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- 02/03/10
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Haiti Three Weeks Later
“Tomorrow [note: this is from February 1] will mark three weeks since the massive January 12th earthquake in Haiti, and tent cities remain full, even as some businesses and factories are beginning to reopen in Port-au-Prince. Now that massive amounts of aid have arrived, distribution problems have cropped up and are being addressed.” Boston.com shares a photo gallery from the devastated nation.
Haiti Food Convoy
While on the subject of Haiti, this article conveys just a bit of the trouble faced doing even the most basic humanitarian work there.
Antidepressants Are Worse Than Placebos
This is an interesting article about antidepressants and their problems. “The placebo effect—that is, a medical benefit you get from an inert pill or other sham treatment—rests on the holy trinity of belief, expectation, and hope. But telling someone with depression who is being helped by antidepressants, or who (like my friend) hopes to be helped, threatens to topple the whole house of cards.”
Piper’s Writing Leave
I’m always interested to hear what John Piper will be doing on his annual writing sabbatical. Here he explains.
Churches Promoting Martial Arts
From the New York Times: “‘Father, we thank you for tonight,” he said. “We pray that we will be a representation of you.’ An hour later, a member of his flock who had bowed his head was now unleashing a torrent of blows on an opponent, and Mr. Renken was offering guidance that was not exactly prayerful.”
“Tomorrow [note: this is from February 1] will mark three weeks since the massive January 12th earthquake in Haiti, and tent cities remain full, even as some businesses and factories are beginning to reopen in Port-au-Prince. Now that massive amounts of aid have arrived, distribution problems have cropped up and are being addressed.” Boston.com shares a photo gallery from the devastated nation.
Haiti Food Convoy
While on the subject of Haiti, this article conveys just a bit of the trouble faced doing even the most basic humanitarian work there.
Antidepressants Are Worse Than Placebos
This is an interesting article about antidepressants and their problems. “The placebo effect—that is, a medical benefit you get from an inert pill or other sham treatment—rests on the holy trinity of belief, expectation, and hope. But telling someone with depression who is being helped by antidepressants, or who (like my friend) hopes to be helped, threatens to topple the whole house of cards.”
Piper’s Writing Leave
I’m always interested to hear what John Piper will be doing on his annual writing sabbatical. Here he explains.
Churches Promoting Martial Arts
From the New York Times: “‘Father, we thank you for tonight,” he said. “We pray that we will be a representation of you.’ An hour later, a member of his flock who had bowed his head was now unleashing a torrent of blows on an opponent, and Mr. Renken was offering guidance that was not exactly prayerful.”
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Comments (1)
The article on the mixed martial arts is a bit disturbing. Does Christianity not have something different to offer other than a remixed version of worldliness? Are martial arts wrong? No. I am so sick of people trying to make Christianity or the Church more “attractive”. Maybe if we cared more about the Gospel and taught it correctly than we would live different lives. Maybe if we cared about being a holy and set apart people instead of conforming our identity to the world than people would see and believe. The fact that churches are declining and closing their doors is not because it’s not attractive enough, it’s because they are no longer committed to Jesus…I’m ranting a bit on this but I feel so passionate about a misrepresentationg of Jesus and his Church. I know the Lord is sovereign and that He will build His Church but I am so broken hearted to see Christians trying to treat the symptoms and not treat the source. It’s like taking cold and flu medecine but never resting or trying to boost your immune system. The cold and flu meds will treat the symptoms but they will not cure the sickness. A true love for God and a correct teaching and understanding of His Word will bring about a true transformation in our lives. Thank God for his Holy Spirit being active and moving in the lives of Christians. Thank God it doesn’t all fall on our shoulders.