Bojangles in the morning!
I know it’s not good for my body, but the time spent at Bojangles Friday mornings with good friends is good for the soul.
If you’re in the mood for some chicken and biscuits at 8am tomorrow, come on out to the Boj by WF Target!
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Dangers to Christian Living in James (Essay)
If I said that the Christian life is constantly under threat, you would say, “Duh.” But where’s the biggest threat coming from?
It seems to me that the Christian culture in America has mostly taught us that the primary threat to Christian faith comes from sources outside of ourselves. We fear the culture: TV, movies, certain books, the radio, or the Internet, and we worry that threats from outside will chip away at our faith (or our religion… but that’s another post). We think of biblical persecution and look for it everywhere so that we can wail against it, even if it is perceived in such a minor thing as a political campaign ad. Our Christian culture promotes an us versus them mentality that encourages us to insulate and shield ourselves from anything that is different and external to our Christian bubble.
It is interesting, then, that these kinds of external dangers are almost completely ignored in James. Read the rest of this entry »
A shot across the bow
Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (James 4:17, ESV)
The next time you start thinking you’re doing pretty well at following Christ, may I recommend a prayerful, self-conscious reading of James? He’ll set you straight.
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The Old Testament is about…
This evening I’ve been writing a response paper on Stephen Dempster’s Dominion and Dynasty. If you’re interested at all in understanding the Old Testament better, specifically in how it coheres as a single prophetic book, I recommend it as a great little intro. Here’s how he concludes:
From Adam to David. From the creation of the world to the building of the temple, which will give new life to the world and from which the divine rule will extend to the ends of the earth. Genealogy and geography, dynasty and dominion. This represents the story of the Tanakh, a story that leaves Israel still in a type of exile, waiting for someone from David’s house to come and build a house to bring about the restoration of all things. This overall message, presented in a storyline with commentary, shows that the Tanakh is a book and not a ragbag. To be sure, it consists of many texts, but these find their part in a larger Text. The many stories together constitute a single Story. And this Story is about the reclamation of a lost human dominion over the world through a Davidic dynasty. In short, it is about the coming of the kingdom of God, and it is unfinished. (p. 231, emphasis mine)
Did you catch that? The Old Testament is primarily about the future, not the past. BAM!
Now go read it!
An ingenious idea and an excellent ministry
Just finished updating the website for one of my favorite clients, Both Hands Foundation. If you haven’t heard of them, you really should visit their website here. I recommend the “Tweten/Lee” video and story for a great overview of what the organization does, but I’ll give you a sneak peak: their tag line is “one for the orphan, one for the widow.”
What’ll really bake your noodle is whether they help orphans by helping widows, or help widows by helping orphans. I’m taking votes in the comments…
Update on the Potential Blog Move
Thanks to those of you who stopped by the (potential) new site! If you haven’t yet, you should click here and drop me a note in the comments.
In the meantime, I’ll be posting in both places to see how it works on my end, so wherever you choose to get your feed from or point your bookmark to, you’ll be updated when I decide whether to switch.
As always, thanks for reading!
A Translation of Daniel 2:4-49… or Story Time!
My first Aramaic test is due this Tuesday, so I’ve been reading the story of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. A lot. In a language where the vowels are little tiny dots and dashes.
My eyes hurt a little bit, but the reading’s been good. If you’re in the mood for a story, here’s the fruit of my work so far (with much kudos to Dr. Bob Cole for teaching me the basics of Aramaic and Andy and Wes who helped me edit the rough draft):
4 Now the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will make its interpretation known.” Read the rest of this entry »
Evidence for the Imago Dei
Reading the blogs today, I came across this quote from Dustin Curtis, a graphic designer:
When I first started designing as a hobby, I hated everything I made. I knew it was terrible, and no matter how hard I tried, I could never make it good enough for myself. But I didn’t give up, and after a while something clicked. I started to sort of like my work. But I am still not satisfied; every day I reach higher, trying to grasp the level of awesomeness that I can feel but can’t recreate.
As a programmer, designer, musician, and writer, I know about “the level of awesomeness that I can feel but can’t recreate;” don’t you?
God is the author of that level of awesomeness, and it’s because we are made in his image that we can perceive it at all and even attempt to recreate it. It’s because of his grace that we can ever progress towards it.
Dustin is making progress as a designer, whether he knows it is of God’s grace or not. In what areas do you identify?
To move?
Much as I love WordPress.com (and I do), I’m thinking about moving darnellia. And maybe changing the name.
If you’ve got a moment, leave your thoughts here about the new place, and help me answer the eternal question: Should I stay or should I go?
