Comments on The Suburban Christian: The Last Lecture on living well

I know I'm a little late on this post, but since R...

2008-07-26T21:52:00.000-05:00

I know I'm a little late on this post, but since Randy Pausch just passed away, maybe this comment's timing isn't so off? I just discovered your blog, actually.

Anyway, about the idea that people are more important than things, I was watching a video in John Piper's blog about what makes bad language--i.e., curse words--bad. The speaker says that it's all about intentions. Jesus calls us to be edifying to people, to encourage them, and saying "F*** you" is not edifying. But what if you're cursing a thing? What would God say about that? After all, Jesus cursed the fig tree that didn't have fruit.

Here's John Piper's blog post: http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1325_what_makes_bad_language_bad_and_3_other_conference_interview_clips/#LinksToThisPost

P.S. I'm the girl from the CTPC retreat at the end of June, the one who went to China.

L.L. - I'd heard about this project a while back, ...

2008-07-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

L.L. - I'd heard about this project a while back, but hadn't seen this YouTube video. I think it's a good thing as long as they're respecting copyright and intellectual property laws and only translating material that is either public domain or has been granted permission by the copyright holders to translate and publish for free. I worry a little that folks will assume that they can translate and publish online anything and everything they want, which not only violates copyright laws, but also hurts international Christian publishers who may be trying to translate and publish their own print books and resources.

This particular effort also seems to be only representing a particular slice of the church (the conservative Reformed evangelical community). So this probably will not provide resources that represent other streams and traditions of the church, whether Anabaptist or Wesleyan or Catholic or mainline Protestant. They may well be offering good resources to the Reformed community around the world, but this is likely not going to serve the whole church.

Ah, joy!(Totally different subject now... have you...

2008-07-10T09:48:00.000-05:00

Ah, joy!

(Totally different subject now... have you seen this... Gospel Translations... and what do you think about it?

Al, I can't find an email address for you. I would...

2008-07-09T14:04:00.000-05:00

Al,

I can't find an email address for you. I would like to ask you about a speaking oppurtunity here in the Western Suburbs to Pastors. Can you please email me when you have moment. chris at gmaildotcom.

L.L. - Just this past weekend we got a new video c...

2008-07-09T09:38:00.000-05:00

L.L. - Just this past weekend we got a new video cabinet, and I promptly brought our old video cabinet upstairs to our bedroom and use it as a bookshelf next to the bed. So this list of "on my nightstand" books represents the stacks accumulated on the tops of two separate bookcases against the wall.

And it's not even all of them, though after several months I'm not sure I can really say that I'm actively reading them all. The way books flow through our house, it's often the case that I'll get a couple of chapters into a book before the next book comes in and displaces it. So there are dozens and dozens of books on these shelves that have a bookmark a few chapters in.

First, let me say that your night stand is about t...

2008-07-09T08:52:00.000-05:00

First, let me say that your night stand is about to topple over. That, or it is a very BIG night stand.

As for the current post, very touching. I loved the quick observation about how we wouldn't fix a dent in a wheelbarrow!

This is really, REALLY good. thanks for sharing i...

2008-07-08T12:57:00.000-05:00

This is really, REALLY good. thanks for sharing it, Al!