Archive for June, 2005
Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
Finding God Where You Least Expect Him
My neighbors [all brothers] are in a Tejano salsa-merengue band. They are not Christ-followers, but are truly great guys. We have a pretty surface relationship: they bring my boys candy on Halloween and Cinco de Mayo and I mow part of their yard every couple of weeks. Nice guys.
This morning ‘Tony’ stops me on the [...]
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
Apology [not what you think]
I don’t wanna complicate You
I don’t wanna obligate You
I don’t wanna segregate You in this world
Come and obliterate me
Give life, don’t suffocate me
I am just a reprobate. Me.
That is who I am.
[empty hands that bring you nothing you don't have.]
[broken, needy, dying in this land.]
I don’t want to love and hate You.
I don’t [...]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
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A few weeks back, I was involved in a [continuing] conversation regarding the definition of community. The realization has come that, done correctly, discipleship breeds community and evangelism. Evangelism breeds community and discipleship. Of course, community is supposed to breed evangelism and discipleship.
Consider the words of Keith Miller from his ‘Scent of Love’:
“The early [...]
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Monday, June 6th, 2005
Calvinism Revisited, Part 1
I am really rushed for time today, so this is not nearly as complete as I’d like, but it’s a starting point. Hopefully, I can revisit this over the next few days…Thanks for you patience! The primary issue for me is the Free Will vs. Predestination/Election contention. Calvinism would argue that God bestows faith [...]
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Monday, June 6th, 2005
Recovering Calvinist?
At longshot’s inquiry, I’ll take a stab at explaining why I feel the way I do…
Most of us are familiar with Calvinism. You remember TULIP, right? Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irrestible Grace, and Perserverance of the Saints.
Because most of my formative and adult years I was surrounded by Calvinists ,(parents, pastors, professors, etc), [...]
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Saturday, June 4th, 2005
Emergent Threat
I am emergent. I am conservative. But I am not MPD [multiple personality disorder]. Can the two live in harmony?
Terms like ‘emergent’ and ‘postmodern’ are dangerous and often heretical.
Primarily because each one has hundreds of imposed definitions. As of late, the emergent movement/church has been a big topic of debate among conservative [SBC] circles especially. [...]