Dancing Walrus

The Flip Video

Not long ago I purchased the "flip video." This is a sample of how easy it is to take a video and then post to favorite sites.

Beware of your background

Several weeks ago while teaching SS class I warned those in the class of my past activities. In particular I mentioned a video that I hope would never surface regarding my background and former business involvement. However in these days of instant information, headline news, internet and you tube the inevitable has surfaced. Just remember before you watch and make any judgments this was me prior to involvement in full time ministry. Here is the video that has surfaced and again please don't be too critical. Click on this LINK.

Quote for the day

O soul, consider this deeply: it is the life of a Christian that carries more conviction and persuasion than his words. Even if you, like an angel, talk of Christ, of the gospel, of the doctrines of grace, and of heaven, yet if you indulge devilish tempers, and live under the power of any sinful lusts and passions, you will hereby harden others against the things of God and prevent their setting out in the ways of God. Study and pray to be a consistent walker in the ways of holiness; otherwise, all is but windy profession and airy talk. O, how much harm is done to Christ’s cause by the unholy walk of many professors!

– John Bunyan

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Dying to self

“Suppose you have been neglected or unforgiven. You sting with the hurt of the
insult from such an oversight, but your heart is happy because you have been
counted worthy to suffer for Christ. That is what dying to self is all about. When
your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, and your opinions ridiculed,
and yet you refuse to let anger rise in your heart or try to defend yourself, you are
practicing dying to self. When you lovingly and patiently stand face to face with
folly and spiritual insensitivity, and endure it as Jesus did, you have died to self.
When you are content with any food, money, clothing, climate, society, solitude,
or interruption by the will of God, you have died to self. When you never care to
refer to yourself in conversation, record your own good works, or desire
commendation from others, you are dying to self. When you can honestly rejoice
with a brother who has prospered and had his needs met, and never feel any envy
though your needs are greater and still unmet, you have practiced dying to self.
When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than
yourself, and admit he’s right with no resentment or rebellion in your heart, you
have died to self. Are you dead yet?” - (Author Unknown)

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Power of the Gospel

Joseph the Masai Warrior - John Piper from I'll Be Honest on Vimeo.

Georgia homecoming

The events of last Friday with "Ricky the Raccoon" led to Georgia getting herself a little incarcerated. However today Tuesday, March 17 we were able to pick her up at Animal Care and Control. She is a member of the family and so this was a homecoming of sorts and therefore had to get it on camera. It is so good to have Georgia back at the house as she is presently occupying her spot on the kitchen floor. Welcome home Georgia-poo!

William Young author of The Shack denies "the penal substitution of Christ"

This is a warning to all orthodox evangelicals who put their stamp on the authority of the Bible for faith and practice. Many within the orthodox church are reading, embracing and endorsing a book written by William Young who is the author of the best selling book called "The Shack." However without an understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of substitutionary atonement we are creating problems for believers and potential new believers. William Young is so far from the orthodox beliefs that you can't even see his tail lights. Folks it is time to wake up and smell the coffee. I have in this article obtained a recent interview with William Young, he is on a cell phone in an airport. If you want the entire interview with all the context you can go to this LINK and listen to the whole radio program. This is from "Fighting for the Faith" blog site which is an apologetic web site to discern basic Biblical teaching today in the church.

This is the core of the interview and the response of William Young himself when asked if he thinks Christ went to the cross to pay for the punishment of our sins. For those who have been defending William Young and his book I would suggest that you listen to this short audio and then the entire radio program in which he is interviewed. Please understand if you are an orthodox evangelical, this is an essential an absolute essential as to the Christian faith.

I think William Young and his book "The Shack" should not be on a recommended reading list for any Christian. Unless they want to use it from a defense of the faith as what not to believe and teach because of its HERESY!

Here is the short audio clip
William Young author of THE SHACK denies the doctrine of "penal substitution"