Thursday, August 31, 2006
Katrina News
As we all know, Chris Metras is organizing more trips to Katrina land. There is much work yet to be done. Last week Cindy Swanson interviewed a pastor whose entire church family lost all of their homes in the storm. Most of his church family still live today in FEMA trailors. Cindy was kind enough to send me an email about this as soon as it was going on, but I am only now getting around to it. Read Cindy Swanson's account at her blog here. It is beautiful to see the pastor's strong confidence in the design of God. Chris, I think you need to check these people out!
Picture in Local News
Some of our own make the front page of the local news (Rockford Register Star). Check out the online version here.
Let's pray for our children who are starting school.
UPDATE: Berryman's blog has better linkage.
Let's pray for our children who are starting school.
UPDATE: Berryman's blog has better linkage.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Missing link
Pastor Bixby informed me that the link to my address was not working properly. I think I fixed it here. I've also fixed the link below, but I wanted to let everyone know that it was working. Look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday.
Youth Fellowship, part deux
In response to Pastor's last post, Lacey does know about the fellowship this Sunday night and we're all very excited. For those of you who have never been to our house, you can click here for a map and directions. Here's a picture of what our house looks like when we've finished our yard work. We hope to see you all there.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Youth Fellowship
Ok. Ignore this very disturbing discovery (that church-goers are fatter). An actual quote: "Baptist are more likely to be obese." Forget it.As has been announced over and over and over and over again, we are kicking off a brand new season for youth fellowship this coming Sunday AND one of the ways we are going to set this particular "kick-off" apart is by - er - eating..... At the Berrymans. After church on Sunday night. We figure that the next day being a holiday and all nobody is having to get up early for school. Fellowship will go until 9:30. The length of the fellowship hinges entirely upon the length of the sermon that night, something yet to be discovered. But we'll officially cut off at 9:30 no matter when we start. Most should be able to be home by 10:00, tucked in by 10:05.
Don't know who the Berrymans are? Check out their family picture here. I'm not sure what we'll have yet. I'm not even sure that Mrs. Berryman even knows that we are planning on going there, but hopefully she finds out before Sunday evening. Her husband knows.
We'll sing songs, play a game or two, pray, and enjoy one another.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Sunday Services
Just a quick post to show some of the fun activities thta took place this Lord's Day. We had a wonderful time of worship and fellowship at the Walsh home. Enjoy the photos.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Ladies Retreat 2007
Mark your calendars! The 2007 Annual Ladies Retreat is scheduled for April 20-21, 2007. I am really hoping for a great turn out. We have secured for that special event a much sought-after speaker, Holly Stratton. Holly is the wife of Dr. Dick Stratton, President of Clearwater Christian College. Jennie and I have enjoyed getting to know the Strattons, and we are both very much impressed with Holly's zeal for the Lord and her ability to communicate.We so strongly believe in the value of the ladies retreat that we have put an increasing amount of forethought into it with an added amount of prayers. Our desire is to bring to you speakers who emulate our heartbeat for the Lord but who are able to add to the work of God here in ways that we can not do ourselves. Holly is a regular contributor to the widely read SharperIron.org. All of her articles are thought provoking and soul-stirring. You may read a few examples of her writing linked below. Mark your calendars now!
Holly on Graceful Modesty, on "Fat Cats", and "No Hang-ups Allowed."
Ladies Retreat April 20-21, 2007
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Jacob Bergum
On Memorial Day weekend members from my brother's church were involved in a tragic accident that took the lives of the father and a sister. Another sister was severely hurt. Jacob, the youngest was also critically injured (see a picture of him here). There have been many ups and downs, but lately there seems to be a turn for the worse in young Jacob's convalescence. Here is a recent note from my sister-in-law:
Jacob Bergum has had a turn for the worse. On Friday, he had surgery to re-insert the bone plates in his skull. He did remarkably well on Saturday, and had the Dr.’s stunned! However, during the night on Saturday, he became very disoriented and sick. They decided to release him from the hospital on Monday late afternoon, and he had a rough time once he got home, I guess. Poor Geralynn only got 2 hrs of sleep on Monday night. I dropped off a meal for them on Tuesday afternoon, and I’ve never seen her look as bad as she did then. She was absolutely exhausted and stressed. Poor thing. I guess yesterday morning, (Wed) she had to call 911 to come and pick up Jacob to take him back to the hospital, as he’d been running a very high fever and was unresponsive when she tried to wake him up. He was rushed into surgery again, and they relieved a lot of fluid and swelling that had built up. He is still in a coma as far as I know, and he is very ‘fragile’. I guess they are concerned that more brain damage has occurred now. On our church’s website there’s a little update on them if any of you would be interested. I was just writing so that you can pray for them. They are so heavy on our hearts.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Nancy Foster's Open House
It's time to say "Goodbye!" to our college students. That's the sad part. The fun part, however, is getting to enjoy open houses. The fellowship is always good. Of course, most open houses are in May or June, but Nancy is more creative! There's no way she could spend the money she got before school starts!
