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Why did we need reformation? What was up with Luther? This 10 minute video is from a 2007 Reformation Day message preached by R. Scott Clark. (HT: Heidelblog , which has links to another Reformation vid, “Calvin as Theologian of Comfort.”)

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HT: Grace Gems , 25 Oct, 2009 email. _______________________________________________ A lazy minister! ( Charles Spurgeon ) "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care . . . not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock!" 1 Peter 5:2-3 We preachers must be examples to the flock. He who cannot be safely imitated, ought not to be tolerated in a pulpit! Did I hear of a minister who was always striving for pre-eminence? Or of another who was covetous? Or of a third whose life was not always chaste? Or of a fourth who did not rise, as a rule, until eleven o'clock in the morning? I would hope that this last rumor was altogether false. An idle minister! What will become of him? Does he expect to go to heaven? I was about to say, "If he does go there at all--may it be soon!" A lazy minister is a creature despised by men--and abhorred by God! I said to a farmer, "You pay your ministe...

I was asked to speak on a subject that I am still in the midst of understanding: relativism. More to the point, I was asked to speak on "dealing with relativism." Oh, boy. Hopefully, it is helpful! ______________________________________ When I was a young man learning about my new faith, I was still learning about life in general. I was greatly disturbed by one phrase used by the adults around me: “The world is not black and white.” What did this mean? Are there no transcendent moral judgments, no absolute truths, or no way of determining whether something is right or wrong? It seemed like a satanic statement, not wise advice. As I’ve grown older, I’ve developed an appreciation for what my elders were trying to convey. They were not (at least, not those of close relation to me) saying anything like what I thought. The simple truth of life is that things are rarely what they appear, and it is foolish to hasten toward decisions on situational questions. A proverb tha...

Most of you might know that my computer has been down for several days, the highlight of which included a complete wipe of my hard drive and re-installation of all my doodads.  It took me all of yesterday to figure out how to reinstall Office 2007 onto my (*ahem*) Windows Vista-powered laptop.  A dozen websites later, I finally got things going. So, to save other people the hassle, here are the instructions to install Word, etc., after a reformat. Have your CD handy.  Do not put it into the computer.  Also, have your phone ready. Uninstall any version of Office that came with your computer.  If you accidentally loaded an older version of Office because you thought you had the current CD, uninstall it.  Restart. Tell your computer that it is okay to have "Run" on your Start button.  (Right-click on taskbar, click Properties, click on the Start Menu tab.  The Start Menu radio button should be selected.  Click Customize, scroll down an...

Vote for your favorite reformation song: The Rap The Polka As a bonus, here is Lost and Found's The Lutheran Song . In case you're unacquainted with the tale of Luther nailing the 95 Theses to the wall, here is a dramatic reenactment .

(HT: Pond'rings )