tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170543502009-02-20T21:09:39.930-05:00skinny, bald, and polish for the glory of GodElizabeth Plewniaknoreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17054350.post-1159407922005182742006-09-27T21:31:00.000-04:002006-09-27T21:45:22.030-04:00

This is a post from World Magazine:An interesting news feature is going around about Christian theme parks. Perhaps the biggest is the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, where Roman soldiers stand around a replica of Herod's Temple and Jesus gets crucified twice a day. Currently, the park is involved in a controversy because it is claiming not only to be a theme park but to be a church, so as to

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God created me, as He has most, with several strange features. For example, I don't catch myself when I fall. My arms go behind me instead of in front, and I end up landing on my chin, which is why I've had stitches five times and my bottom teeth are officially "dead". Another strange feature, in case you haven't noticed, is that one ear is higher than my other ear. Yes, I'm a lopsided head

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Mark Dever recently posted on the together for the gospel blog about evangelism. He said that he is currenlty writing a book on evangelism, which I plan on getting as soon as it comes out. He has a great straightforward and God-trusting approach to preaching the gospel. Here is one excerpt from his post:"One part of clarity sometimes missed by earnest evangelists, however, is the willingness

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is a book written by Randy Newman. I would highly recommend it. The author worked on college campuses for many years reaching out to students. Recently, the New Attitude bloggers did a post on this book. You can read the entire post here.One of the main reasons I like this book is that it is freeing -- in the sense that all the pressure of evangelism is taken back some. It does this by

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Sovereign Grace Ministries has released a new c.d., The Valley of Vision. I've been listening to it this week and have seriously been enjoying it. The cd is songs inspired by the book by the same name, which is full of puritan prayers.This is written on the back cover of the cd:" The valley of vision is the place of paradox.Here, the one who wants to save his life loses it for the sake of

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It's that time of year again and tomorrow night is our FIRST VFC of the year!!! That is, the school year, of course.It's going to be a blast in our new meeting room -- Alumni Rm. 32. Voice is going to do a few songs for us, we got give-aways, some videos, and much more!Then, on Friday night, we our hosting "The Explosion, Vol. II". This is the first year we have done an outdoor concert. It's

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everyone loves a picture page. Especially when it has freaky pictures. Enjoy.

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so...I got a new mac the other day. It came with a built in camera and some funny effects. We took a few pictures. I laughed so hard I cried. Check it out.

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I was reading Thomas Watson's "The Godly Man's Picture", which I would highly recommend for all men to read, and I wanted to share this quote with you. He is under the point that godly men prize Christ above everything else. In this quote he is referring to people who prize worldly knowledge above Christ. I hope this encourages and motivates you as you prepare for another year of learning.Airy

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Monergism.com has a list of scriptures related to meditating on the gospel. Here is the link to the site.The scriptures walk thru: God, sin, the law, the vanity of life, hell and judgment, the new birth, grace, repentance, faith, and salvation thru Christ alone.This would be a great resource for your devotions. Or, if you are in VFC (or anyone who would like to evangelize), these are great

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This post, from Gabby and Holly, made me laugh hysterically. Actually, I think the whole CCK office got a good laugh from this one.I'll just put the whole post below, or you can click here to check it out youself:________________________________________________________"Okay, so this may be a woman, but it looks a lot like Kevin Shipp to me. I just found it on one of those random pics that show

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While most teachers point to the truth saying "that is true or that is truth", Jesus Christ pointed to himself saying, "I AM the truth."Listen to these statements he makes during his teaching in the gospel of John:"I AM the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.""I AM the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness

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James Montgomery Boice, in his book "Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace?", identifies what's wrong with so many churches today and what the solution is. He identifies:"six major cultural trends: secularism, humanism, relativism, materialism, pragmatism, and anti-intellectualism or 'mindlessness.' Secularism is the view that the universe is all there is; God and eternity are exluded.

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This week is our first summer VFC! Friday night, 7 p.m. in the VFC Room. Worship, updates, and I'll be speaking on evangelism. Saturday, we are going to Six Flags over Georgia and then Sunday, we'll have lunch in the VFC Room.Speaking of evangelism, if you haven't seen "The Way of the Master" TV show, you should check it out. You can watch several episodes for free by clicking HERE.

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Dr. Russell Moore, who I referenced in the last post, hosted "The Al Mohler Radio Program" yesterday. His topic is the same as the article, "College Ministry In A Hookup Culture".You can listen to the program by clicking HERE.

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Russell Moore, a professor at Southern Seminary, wrote an article this week about the whole Duke Lacrosse team and the state of college life. It was very sad and revealing at the same time. He talked about the "hook-up" culture on campuses. The problem at the root is the same problem in all of us = human depravity. And the solution is the gospel of Jesus Christ. The question is: who will

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This morning, I was reading Luke 1. I have read this several times, but as it often happens when I'm reading something again, I noticed a portion of the scripture that I haven't noticed before. This is Zechariah prophesying over his son John the Baptist when he was born. At the end of the prophecy, he says:"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the

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I'm not sure why, but I found this 30-second video from "Batman and Robin" to be hilarious. Maybe it's the impressive acting skills of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Maybe it's because he says "ice", "cold", and "freeze" 40 times in half-a-minute. You tell me. Check out the video by clicking here.

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At the girl talk blog, Carolyn Mahaney has been doing posts on how CJ and her are teaching their son, age 13, to be a man.I thought this post was very insightful and useful far beyond a 13 year old. Men, take note of these posts and begin to live them, for as Carolyn notes, this will serve your wife and your future employer.Here is a link to the post and the rest in it's entirety:I enjoy

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The Sovereign Grace store now has all the main sesssions online for a ridiculously low price of $7. That's like the same price as a value meal at Chik-fil-A if you add coleslaw, or the same price as a drink at Starbucks when you get two extra shots of espresso and 4 flavored syrups in it. That's cheap!Here is the link: NA messages.Here is their pitch:We’re offering these messages for insanely

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Well, I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Florida and I'm quickly heading back out this week to New Attitude. I got this update and I wanted to encourage everyone to go, even if you haven't registered, even if you are broke and can't afford Ramen noodles, even if you have ignored all the people inviting you and telling you how great it's going to be, even if you are bed-ridden and

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Sunday at CCK, Brent Detwiler gave us a great introduction into the problems of "The Da Vinci Code". The movie comes out in a few weeks, and I found a blog that has tons of good material to help you discern what is true from what is false. Here is the link to Mark Roberts, who has written extensively and put many materials together to help you. He has a whole section on the reliabililty of the

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I love hearing about the books that people are diving into, so I thought I'd share what I am currently reading. Slowly, but surely, I'm making my way thru these books which I would highly recommend to you:1. Charles Spurgeon series called, "Majesty in Misery". I am really enjoying these sermons from Spurgeon on the passion of Jesus Christ. My favorite book was, "The Power of the Cross of

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As many of you head home for the summer, or even as you stay in town, you are more than likely going to have some extra time on your hands. Let me encourage you to use those moments wisely. Before you know it, the fall will be here with work and school and VFC and papers and finals and everything else that goes with it. Seize your summers to grow in godliness and the Word!One recommendation is

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this week, I'll be at this conference listening to John Piper, CJ Mahaney, RC Sproul, John Macarthur, Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, and Al Mohler. I know, I know, sounds pretty rough. Tim Challies will be live blogging from the conference with updates, notes from messages, etc.... You can follow the action live by going here.Also this week is the final VFC of the school year. We'll be hearing from

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