
Marceau Marcel can Speak, I Can’t This short clip shows the first and only time Marceau Marcel had a speaking role in a movie. Unfortunately, he can speak louder than I can today (I have laryngitis).
Dec 6th
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Dec 3rd
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“I believe that, thanks to common grace, non-Christians throughout the world love...”
– Do atheists love their children too? « Expository Thoughts
Dec 3rd
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Do not Duel with Sin
”Do not challenge sin to a duel with your own resolve. You are not strong enough or smart enough to win. God can give you more grace than you have sin, more humility than you have pride.”  William Gurnell
Dec 3rd
Even the Dog doesn’t like me
I was coughing so much last night the even the dog left me. I’m surprised the neighbors didn’t call the police and ask me to turn it down.
Dec 3rd