tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post6400077746363279426..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Birthday Boy goes to churchPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-32272773836680935412007-10-10T11:53:00.001-07:002007-10-10T11:53:00.001-07:00And... "sarcasm"? Me?!I'm shocked!And... "sarcasm"? Me?!<BR/><BR/>I'm <I>shocked!</I>DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41875149351096375562007-10-10T11:53:00.000-07:002007-10-10T11:53:00.000-07:00Yep. Accustomed as I am to more substantial sermon...Yep. Accustomed as I am to more substantial sermons, I have set it up to split-screen BibleWorks and some word processor type program.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31013998211705587792007-10-09T08:59:00.000-07:002007-10-09T08:59:00.000-07:00If I weren't giggling so hard at your sarcasm, I m...If I weren't giggling so hard at your sarcasm, I might have something high-minded to say......BT, DT. I once heard a 25-minute sermon about....nothing. Nada. Zilch. <BR/><BR/>(You seriously bring a laptop to church?) LOLmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786469453707749478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-83432344749074338972007-10-04T16:03:00.000-07:002007-10-04T16:03:00.000-07:00If more folks would walk out of churches, then per...If more folks would walk out of churches, then perhaps the vital message would be sent out: "The pulpit is not a popcorn machine!" I think part of the answer to the question "how did that church get that way" lies precisely in the mindless acquiescence that rules the congregations, that is, nobody will walk out. Nobody wants to rock the boat. (As a footnote to those who claim one should "stay and 'fix' things": how would that work with the Protestant Reformation? Should they then have tried to "fix" the RCC instead of turning their back on it?)<BR/><BR/> I myself have twice walked out of a service: once, 20+ years ago, when a PCUSA had a guest "reverend" who was a woman (I was searching for a permanent place to fellowship; needless to say, I did not return there); the other time, 5 years ago, when the brand new pastor @ a CMA (who had just gotten thru assuring us that his emphasis would be on expositing the Word, not upping the membership thru gimmicks) proceeded to spend 10 minutes straight starting his "sermon" out with vapid ramblings about the time he took a youth group to a sports game.TrothKeeprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041335861375358957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-46333465119091161232007-10-04T15:51:00.000-07:002007-10-04T15:51:00.000-07:00Dan: thanks for those comments on the Gateway. I...Dan: thanks for those comments on the Gateway. I can hardly wait to get mine.....Plzzzzzzzzz hurry January (new budget year).<BR/><BR/>Gratefulheart: Wow, that is all I can say, wow! I love how anyone decides what Jesus would say or think beyond what the Scripture says.Matthew Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560558150386821288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48457896967968196032007-10-03T19:55:00.000-07:002007-10-03T19:55:00.000-07:00If you are angry and depressed at this church expe...If you are angry and depressed at this church experience because you didn't get what you want you are distinguishing yourself from what Jesus would do. He would also be angry because others were getting hurt. Somehow in your rant I heard you almost getting off on how bad it was and complaining about it rather than righteous indignation. There's a disconnect there but that just my oppinion. It's just too easy to bash a church. There are so many dead churches out there. It is sad but we must remember to be sad for others and not because we are not getting our own way. See the difference? Ultimately we as Christians want to be more like Jesus right?gratefulhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215279209198993506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48608285900914421532007-10-03T19:18:00.000-07:002007-10-03T19:18:00.000-07:00I.Want.To.Cry....Sadness...Outrage...Grrrr!!!I.<BR/>Want.<BR/>To.<BR/>Cry.<BR/><BR/>...Sadness...Outrage...Grrrr!!!IB Dubbyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110161040854928853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55347360733931908032007-10-03T14:00:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:00:00.000-07:00Oh, I like it very much. It's actually my second. ...Oh, I like it very much. It's actually my second. First I had a Toshiba, much smaller. All in all I liked it, but twice it had an interface problem where the screen developed "dead areas" that didn't respond to the pen.<BR/><BR/>This Gateway is much more powerful, a good bit larger and heavier... and cost about HALF what the first one did. I'm not loving Vista, but it's not killing me. Everything I use works on it; it's a matter of getting used to it, mostly.