tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:47:08 +0000parentingdepressionhistorykingdompreachingtheologyworshipcreationemerginggap theoryphilosophypoliticsrevivalhttp://washelby.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (—Alan)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-9000363969789431378Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:54:00 +00002009-06-02T05:59:28.746-05:00Our constitution used to allow the worst kind of slavery, where people were considered simply property (with all the attendant depravity and cruelty--torture and even murder was legal). The Missouri Compromise said new states admitted to the Union north of Missouri had to be free states. Only those parts of the Western Territories south of MO (which was a slave state) could allow slavery. But http://washelby.blogspot.com/2009/06/bleeding-kansas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-2742655992388699503Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:21:00 +00002008-10-03T13:32:04.319-05:00I was struck by a couple of lines in the blog update for Stephanie Vest recently (http://stephanievest.com/ ). “Please pray loudly, boldly, on your knees, with cries, tears, whatever it takes… we need Stephanie’s lungs to heal. It is OK to ask God for the same miracle multiple times - in a day, in an hour, and even in a minute! So keep the prayers comin!” [They now need her heart to heal further http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/10/shameless-insistence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-5604075272805020298Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:13:00 +00002008-08-30T18:34:21.392-05:00Want to avoid confusing contradictions in scripture? Make sure you read each part of the Bible, keeping in mind the whole.The background starts in the beginning. Genesis 1-11 covers 2000 years in 11 chapters. Genesis 12-50 covers only 400 years in 39 chapters. Beginning in Gen 2, Adam and Eve were in innocence in the Garden of Eden. That age of innocence ended in failure with the fall into http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/08/scan-plan-stan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-10205708048030299Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:56:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:07.310-05:00A soldier's every move is predicated upon hours of forethought and planning. After the commander-in-chief approves the order of battle, a soldier will find his personal orders specifying the scheme of maneuver and field of fire. Each battalion is told what to do, what materiel to use, and how to set up supply lines to replace its munitions.There's only one problem: no plan survives contact with http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/08/commanders-intent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-5082458062781716312Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:54:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:02.933-05:00We move from evangelical overreach by the political "right" to evangelical underreach by the "theologically right." One of our Shepherd School students who is also an international student studying at a university in Kansas City asked me a question recently.“I cannot find a good explanation about 2 Samuel 24:13 and 1 Chronicles 21:12. First one says seven years of famine, and second one says http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/07/boo-ya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-7511469839907985588Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:04:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:04.590-05:00I usually don’t comment on politics, but this is July 4th and on some occasions politics and religion do collide to provide fireworks. Such was the case last week when James Dobson watched a two year-old speech by one of the Presidential candidates and decided to take umbrage at it.Most people are familiar with the Democratic Party’s (and their nominee’s) position on the Supreme Court’s decision http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/07/overreach-of-evangelical-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-7745343069896757994Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:59:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:05.319-05:00Thursday and Friday(Our trip Blog was written by Jackie Dorsey)We said goodbye to our host Dr. Simmons Thursday morning as he returned to Kansas City. That left us somewhat on our own to get around town from the hotel to the worksite and to the university for meals. Thankfully Jody had her Blackberry with her so, you guessed it, the Blackberry started talking to Alan, and got us everywhere we http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/06/redemptive-purpose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-1923618841956746633Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:45:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:08.227-05:00WednesdayToday we visited the home of Herbert Gettridge who will turn 85 years old on August 31st. This spry man and his bride of 68 years greeted us warmly in their restored home. Mr. Gettridge, a natural story-teller told us of his Katrina experience AND his experience of Hurricane Betsey in 1965 in the same home. This was the house he built for himself and his wife from 1949 to 1952.During http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/06/roots-run-deep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-6728677436095158555Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-06-21T09:40:12.757-05:00TuesdayThis morning we had our first of several meals at Xavier University and then our first real chance to see the damage of Hurricane Katrina. We drove through the 9th Ward area hardest hit by the flood waters and saw abandoned house after abandoned house. Our hosts, Dr. Simmons, Reggie Jackson (from Omaha) and Cornelius Dumas (a local resident and officer in the Louisiana Laymen's Movement) http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/06/enriched-tradition-engaged-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-4127094126570954429Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:06.003-05:00Monday(Our trip Blog was witten by Jackie Dorsey)After eating at New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood we started our week with flavor!We headed to Zion Traveler’s Missionary Baptist Church for a three-night revival meeting sponsored by the National Baptist’s Layman’s Movement. Dr. Harold Simmons of Kansas City is the President of the Movement and the key speaker. He kicked off the series by asking “http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/06/keeping-faith-in-nola.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-762866099855521175Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:20:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:09.099-05:00 The mission to help New Orleans reconstruction stretched our faith, showed us new ways to utilize our gifts, and gave us a fresh perspective of our country by moving us out of our community comfort zone. The trip was a work week with evening revival meetings, and some time for sightseeing.During the trip we• Met pastors and believers in and around hard-hit areas and discovered the joys and http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-orleans-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-5501570518500610576Tue, 20 May 2008 01:49:00 +00002008-05-19T20:56:56.376-05:00Last Sunday we took Joshua 14 and broke-out five principles on how to possess your possessions in Christ. Too many Christians are not owning what belongs to them as a result of the cross.Possession of the promises is according to faith—but we ran into a problem. I did not have time to give you the three things that prevent our possession. Get ready.Three Problems Preventing Your Possession of Allhttp://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/05/let-not-thy-hands-be-slack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-7407893698228310126Fri, 09 May 2008 03:16:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:03.899-05:00 Years ago