Archive for January, 2007
Forgiving you, forgiving me

Justin Taylor shares an old article he wrote titled “Is Forgiveness Always Right and Required?“  I found it appropriate that he mentioned the difference between divine and horizontal forgiveness.  Take note of the 5 things horizontal forgiveness could imply.
What Is Divine Forgiveness?
Calvin explained that when God forgives us, he “remits all the punishment that we [...]

Top 50 most influential Christians

The numbers are in for the latest rankings for “The 50 Most Influential Christians in America“!
Happy go-lucky Joel Osteen is yet at the unsurprising #1 spot.  Personally, I’m glad to see SBC President Frank Page and Souther Seminary Albert Mohler on the list, as well as John MacArthur, John Piper, Beth Moore, and Andy Stanley =D

Urbana06 photos & MP3s

“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” (Ephesians 4:1)
“Through the study and exposition of Ephesians, men and women of God presenting challenging messages, and in depth seminars, we believe that God’s heart for the world and how we can be part [...]

Mortifying

Romans 8: Heirs with Christ
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are [...]

Passion07

Watch the main sessions to the Passion07 conference held Jan.1-4 is available here til Jan.12.
John Piper has posted his Passion07 message trasnscript online, How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause.

The great tragedy is not mainly masturbation or fornication or acting like a peeping Tom (or curious [...]

He never let’s go

Sorry for being quiet for the past few days…
I returned from my church’s English Ministry Winter Retreat late Sunday afternoon, but not before experiencing the most memorable moment of the entire retreat–having a near-death experience on the road.  What happened was a story of sheer grace, one that will be great for a future sermon [...]

Phriday Photos

I’m about to head off to my church’s English Ministry - Winter Retreat, so I haven’t had time to publish my thoughts on Urbana yet… but here’s a photo from the Old Cathedral in St. Louis.

Length of days does not profit me
except the days are passed in thy presence, in thy service to thy glory.
Give [...]

Meredith Grey quotes

Meredith Grey: [after a one-night stand with Derek Shepherd] I’m going to go upstairs and take a shower. When I came back, you’ll be gone right?
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Meredith Grey: Don’t look at me like that, like you’ve seen me naked.
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Meredith Grey: I can’t think of a single reason why I should be a surgeon, but [...]

What I am

“I am the worst sinner I know. And by the grace of God I am doing better than I deserve. For I deserve the righteous wrath of God because of my sin. I deserve to be punished eternally. But in the mystery of His mercy, God sacrificed and crushed His Son on the Cross–as my [...]

Scatter brain

The 2007 calendar year has started, so I wish you all a very holistic, blessed new year!
I returned from Urbana06 on Monday night and from shipping off my sister back to Waterloo earlier today/Tuesday, so I am still collecting my brain-cells that have been stretched to its limits the past week trying to process what [...]


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