Monthly Archives: June 2008

30
Jun

A basic hypercalvinist fallacy

Perhaps someone can diagnose the fallacy, but I simply describe what happens. If we take the legendary (though younger than often realized) “TULIP” of “the five points of calvinism,” the fallacy deals with the fourth point. Irresistible Grace

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30
Jun

The “irratonal” in sales

Writing to persuade readers to act is not pure logic. Sometimes this raises suspicions. What are those manipulative writers up to? Why not just make the case and be done without all that emotional rhetoric and red type? (I’m just … Continue reading →

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28
Jun

Because he doesn’t need to be a candidate to be worth watching and hearing

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/7354M1QmGYQ" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Link for those who can’t see the video My personal hope is that Bush is letting the Iran stuff drag on just as a favor to the oil industry to make sure they have … Continue reading →

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27
Jun

Insightful classification of the trio

There is a story told of C. S. Lewis, as a small boy — about six or seven, I think. One day he announced to his father, “Daddy, I have a prejudice against the French.” “Why?” asked his father, not … Continue reading →

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26
Jun

Is “capitalism” worth advocating?

So “capitalism” in America largely means corporate welfare and other government favors for corporations.  But don’t these groups hide what they are doing behind the capitalism banner.  It seems to me that opposing the fascist state in the name of … Continue reading →

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26
Jun

Whose utopian now?

Is it really any less utopian to work for better government than to work for a better society in general?  Would it take any less of a miracle for the Federal Government to serve the good of the commonwealth than … Continue reading →

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26
Jun

…that’s the problem with Athanasius: couldn’t count, only read

Doug Wilson’s quick and obvious response to the RPCNA’s official shamelessness brings to mind how their deliverance is similar to the Libertarian case against war: police shooting into a crowd to get the bad guy. Here is the same principle … Continue reading →

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26
Jun

www.markhorne.com

OK, as much as I was impressed with how Jandy used the wordpress template, I’m even more impressed now when I realized I didn’t have time to figure it out.  Instead I sat down at my keyboard with the free … Continue reading →

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25
Jun

Advice for seminary students: dos and donts of sermon illustrations

Been awhile since I addressed the topic of preaching on this blog. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, I think this video is more efficient than anything I could write on the subject. You’ve been warned! [kml_flashembed … Continue reading →

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24
Jun

Obeying a command is obeying a command

Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote, “There is no religious denomination in which the misuse of metaphysical expressions has been responsible for so much sin as it has in mathematics” (Culture and Value).  But has anyone committed as much sin against grammar as … Continue reading →

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