September's Stuff
September 3 ~ AGAPE SUNDAYBreakfast will be starting up again! Plan on coming at 8:45 for some good food and fellowship. We are very enthusiastic about the positive effect this fellowship has on each Lord's Day.
All youth will be starting a special class and fellowship during Sunday School hour. We will be meeting at the Chris Metras home. Be sure to come! I am really looking forward to this particular ministry.
PM - Lord's Supper will be in the evening.
Friday, September 8 ~
Men's Retreat. There may be still opportunity to sign up for this rather spontaneous adventure at Camp Fairwood. Please contact Pastor Mark for more details.
Sunday, September 10 ~
PM Service. We will be recognizing Chris Metras and his expanded role and ministry in both MSBC and Global Grace.
Sunday, September 17 ~
Dave Deets, missionary candidate to Italy through Baptist World Mission, will be with us all day long. We will take an offering.
Friday, September 29 ~
The Youth will be going to see Flame of Fire by Overshadowed Productions in Itasca, Illinois. This play is about the five martyred missionaries of Ecuador. Details will be announced.
Looking ahead: Missionary/Stewardship Conference on October 8-12.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
August 27th
We will not be having our services at the Burritt Township Hall as normal. Instead we will be meeting at the Walshes in Harvard, IL. Click here for directions.
Here's the scoop. Our morning service will begin at 10:30. Please do everything that you can do to be early. You will need to get parked and settled, so allow yourself plenty of time for that. After the morning service we will have lunch. $10 per family is asked to help cover the cost of meat and beverages. Each family is asked to bring a salad and chips or a desert.
It's going to be fun! Come casual. You may get grass stains! Sporting activities will be possible. If the weather is nice swimming is possible. So, come prepared for a festive picnic!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Peep Deep, Volume 1, no. 3
Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography, by Iain H. Murry.
That New Sense of Things
Jonathan Edwards joined the Collegiate School of Conneticut in 1716. He was 13 years old. Harvard had been the place of choice for religious studies before this school was founded in 1701. In fact, it was still a matter of debate among pastoral leaders of the day.
There were rules:
1. Every student shall exercise himself in reading Holy Scriptures by himself every day that the word of Christ may dwell in him richly.
2. All students shall avoid the profanation of God's holy name, attributes, Word and ordinances and the Holy Sabbath, and shall carefully attend all public assemblies for worship.
3. All undergraduates shall publicly repeat sermons in the hall in their course and be constantly examined on Sabbaths at evening prayer. (In other words, "You better take GOOOOOOOD notes!")
Though these kind of rules fostered mere formalism, Jonathan was able to spend a lot of time with his grandfather (Richard) who would die that same year. It was these kind of statements that he heard on a regular basis uttered from his godly grandfather:
"Make the glory of God your main end."
"Depend on him by a lively faith in his promises"
"I carry my life in my hand every day, I am daily looking and waiting until my change come"
His last words: "I trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and I desire to do so more and more."
Sometime during this first year Jonathan Edwards would come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The change was evident in his spirit. He writes:
[about walking in his father's field after returning home]"And as I was walking there, and looking up on the sky and clouds, there came into my mind so sweet a sense of the glorious majesty and grace of God, that I know not how to express -- I seemed to see them both in sweet conjunction; majesty and meekness joined together: it was sweet, and gentle, and holy majesty: and also a majestic meekness; an awful sweetness; a high, and great, and holy gentleness" (p.36).
What amazing contemplations from a boy only thirteen years of age! Yet, how true!
s
That New Sense of Things
Jonathan Edwards joined the Collegiate School of Conneticut in 1716. He was 13 years old. Harvard had been the place of choice for religious studies before this school was founded in 1701. In fact, it was still a matter of debate among pastoral leaders of the day.
There were rules:
1. Every student shall exercise himself in reading Holy Scriptures by himself every day that the word of Christ may dwell in him richly.
