Yearly Archives: 2012

Tee Time: Abstinence: 99.99% Effective

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Seeing Handel’s Messiah for the first time

“I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better.”—George Frederick Handel, responding to a compliment on the fine entertainment Messiah had provided its audience “And without Controversy, great is the Mystery of Godliness: God … Continue reading

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Tee Time: Arr Ye Saved?

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Only one Black Friday . . .

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

“O my God, . . . . . . . . . . I bless You for the soul You have created, For adorning it, for sanctifying it, Though it is fixed in barren soil; For the body You have … Continue reading

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Tee Time: Come at me, bro

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New from Running Press . . .

I was just at the MIT Coop and saw this on display: Dancing with Jesus by Sam Stall—a small novelty book full of dance moves inspired by Jesus, including the Water Walk, the Temple Slam, the Temptation Tango, the Cheek … Continue reading

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Why I call myself a Protestant

This week a reader commented on my bio page, and I thought it best to redirect the conversation over here, where I can respond in greater detail to what is a great question. Here is his comment: You mentioned that … Continue reading

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Tee Time: Viva La Restauracion

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Does Jesus bind himself to Christianity?

Last week I posted the trailer for the new book Selling Water by the River by Shane Hipps, former teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Michigan. In the video (view it here), Hipps provocatively states that Jesus does … Continue reading

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