tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102949302009-11-04T06:24:35.184-08:00BlogotionalAn eclectic brew of odds and ends designed to get people to read short devotional Christian thoughts about the news of the day, or at least what seems to be the hot topic of discussion in the blogosphere.John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.comBlogger5000125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-37365487264291059672009-11-04T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-04T06:00:04.514-08:00Why Patience Is A VirtueJollyblogger wrote a great post recently on ow it can take us a long time to "mature" as Christians:A couple of thoughts on the implications of this - first we probably expect too much of ourselves and others. This is hard to say and I'm probably not saying it right, because all disobedience is sin, all disobedience is to be repented of, and obedience is always to be pursued. Yet if the great John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-12321972960373442532009-11-03T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-03T06:00:06.338-08:00NO RIGHT!Adrian Warnock recently reacted to a "tweet" from his pastor:The truth is we have no rights. We deserve nothing except the wrath and punishment of God. The only reason we were even born is that God was gracious to our forefathers and did not strike them down with a great and holy and fully justified fury. And its not as if you and I have done anything to improve our situation. No, we have added John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-35975751310064300412009-11-03T05:30:00.000-08:002009-11-03T05:30:00.213-08:00Kitty KartoonsRelated Tags: cartoons, catblogging, Aggie, Flash, LoganVJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-9329366557518061562009-11-02T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-02T06:00:12.802-08:00I Don't Get ItJustin Taylor recently posted on "Christian" universities. He quoted D.A. Carson on eight theses and 4 priorities for a "Christian" university:ThesesA university is a tertiary-level institution devoted to study and education in a plurality of fields at both undergraduate and graduate levels, controlled by some unifying Vision.A Christian university is God-centered in the structure of its John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-29373387258729886032009-11-01T05:30:00.000-08:002009-11-01T06:21:26.969-08:00Sermons and LessonsJ. GRESHAM MACHENHistory and FaithThe student of the New Testament should be primarily an historian. The center and core of all the Bible is history. Everything else that the Bible contains is fitted into an historical framework and leads up to an historical climax. The Bible is primarily a record of events.That assertion will not pass unchallenged. The modern Church is impatient of history. John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-7190557353413033032009-10-31T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-31T05:30:00.254-07:00Comic ArtSO BAD, THEY'RE GOOD - SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EDITIONOK, today's villain is obviously chosen because of the calendar. His name - Jack O'Lantern - and he is not so much a character as he is costume and set of equipment that gets passed around like a coat at the Matre'd station in a good restaurant at the beach. Testament to an enduring image that just has never had any great writing associated with John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-30050093971236706552009-10-30T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-30T06:00:04.035-07:00It's about intimacyBack in July, Mark Roberts did a series on intimate fellowship with Christ and Christians. I have here linked the three best from the series. Here is the heart of the matter (from the second link):Let’s return 1 John for a moment. John declares the message of life to his spiritual children “so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-91396942979352423382009-10-30T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-30T05:30:00.549-07:00Friday HumorYou can never go wrong with the McKenzie Brothers!Technorati Tags:joke, humor, friday humor, mckenzie brothersGenerated By Technorati Tag GeneratorJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-10228530495635655602009-10-29T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-29T06:00:06.514-07:00That's Not Going To WorkJustin Taylor recently carried a great pullquote from Doug Wilson:For many Christians, cultural engagement is nothing more than taking whatever the world dishes up, and then trying to find a verse or two to decorate it with. It is like science fair projects in many Christian schools. Do the astronomy project, set up the display board, and then at the last minute try to find a verse with stars in John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-50422449825518702062009-10-29T05:26:00.000-07:002009-10-29T05:27:52.393-07:00Illuminated ScriptureTechnorati Tags:illuminated scriptureGenerated By Technorati Tag GeneratorJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-7758724601575369202009-10-28T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:00:30.543-07:00Yep - We Have ToMark Daniels began a sermon last July this way:As a preacher, I have to tell you, I sometimes wish I could avoid some passages of Scripture. I’d rather not face our Gospel lesson for this morning, for example. But because I made a rule for myself, to always preach on the most difficult passage of Scripture appointed for a given day, I'm preaching on it. With its account of John the Baptizer’s John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-34624682741810480502009-10-27T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-27T06:00:01.561-07:00Right Idea - Wrong ReasonAdrian Warnock posted his noted on how to draw God's attention. God advise, all of it:What God looks for in us is humility, brokeness, trembling. He is God and we are not.The religious attitude is as rejected by God in these verses as the true unbeliever for both of them reject God’s ways.The sarcastic mockers who