John Piper Inspired Crunk Rap, LeCrae’s New Video: “Don’t Waste Your Life”

God’s church is NOT the place for a theatrical play!

Are you serious? Don’t turn the Lord’s church into a show? It’s not for our glory but HIS!

Should Christians Participate in MMA, Boxing, Football, Gambling, etc

         
I was recently asked the following question regarding Paul’s illustrations involving boxing:
Just b/c the apostle paul made references to boxing/fighting doesn’t necessarily meant he ‘watched’ them, right?  He could of just been knowledgeable of the art or strategies in the sport not necessarily promoting or suggesting it’s ok or good for a christian [...]

Book Review of George Montague’s “Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition”

Montague, G.T. (1994). Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.
 Commenting on Joel, Montague suggests the following:
This passage from Joel, written probably in the fourth century B.C., stands on the divide between classical prophecy and apocalyptic or “end-time” prophecy. Although the immediate occasion for the prophecy seems to have been a plague of [...]

Stretch Your Dollar!!!

I know people are going through tough times and I wanted to simply plug thrift stores as a great option for some of your shopping needs. One such store that we go to every Monday is the local SAVERS store. They happen to sell certain color tagged items at 50% off their already low prices starting [...]

New Keith Olbermann “Baseball Nerd” Widget

I know that some of my readers may loathe Keith Olbermann and I have even been critical in the past of him, HOWEVER I must admit that I have appreciated Keith Olbermann since I was a little kid growing up in the Los Angeles media market and watching him on the nightly local Sportscast. His [...]

Tex Winter Never Used Profanity…Come on Phil

I am a huge Lakers fan and am obviously following their playoff run. Anyhow, Tex Winter, the legendary coach and expert on the “Triangle” offense that was used by the Bulls and Lakers under Phil Kackson, suffered a stroke and is hospitalized as I write.
While watching the game tonight, the TNT analysts said that Phil [...]

Rick Hogaboam Sermon: Joel 2:1-11 “Who Can Endure It?”

I will be uploading an attached pdf file of my sermon outlines from now on. Most outlines are about 6 pages long and will include most the material used in my preaching. I also hope to upload the “pbb” file for Libronix users. Enjoy.
joel-21t11-who-can-endure-it

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 12 of 12

National Right to Life (NRLC) article

Today’s News & Views
March 16, 2009
Bait and Switch
Part One of Two
By Dave Andrusko
Editor’s note. Part Two asks, Would You Buy a Used Teleprompter From This Man?” Be sure to post these TN&V on your social networking pages by going to www.nrlc.org/News_and_views/Mar09/nv031609.html and clicking on the “Share” button.
It always fascinates me what finally drives [...]

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 11 of 12

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” movie review

Uh, all i can say is…give me a break. Totally earthly, evolutionist-thinking, global-warming-scared, worldly existentialism, sci-fi.
When I saw keanu reeves name, I was like, ‘oh boy’. He doesn’t get many great roles, does he?
If you haven’t seen it yet, I say pass. we got to watch it for free.
I give it 2 thumbs down. what [...]

what exactly does it mean to be a “moderate” christian politically?

and can a “christian” support a pro-abortion politician? why? what say you?

Hitchens-Wilson Debate Sparks Comment and Correspondence

Steve Cornell commented as follows:
Mr. Hitchens, you’re the one, sir, who is blasphemous in speaking of Christ’s act as “sorcery”. The more I listen to you, the more it confirms my calvinistic beliefs that man can not see the kingdom of God apart from the work of the Holy Spirit. Hitchens and the other “new [...]

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 10 of 12

Review of Charles Holman’s “Till Jesus Comes: Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation”

Holman, Charles L.: Till Jesus Comes : Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1996
For more information on Dr. Charles Holman, visit: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/holman/charles.shtml
Holman comments on Joel 2-3 as follows:
Following material blessing, a deluge of the Spirit “on all flesh” is foreseen, answering to the downpour in verse 23 which replenished the earth [...]

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 9 of 12

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 8 of 12

this is kira & lexi dancing to “rebel” by Lecrae

our girls’ breakdancing

this is our 4.5 yr. old dancing to Lecrae’s “hands high”.

this is Lexi:

they are hilariously fun to watch!

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 7 of 12

Review of Greg Carey “Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature”

Carey, G. (2005). Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature. St. Louis, MO: Chalice.

Commenting on Joel 2:28-32, Carey (2005:61) says:
…it proclaimed an eschatological age marked by prophetic and visionary activity…Peter recites part of the passage to interpret the manifestations of the Spirit at Pentecost (2:16-21). Likewise, Paul, who testifies to prophetic activity [...]

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 6 of 12

Book Review of O. Palmer Robertson “Christ of the Prophets”

Robertson, O. P. (2008). The Christ of the Prophets (Abridged ed.). Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub.
“Yet despite this image of a universal judgment of the nations, Joel cannot be perceived as narrowly nationalistic in his attitude toward the peoples of the world. For in connection with the promised restoration of Israel after its judgment, Joel declares [...]

my sweet babies enjoying their banana split treat made by mommy

Doug Wilson vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate, Part 5 of 12

Many Thanks to R. Kent Hughes

I took a sabbatical leave recently to Spokane, WA at Christ the Redeemer Church for a preaching workshop. I ended up in the small group with R. Kent Hughes as my instructor (bio below), which was a tremendous blessing. He is one of the great American expositors and I considered it a honor to spend [...]

Quotables by Elizabeth Achtemeier

These are all taken from The New International Biblical Commentary: Minor Prophets I -
“…Joel shows us that the true God is a God of power, the ruler of all nature and history, who has the might to offer effective love. God can do away with rebellion and his enemies on earth, and he will establish [...]

just a few causes worth supporting

http://www.fightfoca.com/
http://www.prolife.com/
http://www.lifenews.com/

Quote of the Week from Dr. David W. Barker on Alcohol & Gluttony, Need for Pastoral Consistency

“To protect people from intoxication is laudable, but it is inappropriate to deprive people of Christian freedom based on their potential abuse. What the church should seek is Christian maturity, discipiling its members into moderation, not only in alcohol consumption, but in all things. While alcoholism is a real problem, even the daily news reports [...]