I know it's your birthday, but this could presumably be - the speed you were caught doing in a 20mph school zone - the chapter of Proverbs you are reading - slightly under strength lager (not quite xxxx) - er, something else.
Happy Birthday anyway. Hope you have great day with Em, Dr Who and Jools Holland (or some combination thereof).
My dream holiday....
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...is without doubt hiring a motorcamper and following the Tour de France
for three weeks. Not only do you get to see one of the greatest sporting
events o...
Is Jesus Compelling?
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Are there Christians who don't find Jesus completely compelling? I think
there are. I chatted to a friend last week and concluded we both know people
who a...
Steve Stockman’s NAILED
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This poem by Steve Stockman (all-round pop-culture surmiser) has rattled
around my mind since I read it a few months ago. And it particularly seems
to reso...
One Line Review: Little Children
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Don’t you just love it when an adorable fluffy little romp about marriage
infidelity takes a nasty turn half way through to deal with some serious
issues. ...
Dave Stroud On Church Planting
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This video was recorded in exhibition area of the recent conference.
Newfrontiers is ramping up its church planting efforts, watch and learn more
about h...
Bastille Day in France
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July 14th is a public holiday in France, so I've got a day off (hooray!). Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastill...
"Jesus of the Scars"
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A poem by Edward Shillito (1872-1948), a Free Church minister in England
during World War I:
If we have never sought, we seek Thee now;
Thine eyes burn thr...
Milestone + The Latest Update
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Milestone My post of July 13, 2009, entitled “How to Become a Christian” was
the 1,000th post on Cerulean Sanctum. I’ve been blogging under that title
sinc...
More Harvard Business Lessons Learned
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Wow, there are more of these than I first thought. And more to come in the
next few months, too.
Crisis as Opportunity is the strongest of the bunch, I thi...
Message Audio: Christ's Finished Work
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The audio from my message last Sunday at Kaleo Church is now available. The
sermon was on Christ's finished work. (Where else are you gonna get
references ...
Faster Through The Curious
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I am enjoying sharing the journey into fasting. More than anything it is a testament to God’s incredible grace and patience as well as mercy in allowing me ...
Dan Allender – The Psychology of a Pooped Pastor
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The Wounded Heart is my favourite Dan Allender resource. (see previous
post). But here’s one that’s $95 cheaper (i.e. free). A talk entitled The
Psycholo...
Who's The King of The Jungle? (Oo, Oo...)
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I've been helping at a bi-lingual kids camp today... here are some thoughts
so far... there might be further updates, but it depends on my energy levels
an...
Challenges From Calvin’s Preaching
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I’ll get back to the pastor’s devotional life tomorrow. Today, given the
much mentioned birthday of John Calvin, I thought I should link you to the
followi...
A global people
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Jesus, with global authority, gave us a global commission to be carried by a
global people. The church in one country can never be self-sufficient,
without...
All About Endorsements
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I've been thinking a fair bit lately about endorsements (or blurbs, if you
prefer)--the little lines and paragraphs you see on the back of a book
giving ...
The Conversion of the Wesley Brothers
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The disappointing ‘missionary’ attempt by the Wesley brothers to serve God
in America made them realise they were in real need of salvation. Charles,
the F...
My dream holiday....
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...is without doubt hiring a motorcamper and following the Tour de France
for three weeks. Not only do you get to see one of the greatest sporting
events o...
Brief Comments on 2 Timothy, 1
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*"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the
promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, me...
Judges 13-14: The Nazirite and His Father
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Judges 13: Christ the Nazirite The miraculous birth of the Messiah, the
Nazirite 1And the people of Israel again(A) did what was evil in the sight
of the ...
Think Theologically
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Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the
prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying,
“So may...
Making much of who?
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A question that caught my attention in my inbox from Desiring God.org is
John Piper asking:
"Do you feel more loved by God because he makes much of *you*, ...
Is Jesus Compelling?
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Are there Christians who don't find Jesus completely compelling? I think
there are. I chatted to a friend last week and concluded we both know people
who a...
What’s really going on out there
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Timothy Garton Ash is one of the very few people around with the depth and
breadth of historical understanding to produce genuine contemorary history. His
...
The Housing Boom and Bust
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Thomas Sowell’s new book, The Housing Boom and Bust, would be worth a read
by those wanting to learn more about the housing bust and its role in the
curren...