2. All students shall avoid the profanation of God's holy name, attributes, Word and ordinances and the Holy Sabbath, and shall carefully attend all public assemblies for worship.
3. All undergraduates shall publicly repeat sermons in the hall in their course and be constantly examined on Sabbaths at evening prayer. (In other words, "You better take GOOOOOOOD notes!")
Though these kind of rules fostered mere formalism, Jonathan was able to spend a lot of time with his grandfather (Richard) who would die that same year. It was these kind of statements that he heard on a regular basis uttered from his godly grandfather:
"Make the glory of God your main end."
"Depend on him by a lively faith in his promises"
"I carry my life in my hand every day, I am daily looking and waiting until my change come"
His last words: "I trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and I desire to do so more and more."
Sometime during this first year Jonathan Edwards would come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The change was evident in his spirit. He writes:
[about walking in his father's field after returning home]"And as I was walking there, and looking up on the sky and clouds, there came into my mind so sweet a sense of the glorious majesty and grace of God, that I know not how to express -- I seemed to see them both in sweet conjunction; majesty and meekness joined together: it was sweet, and gentle, and holy majesty: and also a majestic meekness; an awful sweetness; a high, and great, and holy gentleness" (p.36).
What amazing contemplations from a boy only thirteen years of age! Yet, how true!
s
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Brethren, pray for us!
We are rejoicing for a good Lord’s day today and ask that you pray diligently for us and the ministry here.
A self-professed non-believing Filipino lady came to church today. A Christian friend who lives overseas somewhere found our church on the internet and encouraged her to visit. She called in advance and said she would be coming to visit and was hoping to also find another Filipino to befriend her. God is looking after this lady, and we do indeed have another Filipino lady in the congregation. The visitor said she previously spent 20 years in Hare Krishna religious practice but is no longer involved with that group. She is searching for truth and said she has lots of questions. She readily agreed to meet with us for a regular Bible study. Please pray for us to have wisdom in directing her to biblical answers to her questions. There is also a 17 year-old daughter whom the mother identified as “another lost soul.”
We are reminded of Paul’s writing to the church at Corinth with the words, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.” (I Cor. 3:6-7) We are so thankful to have the opportunity to share in the care for this lady’s soul!
The various cultures and native languages of the people in the church family continue to be a significant challenge. As part of our attempts to get to know the church people attending church and build a sense of family among them, this weekend we invited everyone to our house for an evening of fellowship. We managed to play Guesstures (game where you act out a word without speaking to your team), with the added requirement of drawing pictures of the words for our Mandarin-speaking people to participate. The game was successful in joining everyone in an activity, but it felt more like work than a game! We need to purchase a Chinese-English dictionary to aid in communication, and we need wisdom and guidance from the Lord to help these people to grow in their love and care for each other.
Scott has focused his initial teaching and preaching on the church from a biblical basis…what the church is for, role models in the New Testament, etc. as well as the topic of the Bible itself…it’s sufficiency, authority, etc. Please pray for Scott to have wisdom as he studies and seeks direction from the Lord on what to feed this congregation made largely of babes in Christ.
We continue to attempt to unpack boxes and are once again amazed at the bountiful material blessings God has bestowed upon us. Having lived over two years without the majority of our earthly goods, we have become less attached to them. Many of the church people are not as materially blessed as our family, and we have decided to pick something from our home to give each person/family when we visit them in the coming months. We tell you this not to impress you, by any means, but to share a part of our own spiritual journey that it may encourage you in yours. It is always fun to stop and see where we have grown ourselves in our spiritual walk on this earth. We are just so delighted to be serving the Lord here. We are so thankful for His goodness to us in spite of ourselves. Please pray that we will keep our hearts attuned to Him.
Serving joyfully in New Zealand,
Scott, Lori, Heidi and Daniel
A self-professed non-believing Filipino lady came to church today. A Christian friend who lives overseas somewhere found our church on the internet and encouraged her to visit. She called in advance and said she would be coming to visit and was hoping to also find another Filipino to befriend her. God is looking after this lady, and we do indeed have another Filipino lady in the congregation. The visitor said she previously spent 20 years in Hare Krishna religious practice but is no longer involved with that group. She is searching for truth and said she has lots of questions. She readily agreed to meet with us for a regular Bible study. Please pray for us to have wisdom in directing her to biblical answers to her questions. There is also a 17 year-old daughter whom the mother identified as “another lost soul.”
