Where Does God Want Us? (11/12/05 - 0 Comments)
This afternoon Aileen and I went out to look at homes in various neighborhoods in this area. We know that we want to buy a place of our own but are not quite sure where. Having rented for the past seven years we are growing increasingly tired of paying other peoples' mortgages and feel it would be nice to pay our own! Right now we live in a rented home in a very wealthy town...
Various Site Updates (11/04/05 - 0 Comments)
It has been nearly a week since I updated the look of the site. Initially there were quite a few people who objected (sometimes quite strenuously) to this. I know that in the ensuing time some have come around and have learned to appreciate the new design. To the rest of you, well, you're clearly beyond hope! Now we turn to other matters. Gerard, a reader of this site who has quite an interesting job...
Liveblogging the Shepherd's Conference (11/03/05 - 0 Comments)
I have been offered the privilege of liveblogging the 2006 Shepherd's Conference. This conference, as you may know, is affiliated with Grace Community Church and, of course, John MacArthur. It runs from March 1 to 5 of 2006. I am thrilled to have this opportunity, not only to learn from what I'm sure will be a challenging time of examining God's Word, but with the opportunity to share the conference through the Internet with those...
New Site Design (10/29/05 - 0 Comments)
The long-awaited new design is now live. While I am sure to hear a lot of complaints about removing the old design, I feel that this design will serve us all better. Here are a few of the new features unique to this design: Comment Equality - There is now equality between the comments in the Sideblog, Community blog and main blog. It is no longer a case of "All comments are equal but some...
Upgrade Underway (10/29/05 - 0 Comments)
1:59 PM - I am currently upgrading the site. Please bear with me as I make these changes. I will update as I make progress here...
3:57 PM - We're getting there. Another hour or so and I should have most of this done. So far commenters appear to be 1 Pro and 1 Con.
1000 Registered Users (10/27/05 - 0 Comments)
My friend Bill has been on the lookout for the 1000th registered user of the forums here at Challies Dot Com. Just a few minutes ago he let me know that we have reached that lofty goal. A user registered as N_student replied with a comment about book suggestions for college students. He indicated his appreciation for the list and said that of those books I suggested, "some i have already read, and some are going on my list. " To celebrate the 1000th visitor I think it only appropriate that I treat him to one of those that are on his list. So if he replies to this post (thus showing that he isn't just a one-time reader and one-time poster), I'll buy him any one of the titles on my list that he added to his.
The rest of you get nothing. Actually, maybe I'll...no, forget it. You get nothing.
Every Dog Has His Day (09/17/05 - 0 Comments)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition (2002) defines the proverb "every dog has his day" as meaning, "Even the lowest of us enjoys a moment of glory." In our culture we often hear about people enjoying their fifteen minutes of fame. What few people realize is that it was none other than Andy Warhol who coined this phrase (or the basis for this phrase) when he said in 1968, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Later, in 1979 he declared that his prediction had come true: "...my prediction from the sixties finally came true: 'In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.'"
Two Much Good News (09/14/05 - 0 Comments)
They say bad news comes in three's. I don't quite know who the "they" are that keep spreading such words of "wisdom," but I've often heard people express this type of superstition. I don't believe it. Yet it seems to me that good news often arrives in bunches. Today I am going to share with you two pieces of good great news. For your reading pleasure I present this news in a handy, tabular format.
Prayer Request (08/31/05 - 0 Comments)
Steve Muse, whom you may know from his web site at Eastern Regional Watch, woke up this morning to find his wife unconscious. She is currently in critical condition in hospital. Please pray for Steve and his wife Katherine during this time. Steve is a friend and one of the few "Internet" friends with whom I've spent significant amounts of time talking on the phone. He has often shared his wisdom with me. So please pray! If you like you can send him an email to tell him that you are holding him up before the throne. His email is smuse@erwm.com.
Welcome to Ex Libris (08/24/05 - 0 Comments)
A couple of days ago I posted an article over at World's Blog to introduce myself to that group of readers. For those who didn't catch the news earlier and have no idea what I am going on about, I was asked to head up the Ex Libris section of World's blog. I included in my article a list of what I consider some of the best books of 2005. If you're interested you can read it here.
A Whole New World (08/10/05 - 0 Comments)
The secret is out. World Magazine has decided to add to their online presence by increasing the scope of their blog. Joe Carter, of Evangelical Outpost, has been asked to head-up this new venture. I have been asked to become editor of the Ex Libris section of the blog which will be dedicated to book reviews. My task sounds challenging enough. "This feature will certainly become the best place to find literary criticism from a biblical perspective." Naturally I consider this an honor and look forward to working with World. I trust this opportunity will allow more good books to get into the hands of more Christians.
Desiring God National Conference (07/21/05 - 0 Comments)
Well how is this for an opportunity? I have been asked by Desiring God if I would be willing to live-blog the upcoming Desiring God National Conference which will be held in Minneapolis from the 7th to the 9th of October. This year's theme is "Suffering and the Sovereignty of God." I thought about it for less time than it takes to type "of course!" and have committed to doing it. I am awfully excited about the opportunity. I'll have the privilege of enjoying the teaching of people like Joni Eareckson Tada, Mark Talbot, David Powlison, Steve Saint, Carl Ellis, and of course John Piper.
