http://www.seekhim.org spreading a passion for Jesus Christ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:45:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As regular readers of the blog may know, the Dave Matthews Band has been on my heart in recent months, as I've pondered the joy I have in much of their music though it does not come from a Christian perspective. On and off for the past 8 years I ... http://www.seekhim.org/moore-passes-away.htm One of the things that most irritated me about Obama's chat with Rick Warren was listening to him speak compassionately about how America would be a better place if only we heeded Jesus' words to care for 'the least of these.' Do the unborn not also count among 'the least of ... http://www.seekhim.org/hypocrisy.htm CNN has posted the full footage from the 'civil forum' held the other night at Saddleback Church. I have watched the first part of Obama's interview and found it worth the time investment to watch the rest. http://www.seekhim.org/obama-and-mccain-chat-with-warren.htm Joe, As you know, Mark Driscoll has gotten himself into some trouble over the years because of his tongue.  I am currently reading one of his books and several times have asked myself, 'Why does he say things like that?' In view of that, I am particularly interested to hear him talk ... http://www.seekhim.org/the-harsh-words-of-the-bible.htm Many people were indignant of the decision made by Chinese Olympics officials to put a girl on stage during the Opening Ceremony who was lip-synching to the voice of another girl, only because they deemed the one to be cuter than the actual singer. In this short post, Kirk Wellum challenges ... http://www.seekhim.org/chinas-twisted-priorities-and-ours.htm Lar, 1 Samuel 3 was one chapter in my reading today. Verses 11-14 especially stood out. They read, “Then the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. On that day I ... http://www.seekhim.org/great-influence-great-responsibility.htm Lar, It's been too long I know.  At least last week I had an excuse (no Internet).  Of course, as I said to you yesterday, it's been weeks since I checked any blog.  And you know that is quite rare for me.  I am sure that will change after I get ... http://www.seekhim.org/thankful-for-the-dmv.htm The sports fans among our readers might enjoy this one: Stephen Altrogge has a cool contest going at his blog: pick what you think is the greatest sports moment, and send Stephen a video clip of it from youtube.  Stephen will pick the ten best moments, and those who selected those ... http://www.seekhim.org/cool-contest.htm While I was at the Worship God '08 conference last week I bought Come Weary Saints, one of Sovereign Grace's newest CD's. I am really enjoying it, and particularly enjoy this song written by Mark Altrogge, called As Long as You are Glorified: Shall I take from Your hand Your ... http://www.seekhim.org/tough-to-sing.htm Again, sorry blogging has been very light.  I'm in the midst of another busy week, but I wanted to post this book review.  I just wrote it for my church's bi-monthly newsletter, and thought I would post it here as well. In Respectable Sins, Jerry Bridges attempts to expose the subtle ... http://www.seekhim.org/book-review-respectable-sins.htm Joe, As you know, last week my daughter Halle had her first birthday, and it was a time for us to recall the Lord's abundant mercies over the past year. I have learned a lot about the Lord and myself during this year, and am grateful for these lessons. ... http://www.seekhim.org/love-and-foreknowledge.htm Sorry things have been quite slow on the blog lately.  Tomorrow I am leaving for Maryland for the Worship God conference hosted by Sovereign Grace Ministries.  I probably will not be blogging until early next week.  Hopefully Joe can keep things going until then. Larry http://www.seekhim.org/apologies.htm Joe, The other day I posted a challenging objection to the existence of God from Christopher Hitchens in a debate with Dinesh D'Souza.  Yesterday you wrote that you hoped to interact with that one a bit later in the week, but if our past track record is any indication, that's not ... http://www.seekhim.org/dsouzas-response-to-hitchens.htm Lar, Great post yesterday. I would like to interact a bit more with that post and look forward to you doing the same. For now, however, I wanted to offer two short articles/posts concerning our present-day technological inputs and there effects. The first article might overstate the case ... http://www.seekhim.org/input-overload.htm In a debate with Dinesh D'Souza, well known atheist Christopher Hitchens posed a question about God's existence that went something like this: Homo sapiens has been on the planet for a long time, let's say 100,000 years. Apparently for 95,000 years God sat idly by, watching and perhaps enjoying man's horrible ... http://www.seekhim.org/sharpening-our-apologetic-skills.htm