We are reminded of Paul’s writing to the church at Corinth with the words, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.” (I Cor. 3:6-7) We are so thankful to have the opportunity to share in the care for this lady’s soul!
The various cultures and native languages of the people in the church family continue to be a significant challenge. As part of our attempts to get to know the church people attending church and build a sense of family among them, this weekend we invited everyone to our house for an evening of fellowship. We managed to play Guesstures (game where you act out a word without speaking to your team), with the added requirement of drawing pictures of the words for our Mandarin-speaking people to participate. The game was successful in joining everyone in an activity, but it felt more like work than a game! We need to purchase a Chinese-English dictionary to aid in communication, and we need wisdom and guidance from the Lord to help these people to grow in their love and care for each other.
Scott has focused his initial teaching and preaching on the church from a biblical basis…what the church is for, role models in the New Testament, etc. as well as the topic of the Bible itself…it’s sufficiency, authority, etc. Please pray for Scott to have wisdom as he studies and seeks direction from the Lord on what to feed this congregation made largely of babes in Christ.
We continue to attempt to unpack boxes and are once again amazed at the bountiful material blessings God has bestowed upon us. Having lived over two years without the majority of our earthly goods, we have become less attached to them. Many of the church people are not as materially blessed as our family, and we have decided to pick something from our home to give each person/family when we visit them in the coming months. We tell you this not to impress you, by any means, but to share a part of our own spiritual journey that it may encourage you in yours. It is always fun to stop and see where we have grown ourselves in our spiritual walk on this earth. We are just so delighted to be serving the Lord here. We are so thankful for His goodness to us in spite of ourselves. Please pray that we will keep our hearts attuned to Him.
Serving joyfully in New Zealand,
Scott, Lori, Heidi and Daniel
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Peep Deep, Volume 1, no. 2
Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography, by Iain H. Murry.
The Son of East Windsor
Windsor is somewhere in New England. Conneticut area. The place that just sacked Joe Lieberman. Back in 1636 a very famous Puritan preacher, Thomas Hooker, journeyed to this place from Massachusetts Bay area. Seems the Bay was too crowded. A woman named Ann Coles was part of the group that traveled with him along with her 18 yr. old son, William Edwards, the son of her deceased husband, Richard Edwards.
Though you may not think of yourself as having a forte in history, you probably can guess where this going? Yup. William got married. So, get this:
Richard begot William.
William begot Richard.
Richard begot Timothy (Creative guy, that Richard. Glad he broke the monotonous name cycle).
Timothy begot Jonathan.
Seems like Richard, Jonathan's grandpa, had a very bad marriage. So bad, that Timothy (Jonathan's dad) and his sister actually filed a complaint against her to justify their father's divorce! Seems like poor Richard had barely betrothed and married his lovely wench when she had a baby by another man. She actually had all kinds of infidelities. That sort of blows the whole pre-1950s utopia we imagine America to be. Anyway, Timothy highly admired dad Richard. He said of his dad: "He was naturally cheerful, sprightly, and sweet tempered, of a ready wit, had a mind well stored with knowledge, particularly the knowledge of history and theology, and in coversation was uncommonly pleasant and entertaining" (p. 5).
That's a pretty cool thing to say about a dad. Hope my son says that about me some day.
Oh, don't have a son. So much for the well-stored mind part.
Apparently, Timothy was a flat out good preacher. He married into preaching stock too. Not that his wife was a preacher, but her dad, Solomon Stoddard, was. Pastor Stoddard, Jonathan's grandpa from his mom's side, said, "We are not sent into the pulpit to shew our wit and eloquence but to set the consciences of men on fire" (p.8).
Jonathan was born to Timothy and Esther Edwards on October 5, 1703. He was number five. Four girls preceded him. Six girls would be born to Timothy and Esther after Jonathan was born. All I can say is, "Wow!"
It is really too bad that basketball hadn't been invented yet. All ten of Timothy's daughters were at least 6 feet tall! People spoke of Timothy Edwards' "sixty feet of daughters!" He deserves a medal for that. I have 3 feet of daughter and I sometimes think myself a worthy candidate for canonization.
Seems like Timothy taught son Jonathan to do all his work with a "pen in hand and to regard accuracy in writing essential" (p.14). AT thss varya mment I have a penn nin handas anddsa it issn ot helpingm y accararuacy nin wrritnng. Oh well, I guess I'll never be like Jonathan Edwards that way.