<BR/><BR/>But this is more like a laptop and a convertible, whereas for me and my large hands, the other was a bit small.<BR/><BR/>That's my brief review. I like it a lot.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64451216400920056382007-10-03T13:48:00.000-07:002007-10-03T13:48:00.000-07:00Ok, now for the important question that everyone s...Ok, now for the important question that everyone seems to have missed in this post. . . . What do you think of your convertible notebook? You like, dislike, wish-they-hadda?<BR/><BR/>Someone I know real well is thinking of getting one and I want to hear first hand info on this baby.Matthew Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560558150386821288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47608092298676037752007-10-03T11:19:00.000-07:002007-10-03T11:19:00.000-07:00No need to apologize for Yahoo!(!)Glad you finally...No need to apologize for Yahoo!(!)<BR/><BR/>Glad you finally got it.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-69472157248357306812007-10-03T11:13:00.000-07:002007-10-03T11:13:00.000-07:00It's a mystery. Yahoo! obviously ate the first sen...It's a mystery. Yahoo! obviously ate the first sending; sorry. Thanks for the re-send!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35697346729952482192007-10-03T09:59:00.000-07:002007-10-03T09:59:00.000-07:00I even straight copied and pasted the "mailto:" ad...I even straight copied and pasted the "mailto:" address (minus the "mailto:").Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-74596350956746294592007-10-03T09:57:00.000-07:002007-10-03T09:57:00.000-07:00Dan the Man: I did...at the email address you prov...Dan the Man: I did...at the email address you provide on your bibchr blog...did you not get it? I'll resend it.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77858067300241529462007-10-03T08:34:00.000-07:002007-10-03T08:34:00.000-07:00Dan,Sad story, especially in light of the fact tha...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Sad story, especially in light of the fact that the church was not so long ago a sound one!<BR/><BR/>I have to respond to Norman by saying this: the Pastor and church leaders bear the responsibility for what comes out of the pulpit. If they're even remotely qualified according to I Tim. 3 and Titus 1, they're supposed to protect their flock from stuff like this!<BR/><BR/>Look, I take my responsibility to teach very seriously. I am constantly aware of the warning James gives to those of us who teach that the Lord holds us to a high standard (James 3:1). The Word is a precious gift from God and deserves to be handled with care.<BR/><BR/>I also remember this: the people in my congregation take valuable time out of their Sunday to come and worship and hear the Word of God proclaimed. They deserve the best I can give them and they should have confidence that I have studied and prepared to the best of my ability.<BR/><BR/>So, I agree with Dan that there is no excuse for squandering an opportunity like that man had to teach the Word accurately. You don't need lot's of raw talent to do that. But you do need to be willing to work hard to prepare!Steve Lammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994451968247281749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-83061741746422122942007-10-03T05:38:00.000-07:002007-10-03T05:38:00.000-07:00Norman, I'm actually (pleasantly) surprised that i...<B>Norman</B>, I'm actually (pleasantly) surprised that it took 60-70 comments for someone to toss what I said aside and judge my motives; so your comment only surprises me by its timing.<BR/><BR/>The visiting pastor could read, he had a Bible, he called himself a pastor. He has no excuse. What "training" did John Bunyan have? Yet the very scholarly John Owen said of him, "Could I possess the tinker's abilities for preaching, I would willingly relinquish all my learning." And where did I fault him for lack of training or scholarly acumen? The straw man lies dead at your feet, as I look on from over here.<BR/><BR/>So if you're suggesting that I should have gone up to him and rebuked him afterwards... maybe so. I have, as I said, written the church's pastor. (No response yet.)<BR/><BR/>In the meanwhile you'll have to pardon me for showing more love for the Lord, His Word, His glory, and His people, than you think I did for the man who squandered his opportunity.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-15918357507034575342007-10-03T04:19:00.000-07:002007-10-03T04:19:00.000-07:00So, Sewing — email me!(c:So, <B>Sewing</B> — email me!<BR/><BR/>(c:DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2960944391751861572007-10-03T04:06:00.000-07:002007-10-03T04:06:00.000-07:00Oh, Northword, that's funny. Thanks. It's actually...Oh, <B>Northword</B>, that's funny. Thanks. It's actually my first gift (except the cake), since the family celebration of both Josiah's and my birthdays is to be this Saturday.