A La Carte (1/22)

  • Tim Challies
  • 01/22/10
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Get Outta My Face!
Rick Horne's book Get Outta My Face!--How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens with Biblical Counsel is available today only for just $8 from the link above. I reviewed it here.
My Dad's Message to Me on the Day He Died
Ray Ortlund shares his father's final words for him.
How To Meditate on God's Word
Stephen Altrogge: "According to our culture, meditation is the relaxation of the mind to the point where little or no thought occurs. But according to scripture, meditation is the increased focus of the mind with much deep thought occurring. The goal of secular meditation is to empty the mind, the goal of godly meditation is to fill the mind with God's truth. To put it in a succinct definition, godly meditation is the practice of filling the mind with God's word for the purpose of applying God's word." He offers some useful practical tips on meditation.
Can Joel Osteen Help You Pay Your Bills?
From CNN: "Joel Osteen strides into the former Compaq Center. Some 20,000 people are standing and singing. Purple lights softly pulse across the ceiling, and mist floats around two giant screens flashing words to the songs."
Like an Electric Current
Kevin DeYoung: "'Mugged by Ultrasound: Why So Many Abortion Workers Have Turned Pro-Life', by David Daleiden and Jon Shields, is a gut-wrenching, disturbing, graphic account of the emotional trauma abortion wrecks on those who perform them."
The Doctrine of Scripture
This interview, between Martin Downes and Greg Beale and dealing with the Doctrine of Scripture, is taken from Risking the Truth: Handling Error in the Church.

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a comment from Brian Krieger • 01/22 @ 6:24pm
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Expected and yet still startling stuff from Osteen........

"I don't believe it's just money -- money is a part of it -- but prosper is to give you a good life, meaning good relationships, and give you health," Osteen said, explaining the "prosper" phrase comes from the Book of Jeremiah. It's to "give you a good job and money to pay your bills and do other things, but you know I encourage people to have a prosperous mindset." Osteen said......."It starts ... with the vision that you have to believe that God can help you to get out of debt to fulfill your dreams," Osteen said. "I don't think anything is going to happen if you don't believe, so I think that's where you start."

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a comment from Erik • 01/23 @ 4:16am
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Regarding Ray Ortlund's dad's final words to him:

"Ministry isn’t everything. Jesus is.”

Now this is a man who had his priorities straight. What a wonderful way to pass into eternity to see Christ Jesus.