Monthly Archives: April 2009

Killed All the Day Long

April 20th, 2009

Jesus said to [Martha], “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” —John 11:25-26 As a younger man, my favorite book was The Journals of Jim Elliot, the personal writings [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • Godly Character • Humility • Leadership • Maturity • Men • Obedience • Persecution • Perseverance • Prayerfulness • Simplicity

Tagged Corrie Ten Boom, Death, Dirk Willems, Dying to Self, Enemies, Hate, Humility, Jim Elliot, Martydom, Martyr, Peace, Retaliation, Sacrifice, War

An Old Guy Listens to Branded by Undercover

April 17th, 2009

It says something about my taste in Christian rock/pop that I stopped buying most of that genre’s music sometime during the mid-90s. As for the oldies, I get them out every once in a while. The other day I had to take a little trip, so I went down into the musical vault and pulled [...]

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Posted in Miscellany

Tagged Branded, CCM, Christian Music, Christian Rock, Contemporary Christian Music, Music, Rock, Undercover

Bunnies at the Tomb

April 14th, 2009

That’s no ordinary rabbit! That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! —The Wizard Tim, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Santa Claus I can deal with. The Easter Bunny drives me nuts, though. At least with Santa you can trace him back to an old Christian saint. The Bunny, [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Godly Character • Heresy • Oddities

Tagged Bunnies, Bunny, Chicks, Easter, Eostre, Goddess, Resurrection, Syncretism