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2005·11·29
Bloggage · Community
Life is unpredictable. You never know what will happen next, but you go through life expecting most things to work out. Usually, they do. You get up in the morning, have your coffee, kiss your wife, go about your daily business, yell at the kids, and go to bed. Life is good; but in the dark recesses of your mind there is a nagging fear. Things like that happen to other people, you tell yourself, not me! But it has happened . . .
New Heads at the Moor
2006·01·25
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We would like to commend Jonathan Moorhead for doing his part for the church growth movement. In one day, without the use of a survey or any gimics, he has increased his contribution to the membership of his church by fifty percent. You can read about his brilliant . . .
More Church Growth
2006·02·03
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Kudos go to Daniel of Doulogos today, for successfully implementing Church Growth methods. While he has not published his strategy, it is obvious that he has taken the trend of targeting the young demographic to the extreme. Click here to... . . .
Have a Sandwich
2006·04·06
Community · Humor?
The April issue of The Sacred Sandwich has been published! If you are a Christian with a healthy sense of humor, you love The Sacred Sandwich. If you've never heard of it, well... isn't it damp and cold living under... . . .
Tim the Typin' Tornado
2006·05·01
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Click image to enlarge. Source: Provocations and Pantings.I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen the picture. I really thought Challies had some kind of voice-activated dictation software for live-blogging all the conferences he gets invited to, or maybe a... . . .
Another Arrow in the Challies Quiver
2006·05·04
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Congratulations go out today to Tim & Aileen Challies, who have been rewarded with a gift from the Lord. Our prayers are with you, prayers of praise to God for his goodness, as well as prayers of petition for his... . . .
Still Reproducing
2006·05·10
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Why is this blogger smiling? He gets to change diapers and clean up puke, that's why! Stop by Still Reproducing Reforming and congratulate Matt Gumm on the arrival of his new son. While you're there, tell him what kind of... . . .
Brevity & Levity
2006·06·16
Community · Humor?
Giddy with joy over having won an award today, I am going to hand out an award of my own. Well, it's not really an award, as there is no title or trophy. Call it a commendation. This commendation goes... . . .
Spurgeon Rides into the Sunset
2006·06·29
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Today when I visited one of my favorite blogs, Howling Coyote, I found sad news. The proprietor, James Spurgeon, is packing his virtual bags and going home to the real world. James has been a busy blogger, blogging at Pyromaniacs,... . . .
Why Not, It’s Friday
2006·08·04
Bloggage · Community
Memes – who started this? Well, I’ve been tagged with one. Normally, I would ignore it, but today I am just tickled pink to be noticed by Eminent Canadian Philosopher and Theologian® Daniel that I simply must comply. So here... . . .
King for a Week!
2006·11·20
Bloggage · Community
What, me, a king? Well, actually, yes. Even before Tim Challies, Pope of Christian Blogdom, crowned me King for a Week, I was predestined to the throne. Consider these facts:... . . .
Church Growth & Blogroll Additions
2006·11·22
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You might be surprised to learn that the Thirsty Theologian is not opposed to the church growth movement. That is, not if approved methods are used. Today we send congratulations to Paul Lamey, whose church growth technique has apparently been... . . .
An Entirely Self-serving Post
2006·12·01
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Matthew Sims, one of the eminent writers at The World from our Window and proprietor of Under Sovereign Grace has offered a collection of John Piper sermons on CD for free. All I have to do is post a link... . . .
Overthrown!
2006·12·04
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Once again I am reminded of my own mortality. I guess I should have expected it, but when my "King for a Week" status stretched out to a fortnight, I suppose I began to settle into the throne a bit... . . .
More on Exposition
2007·01·09
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This Winter seems to be the season of the Biblical expositor. Steve Weaver has recently completed his series on How I Prepare An Expository Sermon, a fellow in a big orange truck going by the name of reglerjoe has written... . . .
Challies on Discernment
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I almost feel silly posting this, since everyone in the world reads challies.com anyway, but for the benefit of those who live under a rock in the wastelands of, say, Montana, Tim Challies is posting an excellent series on discernment.... . . .
Steve Weaver Embraces Church Growth Movement
2007·01·10
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Pastor Steve Weaver, expositor extraordinaire, has, with considerable help from Mrs. Weaver, successfully implemented Thirsty Theologian endorsed church growth methodology. Together thay have added a member to their church who is much cuter, and considerably redder, than Steve. I'll bet... . . .
