The Inward Man(ning): Archive

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Douglas Wilson on Reading

“Read like a reader, and not like someone cramming for a test. If you try to wring every book out like it was a washcloth full of information, all you will do is slow yourself down to a useless pace. Go for total tonnage, and read like someone who will forget most of it. You have my permission to forget most of it, which may or may not be reassuring, but you will forget most of it in either...

Jun 18th

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No words. Just watch.

May 8th

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Apr 26th

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“This (hedonistic) paradox, long acknowledged by philosophers, is the observation...”

– D. Elton Trueblood, General Philosophy in Graham Cole’s He Who Gives Life

Apr 26th

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If you have 20 minutes… (for you @braydaniel…& others) Be nice! I’m a newb.

Apr 25th

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Apr 23rd

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Book Review: Love Does by Bob Goff

Goff, Bob. Love Does. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 240 pp. $15.99 Never heard of Bob Goff? You likely have a better chance of him tracking you down by accident than you tracking him down. That is unless you call him using his phone number that he provides in the back of the book. Bob is one unique individual. Some people are good storytellers and some just with good stories but Bob is both,...

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The greatest sermon on missions ever? Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions - David Platt

Apr 18th

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The Goal of Discipleship: Fighting for Image

“…disciples of Jesus are called to fight, not in physical or virtual combat, but for the noble cause of everyday faith in Jesus. We are called to beauty, not through performance, but by beholding Jesus. We fight to behold the image of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. This faith fights, not for perfection but for belief. We fight to believe that Jesus is more...

Apr 18th

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Book Review: I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua...

Harris, Joshua. I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Multnomah: Colorado Springs, 2003. 214 pp. $13.99 Every time I do book reviews these days I fall into academic review mode as if someone will be grading it. And although no one will be tagging a letter grade to this, it is important that I am sure to portray the book’s contents in a fair light and base any conclusions on what the book argues. I...

Apr 17th

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Book Review: The Gospel According to Jesus by...

Seay, Chris. The Gospel According to Jesus. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010. 205 pp. $19.99 Bio: Chris Seay is a church planter, pastor, president of Ecclesia Bible Society, and internationally acclaimed speaker. In all he has written six books including this one and this would seemingly be one of his most important due to his claim in the title, especially for the context for which he teaches...

Apr 16th

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Born to Reproduce

“You can lead a soul to Christ in twenty minutes to a couple of hours. But it takes from twenty weeks to a couple of years to get him on the road to maturity, victorious over the sins and the recurring problems that come along. He must learn how to make right decisions. He must be warned of the various “isms” that are likely to reach out with their octopus arms and pull him in and sidetrack him. ...

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Book Review: The Cross of Christ

Stott, John R.W.. The Cross of Christ, The 20th Anniversary Ed. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2006. 380 pp. $26.00. If someone were to ask what the heart of Christianity is what would one say? John Stott exhibits in this book that the central message of the Christian faith is the centrality of the cross of Jesus Christ. Stott, both a preacher and evangelist, served many years as a rector or parish...

Feb 22nd

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Probably one of the better things that occurs this time every week is New Release Tuesday where new music drops onto the scene. This week Json’s (Lamp Mode Recordings) new album “Growing Pains” released. I appreciate his lyrical honesty as he expresses the pains of growing in holiness, leaving the familiar and loved, and still rejoicing God in all things. Be on the watch March...

Feb 21st

“…the rulers sneered at him, shouting: “He saved others, but he...”

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Feb 21st

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Perfs!

A definition of a Proleptic (Futuristic) Perfect: “The perfect can be used to refer to a state resulting from an antecedent action that is future from the time of speaking. (This is similar to one of the strands of the proleptic aorist) This usage occurs in the apodosis of a conditional clause (either explicit or implicit) and depends on the time of the verb in the protasis. The proleptic...

Feb 20th

“Giver of all, another day has ended and I take my place beneath my great...”

– Evening Praise

Feb 20th

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Feb 19th

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“It is one thing to be deficient in grace, and another thing to lack grace...”

– Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

Feb 19th

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Bon Iver @ AIR Studios (4AD & Jagjaguwar Session) - My jaw hurts from it being open the whole time. Song list: 1. Hinnom, TX 2. Wash. 3. I Can’t Make You Love Me 4. Babys 5. Beth/Rest

Feb 19th

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Nov 22nd

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A Warm Hug

The main go-to explanation of the difference between grace and mercy has been: Grace - receiving what we do not deserve Mercy - not receiving what we do deserve While these definitions are accurate in their simplified form, they, much like many other Biblical concepts, have much more to them. For example, the idea of shalom is not merely the absence of evil but also the presence of good. The...

Nov 4th

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Oct 22nd

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End of the concert last night with Ben leading it from the crowd.

Oct 22nd

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The Vern & I had not slept in over 24 hours.

Sep 1st

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danielbray asked: How many bears could Bear Grylls grill if Bear Grylls could grill bears?

Mar 10th

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Slave or Free? Yes.

It has been said that during American slavery there were masters who knew the laws that prevented the freedom of their slaves if they were to let them go. However, as long as their slaves were under them, they could be treated well and they could know freedom in their master. No one needs to be reminded of the cruelty of slavery, the degradation of human beings throughout history. Yet, what we...

Mar 4th

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This is Perry Noble from Catalyst ‘09 talking about fear, laziness, and paying your dues. My favorite part is his comment on Noah building the Ark.

Mar 3rd

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