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Monthly Archives December 2005
Sufjan’s Christmas + Pandora = Christmas Fun
I downloaded Sufjan Steven’s Christmas the other day and can’t stop playing it. Go to Kevin Cawley’s blog and download them for, in his words, “delicious Christmas treats.”
I also discovered Pandora, a free site that helps you find more music that you might like by having you type in a band or song and [...]
The Wrong Decision - Should We Hold Church on Christmas Day?
Josh Harris (Senior Pastor of Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, MD) posted this to his blog yesterday. I can’t help but admire his confession and decision. It’s a breath of fresh air when it comes to this controversial issue. That aside, may more pastors be willing to confess their mistakes publicly. What would the church look [...]
Pilgriming Along
This past week has flown by. i can’t believe it is only another week until Christmas where I will be sitting in my parents living room in Vancouver, Canada drinking coffee and eating too much good food and watching the kids play with their aunts and uncles and grandma and grandpa who they’ve met for [...]
Pray for Me
Currently Listening: Everyone (Live) from the album “More Than Life (Live)” by Hillsong
Currently Feeling: Overwhelmed
Currently Reading: Notes from Pauline Epistles class
Currently Wanting: Snickers Bar and a coffee
I am in the midst of final exams this week. Today and tommorrow I will be taking three exams - Pauline Theology, History of Philosophy, and Hebrew. After this [...]
Receiving Christ
This morning I was meditating further on Phil 3:7-14 while I was showering and the question came my mind:
What aspect of Christ am I currently treasuring?
During my time at Bethlehem Baptist Church sitting under John Piper one of the things he began stressing more and more in his sermons and in almost every other opportunity [...]
Spiritual Revolution
Currently Listening: It Came to Pass from the album “Behold the Lamb of God” by Andrew Peterson
I am reading “Paul: An Outline of His Theology” (Herman Ridderbos) and was struck by this quote tonight:
“There is a spiritual revolution that comes about in the heart of man when initially and repeatedly he is brought by the [...]
Ah, The Most Expensive Cup of Coffee I’ll Ever Drink
I am sitting in my office at Dilworth Coffee in Concord, NC and when I ordered my usual cup of regular Sumatra I noticed they are selling Pure Kona beans for $43.99 lb! That puts Starbucks special edition to shame! Crazy. Anyways, I enquired as to how many people actually pay $43.99 for a pound [...]
“Spread. Spread. Spread.”
Here is a great quote on evangelism from Piper’s sermon last week, The Kingdom of Heaven is a Treasure:
I want you to feel the burden—the joyful burden—that the leaders of this church feel. If we love Christ as our highest Treasure, and if we love people the way he did—ready to lay down his life [...]
