Oct 19 2009
To reject the Gospel
If you are not currently a follower of Jesus Christ there are only two possible reasons:
1) You have not heard the Gospel
(this includes those who think they have heard but what they have heard is not actually the gospel of Jesus. ie. social gospel, prosperity “health and wealth” gospel, man-centred gospel etc.)
2) You have heard the Gospel and rejected it
(this would [...]
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Sep 22 2009
The uniqueness of the work of Christ
“My sin – O the bliss of this glorious thought – my sin – not in part but in whole is nailed to the cross; and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul.” (Horatio G. Spafford)
It is certainly unfair and probably uncharitable to claim – as many evangelicals do – that Christianity is the only system that [...]
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May 6 2009
The uniqueness of the gospel
What though th’accuser roar
Of ills that I have done
I know them well, and thousands more;
Jehovah findeth none.
His be the Victor’s name
Who fought our fight alone;
Triumphant saints no honour claim;
Their conquest all his own.
Tags: Christocentricity, hymns, songs, tradition
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Apr 26 2009
“The Princess”
This is the first and only poem thus far that I have written for Cynthia, my wife of two weeks. I finished it the day before our wedding, 4th April 2009…
This song concerns a princess;
The fairest in the land
And when I’m through with singing,
I hope you understand.
A true gem was this maiden,
The like you rarely find,
Tags: Cynthia, Personal
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Mar 14 2009
The importance of being snobbish
No one likes a snob. However, I would like to argue that in some areas – especially in the internet age – it is vital that we do become more snobbish.
I was inspired yesterday by a review of a new book (http://www.revkevindeyoung.com/2009/03/why-johnny-cant-preach-1.html). Based on the review (I have not read the book yet myself) one of the main theses appears to be that we have [...]
Tags: Kevin DeYoung, Language, Oscar Wilde, Provocative Thoughts
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Jan 15 2009
Airport philosophy
(Continuing in the vein of various objections I have to philosophical naturalism / secularism / materialism as a worldview…) While waiting in the airport departure lounge this morning, I couldn’t help overhearing a conversation between two businessmen. One of the phrases struck me. He simply said,
“I don’t deserve this kind of treatment…”
I wonder what Richard Dawkins would make of this?
I mean, just what [...]
Tags: Atheism, Bitesize Ideas, Dawkins, Provocative Thoughts
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Sep 25 2008
Do you support slavery? Really…?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6505691.stm (This is kind of following on from my post about feminism & gender-targeted abortion. It’s making a similar point but one no less important.)
Having recently celebrated 200 years since the abolition of slavery I think that there probably aren’t many people left in the world who support the idea of slavery – of having another human being as ‘property’ and being in control [...]
Tags: Current Affairs, Human Interest, Provocative Thoughts, Values
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Sep 14 2008
Turning ‘disdain’ into devotion
“The gospel [of Jesus Christ] produces people who do not disdain those whom they disagree with.” (Dr. Tim Keller)
The neo-secular orthodoxy today has a mantra. It goes something like this (and I’ll put it into a scene so you can picture it better). This is something I was actually viewing on YouTube yesterday. We are in a chat-show setting. Richard Dawkins has been invited [...]
Tags: Cultural Temperature, Dawkins, Keller, Provocative Thoughts
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May 9 2008
Fritzl & Obama
“I knew that I was hurting her. It was like an addiction…
“I knew the whole time that what I was doing was not right… but… it became completely matter-of-fact for me that I had a second life, which I led in the cellar of my house.” (Josef Fritzl)
Apart from the shocking details of cases like the Fritzl case, these cases simply add an [...]
Tags: Current Affairs, Politics, Provocative Thoughts
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Apr 29 2008
Shining Forever
The combination of watching the fairytale movie “Stardust” and being introduced to this song have led me to put finger to keyboard this evening…
Just in case you are not clued up with the plot of Stardust, it concerns a young man – a nobody – who ends up not only defeating the witch, getting the girl and becoming king but he also lives forever [...]
Tags: Films, Movies, Provocative Thoughts, Values
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