This was a godly family. The correspondence between Jonathan and his sisters is amazing. Such depth. Jonathan was a mature, young man, adequately prepared for higher learning with a thorough grasp of latin and greek when he rode down river in 1716 on his way to college at the ripe old age of 13.
The Son of East Windsor
Windsor is somewhere in New England. Conneticut area. The place that just sacked Joe Lieberman. Back in 1636 a very famous Puritan preacher, Thomas Hooker, journeyed to this place from Massachusetts Bay area. Seems the Bay was too crowded. A woman named Ann Coles was part of the group that traveled with him along with her 18 yr. old son, William Edwards, the son of her deceased husband, Richard Edwards.
Though you may not think of yourself as having a forte in history, you probably can guess where this going? Yup. William got married. So, get this:
Richard begot William.
William begot Richard.
Richard begot Timothy (Creative guy, that Richard. Glad he broke the monotonous name cycle).
Timothy begot Jonathan.
Seems like Richard, Jonathan's grandpa, had a very bad marriage. So bad, that Timothy (Jonathan's dad) and his sister actually filed a complaint against her to justify their father's divorce! Seems like poor Richard had barely betrothed and married his lovely wench when she had a baby by another man. She actually had all kinds of infidelities. That sort of blows the whole pre-1950s utopia we imagine America to be. Anyway, Timothy highly admired dad Richard. He said of his dad: "He was naturally cheerful, sprightly, and sweet tempered, of a ready wit, had a mind well stored with knowledge, particularly the knowledge of history and theology, and in coversation was uncommonly pleasant and entertaining" (p. 5).
That's a pretty cool thing to say about a dad. Hope my son says that about me some day.
Oh, don't have a son. So much for the well-stored mind part.
Apparently, Timothy was a flat out good preacher. He married into preaching stock too. Not that his wife was a preacher, but her dad, Solomon Stoddard, was. Pastor Stoddard, Jonathan's grandpa from his mom's side, said, "We are not sent into the pulpit to shew our wit and eloquence but to set the consciences of men on fire" (p.8).
Jonathan was born to Timothy and Esther Edwards on October 5, 1703. He was number five. Four girls preceded him. Six girls would be born to Timothy and Esther after Jonathan was born. All I can say is, "Wow!"
It is really too bad that basketball hadn't been invented yet. All ten of Timothy's daughters were at least 6 feet tall! People spoke of Timothy Edwards' "sixty feet of daughters!" He deserves a medal for that. I have 3 feet of daughter and I sometimes think myself a worthy candidate for canonization.
Seems like Timothy taught son Jonathan to do all his work with a "pen in hand and to regard accuracy in writing essential" (p.14). AT thss varya mment I have a penn nin handas anddsa it issn ot helpingm y accararuacy nin wrritnng. Oh well, I guess I'll never be like Jonathan Edwards that way.
This was a godly family. The correspondence between Jonathan and his sisters is amazing. Such depth. Jonathan was a mature, young man, adequately prepared for higher learning with a thorough grasp of latin and greek when he rode down river in 1716 on his way to college at the ripe old age of 13.
Peep Deep, Volume 1, no. 1
Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography, by Iain H. Murry.
Introduction: On Understanding Edwards, p. xix - xxxi
Basically, Jonathan Edwards blows people's minds. Is he a metaphysicist, a philosopher, or a theologian (a "divine")? His contemporaries acknowledged him as one of the greatest theologians of all time, certainly of their day. Secular biographers and writers in the centuries since Edwards was born (1703. Many years before the oldest member in our church) have actually bemoaned the fact that Edwards wasted his brilliant and unequaled mind on theology!
But "those who knew him best never put 'the philosopher' first. A fellow preacher, Giblert Tennent, announcing Edwards' death in a Philadelphia newspaper of March 28, 1758, described him as 'a great divine, divnity was his favourite [that's how they spelled favorite back then] study and the ministry his most delightful employment" (p. xix).
Murray, the author, explains why most biographers and historians just don't get it. Being unbelievers, they simply cannot grasp what even a small, believing child sees so clearly. Edwards knew this.
"According to the New Testament, and therefore to Edwards also, the difference between the regenenerate Christian and the remainder of men constitutes the most radical of all divisions. What is revealed to babes is hidden from the proud. The reason, he says, 'why the things of the gospel seem all so tasteless and insipid to natural men' is that 'they are a parcel of words to which they, in their own minds, have no correspondent ideas'. 'It is like a stranger or a dead letter, that is, sounds and letters without any signification. This is the reason they commonly account religion such a foolish thing, and the saints fools. This is the reason the Scripture is not sweet to them, and why the godly are called by the name of fanatics, and the like'"(p. xxv).