Aaron Job Draws
2007·01·22
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One of my goals for this year is to read not necessarily more, but better material. In keeping with that goal, I began looking for some new weblogs. Mohler, Challies, Pyromaniacs—they’re all OK, I guess, but a little fluffy. A... . . .
Church Minister of Music Position Filled
2007·01·24
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Why is Scott Aniol grinning so immoderately? Apparently, he has recruited a promising young church musician. Way to go, Scott, start’em young! That way, you don’t have to untrain bad habits learned elsewhere. Don’t worry, his arias (and aromas) will... . . .
Blogger Babies Abound
2007·02·07
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In case you haven't noticed, I take great delight in seeing families grow, especially Christian families. Consequently, I have been very delighted lately to see new babies popping up on several of the blogs I read. Today, there are two... . . .
Acts by Aniol
2007·02·20
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I have just begun listening to Scott Aniol's expositions of the book of Acts. You should, too. Here is a sample to whet your appetite: The contents of the book of Acts in which all of these events are recorded... . . .
Michael Beasley Had a Baby
2007·03·10
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I don't actually believe Michael had the baby himself, but I'm not sure since the birth announcement he posted makes no mention whatsoever of his wife. Nice one, Mike. That's the sort of blunder I would make and pay dearly... . . .
I'd like to thank my agent...
2007·04·13
Bloggage · Community
How do you accept a commendation for something that you do mostly for your own benefit and really put very little effort into? Yes, that is a poor sentence, but it is how I feel at present. Four times in... . . .
A Frivolous Two-fer
2007·05·09
Bloggage · Community · Humor? · Personal
I’m going to kill two birds with one 12-gauge light target load. First, Jen posted a quote from G.K. Chesterton that highlights a sad literary truth: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” Hard to believe,... . . .
I don't do blogspotting . . .
2007·06·22
Bloggage · Community
. . . but I'm blogspotting this guy because he says I should, and because he apparently considers Chevy aficionados to be "misguided." He obviously has the gift of discernment. Also, because it's the weekend and I've got nothing else... . . .
A Little Fun and a Good Cause
2007·07·27
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8:00 AM (Central time) Tomorrow (Saturday, July 27) is the beginning of some madman's invention: Blogathon. Participating bloggers will post every half hour for twenty-four hours to raise money for the charities they have selected. No sir, I won't be... . . .
The Best and Worst of the Thirsty Theologian
2007·08·13
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Jonathan Moorhead has tagged me to identify my worst and best post, a post on which I have changed my mind, and my most-commented-on post. So here they are: Thirsty Theologian Worst post: I wrote a short post quite a... . . .
As if New York Wasn't Crowded Enough Already
2007·08·15
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Congratulations to Rey and Mrs. Rey of the Bible Archive, who have "gotten a man from the Lord." It's always a blessing to see a child born into a home where Christ is Lord and the Bible is taught. God... . . .
Blog Babies
2007·11·15
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I'm taking a break from not blogging today to send congratulations to a couple of bloggers who have been blessed with additions to their families. As you may know, I like babies. I've never had one myself, but my wife... . . .
Worthy Reads
2008·01·21
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Today I would like to draw your attention to a couple of items that deserve your attention. (How's that for an opening sentence?) Over to the right of this page you will see a few banner links. Among them is... . . .
Seven Things
2008·02·01
Bloggage · Community · Personal
Sheepish Brian has tagged me with one of those meme things. I’m supposed to tell you “seven things about myself that you don’t know about me.” Number one would be that I absolutely cannot resist pointing out the lousy structure... . . .
Textus Receptus Only Debated
2008·04·09
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Frank Turk, who, unlike me, likes to argue and does it rather well, is taking on a defender of the Textus Receptus as the only preserved Word of God at his DebateBlog. I expect it to be an interesting and... . . .
Serious/Silly Saturday
2008·05·17
Community · Humor?
Pray for Jonathan Moorhead as he teaches a seminar on Jonathan Edwards at Word of Grace Bible Church in Battle Ground WA today. This is a Russian-speaking congregation, so he will be working with an interpreter. Pray also that he... . . .
How I Rite
2008·08·22
Bloggage · Community
Matt Gumm has condescended to enlighten us to how he writes, and has asked us to reciprocate. These are the questions he asks, and, for what they’re worth, my answers: . . .
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