Curious Findings

I’m working on my next set of posts, and it’s taking a little longer than expected. In the meantime, I’ve stumbled upon some things that I find just plain weird. 

At times, I don’t even know what is supposed to be satire and what’s real.

Steven Anderson tells us that the Bible is God! (sadly, I’m aware that this isn’t satire. . .)

David Cloud warns of the evil of Chiropractic. Bout’ time somebody told ‘em!

And the latest in the saga concerning KJVO semantics includes a response from Jack Schaap. I’m not really interested in the controversy so much as something in the article that struck me as telling. If you open the PDF and scroll down to page 9, you’ll find Schaap continuing to vindicate himself as a true heir to the Hyles throne. In doing so, he provides a summary of Hyles’ message, ‘How to Call a Pastor.’  12 things are listed, 11 of which I’m not surprised to see as IFBx prerequisites. However, I find #3 a bit curious:

3. Do not choose a Bible expositor – topical only.

Topical onlyism? It’s true? Wow. See I know that an over emphasis on topical preaching has plagued IFBx-dom for a while, but I didn’t think it was admitted like this. I was unaware that it was considered that important as to require it for a pastor. But I guess when your doctrine doesn’t come from the scriptures, why would you want an exposition of them?

Encouraging Sunday Video, 8.10.08

Once again, we provide you with two – one for your funny bone, and one for your spirit:

Encouraging Sunday Video, 7.6.08

Here’s two, serving distinct yet wonderfully compatible purposes to get you ready for this Sunday!

“Well, what are ya!?!”

Perhaps this is a story to which only a preacher’s kid can relate, nonetheless it starts a good conversation.

A few years ago, my father (who is a preacher) and I were in our hometown area attending the funeral of the wife of a long time missionary and long time friend of my father. The missionary was originally from the area, so the funeral home was packed with local preachers and church members who knew him well. One such preacher, a loud and imposing man, approached my dad and struck up one of those “long-time, no-see” conversations.

In the process of catching up, the man asked my father about my brother, who is also a preacher. The preacher then turned to me and asked about recent events in my life. I was obliged to tell him that I was an education major at a particular Bible college with which he was familiar. His disinterest in those details was made obvious, though, when he abruptly asked me, “Are you a preacher?”

At that point, a multitude of thoughts flooded my mind. During that period of time, I had been asking myself very similar questions concerning God’s will for my life. The problem was my time at Bible college had left me a bit discontented with the modern fundamentalist’s definition of a preacher. I knew that every Christian was in a sense “called to preach”, but I also knew that there are specific men who are called out to be “preachers.” Despite all this, I knew what that preacher was asking for, so I simply answered, “No.” After an awkward pause and a befuddled look, he retorted, “Well,… what are ya!?!”

Daylight Savings Chaos

I haven’t posted in a long time, and I will make this brief. Have you ever noticed that people spend more time talking about how we’re going to lose an hour of sleep than the actual time lost?

I’d write more but I’m going to lose an hour of sleep. Good thing I took the time to write about it, though.