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No hope for change….apart from the Spirit
Saw Funny People a couple days ago. Completely different than what I expected, actually. The trailer made it look like a thoughtful comedy about a comedian with cancer. Turned out to be a thoughtful drama about a comedian with cancer. I’ve not worked with enough people to really say I know the type of person who is purposefully self-destructive…
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Unbiblical thinking always comes home to roost
[Emphasis mine.] Dear BJU alumni and friends, In 2008 BJU Press published The Christian and Drinking: A Biblical Perspective on Moderation and Abstinence by Dr. Randy Jaeggli, professor of Old Testament at Bob Jones University Seminary. The book is part of a series of short monographs published by the Seminary to help Bible-believing Christians apply…
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Concert Review: Warped Tour 2009 (and tips for concert noobs)
Trevor begged for a ride to Warped Tour 09… and it’s summer… and a lot of my daytime plans fell through a couple weeks ago so I can’t really say i’m busy … so I went. Typical big-festival experience: 50% of the 70+ bans suck ass. 30% more are mediocre. Your ears don’t bleed or…
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On Sin. [Probably the most important post I’ve ever written.]
I wrote this for Camille Lewis, because she asked for me to explain this all in one place. So here we go. To echo the esteemed Dr Mike Barrett, nothing I say below is new. “Novelty is not a virtue in this business,” he said to us in seminary. Orthodox teaching on the subject of…
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“Redeeming the arts” badly isn’t good enough
Before reading any further, you need to read Joel Stein’s short essay at the end of this week’s issue of Timemagazine: “Christian Improv: What’s Funny At Warren’s Church” Stein’s snarky commentary on his experience with the Saddleback improv comedy team brings into the light the underlying failure of the modern Evangelical “redeem the arts” movement: If…
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