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-53112998868608968042007-10-03T02:13:00.000-07:002007-10-03T02:13:00.000-07:00A very sad report of what passes for worship in so...A very sad report of what passes for worship in some places. May the Lord deliver us.<BR/><BR/>www.theevangelists.blogspot.comW. Ian Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459780587872163857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-965451863163237452007-10-02T23:23:00.000-07:002007-10-02T23:23:00.000-07:00Happy belated birthday, Dan.What a dissapointment ...Happy belated birthday, Dan.<BR/><BR/>What a dissapointment about that church, even more so because you knew it to be solid and expected the experience to be a positive one. <BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed your words and pics of your travels with your son, especially the one about the snow, I'm a total snow lover and can hardly wait for those first flakes to fall...just love them.<BR/><BR/>Here's a <A HREF="http://www.holyobserver.com/detail.php?isu=v01i08&art=black" REL="nofollow">small gift </A> for you.<BR/>:DnorthWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938074261657256560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82690331707911228402007-10-02T19:37:00.000-07:002007-10-02T19:37:00.000-07:00Jackw,"I think it would be interesting to discuss ...Jackw,<BR/><BR/>"I think it would be interesting to discuss sometime the availability of sound teaching that is available today and how it affects the local churches. Is it fair for local teachers to be compared with a MacArthur, Piper, Begg?"<BR/><BR/>Good question. Answer...Yes, it is fair to compare.<BR/>They are all supposed to be preaching out of the same book...right? Same authority...right?<BR/><BR/>Let's put it this way, if 100 preachers got up and just read the WORD, wouldn't the message be the same? If 100 spirit filled preachers get up and preach the WORD, won't they witness the Christ?<BR/><BR/>The problem starts when we delve into entertainment. Not everyone is a movie star.....<BR/>Most of the folk watching don't all see the same in the entertainer either......<BR/><BR/>The real problem starts when the Holy Spirit teaches you via the written Word. Then anything you watch but full strength WORD comes off as a bad B movie.....ezekielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991868400830971195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-9475313989007670102007-10-02T19:15:00.000-07:002007-10-02T19:15:00.000-07:00I have had the privilege of being part of Bible pr...I have had the privilege of being part of Bible preaching, Christ-centered churches for the entirety of my 17 years as a believer. And it is so easy to assume that all churches are the same. Sadly, as Dan has pointed out and as I am starting to understand, churches that proclaim the Word and the gospel are a rarity in postmodern evangelicalism.<BR/><BR/>Love the "Inflatable Church". Man, so many ideas for using this an an illustration come to mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19262967419714904402007-10-02T17:33:00.000-07:002007-10-02T17:33:00.000-07:00"That is worth more than the most welcoming group ..."That is worth more than the most welcoming group of people."<BR/><BR/>Worth more to me as well, but for the majority today, you can put the steak back in the frig, and bring out the dessert.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18243958810617398972007-10-02T17:31:00.000-07:002007-10-02T17:31:00.000-07:00Norman. One does not have to have seminary trainin...Norman. One does not have to have seminary training to be sound theologically. It sounds like the preacher just knew to do topical teachings like he has experienced or been taught that numerous other churches do.<BR/><BR/>Spurgeon did not attend seminary. He read a lot and started his own Pastor's College.<BR/><BR/>It is a cop out to say that a person is at a disadvantage cuz they haven't had the same opportunities to get the same education.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088593538648596769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82162938058689254072007-10-02T17:08:00.000-07:002007-10-02T17:08:00.000-07:00DAN: Thanks for the advise and the leads to Frank'...DAN: <BR/>Thanks for the advise and the leads to Frank's posts. <BR/>BTW your photo journal was very good and the pictures are a brilliant display of God's creative glory.Keith Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05359535573851703059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-15388028319808656892007-10-02T16:04:00.000-07:002007-10-02T16:04:00.000-07:00It was interesting to compare this to my memory of...It was interesting to compare this to my memory of <A HREF="http://www.kfuoam.org/Issues_ETC/ie_07_17_07.htm" REL="nofollow">Todd Wilken's visit to Lakewood</A> (listen to the second and third hours). Jo-el wasn't preaching, but it was instructive nonetheless.Jim Criglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437189788683651969noreply@blogger.com