Blogs I Read: Honey for a Child’s Heart
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Gladys Hunt, author of the book Honey for a Child’s Heart, writes on her
blog about instilling a love of Mother Goose into our children from an early
age. ...
Darkmatters does s darko
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*S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (15)*
Dir. Chris Fisher
Reviewed by Matt Adcock
ONE WORD SUMMATION: *Manipulated-Living *
“Look up there on that screen ...
No One Laughs at God....
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No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs ...
Still fighting it…
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One of my many and varied problems with life is the constant desire of my
brain to live for the next thing. You know the senario, to get through the
day yo...
Second Saturday?
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If we would stop treating Sunday as a second Saturday, one more day to run
to Home Depot, one more day for the kids' soccer games, if we would
rediscover ...
Eucharistic meditation
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Romans 3:25-26: God displayed Jesus publicly as a propitiation in His blood
through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the
forbea...
Sunday at home..........
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Well, here we are at the start of a new week already, and July is almost half gone. Our schools here have not broken up for holidays yet. I think the end of ...
Peter Baker Interview #7
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Here is Peter’s answer to a question we’re considering making a standard
question for all future proGnosis interviews. We aksed PB, If you had two
minutes ...
John Owen on John Bunyan
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I love this anecdote:
"...the most learned of the Puritans hung for hours, that seemed like
moments, upon the lips of this untutored genius.
The king is ...
TOAM 2009
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Once again ‘Together on a Mission’ was outstanding! Personally very moved to
hear what God is doing around the world. One story that was both
inspirational...
Torchwood Day 5 Children of Earth
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Wow! What a powerful piece of television. I haven’t been so gripped since
the first two series of Spooks. Loved the philosophical challenges of
utilitarian...
The importance of character
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What struck me most about Grudem's 8 challenges, was the importance of
character.
It stands out very clearly in 1 Timothy 3, but it hit me again yesterda...
Pursuing what will last…
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I’m all for young people dreaming big dreams. Go out and change the world.
Make a difference. Discover a cure for cancer. Write a best-selling novel.
Becom...
Meet Billy Raies (3)
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Welcome back to the conclusion of my interview with Billy Raies, senior
pastor of Christian Life Center in Midland, Texas. You can read part one
here and p...
Happy Birthday Mr Jean Cauvin
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Happy 500th birthday, to Jean Cauvin, better known as John Calvin. If Jesus
hasn't returned yet, what will the world be like 500 years after my birth?
In A...
Posts of the Week (10/07/09)
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- This one is interesting: Why do New Calvinists insist on
complementarianism? Kevin DeYoung explains why.
- Colin Beavan on Another way to fi...
Highlights from Brighton
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Martin & Andrew Cracker - father and son together on a mission.
Joel Virgo's message on the armour bearer.
Sharing a 'room with a view' with Gav 'chocolate...
Persevering Love
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I have been reading an excellent book on the perseverance of the saints by
Tom Schreiner (review will follow soon). He shows just how pervasive the
call to...
Kid’s Albums Aren’t Always Just for Kids
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I often wonder how to define the age range for our kid’s albums. For “To Be
Like Jesus,” our target age was 6-10 year olds. But on the CD we’ve
described t...
Tell the World About Jesus
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Here’s some exciting news that just hit my inbox – I’m including the ‘press’
release in full
*[image: 2010 with WEA strapline] At its biennial leadership...
Book Review- The Unfolding Mystery
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It is one of those “I wish I could have been there moments”. You know the
scene. It is post resurrection. The Lord Jesus is walking with his
disciples o...
New on Theology Network
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Listening to: Nothing
New stuff up today:
1. A Table Talk with Keith Small on how Christians can get Islamic.
2. Meanwhile, the Merrie Theologiane goes clu...
Satisfaction through substitution
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We strongly reject, therefore, every explanation of the death of Christ
which does not have at it's centre 'satisfaction through substitution'
indeed div...
The Sabbath
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So, another question to the table. It is about the sabbath and what the
sabbath really is.
I was reading in Hebrews the other day about the Sabbath, about ...
Students talk about training
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Last week I posted some information about the Northern Training Institute.
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Here’s what some of the current
the s...
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Yikes! I have just realised that we didn't blog about our Napa day trip
which we went on the weekend before we went to England...
We drove up with David an...
Looking for joy-and balance-in a flickering clock
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Image via Wikipedia Most clocks flicker these days. I still have a round one
ticking on the wall in my office, but usually I rely on my phone or the
comput...
