Posted in some thoughts on May 31st, 2006
version 1 (version 2) A little diagram, based on the one found in Geerhardus Vos’s Pauline Theology. The top one showing what was expected: a single, final coming of the Messiah, the middle point between “this age” and “the age to come.” The bottom shows the biblical view; two comings of the King, and a [...]
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Posted in relationships, some thoughts on May 27th, 2006
In my new position, I’m in Microsoft Project almost 10H a day. The backbone of any project is what’s called the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which is basically just an outline consisting of the top-level task and all the related, subordinate sub-tasks. So, for example, the top-level task might be “Build a Cabinet,” and the [...]
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Posted in some thoughts on May 21st, 2006
Being in a new area certainly presents its challenges–not the least of which being the vital task of finding a new body of believers with whom to live/worship during the short time while I’m here. This morning I went to my second “potential” on the list, and was more than pleasantly surprised. Here a few [...]
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Posted in some thoughts on May 19th, 2006
A news commentator just said something that makes pretty good sense: “The DaVinci Code is basically a slap in the face of Christianity [the Deity of Christ being at its core]. As Christians, although we’re told to ‘turn the other cheek’ as part of our code, nowhere are we required to pay someone $9.50 to [...]
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Posted in some thoughts on May 16th, 2006
One of my all-time favorite authors, Dr. Meredith G. Kline, has just released a new book titled God, Heaven, and Har Magedon: A Covenantal Tale of Cosmos and Telos. I didn’t even know it was coming…! This will have to hold me over until he reprints his amazing and convincing (but unfortunately out-of-print) little book, [...]
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Posted in some thoughts on May 7th, 2006
When God spoke the cosmos into being ex nihilo (out of nothing), it came into being in total dependance upon him, and in absolute submission to his authority. That’s what it means for him to be Creator, and all else to be creation. That dependant relationship stands to this day–for anything to continue in existence, [...]
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