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Friday, July 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:59 GMT

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:48:04 GMT

Scot McKnight on Dobson vs. Obama

Scot McKnight says my thoughts better than I can. I will add that Dobson and "Focus on the Family" have for decades now made my job harder as a Christian and as a minister. Please take time to read McKnight and tell me what you think?

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:59:55 GMT

Warning: This Post is Way Too Much Footage of Really Nothing Important!!!
Its just that they have a first born and they got him a new toy.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:58:18 GMT

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:17:38 GMT

Great Keller Article...

Here are some excerpts to wet your appetite for the whole article...

I do think a lot of Christians — because they don't understand the grace narrative — get out into the world and find it very tough to navigate. I think it's because they don't understand the gospel, not because they can't answer all the theological questions.

You reject marketing apologetics like, "Christianity is better than the alternatives, so choose Christianity." Why?

Marketing is about felt needs. You find the need and then you say Christianity will meet that need. You have to adapt to people's questions. And if people are asking a question, you want to show how Jesus is the answer. But at a certain point, you have to go past their question to the other things that Christianity says. Otherwise you're just scratching where they itch. So marketing is showing how Christianity meets the need, and I think the gospel is showing how Christianity is the truth.

...One reason for this is because I think there's been a backlash. Evangelicalism has been so identified with conservative Republican values that a lot of people who might be more moderate have decided they are not religious. I've seen that happen in New York. They're moderate or liberal politically, and they feel like orthodox Christianity is so identified with conservative Republican politics that they have actually distanced themselves from the faith.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:08:10 GMT

Friends, the French, and the Feds....

Yesterday Kathy, J.Miles and I got to visit with some of our dearest friends in the world. Dan and Karie's family just reunited and happened to be in Jersey for a couple of days... Dan's professional life has always kept him on the go... He just graduated from the FBI Academy Thursday and is now a badge wearing, ID carrying FBI Special Agent... I think its pretty cool, but now I cannot ask him to play in the March Madness Office Pool any more... Kathy was pretty excited about the badge and ID and I took a picture of her looking like she was flashing them... to which Dan immediately told me that the picture does not make the blog.... so you don't get to see the picture cause he would lock me up or something...

The French is for Kim and Pavel... Kim and her husband Chad are some of my dearest friends in the world and have been missionaries in France for 5 years or so... Chad is arriving this Sunday so he was not in the pictures.. Pavel is the 9 moth old who was born in Paris. (Just a political side note / lightning rod.... Kim has really enjoyed her socialized medicine experience...) It was fun to have the chaos of 4 kids under 3 running around, playing and crying over a good lunch... And it is always good to know that there are people in this world with whom you can count to true friendship, even in you aren't in constant contact with them...

Dan, Karie, Ben and James

Pavel Allen Deakyne... Feeling a little sick this week...

I don't think the Feds will be after me for this one...

Kim and Pavel...

Friday, June 20, 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:32:04 GMT

Some Newer Pics...

April 23... just turned 2.

Second Birthday Cake...

Rock Band... Sesame Street Edition...

I have no idea... he got in this himself. I just found him there...

His cousin's tricycle lives on...

Miles has a new chore... he has to earn his keep some how!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:13:14 GMT

Monday, June 16, 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:22:36 GMT

Reason # 423 to have contempt for Evangelical Christianity:

This video makes me not want to ever be associated with Christianity... one of us has to go...

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:42:50 GMT

They're Back!