Monthly Archives: January 2007

31
Jan

Irrevocable justification

It is interesting reading this article to find that Gaffin agrees with Wright that those who are truly justified will never ever lose that status. I agree with both of them, but in the case of Wright I think his … Continue reading →

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31
Jan

“Sin is any transgression of or lack of conformity unto the Presbytery report…”

I may be guilty of over-characterizing the hubris of the TR report-makers, but if I am, it’s not by much. They are etching lines in the pavement and they are doing it with their Bibles on the shelf.

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31
Jan

More game writing discovery

Sort of continued from this. I heard the name, “Mark Laidlaw” in correlation with some sci-fi short stories, perhaps during cyberpunk’s quarter-hour of fame. Now I realize I have experienced more of his work than I knew: Mark Laidlaw, it … Continue reading →

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31
Jan

An apology for the erudite and scholarly Christian gentleman, Dr. R. Scott Clark

Dr. Clark has done a service for us “fv boys”–as he refers to us in his touching paternal affection. Unfortunately, I can’t own any of the things he lists as they relate to motives, nor even to many of the … Continue reading →

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31
Jan

Not sure I need to comment

Most Latino students spurn college loans Educators fear that a tendency to work their way through school can hurt them academically. By Francisco Vara-Orta, Times Staff Writer January 31, 2007 “My parents have always said, ‘If you don’t have the … Continue reading →

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30
Jan

Speaking of writing…

This sounds like fun. Here‘s an audio interview. She writes stories for games.

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30
Jan

Writing programs

Well new work (sort of; keep praying) has led into interesting areas. One of those has been the discovery of Scrivener, through 43 folders. Scrivener is a virtual writing studio and looks really good so far. Click on the 43 … Continue reading →

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30
Jan

Deep in Justin Taylor’s heart

do you think anything can make him realize the bitter irony in this post? Incidentally, I think Justin’s blog is really good at keeping up with items of interest to Reformed Evangelicals, and I appreciate many of his insights.

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30
Jan

Can baptism DO anything?

Lots of conservative Protestants want to answer “no” to this question. The problem with this position is that conservative Protestants are bound to believe what the Bible teaches. And the Bible says inconvenient things, like “baptism now saves you” (1 … Continue reading →

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30
Jan

Some thoughts on Siouxland Presbytery’s document: Part 7-Justifying Faith

Posted here: 1. a. We affirm that justifying faith receives and rests upon Christ and his righteousness held forth in the Gospel for pardon of sin and for the accepting and account of his person righteous in the sight of … Continue reading →

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