The Idea & Reality Daily

Well....

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:38:15 -0500

Posterous fustrated me also. I will be back at ideaandreality.com only for now.

Moving

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:34:17 -0400

I have moved over to posterous for the time being.

Good Warfare Theology

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:40:45 -0400

Good Warfare Theology:

I just got done reading this paper as I am preparing for an evangelism class I am teaching this Saturday. Dr. Moore’s paper is very helpful in bringing together Biblical Theology, Evangelism, and an unabated passion for Jesus. A must read.

"He rode with the sun coppering his face and the red wind blowing out of the west."

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:26:41 -0400

“He rode with the sun coppering his face and the red wind blowing out of the west.”

- Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

Me: I'm feeling depressed. I want to go to IKEA and get that desk I want.

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:51:58 -0400

Me: I'm feeling depressed. I want to go to IKEA and get that desk I want.
Wife: And that would make you happy?
Me: No, but it would forestall the need to deal with my unhappiness just a little further.

While I like a good poutine, for Quebec cuisine there is nothing like my wifes tourtière.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:12:02 -0400

While I like a good poutine, for Quebec cuisine there is nothing like my wifes tourtière.

A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:38:18 -0400

If you are looking for a good book on theology to keep around as a reference for yourself and your family you should consider A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson. Watson was a Puritan author, and the book is old, yet his clarity in the presentation of doctrine is in my experience unmatched. When I need to teach on a specific doctrine, I will often turn to Watson to see how he outlined and presented it. 5/5 stars.

How the Confession of My Sins Kept me in the Church Part II

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:58:17 -0400

How the Confession of My Sins Kept me in the Church Part II:

You should read this. If you are a part of my congregation, and you need someone to be confessing sins to, get ahold of me.

Harry Connick Jr - All The Way; from the album I reviewed...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:19:14 -0400

Harry Connick Jr - All The Way; from the album I reviewed yesterday.

"For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:16:54 -0400

“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.”

- Psalm 86:5

Lets give each other some good ideas on what to read for the final few months of this year. What was...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:03:00 -0400

Lets give each other some good ideas on what to read for the final few months of this year. What was your favorite book this year?

A quick review of "Your Song" by Harry Connick, Jr.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:28:41 -0400

I just bought the new album by Harry Connick, Jr. entitled “Your Song.” I like it. Its an album of covers done the way I like them done, recognizable yet a bit different, by a great singer. I give it 4/5 stars. Go buy it and dance to it with someone. Your spouse if your married.

Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:28:32 -0400

Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. :

I found this fascinating. Our expectations appear to be quite powerful.

The Nameless One

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:11:38 -0400

The Nameless One :

While I do not want to promote a cult following of Carl Trueman, you really must read this article. I was going to quote from it, but every paragraph had a quotable sentence.

"Those natures that are most sanctified on earth are still a seminary of sin; there is in them the..."

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:03:05 -0400

“Those natures that are most sanctified on earth are still a seminary of sin; there is in them the roots, the seeds of atheism, blasphemy, murder, adultery, apostasy, and idolatry.”

- David Clarkson

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen - cartoon Recombinant Records

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:35:15 -0400

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen - cartoon Recombinant Records:

This is good. If you haven’t, you need to read Amusing Ourselves to Death.

This is amazing. I have never seen something so skewer the...

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:49:02 -0400

This is amazing. I have never seen something so skewer the contemporary christian subculture. Thanks go to the Internet Monk.

"The sophisticated post-Kantian theology for which they stand comes to this — sitting around on..."

Sun, 10 May 2009 23:57:00 -0400

“The sophisticated post-Kantian theology for which they stand comes to this — sitting around on a Sunday morning, listening to PC Man mangling the Bible and Kenny G playing Amazing Grace. I mean, give me a break. Kenny G!?! It wasn’t even John Coltrane or Charlie Parker.”

- Look, It’s Rubbish! - Reformation21 So good, read the rest.

Not Even Close? -- Is America Becoming a Post-Christian Culture?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:32:48 -0400

Not Even Close? -- Is America Becoming a Post-Christian Culture?:

Even for us Canadians, this is a good read.

"Dare I suggest that one of the battles of the next decade for Christians is not so much how we can..."

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:52:53 -0400

“Dare I suggest that one of the battles of the next decade for Christians is not so much how we can use the new media for spreading the gospel, but how we can stop the new media from destroying those things which seem so germane to the normal Christian life as the Bible envisages it, where people matter more than pixels and, no, not everybody has a right to know and see and do everything.”

- Carl Trueman