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"Bubbles"

 

 

Tubby Time

 

 

 

 

Back from Thailand

Here are some pictures from Thailand. For more on the trip, see here.

 

 

 

 

Back from Thailand

Here are some pictures from Thailand. For more on the trip, see here.

Thailand

I haven't had time for blogging lately. I've been busy getting ready to leave for two weeks to Bangkok, Thailand with several members of our church. We'll be supporting the work of the PCA church planting team there. For insight into the life of a Bangkok missionary, check out this blog - Grace for the Moment.

Paul and Crystal are friends and missionaries supported by our church. I'm looking forward to being involved first-hand with their ministry in Bangkok. If possible, I'll post a few pics while there.

Emily's Vocabulary

Emily's vocabulary seems to grow every day. Here are some of the words she currently knows and understands...

Shoe
Keys
Bear
Car
Baaah (sheep)
Woof (dog)
Hoo Hoo (Owl)
Fishy
Duck
Hi/Bye
Clock
Ball
Pool
Wee (Swing)
Balloon
Mommy/Daddy
Mama (llama)
Cookie
Pie
Cheese
Bird
Kitty
Bitz (Blankie)
Juice (Milk)
Beep
Baby

Suffering and the Modern Christian

This Sunday evening I'll be preaching on suffering and the gospel. I have a hunch that many modern Christians in the west (myself included), don't grasp the implications of Jesus' words...

Matthew 16:24-25 If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

This blog post, Wearing Crosses or Bearing Them, by a Westminster Seminary California grad seems to confirm my suspicions.

Firefox

Since switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox a couple of years ago, internet life has generally been much better. If you haven't yet switched, here are a number of reasons to do so.

Memorial Day with Ems

 

 

 

 

The Kingdom of God (and a little hip hop)

I've always appreciated the preaching ministry of Alistair Begg. And, I've always felt the "two kingdoms" view of theology was spot on. And now, to find Alistair Begg preaching the "two kingdoms" - set to music! This very well may be the coolest thing ever.

There is a whole ministry dedicated to setting sermons to music (Relevant Revolution). True, this may go beyond the "ordinary means," but still, it's very cool - and it makes my secret desire to be some sort of rock star more tangible.

They encourage folks to download the "sermon jams" and then give them away. With their list of preachers (Alistair Begg, John Piper, Ravi Zacharias, etc.), this may not be a bad idea.

Summertime!

 

Charles Spurgeon on the fact that there was no room for Christ in the Inn...

If you have room for Christ, then from this day forth remember The World Has No Room For You... remember henceforth there is no room in this world for any true follower of Christ. There is no room for you to take your ease; no, you are to be a soldier of the cross, and you will find no ease in all your life-warfare. There is no room for you to sit down contented with your own attainments, for you are a traveler, and you are to forget the things that are behind, and press forward to that which is before; no room for you to hide your treasure in, for here the moth and rust doth corrupt; no room for you to put your confidence, for “Cursed is he that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm.” From this day there will be no room for you in the world’s good opinion — they will count you to be an offscouring; no room for you in the world’s polite society — you must go without the camp, bearing his reproach. From this time forth, I say, if you have room for Christ, the world will hardly find room of sufferance for you; you must expect now to be laughed at; now you must wear the fool’s cap in men’s esteem; and your song must be at the very beginning of your pilgrimage,

“Jesus, I thy cross have taken, All to leave and follow thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be.”

The Perils of Preaching...

Church: Sucks or Doesn't Suck?

GracePoint Church in Wichita, Kansas has created a bit of a stir with their new marketing slogan, "Church Doesn't Suck." Apparently, the slogan comes from a comment the pastor received from a woman attending their church who said, "Hey, this doesn't suck." So, after that comment, up went the "Church Doesn't Suck" billboard, along with the comment on an advertising website that says, "At GracePoint, church doesn't suck."

The pastor says that if you are the type of person offended by this slogan, then you're not the type of person they are trying to reach.

I'm not the type of person they are trying to reach.