Prosperity Praise

Why I'll never go to an acupuncturist

A quote

"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." -Augustine

The Drive Thru Church

A quote

“When a sinner wanders into the church and sits through skits, mimes, interpretive dances, and the like, and yet never hears a clear, convicting message about his dangerous and tenuous spiritual situation– that he is a depraved sinner headed for an eternal fire because he is a daily offense to a holy God– how can that be called successful? You could achieve the same level of success by sending a cancer patient to receive treatment from a group of children playing doctor. A sinner must understand the imminent danger he is in if he is ever to look to the Savior. What’s worse is when seeker-focused churches baptize the masses with their watered-down gospel, assuring them that positive decisions, feelings, or affirmations about Christ equal genuine conversion. There are now multitudes who are not authentic Christians identifying with the church. As you set your strategy for church ministry, you dare not overlook the primary means of church growth: the straightforward, Christ-centered proclamation of the unadulterated Word of God.”
-John MacArthur

The Righteous Anger of God

(minus the comment about Caedmon's Call)

Mark Driscoll on American Idolatry

A quote

"God, I pray thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for
Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long
life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus"

-Jim Elliot (from a journal entry written in college)

your? you're?

Think they made the mistake on purpose?

My style guru

Is he ahead of the times? behind the times? or trying to fit in the with the whole 'senior citizen' style?

Is it the Paparazzi?

It was nearly impossible to wrestle the camera out of Reggie's hands, since he was convinced he saw Creflo in the crowd.

Happy 90th Birthday Grandpa Jordan

We had the privilege to have dinner with John's grandfather on his 90th birthday. His speech is slow, and his hands tremble with age, yet his mind is intact, and he remains quite humorous for 90.

Desiring God 2007

Some friends have yet to email me some pics from the conference, including the one taken with John Piper, so you'll just have to wait :)

You can see Piper and MacArthur...though it's hard to see past the glare of the head of the man who was sitting in front of me, lol.

John, Jamison and I with Justin Taylor aka King of the Blogworld. (the picture was taken by Purgatorio...man, I miss his blog!)

Here we are with Helen Roseveare.

She was the cutest little woman I have ever seen...and she has such a story to tell!

Here is the panel of John Piper, Helen Roseveare, Jerry Bridges and Randy Alcorn. Justin Taylor was asking the questions.

We had a great time. It is always sad when it is over...but there is always next year! They didn't announce the theme for next year yet, so we wait on the edge of our seats for it! Jamison did great and slept through several of the speakers. He was a trooper, staying up later than usual and getting pushed around Minneapolis like a king! I was happy to see that there was a television set up out in the lobby for all the parents with young children. I didn't miss anything!

I loved how Helen made the point that we are called to persevere, more than to endure. There is something about the word endure that makes us think we have to grit our teeth and just do it...whereas to persevere has a much more positive message.

On Sunday night, we went to Bethlehem Baptist Church to see Joni Earickson Tada. It was the first time I have ever seen her in person, and I have to say, she glows with the joy that only God can give. It is my daily prayer to be as content in Christ as she is. Joni is a true testament to the grace and sufficiency of God.

How do you know you are saved?

Thoughts on Money

Testimony of God's Faithfulness

Edited to add:

That very day, in God's providence, a lady was visiting Covenant Life for the first time in several years, having felt compelled to come that morning. After the service, she came forward sobbing. This lady shared that she had been a daycare provider for the Herberts' children while they were enslaved to drugs, but never knew how the story ended. When she saw Tom and Michelle, and heard this testimony from these two transformed believers about to be baptized, she was undone. In Tom Herbert's words, "[this lady had] suffered at Michelle's hands when Michelle violently kidnapped one of our children from her after we had lost custody of them. This is the first time Michelle and her have talked since that dreadful day. Michelle was undone at God's hand in presenting an opportunity to repent and ask forgiveness of her." How kind of our sovereign God to bring this lady here on that very day, and to remind us all of His inscrutable ways and undeserved mercy.

Through time of loss...cling to....baseball?

TBS is no longer going to airing the Braves games throughout baseball season. Since I don't particularly like the Braves, I couldn't really be bothered with it. I did find this one quote especially sad.

In Kansas, DeArmand, 60, has been watching the Braves since his town got cable TV in 1978. He credits the Braves telecasts with helping him get through the horrible summer of 1997, when his mother and his wife died a week apart. "It was just unbelievable, losing the two most important people in your life in seven days, and you have to reach out and cling to something," he said. He'll watch today's game with both sadness and disgust. "TBS has no loyalty to their fans," he said.

Can you imagine losing your mother and your wife within a week and instead of clinging to your creator, you cling to TBS and Braves baseball?

Left Behind (The Rapture Song)

And now it's time for silly songs with Larry

If you don't know who Andrew Peterson is, you should. He's one of my favorite music artists, and I've had the privilege to have dinner with him on several occasions. Recently, Andrew and his buddy Randall Goodgame teamed up to make a silly song for the upcoming Veggietales movie.

Here is a sneak peak:

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Free Superior Farms' Recipes and Seasoning Packet (USA)

Free Rascal Flatts Shirt and CD