Posted in Misc, Christian Living on Dec 12th, 2007 11 Comments »
This Christmas season I have been bothered by how many catalogs/advertisements that we’ve received in the mail, specifically from Christian organizations trying to sell me something. I certainly enjoy browsing through a book catalog every now and then, but this year it has gotten way out of hand.
Today I received a LifeWay advertisement; LifeWay is […]
Posted in Shepherding, Church, Misc on Nov 15th, 2007 14 Comments »
I recently had an interesting discussion about the biblical qualifications for an elder. This discussion centered around Mark Driscoll, the former ‘emergent’ and admittedly crass pastor from Seattle, as well as other controversial pastors that people tend to have differing opinions of. Driscoll, though he has come a long way over the past few years, […]
Posted in Misc, Sin on Aug 21st, 2007 13 Comments »
As a Falcons fan and a Michael Vick fan, it has been a rough few weeks. I am troubled by the events surrounding the dog-fighting offenses, and I have often labored in my own heart to see these events from a biblical perspective.
Oftentimes it is difficult for me to come to grips with sports personalities […]
Posted in Church, Misc on Jul 19th, 2007 18 Comments »
Recently, I’ve had several readers contact me to find out where I attend church here in Kennesaw, GA. Thus, this is a perfect time to highlight two churches that have been a huge blessing to me and my wife recently, as we are currently still in the ‘visiting’ process:
Berean Baptist, in Powder Springs, GA, and […]
Posted in Misc, Calvinism on Jun 9th, 2007 7 Comments »
Dr. Roy Hargrave, Pastor at Riverbend Community Church in Ormond Beach, Florida (a Southern Baptist Church), has written an open letter to Jerry Vines, Johnny Hunt, John Sullivan, and the Florida Baptist Convention. This letter is a specific response to a sermon preached by Jerry Vines on October 8, 2006, at the FBC of Woodstock, […]
Posted in Shepherding, Misc on May 31st, 2007 23 Comments »
Timmy Brister has asked a great question, and has followed it up with a great argument: Are We Creating a Reformed Celebrity Culture?
Very quickly, before I get to the main topic of my post, I’d like to chime in and affirm that I applaud Timmy’s post. Outside of the specific conferences and stuff that […]
Posted in Misc on May 29th, 2007 7 Comments »
Regardless of your political stance, I think Cindy Sheehan, the so-called ‘Peace mom’, made a very interesting comment today. Centuri0n actually hinted at it before I had a chance to post.
Normally I stay out of politics, and I’m certainly not jumping into things here either. I often encounter people who try to force their views […]
Posted in Misc on May 23rd, 2007 4 Comments »
Rick Warren gives 10 principles in Jesus’ ministry that we need to incorporate into our own.
What’s #1 on the list?
Identification: Know who you are…God “wants you to be you.”
I find this rather subtle endorsement of self-esteem to be rather odd in light of the following passages that describe Jesus’ ministry here on earth, don’t you?
So […]
Posted in The Gospel, Misc on May 17th, 2007 10 Comments »
Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the final evening session of the F.I.R.E national conference here in Atlanta, GA. Phil Johnson from TeamPyro was the featured speaker this evening, and hopefully my ‘live blogging’ notes below will provide a sufficient summary of his excellent and timely message (this post is very long, but very […]
Posted in Misc on May 4th, 2007 1 Comment »
If you are unfamiliar with ShepherdTheFlock.com, then maybe you do not know about the ‘Weekly Recommendations‘ page of this site.
Updated roughly every 7-10 days, this page features a quote, a podcast download (always free), and several blog articles that I personally find very edifying and worth further circulation. Each update features a new round, […]
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