tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:57:56 +0000http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)Blogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1684350228784965461Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-07-08T22:57:56.185-05:00 Hat tip to Markohttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/330463438/cute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/07/cute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-6045533751771626760Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-07-03T11:23:29.980-05:00July 4thDEDHere is a devotion from my friend and mentor Rev. Dennis Dorsh about the 4th of July. Enjoy. Greetings, More thoughts on the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. Refer to Matthew 23:23-39, preferably in the NRSV or the New Jerusalem Bible. American history and the history of God’s people are not the same. We Americans are usually not aware that for http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/325932982/4th-of-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-5363610703408026914Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-07-03T11:03:39.003-05:00organDan KimballDan Kimball has a great post on his blog about how the organ created controversy in its early days. The next time you hear someone complain about the current status of church music it would be good to remember a few of the stories from this post.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/325932985/that-organ-is-too-progressive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/07/that-organ-is-too-progressive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-758982497140402925Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-06-27T10:37:22.981-05:00NT WrightColbertOne of my favorite theologians/authors NT Wright was on Colbert last night. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/321430521/nt-wright-on-colbert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/06/nt-wright-on-colbert.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4353641811176699452Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-06-25T16:02:08.607-05:00James DobsonBarack ObamaGreat post today on Jesus Creed concerning the comments James Dobson made about Barack Obama. In case you missed it, Dr. Dobson sharply criticized Senator Obama yesterday on the “Focus on the Family” radio program. Among other things, Dr. Dobson said of Obama, “He’s deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology.” Dobson http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/320090317/dobson-and-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/06/dobson-and-obama.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-8277031796153699598Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:44:00 +00002008-06-01T20:34:47.330-05:00little peopleChloeChloe, our 21 month old and i went to visit a family that came to church today. The family broke out some old school toys, the original Fisher Price Little People, just like the ones i had growing up, the hospital and the school. Chloe starting bringing the Little People to me, and she brought this one to me, and said, "daddy!" What do you think? Does it look like me? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/302657678/daddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/06/daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1683790357250722791Thu, 29 May 2008 02:43:00 +00002008-05-28T21:53:39.992-05:00Wesley SeminaryDoctor of ministryEarlier in the year I decided to pursue my Doctor of Ministry degree and finished my first set of classes last week. I had an awesome time. I am sad to say this but for the first time in my academic career, (high school, college, seminary) I wanted to learn. In the past it was a means to an end. Better late than never. Over the next several days I hope to blog about some of the really cool http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/300276996/doctor-of-ministry-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/05/doctor-of-ministry-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-2111802736057606832Thu, 15 May 2008 02:26:00 +00002008-05-14T21:28:18.849-05:00 Thanks Marcohttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/290632064/now-this-is-recital.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/05/now-this-is-recital.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3315203580058500516Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:00 +00002008-04-28T09:01:53.214-05:00If you care at all about General Conference you should check out Mark Holland's blog. Its a short recap of each day described as only Mark can.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/279422438/great-general-conference-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/great-general-conference-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-7254329779549393462Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:53:00 +00002008-04-28T08:57:55.617-05:00ProverbsThought i would share my devotional reading today from Proverbs 6:16-19. I particularly like the 2nd part of verse 19. 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/279422439/some-wisdom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-wisdom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-6390947506145602570Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:29:00 +00002008-04-23T12:42:25.616-05:00United Methodist ChurchTom Berlingeneral conference The General Conference of the Untied Methodist Church starts today in Dallas Texas. Here are a few things for you to check out if you are interested. -General Conference Home Page -Article from Tom Berlin -Article from the Dallas Morning News, -A daily Blog by my friend Mark Holland http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/276345708/gereral-conferecne-starts-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/gereral-conferecne-starts-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-7835108130628334131Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-04-14T09:17:10.363-05:00Dallas Willard"let's say I confessed to you my disgust with someone who annoyed me and how hopeless I felt about ever loving this person. What if instead of trying to make me feel better by saying, 'Nobody's perfect,' you said you believed in God's power to transform me into a radical person who pays loving attention to those who annoy me? What if you prayed for me about this? What if later that day you http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/270068348/what-if.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-if.