call us “extreme Christians” will get their comeupance! We go against the flow andJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-40502316971298383992009-10-27T05:34:00.000-07:002009-10-27T05:34:00.219-07:00Kitty KartoonsRelated Tags: cartoons, catblogging, Aggie, Flash, LoganVJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-39149823552629773502009-10-26T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-26T08:43:46.090-07:00Ah, The Games We PlayHow about this from the BBC:An exam board has scrapped a GCSE biology question about creationism after admitting it could be misleading.The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance paper asked pupils how the Bible's theory of creation seeks to explain the origins of life.AQA stressed that pupils taking its biology GCSE were not required to study creationism as a scientific theory.But it admitted John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-41008093114674992832009-10-25T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-25T05:30:00.733-07:00Sermons and LessonsPHILLIPS BROOKSThe Seriousness of LifeLet not God speak to us, lest we die. - Ex. 20:19.The Hebrews had come up out of Egypt, and were stand¬ing in front of Sinai. The mountain was full of fire and smoke. Thunderings and voices were bursting from its mysterious awfulness. Great trumpet-blasts came pealing through the frightened air. Everything bore witness to the presence of God. The Hebrews wereJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-50805001803397109802009-10-24T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-24T05:30:01.453-07:00Comic ArtHEROES AND ARTISTS - NIGHTCRAWLERJ Scott CampbellDarick RobertsonPhillip TanGene ColanBrandon PetersonTechnorati Tags:comics, comic books, comic art, heroes and artists, nightcrawlerGenerated By Technorati Tag GeneratorJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-66088678954154850642009-10-23T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-23T06:00:01.012-07:00PerspectiveMark Daniels reposted a "tweet" he received:Love the church, but don't let the church become your lover.So much packed into so little. What a marvelous perspective on the church. What a marvelous perspective on why the Reformation needed to happen, or church splits, etc. today. What a marvelous perspective on idolatry in general.How often do we make loves of that which we should merely love? John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-50253366074599008302009-10-23T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-23T05:30:00.625-07:00Friday HumorTechnorati Tags:joke, humor, friday humor, cartoon, huckleberry houndGenerated By Technorati Tag GeneratorJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-6047082557156442802009-10-22T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-22T06:00:02.494-07:00How To Win!Milt Stanley quotes at great length Arminian Today. The opening sentence of the pullquote is one for the ages:What we don't need is to try to win the world using the world, but we need to be Christ to the world and allow His glory to shine through us (Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Peter 2:11-12).I love the use of the word "win." That is an important word in our world. We win games; we win market share John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-17855925822766208532009-10-22T05:35:00.000-07:002009-10-22T05:37:42.946-07:00Illuminated ScriptureTechnorati Tags:illuminated scriptureGenerated By Technorati Tag GeneratorJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-30030648893444737732009-10-21T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-21T06:00:05.357-07:00Spinning Into EsotericaUnveiled Face posted a while back on the definition of "the gospel." It was an interesting discussion, but interesting in a "Christian geek" sort of way.To use a computer, is it necessary to know about logic gates, semi-conductors (and how to make them), operating systems, assembly language, C++, networking protocols, baud rates, and so on and so forth? Nah! But what is it necessary to know?I John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-20289085033416970132009-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-20T06:00:05.293-07:00"Real" BeliefThe Constructive Curmudgeon quotes some Barna statistics:Although a core teaching of the Christian faith is the divinity and perfection of Jesus Christ, tens of millions of Christians do not accept that teaching. More than one-fifth (22%) strongly agreed that Jesus Christ sinned when He lived on earth, with an additional 17% agreeing somewhat. Holding the opposing view were 9% who disagreed John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-91934102944918439192009-10-20T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-20T05:30:00.666-07:00Kitty KartoonsRelated Tags: cartoons, catblogging, Aggie, Flash, LoganVJohn Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-82832378644805430892009-10-19T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-19T06:00:02.922-07:00The Blogging IdolSome things need little comment, but Dan Kimball on Out of Ur wrote a post that I have to comment on any way - the appropriateness of blogging:I was a guest speaker at a church, waiting for my time to go up to the platform. That's when I saw something curious. The staff person responsible for coordinating the worship service was busy typing away on her laptop. Perhaps a last minute change to the John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294930.post-35024204142860608302009-10-18T05:30:00.000-07:002009-10-18T05:30:00.550-07:00Sermons and LessonsSAM P. JONESSermon Delivered August 2, 1885A sermon, preached August 2, 1885, in presence of about 12,000 people, in the Camp-meeting at Loveland near Cincinnati. The preacher stood on the top of an old piano box. After a prayer and a song from the choir he began as follows.We invite your prayerful attention to the nineteenth verse of the eleventh chapter of the Book of Proverbs: “As John Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917037602880789273noreply@blogger.com0