before he died, J. Vernon McGee was doing his program (Through the Bible), and suggested all of his listeners should celebrate communion with him over the radio. He told them that even if all they had was a McDonald’s hamburger and a Coke they could participate. I think that takes the idea of the “universal church” to an extreme.God gave two ordinances to regulate and order local http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-spot-ordinance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-5768434286649887048Tue, 06 May 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:09.804-05:00The New York Times says the best show on TV is Dexter. Typical. All the best shows (in the world's eyes) box God out. Dexter is a Showtime series based on the Fraud of Freud. The premise (of the first season) is that two little boys witness the chainsaw death of their mother, and then are left in two inches of blood in a cargo container for two days. The first policeman on the scene adopts the http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/05/dexter-and-fraud-of-freud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-4372376642343891125Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:14.334-05:00Having trouble keeping up with British pop culture? Check this!I just thought the concept was kind of cool. The Kooks' second song later in the film is better than the first. In each episode of “The Black Cab Sessions,” a different indie artist gets one car ride and one unedited take to perform a song. The cab becomes a mobile stage for acoustic Dylan-esque performances. Spoon’s Britt Daniel http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/04/black-cab-cuties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-2407635173226371175Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:40:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:10.493-05:00 People have sent me links to Oprah’s next big thing. She is pushing a book (and turning it into an online course) by Eckhart Tolle. In the mold of the typical Christ-during-the-Millennium counterfeit, he calls it A New Earth. It’s sort of a spiritual-but-not-Christian Purpose Driven Life.The hook is on the sixth page: This book can only awaken those who are ready. You may not be ready. So if youhttp://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-religions-lead-to-same-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-48778153661528361Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:22:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:11.902-05:00I was listening to something by John Piper the other day and it got me thinking (thanks, Rob, for the URL hookup). So much the more so because it dovetails with the History & Heritage of the Bible course I teach (AKA Manuscript Evidence). So here are myTOP 10 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE ISWhy do we take the stand we do on the King James Bible? Why is it so important to know I http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-you-need-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-3085251107976665555Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:09:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:12.622-05:00It used to be that the movement called "the emerging church" was so new, so changeable, and so variegated that it was hard to define. I would agree with Mark Driscoll that it has now gelled into three major camps. These "Three R's" provide a rubric we can use to define this phenomenon in contemporary theology.1. The RelevantsThese are pastors and churches that are evangelical but innovative. Theyhttp://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/emerging-emergent-church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-8043980505315040717Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:03:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:11.188-05:00My core study and teaching Bible is an Oxford wide margin. This is the one with Brevier Clarendon type that has chapter summaries. There is another version of the King James wide margin Bible by Oxford University Press that does not have a summary at the beginning of each chapter (it is a Brevier Blackface typestyle with a kind of quirky thing in that all the chapters are numbered). The type of http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/of-bible-readers-reading-bibles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-8954459577239885487Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:52:00 +00002008-03-22T01:28:31.761-05:00Two things characterize Baptist philosophy. We would just be normal evangelicals if it were not for these. Ever since Roger Williams and John Clark founded Rhode Island, Baptists have existed (in America) as a separate sect from Protestants because they stood for liberty of conscience and separation of church and state.SIDEBAR: Rhode Island was also founded by a woman, who was the unauthorized http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/politics-pulpit-and-patriotism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-8902815819889540133Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:05:00 +00002008-03-11T20:08:32.825-05:00He knows what we need: http://awaken2008.com/blog/?p=33What somebody else says we need :-)http://www.greg-and-sue.com/2008/03/07/straight-preaching-on-bible-translations/http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-we-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-1146290898736862703Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:37:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:15.077-05:00The current candidate flap has it that one of the frontrunners received an endorsement from a fundamentalist: John Hagee. This evangelical San Antonio pastor (of a church of 19,000 members) has a TV show (seen and heard weekly in 99 million homes), places an emphasis on prophecy and support of Israel, and has allegedly referred to the Catholic Church as a “false cult system.” (I don't know why I http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/are-catholics-in-false-cult.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-2011263206600648317Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:49:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:17.263-05:00parentingIf you could read my mind loveWhat a tale my thoughts could tellJust like an old time movieAbout a ghost from a wishing wellIn a castle dark or a fortress strongWith chains upon my feetYou know that ghost is meAnd I will never be set freeAs long as I’m a ghost that you can’t see—Gordon Lightfoot, 1969There are unseen prisoners in our community. It is the children of dysfunctional families. Like http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/03/life-in-blender.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-2457289249382574761Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:48:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:17.968-05:00creationgap theoryIs there a gap between Gen 1:1 and verse 2? Charles Taylor with Ken Ham’s AnswersinGenesis organization says no (see http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v18/i2/replenish.asp).Let’s consider some common objections to the gap fact.Objection 1. Romans 5:12 that tells us that it was through Adam that sin entered into the world. God made the world perfect and He called it good. If there was deathhttp://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/02/gap-fact.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907617231851007505.post-2592124988884075464Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:04:00 +00002008-08-27T19:56:13.298-05:00I. AMNON DESIRES TAMAR, 1-10A. Evil Suggestion, 1-51. Record of mental abuse, 1-22. Record of psychological abuse, 3-5B. Ungodly Subtlety, 6-10II. AMNON DEFILES TAMAR, 11-19A. Record of Sexual Abuse, 11-14B. Reaction of a Sinful Attitude, 15-191. Record of verbal abuse, 15-172. Record of emotional abuse, 18-19III. ABSALOM COUNSELS TAMAR, 20I come to class well prepared, but most Sundays the Holy http://washelby.blogspot.com/2008/02/painting-over-your-flaws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (—Alan)