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-6072906654593188272Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:40:00 +00002008-04-09T21:45:29.235-05:00hospitalityfruitful congregations This week I preached a sermon on the hospitality and here is a quote i used from Bishop Robert Schnase's new book The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. He is talking about the decline of the mainline church. "People getting mad and leaving is not the cause of our decline. Members simply grow old and die, and no one takes their places. The church as a “front door” problem rather thanhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/267419195/hospitality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/hospitality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-9052514570755050335Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:13:00 +00002008-04-05T15:22:00.275-05:00preachingI am behind in my sermon prep this week. My wife and i celebrated our 6th anniversary by going to Myrtle Beach for a few days and I did not start working on my sermon until yesterday. And it is not going to well. So i started doing what i do when my sermon is not going well. I've prayed more than normal, I've called up a few friends and asked for old sermons or illustrations, (got hold of one http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/264743142/server-is-too-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/04/server-is-too-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3799615959855678231Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:06:00 +00002008-03-27T09:12:16.783-05:00E. Stanley JonesE. Stanley Jones, from, Conversion (1959) "Building the Kingdom" depicts the unsurrendered self thinking it can build the Kingdom by its own efforts. But "receiving the Kingdom" depicts the surrendered, receptive self with emptied hands accepting God's gift of grace, forgiveness, conversion, new birth, and this is the point--introducing him to the most exciting fact of the universe, the Kingdom http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/259027320/little-e-stanley-jones-for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/little-e-stanley-jones-for-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-5741934001978496134Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:33:00 +00002008-03-19T15:36:37.259-05:00basketballI have a very unexciting final 4. Two number 1 seeds, and #2 and #4. UNC, Memphis, Georgetown, and UCONN. With UNC and Memphis in the title game and UNC winning. Who do you have?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/254506503/who-is-in-your-final-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-is-in-your-final-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1818896052369221684Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-03-18T10:52:02.851-05:00Jordanhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/253785887/happy-5th-birthday-jordan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/happy-5th-birthday-jordan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-8003354857474807179Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:28:00 +00002008-03-17T08:29:38.190-05:00Tony Campolo A group from St. Matthew's went to hear Tony Campolo speak tonight. He was awesome as usual. Tony has been a great influence in my life and ministry and a great source for illustrations. Best line of the night, "you know your old when your wife asks you to come upstairs for sex and you say, 'honey, I can't do both."http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/252753455/bald-brotherhood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/bald-brotherhood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-7131694295475351845Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-03-07T11:25:19.909-05:00BibleScot McKnightBefore you take this quiz that was designed by Scot McKnight, which of the following 3 categories do you think you view of the Bible will fit.. Conservative, Moderate, or Progressive? After you take the quiz go here to see what it means and in the comments let me know what you thought you were, and what the quiz said you were and do you agree. Mine are in the comments.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/247522899/hermeneutics-quiz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/hermeneutics-quiz.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4738161350460964284Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:56:00 +00002008-03-06T10:03:02.670-05:00donuts with dadYesterday was donuts with dad at Jordan and Karis's preschool. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/246801894/donuts-with-dad-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/03/donuts-with-dad-08.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3539824866301663792Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:05:00 +00002008-02-28T15:07:07.954-05:00musicalWho thinks of this stuff? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/242964226/jesus-christ-musical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/02/jesus-christ-musical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1626784330503392920Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:15:00 +00002008-02-27T14:39:43.116-05:00United Methodist ChurchTom Berlingeneral conferenceBelow is a portion of an article from the United Methodist News Service that actually excites me about our church. I will have a few comments afterwards. A new agenda Weary of decades of the church's top legislative meeting being consumed by debate over homosexuality and other hot-button issues, the Council of Bishops and other denominational leaders have shaped a new churchwide agenda with http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/242241052/hope-at-general-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/02/hope-at-general-conference.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-5395318995948971396Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:25:00 +00002008-02-24T23:19:34.015-05:00karisKaris had her kidney removed. Hard to believe its been 2 years. i did not even realize it until Leigh Ann told me. Karis had something called nephroblastomatosis. I could be wrong but from what i understand/remember nephroblastomatosis is when the kidney continues in its embryonic state and continues to grow at a rapid rate. Her kidney should have been about 4 cm but hers was 14 so they hadhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/240677125/2-years-ago-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/02/2-years-ago-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4371518922040447987Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:39:00 +00002008-02-19T11:46:15.090-05:00i am thinking about using this for Easter? What do you think? Hat tip to Reformissionaryhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/237764621/ive-got-my-easter-sermon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/02/ive-got-my-easter-sermon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-861546916816558263Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:59:00 +00002008-01-16T15:57:18.707-05:00cowboysFirst of all the Cowboys choked. The Giants won and I believe wanted it more. The better team won. The frustrating thing about the game was how poorly the Cowboys executed. Here are some examples: Patrick Crayton 1. Two dropped passes, one on a third down where he would have had a huge huge gain. Poor Tackling. The Giants first score was the result of 3 miss tackles. Special Teams. Afterhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/biblemothblogspotcom/~3/216867025/dont-blame-romoonly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/01/dont-blame-romoonly.html