Someone said that to remember history means far more than "a mere bow to history." "His theology had revivals and repentance, and salvation from hell, in it; and this made it, and makes it, and will keep it divine theology till Christ is all in all."
I agree with with Murray. "We fail to understand Edwards aright until the record of his life begins to make the same impression upon us."
Introduction: On Understanding Edwards, p. xix - xxxi
Basically, Jonathan Edwards blows people's minds. Is he a metaphysicist, a philosopher, or a theologian (a "divine")? His contemporaries acknowledged him as one of the greatest theologians of all time, certainly of their day. Secular biographers and writers in the centuries since Edwards was born (1703. Many years before the oldest member in our church) have actually bemoaned the fact that Edwards wasted his brilliant and unequaled mind on theology!
But "those who knew him best never put 'the philosopher' first. A fellow preacher, Giblert Tennent, announcing Edwards' death in a Philadelphia newspaper of March 28, 1758, described him as 'a great divine, divnity was his favourite [that's how they spelled favorite back then] study and the ministry his most delightful employment" (p. xix).
Murray, the author, explains why most biographers and historians just don't get it. Being unbelievers, they simply cannot grasp what even a small, believing child sees so clearly. Edwards knew this.
"According to the New Testament, and therefore to Edwards also, the difference between the regenenerate Christian and the remainder of men constitutes the most radical of all divisions. What is revealed to babes is hidden from the proud. The reason, he says, 'why the things of the gospel seem all so tasteless and insipid to natural men' is that 'they are a parcel of words to which they, in their own minds, have no correspondent ideas'. 'It is like a stranger or a dead letter, that is, sounds and letters without any signification. This is the reason they commonly account religion such a foolish thing, and the saints fools. This is the reason the Scripture is not sweet to them, and why the godly are called by the name of fanatics, and the like'"(p. xxv).
Someone said that to remember history means far more than "a mere bow to history." "His theology had revivals and repentance, and salvation from hell, in it; and this made it, and makes it, and will keep it divine theology till Christ is all in all."
I agree with with Murray. "We fail to understand Edwards aright until the record of his life begins to make the same impression upon us."
Peep Deep
Ladies and Gentlemen! I am introducing to you a new, never-before-heard-of (to me anyway)feature of pastoral ingenuity and zeal: Peep Deep.
Have you ever wished you could eavesdrop on an conversation between two interesting people? Have you ever sat in an airplane and tried to read over the shoulder of your row partner, a person who is a complete stranger to you, but just so happened to bring on board a fascinating book? Have you ever desired to peep into the thoughts of other people without having to actually interact with them?
No?
Okay, so I'm the only weird one in the bunch. But, anyway, Peep Deep is a new feature of this blog that will let you get a peep into what I'm reading by exposing to your inquisitive eyes snippets and smidgens of my reading, pithy statements, and provocative quotes. I shall even courageously bare the flotsam and jetsam of my boondoggled mind, overtaxed by gluttonous, voracious reading as it snaps and spins to the stimuli of such deep material. (Impressive, heh?) Thus, Peep Deep.
Have you ever wished you could eavesdrop on an conversation between two interesting people? Have you ever sat in an airplane and tried to read over the shoulder of your row partner, a person who is a complete stranger to you, but just so happened to bring on board a fascinating book? Have you ever desired to peep into the thoughts of other people without having to actually interact with them?
No?
Okay, so I'm the only weird one in the bunch. But, anyway, Peep Deep is a new feature of this blog that will let you get a peep into what I'm reading by exposing to your inquisitive eyes snippets and smidgens of my reading, pithy statements, and provocative quotes. I shall even courageously bare the flotsam and jetsam of my boondoggled mind, overtaxed by gluttonous, voracious reading as it snaps and spins to the stimuli of such deep material. (Impressive, heh?) Thus, Peep Deep.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Know Who's Who
You should know who's who in Church History. This is particularly important because I so often quote from people in the past. Here is an excellent resource produced by Phil Johnson, one of the elders at Grace Community Church where John MacArthur pastors. In fact, Pat, can you put this link on the side of our blog? The page that might interest you the most is "The Stalwarts." Last Sunday, for example, I quoted from A.W. Pink. You'll find out a lot about him here.
Monday, August 07, 2006
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