Calvinism vs Arminianism (12/30/03 - 4 Comments)
This is a series examining the differences between Calvinist and Arminian theology. Though I completed it several weeks ago, I did not provide a "table of contents" for the five articles. An Introduction To Calvinism & Arminianism - giving some introductory and background information on Calvinism and Arminianism, and how do they relate to the Christianity and church today. An Introduction To Calvinism & Arminianism (Part 2) - Explanation and Scriptural support for the Calvinist...
Iranian Believers (12/29/03 - 0 Comments)
I am travelling today and do not have time to make a "proper" post, so instead I will post this news article I received from Middle East Reformed Fellowship. I have no verification if this is true, but don't see any reason to doubt it at this point. The latest update we have from Iran indicates that 28 brethren were gathered for an underground Christmas service in house near the center of the earthquake devastated...
Blog of the Week - He Lives (12/26/03 - 1 Comments)
I am going to try to introduce another Christian Weblog once a week. This week's featured blog is He Lives. This site describes itself as the "Reformed viewpoint of a nuclear physicist." The author, David Heddle, has nearly completed a vast and thorough look at the various Christian viewpoints on the end times. He appears to be heading towards a belief in "partial preterism." I highly recommend this series, though you will have to go...
Merry Christmas (12/25/03 - 1 Comments)
Merry Christmas! I don't suppose you expected me to say anything else on Christmas Day. I have been up for the last hour, waiting for the kiddies to get up. I've taken the time to do checks of all my regular Web sites (news, blogs, etc) and now am just waiting... And so I wish you a Merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour....
Challies Dot Com Update (12/24/03 - 0 Comments)
Since it is the Christmas season, I will be easing off on writing for the next few days. I intend to spend my vacation primarily engaged in reading, writing, talking and eating. I will also be drinking copious amounts of Coke. Here are some of the things I am working on for 2004: Continuing my Basic Christianity series. I am receiving some nice feedback about it and am enjoying researching and writing it. That will...
Arminian Grace (12/23/03 - 14 Comments)
This is a song I found while digging around the Internet and is a pretty funny parody of Arminian theology. Unfortunately I did not record where I found it so can not cite it. To the tune of Amazing Grace. Arminian "grace!" How strange the sound, Salvation hinged on me. I once was lost then turned around, Was blind then chose to see. What "grace" is it that calls for choice, Made from some good...
Church Votes to Expel Non-Purpose Driven Members (12/18/03 - 2 Comments)
Before you get all crazy, please realize that this article is satirical. Rick Warren's Book Becomes More than Recommended Reading for Local Congregation MEMPHIS, TN – Many Christians have heard sentences like these lately: "Oh, you really should read The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren," and "Wow, I can't believe you haven't read The Purpose Driven Life yet." But only one group of believers has been confronted with this imperative: "Read The Purpose Driven...
Grammy Nominations (12/04/03 - 5 Comments)
Nominations were announced today for the 46th annual Grammy Awards. My only interest in this is two categories - Best Rock Gospel Album and Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. First, let's look at the nominations for Best Rock Gospel Album. Worldwide Audio AdrenalineI have not heard this entire album, but have heard enough to know that although it is not Audio A's best album, it is solid. Red Letterz Fresh I.E.Admittedly I have never even heard...
Miscellaneous Personal Notes (12/03/03 - 3 Comments)
Having completed my series on Calvinism and Arminianism, I am now (by request) working on a series on basic Christianity. It is likely to be a long series of at least ten articles. I hope to post the first of them later this week. I just launched a new Web site for a friend of mine who is an aspiring photographer. You can see his site at Digital Perspectives. I am very happy with the...
It's My Party... (12/02/03 - 0 Comments)
Today is my twenty seventh birthday. Since we have home church tonight we decided to have my birthday meal and do presents last night. Dinner wasn't anything too special, but at least I didn't have to help make it or do the dishes. As for my gifts, I received a good balance of music and books which is all I asked for. I am already well into R.C. Sproul's Getting The Gospel Right. I quite...
