some thoughts

I woke up this morning thinking about Divine Intervention.
I recently wrote an email with the following sentence: “…in celebration of this extravaganza of divine intervention…” referring to a good friend’s engagement to a wonderful and amazing woman of God. I kind of felt bad after sending it, because he’s an amazing man of God also.
Then […]

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So I just got this response from ELIC:
Aron-
Thanks for your message and for updating me. It looks like I might need someone for Tibet in Jan 06. If you’d like to be considered for that, let me know as soon as conveinent. I would probably need a firm decision by early July […]

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I was recently accepted to the Wheaton Graduate program (specifically, to the ELIC/Wheaton joint degree program), which was very good news. I scored very well on the MAT and was greatly encouraged by that. I’d also started the application process at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL (my first choice, quite honestly).
But today I had […]

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Well, I’ve just been “tagged” by Colin (from noidlebrain). According to his post, this is how the game is played:
How To Play:
Here’s the scoop on how to play: I pick 5 occupations out of the list below and post my answers. Then I tag 3 other people to post their answers on their blog. If […]

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In light of the last post, in what contexts or situations can/should the Disciple of Christ be truly fierce?

only in the prayer closet?
when defending truth?
never?
always?
in battling personal sin?
in “refuting the opposers”?

Your thoughts are welcome…

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I read Ezekiel 16 yesterday, and haven’t been able to move past it since. What an image of the church, and what an image of her tender Lord! I can hardly escape it. “What is man, that thou are mindful of him?” To think that this is the God that hunts us down–this is the […]

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This, I think, is helpful for (us) young and aspiring preacher/teacher/pastor types.
(John Frame is one of the reasons I began looking at RTS in Orlando in the first place, and the reason I’d looked at WTS in Philadelphia. I’m currently making my way through his book Apologetics to the Glory of God.)

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Just returned from a worship gathering at State Road Church in Presque Isle; Our God is an Awesome God!
In the middle of the prayer time, the Pastor broke from the status quo, and–lo, and behold!–resurrection power was released!
Yes, I’m serious. A dead woman was raised to life in the middle of the congregation. Her eyes […]

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Self-esteem does to education what abortion does to the unborn.

– a note found scribbled in my “C. S. Lewis Seminar” college notebook, no doubt quoting Dr. Michael Bauman, the professor that influenced me most at Hillsdale College.
(Some Bauman Articles: The Second Death of Socrates, and The Dangerous Samaritans: How We Unintentionally Injure the Poor.)
Enjoy…
[update: […]

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How I often spend my Sunday evenings: BBC - Radio 3 - Choral Evensong
Enjoy…

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