It’s been a while since I’ve seen something that just blows me away, but I can say I was just amazed at this. Jeff de Boer is an armor maker, something that is uncommon in our day… but the armor he makes is even more exceptional. He crafts painstakingly detailed armor in a way that reminds me of the fine examples in the Freer & Sackler Galleries in DC.
via Make!
O Great God
Based on The Valley of Vision prayer “Regeneration”
Words and Music by
Bob Kauflin
O great God of highest heaven
Occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
Conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin remain
That resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
Make me Yours forevermore
I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did not know Your love within
Had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
Opened up Your Word to me
Through the gospel of Your Son
Gave me endless hope and peace
Help me now to live a life
That’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
From the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
With my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heaven
Glorify Your Name through me
Oh yes boys and girls, here it is… the TV show that all of the hyper-calvinists are looking for -
Reformed Eye for the Arminian Guy!
Some people really love seeing just where things in the Bible happened, it helps them visualize the reality of the subject… and others just like maps (like me.)
Well, for anyone who would like an interactive map system for the bible, look no further!
Check out Biblemap.org an impressive bit of coding, and quite pleasing to the eye!
Thanks to the ESV Bible Blog!
No one who was not a shepherd or a peasant for five years can understand Virgil in his Bucolica and Georgica. I maintain that no one can undersand Cicero in his letters unless he was active in important affairs of state for twenty years. Let no one who had not guided the congregations with the prophets for one hundred years believe that he has tasted Holy Scripture thoroughly. For this reason the miracle is stupendous (1) in John the Baptist, (2) in Christ, (3) in the Apostles. Do not try to fathom this divine Aeneid, but humbly worship its footprints. We are beggars. That is true.
-Martin Luther (found in his pocket after his death.)
Enjoy the the biting satire of The Church You Know.
Just stumbled across a blog by a worker at Banner of Truth (one of my favorite publishers) and was blown away by this:
After only reading a few pages, I ran downstairs the staff here at Banner, “Did you know about this book?” I asked. I then read from our tribute to this author. “After he handed the package (the manuscript for this book) across the post-office counter, his wife Margaret, who was with him, suggested he might buy a new notebook to begin his next book. He paused before replying, ‘Margaret, I think I’ve said all I want to say.’ That evening he entered his eternal rest.” He was 83. Clearly, in the providence of God, this book was not to go undone!
I don’t really have much to say except, wow. There’s a couple of books I’ve been wanting to order from them, I’ll have to add this to the list! Read the post and check out the book.
What exactly constitutes a violation of the first amendment? Does a student activities committee at a state school paying a “Christian” band to perform constitute a violation? Students at the University of Tennessee at Martin find themselves asking this question.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Although I am leery to state any opinion of this matter, this is what I come up with:
What say you? I know I’ve got some folks in the legal profession out there so clear up my muddled understanding with your years of experience!
Here’s a post from Mere Comments that looks at how something perceived as “good” lead to sinful things. It is a thought-provoking post with even better conversation in the comments! Church activities need to be looked at to see what they really do for the community and for the mission of Christ – if it is just inward facing cliques there needs to be some serious corporate assessment of the activity, either to redeem it or remove it.