Something New Under The Hood (11/12/03 - 0 Comments)
Just for kicks I decided to change the back-end of this site from Geeklog to Movabletype. The changeover took a few hours of work (mostly hacking apart cascading style sheets) and quite a bit of frustration, but the move is nearly complete. I found Movabletype after Geeklog and found it had some neat features that Geeklog did not. Of course the opposite is true too. I am going to run them in parallel for a...
The Plan For This Blog (11/11/03 - 0 Comments)
There are some out there who are wondering what the plan is for this site. So I thought I'd share a bit of my vision for it. This site serves a couple of purposes. First, it gives me an outlet for writing. I enjoy writing, especially about spiritual topics, as I find it makes my Christian walk that much richer. Secondly, it allows me to provide updates on my life, post family photographs, etc. With...
He Lives (11/10/03 - 0 Comments)
You may have noticed that I recently linked to He Lives, an excellent blog I discovered a few weeks ago. The site proclaims itself the "Reformed viewpoint of a nuclear physicist." The author, David Heddle, has written some very interesting and informative articles over the past year-and-a-half he has written on a variety of topics relevant to the Christian walk. I especially recommend his current series on Dispensational Premillennialism. He updates the site most days,...
She Must And Shall Go Free (11/10/03 - 1 Comments)
You have to admire Derek Webb for being a risk-taker. Not only did he take a risk by leaving one of the Christian music's most popular and successful bands, but he then released an album that directly challenges the church with plenty of potent, hard-hitting lyrics. And this is an industry that really does not like to be challenged. Webb has crafted an album of superb quality. If you have heard Caedmon's Call you will...
Sunday Reflection (11/09/03 - 0 Comments)
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all...
Links (11/08/03 - 2 Comments)
FriendsSimon's Home PageDave's Empty BlogCheri's BlogJason McGibbon ProjectIn The FaithContent 4 The Faith Clients Websonix (My company's home page) Decor & More Storehouse Rock Mississauga Wolverines Direct To You Storage Systems The Mosaic The Jason McGibbon Project Wellness Counselling Okeefenokees Northern Football Conference (Under Construction) Distinctive Installs The Sanctuary Swash Collectables Loans Till Payday St Andrews...
The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism (11/07/03 - 3 Comments)
Visitors to this site often ask my why I identify myself as a fundamentalist. Truth be told there are a few reasons. So let me cover the fundamentals of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism has different meanings to different people. It is a word that crosses religious boundaries as there are, for example, both Christian and Muslim fundamentalists. Of course in North America we most often associate the word with a particular brand of conservative Protestantism. I originally...
Christianity In England (11/06/03 - 1 Comments)
The Jerusalem Post recently ran an article where they gave some rather startling statistics. Currently in the United Kingdom there are approximately 1,000,000 practicing Christians (no denominational breakdown of what that includes) and about 750,000 practicing Muslims. Now it is no great secret that church attendance in the United Kingdom has been plummetting in recent times, but the gravity of the fall is quite shocking. Only one in 58 people (1.7%) consider themselves Christian while...
A Fond Farewell? (11/04/03 - 0 Comments)
My computer is having a bad day. A really bad day. I was just working away and suddenly started getting error messages left, right and centre. Scans and reboots have not helped the situation at all. So now I am forced to go and buy a new hard drive and begin the slow, tedious process of reinstalling. Oh joy! Anyways, hopefully I will return soon....
iTunes (11/02/03 - 0 Comments)
I owe some thanks to my buddy Dave who introduced me to iTunes. iTunes is an excellent media player created by Apple. Usually the fact that Apple made it would be more than enough to turn me off of it, but based on Dave's recommendation I decided to give it a try. And I am glad that I did. Though it is a bit low on bells and whistles (skins would be nice, for example)...
