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Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Who Was Responsible for the Death of Jesus?
READ Matthew 27:1-26
Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”
Matthew 27:24
For centuries, many Christians […]
Police Blotter Update
Saturday, August 30th, 2008I haven’t been updating my local police blotter for a while. So, here are some recent highlights . . . .
May 19
10800 block of Highway 87, Comfort, 7:24 p.m., A caller reported that someone ran through his fence. [MDR: With a car? Or with superhuman strength?]
May 20
100 block of Sunflower, Comfort, 9:49 p.m., A caller […]
Presbyterian Exegesis Exam Changed: Section 4
Friday, August 29th, 2008Part 18 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited
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So far I’ve put up three posts on recent changes in the exegesis exam of the Presbyterian Church (USA). If you haven’t been reading along, I’ll summarize by saying that the PC(USA) no longer requires candidates […]
Presbyterian Exegesis Exam Changed: Section 3
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Part 17 of series: Presbyterian Exegesis Exam Changed
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In my last two blog posts I have commented on recent changes in the exegesis exam of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In a nutshell, the PC(USA) no longer requires candidates for ordination to pastoral ministry to demonstrate knowledge of biblical […]
Presbyterian Exegesis Exam Changed: Section 2
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Part 16 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited
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Yesterday I began commenting on recent changes in the exegesis exam of the Presbyterian Church (USA). For the first time in ages, the PC(USA) will no longer require candidates taking the exegesis exam to demonstrate a […]
We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Blog to Bring You a Special Report: Presbyterian Exegesis Exam Changed
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Part 15 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited
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I just became aware of a couple of major changes in exegesis exams of the Presbyterian Church (USA). I want to offer some comments on these changes. This may seem like a detour from my series […]
Where Do We Go From Here? Section 1
Monday, August 25th, 2008Part 14 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited
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So far in this series on The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited I have argued that we members of the PCUSA cannot get along as a unified denomination because of our deep theological divisions […]
Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Faithfulness in Small Things
READ Matthew 25:14-30
“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’”
Matthew 25:21
In this familiar parable, the master praises his servant for being “faithful in handling this […]
Chet Edwards: Potential Vice-President and Poster Child for Denominationalism in America
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008As my regular readers know, I don’t tend to do serious blogging on Saturdays. But today I do want to put up something that is vaguely related to my recent series on the PCUSA and denominations.
I’ve been watching with interest the hype surrounding Barack Obama’s imminent announcemet of his running mate. One of the leading […]
What’s Good About Denominations? Revisited
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Part 14 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited
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Two years ago, in the aftermath of the debacle of the 2006 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA, I wrote a blog series on the topic: What’s Good About Denominations? In this series I listed […]
Vacation Fun at the Beach
Thursday, August 21st, 2008I just got back from vacation. As is my tradition, I’ll put up some photos. In a day or two I’ll get back to more substantial blogging.
Our vacation began with a few days in the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California. I put up some photos from this part of our vacation a few days […]
Recommending Another Outstanding Album
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Today I want to recommend another outstanding album. This one is for children (or children at heart), and it’s a real winner.
First, a little background. If you’re a Christian parent with children under 12, or if you work with children in a ministry, you know how hard it is to find great music for kids. […]
Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Who Is My Audience?
READ Matthew 23:1-12
“Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.”
Matthew 23:5
Jewish men in the time of Jesus wore teffilin when they prayed: boxes that were attached to one’s left hand and […]
Recommending an Outstanding Worship Album
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008One of the many things I loved about Irvine Presbyterian Church was the diversity of our worship. Two of our Sunday morning services featured a wonderful choir with music in a more traditional vein, as well as more contemporary praise music. Our Sunday evening Evensong service included traditional anthems and selections from the Book of […]
A Fantastic Hike
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Though I’m still on vacation, I just returned to civilization from several days camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. One of the highlights of this trip was a fantastic hike to Dinkey Lakes. It was the first time I’ve done this hike, which has entered my “top five all-time hikes” list. Others on […]
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