Mojo Type
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The Week in Type Let’s jump straight in with some great photos from the Type
& Media graduation exhibition. Really impressed, not only by the quality of
th...
OUR ALBUM IS OUT!
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*'Navigate The Inifinite' by Theo's Door (my band) is out now! Track
previews, band photos, and details of how to buy our album coming soon!*
5 things that I’m grateful for this week
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- Being able to see my parents next week at TOAM, can’t wait. Also, they’re
bringing me S’African mayonnaise…get in! - My J.walk youth girls…the stuff
God ...
La Radio
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Somewhere, buried deep deep down in the back of brain, is all the French
I've ever learned. In an attempt to bring it out into the daylight, I
decided it w...
Exodus 24.1-11: A Sermon on Covenant Renewal
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It will help to know that the service will be Holy Communion: Order 2
(Contemporary Language). “And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of
the people ...
Galatians Part 20 - A Missional View of Galatians
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Galatians seems to be most often read "soteriologically" - that is, the reader is looking for what the book says about how people "get saved". What does it l...
Moldova 2009
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On Monday, I'm heading out for the third and final time with a team of
students to Moldova to partner with the IFES movement there, CSC.
I'm a swirl of emo...
Let it rain!
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Last Saturday members of Newfrontiers churches from East Kent gathered in a
field just outside Canterbury. Tom Shaw, the pastor of City Church
(www.thecity...
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It has been a joy over the past couple of weeks to reacquaint myself with
the writings of C S Lewis; The Great Divorce, Miracles, and - at the moment
- Su...
May he add...
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I kind of love it and kind of hate it when the Bible comes back to bite you.
A few weeks ago we looked at the tragic and farcical story of Jacob's two
wi...
A company of bell ringers
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Since the turn of the year I have had the joy of reporting of 5 people
turning to Jesus. I have the joy of telling of at least two others.
On May 21st I ha...
Praying effectively...
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Jehoshaphat's Prayer
2 Chronicles 20 After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of
the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. 2 Some...
What Happened to the Blog?
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I just...stopped. No good reason. Just couldn't handle it. And then I got embarrassed about not visiting it, and then REALLY started ignoring it, this time o...
Where Have We Been?!
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To our readers (yes, all 3 of you) -- we're sorry we have disappeared on
here for so long! We all have found ourselves in extremely busy and
demanding seas...
Preaching to the Heart
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Acts 29 Quarterly: Preaching to the Heart Tuesday, June 02, 2009, 11:00 AM -
1:00 PM Host JD Senkbile Location Jubilee Community Church Jubilee Community
C...
Valuable Ideas and TED
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The most valuable of all that we can ever own costs us nothing. When it is
passed from one person to another, it does not diminish in quality or
quantity...
An Emphasis on Grace
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Jack Miller challenges the misconception that grace leads to being soft on
sin: I do not think that an emphasis on grace leads to a soft ministry on
sin an...
A fresh start
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It’s not been great, has it? My blogging, that is. Erratic hardly comes
close. I have so many ‘I’ve not blogged for ages’ posts that it’s become
disabling:...
The Rose
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I don’t know an awful lot about Matt Chandler, but this is a brilliant
video. We are that rose, and Jesus wants us! Amazing! Happy good friday
everyone. F...
resurrection: sense and referent
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worldview fixes referent - what happened? what is resurrection?story fixes
sense - what had happened? what will happen? what does resurrection mean?
Jeremi...
Final Days of the Residency
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Last Sunday we installed the painting to its permanent home in The Factory,
Dundonald Church. This marks the end of my residency with the Co-Mission
whic...
The Island at the End of the World by Sam Taylor
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What would you do if the end of the world was truly nigh? In this strange
and dramatic post-apocalyptic story the unnamed “Pa” takes his three
children of...
Deliver Us From Evil (Audio Talk)
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Deliver Us From Evil: Restoring the Soul in a Disintegrating Culture In a
talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Iowa in January 1997,
Dr Rav...
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2 comments:
I know it's your birthday, but this could presumably be
- the speed you were caught doing in a 20mph school zone
- the chapter of Proverbs you are reading
- slightly under strength lager (not quite xxxx)
- er, something else.
Happy Birthday anyway. Hope you have great day with Em, Dr Who and Jools Holland (or some combination thereof).
Challenge: next year post it in Hebrew....
I do try for something profound on this day, but this morning I was a bit too sleepy for that.
Cya Monday.
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