September 2008

Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World

September 16, 2008

Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World Fantastic teaching by Tim Keller and Ed Clowney on what it means to truly preach redemptively. Free on iTunes!

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Friday Photo

September 12, 2008

Last night I went for a walk through downtown DeKalb and caught this band jamming in someone’s apartment with the windows open. Their music filled the street and a number of people were just hanging out on the sidewalk listening. Very cool.

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Blog Fix

September 11, 2008

A few days ago someone sent me an email pointing out that an old series of posts I wrote titled, “What does God Want?” was incomplete. I checked – and yep, the final post was never uploaded. I found it patiently waiting in my google docs – since 2006. My bad. It’s now up and [...]

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Sin is Fun

September 11, 2008

A church planter who reads my blog said he got the wrong impression when a summary of my post popped up in his feed reader.

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Gaper’s Block Featuring My Photography

September 10, 2008

Gaper’s Block Featuring My Photo Gaper’s Block is a great Chicago-centric web magazine that features local photography in their “Rearview” section. They are featuring one of my recent shots inside a local parking garage today. Thanks GB!

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Idolatry of the House

September 10, 2008

In some cases it is not so much any one object of home, but the whole that steals the heart from God—a comfortable home, made up of relatives, a commodious house, plenty, health; in short, a quiet and agreeable domicile. The pleasures of the domestic circle are some of the sweetest known on earth; and [...]

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Sin is Idolatry

September 9, 2008

Sin isn’t only doing bad things, it is more fundamentally making good things into ultimate things. Sin is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our life on will drive us and enslave us. Sin is primarily idolatry. – Tim Keller

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