Archive for October, 2005
We are Them…
Matthew 23 is one of Jesus’ most virulent tirades against the “teachers of the law and the Pharisees.” It was also the passage I preached on yesturday. What struck me is that, as hard as it is to admit, we are them.
Let’s look at the Pharisees. Even though we’ve been taught since […]
Radical Moderates
Quality #1: Place importance on what’s really important.
We, in the RCA, have been clear about what’s important. We have 3 historical standards and 3 creeds that boil down the clear, biblical essentials of the Christian faith.
Quality #2: In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.
Agustine had it right.
Essentials? See Quality #1.
Non-Essentials? See […]
Open Letter
To: Whomever believes the RCA needs to “do something” about homosexuality
Let me spill the beans on a couple of secrets:
* Homosexuality isn’t going to kill you.
* It’s not going “get” your children.
* It’s not an issue upon which the gospel lives or dies.
* The whole church is not falling apart because of gays and lesbians.
Last […]
You’re Going to Die
We’re starting a new men’s Bible Study in my church and last night we worked through the 3rd chapter of Becoming Real. Basically, it’s a chapter about death.
You’re going to die. So am I.
I know, duh! But as we talked about it, I realized that I typically view “living” as the default, […]
Chicago Invitation
There is a not-so-new movement in the RCA that some of you may be familar with (and others not) called the Chicago Invitation, the latest meeting of which took place yesturday (Wednesday, Oct. 12) and this morning. It is, among other things, a fellowship for reformed renewal and reflection.
As a matter of fact, that’s […]
My New Favorite Website
Have you ever wanted to point someone to a link that’s about three-thousand characters long? I have. It’s annoying. You cut and paste the thing into your browser and always find out that your e-mail program messed it up and put an extra space or period in it somewhere.
TinyURL to the rescue!
All […]
Lemming Race Vid
Let’s try this…I’m giving Google Video a try; if you want to check out the Lemming race, go here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2299702142762556430&q=lemming+race
Grace and Peace,
`tim
Lemming Race & Homecoming
CUI…CUI…May your glory never die…
Although, thanks to Mu Gamma Pi, I may be one of the few dozen people on the face of the earth that know all the words to the school song; it is my pleasure to confirm that Central College whiped the football field with our homecoming opponents!
If you’re not a football […]
CentralBS
A friend of mine has a new blog: centralbs.blogspot.com
please check it out. It is for a college-aged, men’s Bible study (that’s what the BS stands for). They are asking for opinions on important and sometimes controversial topics within the Christian faith.
They need you.
Please check out the questions they have posted and […]
