“He Became Poor”: Watch @GeorgeOWood’s Christmas Greeting
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Month: December 2011
“What Did You See?” @DougClay’s Latest “Monday Motivator”
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The World Wide (Religious) Web for Monday, December 12, 2011: Religion Stories from A to, Uh, P…
APOLOGETICS: “It’s Okay to Expect a Miracle” is an interview with Craig S. Keener about his two-volume study, Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts. I hope to interview Prof. Keener in January on MinistryDirect.com/live BOOKS: “Favorite Books of 2011.” CULTURE: “What the Cultural Mandate Is Not.” DECONVERSION: “Why Do Christians Leave the Faith?” Bradley Wright has an ongoing series on this topic over at Black, White and Gray. Part 1: “The Fundamental Importance of Apologetics” Part 2: “Breaking-up with a God Who Failed Them” Part 3: “The Problem of Responding Badly to Doubt” Part 4: “The Relative Unimportance … Continue reading The World Wide (Religious) Web for Monday, December 12, 2011: Religion Stories from A to, Uh, P…
“Be Thou My Vision”
Here are the lyrics. The video eliminates verse 4 and varies the lyrics throughout. Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word; I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, I thy true son; Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one. Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for my fight, Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight. Thou my soul’s … Continue reading “Be Thou My Vision”
“Before the Throne of God Above”
Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea: A great High Priest, whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on his hands, My name is written on his heart; I know that while in heaven he stands No tongue can bid me thence depart No tongue can bid me thence depart. When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look, and see him there Who made an end of all my sin. Because a sinless Savior died, My sinful soul … Continue reading “Before the Throne of God Above”
Death to Pennies! (Sorry, Abe!)
My (Current) Favorite Country Song: “Home” by Dierks Bentley
Here is the video for my (current) favorite country song: Here are the lyrics: West, on a plane bound west I see her stretching out below Land, blessed mother land The place where I was born Scars, she’s got her scars Sometimes it starts to worry me Cause lose, I don’t want to lose Sight of who we are From the mountains high To the wave crash coast There’s a way to find Better days I know It’s been a long hard ride Got a ways to go This is still the place That we all call home [ Lyrics … Continue reading My (Current) Favorite Country Song: “Home” by Dierks Bentley
Are sex offenders and lads’ mags talking the same language? Disturbingly, a UK study says, “Yes.”
From a University of Surrey press release: Far from being harmless or ironic fun, lads’ mags could be legitimising hostile sexist attitudes, according to new research. Psychologists from Middlesex University and the University of Surrey found that when presented with descriptions of women taken from lads’ mags, and comments about women made by convicted rapists, most people who took part in the study could not distinguish the source of the quotes. The research due to be published in the British Journal of Psychology also revealed that most men who took part in the study identified themselves more with the language … Continue reading Are sex offenders and lads’ mags talking the same language? Disturbingly, a UK study says, “Yes.”
Review of “The Circle Maker” by Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson, The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011). $19.99, 224 pages. In the First Century B.C., during a period of extreme drought, a Jewish man named Honi stood outside the walls of Jerusalem, drew a circle around himself, and prayed the following prayer: “Lord of the universe, I swear before Your great name that I will not move from this circle until You have shown mercy upon Your children.” Jerusalem’s religious leaders were appalled at this man’s audacity. Then it rained. Mark Batterson opens The Circle Maker with this … Continue reading Review of “The Circle Maker” by Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson on “The Circle Maker”
Tomorrow–Thursday, December 8–I’m interviewing Mark Batterson about his new book, The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears. The interview will be webcast live on MinistryDirect.com at 3:00 p.m. (CST). If you’d like to ask Mark questions about his book, about prayer, or about other ministry topics, email your questions to [email protected], tweet them using #MinistryDirect, or enter them on the Facebook message board on MinistryDirect’s live page. (You must be logged into Facebook to post questions on the message board.) I’ll do my best to ask Mark every question I receive. If you’d like to … Continue reading Mark Batterson on “The Circle Maker”
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