Category: miscellaneous
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if Piper can do it
If you live in the Indy area, you may want to attend the THINK conference at College Park Church next weekend, where I’ll be explaining the biblical foundation and personal application of the Christian worldview. It should be a provocative and meaningful time, so come if you can. Here’s another entry for Our Daily Journey…
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our beyonce
Congratulations to our very own Matthew Westerholm, a GRTS student who arranged a song, “The Power of the Cross,” on Heather Hadley’s CD, which Sunday night won a Grammy for best contemporary R & B/gospel album. Matt also got his picture taken with Taylor Swift (he prudently avoided being photographed next to a half naked…
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it is what it is
Has anyone else noticed that this phrase is only used to describe something bad, like the Michigan economy, the Detroit Lions’ defense, or the futile search for Osama bin Laden? You never hear: “Sex. It is what it is.” “Snow day tomorrow! It is what it is.” “Jesus is coming! It is what it is.”…
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monday morning quarterback
It’s Monday morning, time to evaluate and grow from the sermons you delivered yesterday. It may be hard to tell when you’ve done well, for the best sermons are like time bombs that go off later in the week. But you can spot the bad ones right away. In that regard, here are the top…
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designated pagans
Matthew Westerholm sent me this link to an atheistic organization that is meeting a real need. For $110, Eternal Earth-Bound Pets will rush to your house within 24 hours of the rapture and rescue your beloved pet which is left behind. The only flaw in their business model is that many dispensationalist pretribbers were taught…
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two items of interest
Driving at dusk in West Michigan in November is a bit like being dropped into a game of Frogger. The deer are rutting and running this time of year, and last week a buck sprinted across the road right in front of my little car. Unless that happens tonight, my 1990 Honda CRX will turn…
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Bach and Freddy
If you enjoy history you will love James Gaines’ Evening in the Palace of Reason. I picked this up on the advice of Gene Veith, who said that you should put down whatever it is you are doing and read this book. I happened to be grading papers at the time, so I did. This…
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why I believe in God
Consider these converging lines of evidence: 1. The starting pitchers of tomorrow night’s Game 1 of the World Series are the last recipients of the American League Cy Young Award, an award they won while pitching for the Cleveland Indians—the team which apparently did not inform their brand-new manager of those trades, for he said…
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is this funny?
While I was driving into work just now I heard that Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Do you know what this means? After years of getting it wrong, Jack Van Impe is now only a free space away from winning Antichrist Bingo. I do wonder how you can win the Nobel Peace Prize…
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drunken bluegrass (but I repeat myself)
Here is irrefutable, un-photo shopped proof that Gary Meadors (far right) has slipped back to step 8 on his long journey toward wellness. If you aren’t familiar with AA, that is the step where Gary tries to make amends. So if you have ever taken Greek from him, you may want to screen your calls…
Mike Wittmer 