Month: May 2012
We are judged by our actions.
Will commented yesterday
Mmm. I wonder what your response to this bible passage is that seems to contradict that faith alone saves: Faith and Deeds James 2:14-24 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith…Read More
Do not use your enemies tools.
This morning I have been feeding coffee to son number one. He found that an assignment he thought was due next Thursday is due today: He was reading history texts (at year 12 you are expected to find the original sources not merely regurgitate the…
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Root cause analysis.
Overnight I was thinking more about a comment made -- which I think was a quote of Lewis -- that first things come first, and second things follow. He argued, correctly, that the fact we sin leads to the difficulties we have. We sin because death is…
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Odds and Bits.
It is now about 8PM and I am supposed to be finding articles and searching. Or doing music practice. Instead, I have been distracted. It all started when I watched the SpaceX Falcon launch and then got lost on Twitter.
After that, most of…
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We need shrinkage.
Yesterday I read another chapter of Tchividjian. There are a few points to note from the chapter I read. His main point is that we all fall away from the Gospel continually. For the Gospel reminds us of how small we are. It reminds us that we are…
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