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Aslan at the stone table

darryl — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:24 +0000

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book chronologically in the Chronicles of Narnia (although it was the first book published). It traces the discovery of the magical world of Narnia by the Pevensies not long after …

One another in James 4-5

darryl — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:41:21 +0000

I’ve been reading through James over the last few days and I was struck by three “one another” statements in chapters four and five. James 4:11 says “Do not speak against one another,” and James 5:9 tells us “Do not complain …

Quotes from Surprised by Joy

darryl — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:21:04 +0000

Last week I read “Surprised by Joy” by C. S. Lewis. On Monday I posted a synopsis of his conversion from atheism to Christianity. I wanted to follow this up with some of my favorite quotes from the book which …

C. S. Lewis’s conversion from atheism

darryl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:18:46 +0000

C. S. Lewis traces his conversion story through his autobiography “Surprised by Joy” from his early childhood through to his conversion to Christ as an adult. As the story unfolds, he traces the “aesthetic experience” of “joy” as an experience that …

Listen to all your favorite speakers

darryl — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:04:14 +0000

Last week I posted about listening to audiobooks, sermons, lectures and interviews from around the internet. As I mentioned, there are a heap of resources to consume. And that is a problem. How do you whittle down what you do …

Playtime is over

darryl — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:37 +0000

Via Christian Apologetics. This is a good quote from William Lane Craig. Apologetics is note the lone answer to the difficulties facing the church (and I don’t think Craig would agree say it is), but certainly churches need to be …

Issues with Theistic evolution

darryl — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:52 +0000

I’ve previously expressed my reservations about theistic evolution. Recently, I was interested to hear some new reasoning against it in this interview with Jay Richards Jay Richards (who co-wrote the Privileged Planet) has recently edited a book (God and Evolution) …

Tips for memorizing scripture

darryl — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:57 +0000

A few weeks ago I posted some journalling tips. This time I want to share some tips for memorizing the Word of God. I’m sure you’ve heard that memorizing scripture is hugely rewarding. You’ve also probably experienced that it is …

Five Years

darryl — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:19:25 +0000

I just realized I just past the five year mark blogging. The first post I did was on giving and money. Much has changed. Back then I had built my own blogging engine on .Net. Then I moved it to …

Grow on the go

darryl — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:50:36 +0000

I love listening to books, sermons and lectures while I’m on the go. Whether I’m running or walking or just driving the car somewhere, I can be learning and growing in Christ at the same time. So here are some …