Monthly Archives: July 2005

Sola Scriptura

Posted on July 31, 2005 by MzEllen

I’m posting this tonight, before getting my “stuff” around for tomorrow – and tomorrow will be a long day, I’m driving Manda halfway to Chicago to spend the week with my husband’s sisters (they’re still a big part of our … Continue reading →

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Back on the wagon (again…)(sigh)

Posted on July 31, 2005 by MzEllen

The diet wagon, I mean…took a couple of days off, but today I’m doing pretty well… For lunch, grilled salmon fillets with yellow squash… I’ve got steaks for the grill, but Tom is the griller in the family, he’s very … Continue reading →

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Contraception and Sotierology (If God’s okay with birth control, I am too)

Posted on July 31, 2005 by MzEllen

A commenter here (Elena) left a link in the comments section that (in a nutshell) says that our Christian marriages must reflect the church’s marriage to God (so far, I agree). To go further (relate it to birth control), God … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 7:5

Posted on July 30, 2005 by MzEllen

This is a beautiful verse about the way a marriage should be handled. I’m still trying to figure out how to get Greek letters in here… But Young’s Literal Translation (awkward but accurate) says: Defraud not one another, except by … Continue reading →

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I guessed I fixed Manda…

Posted on July 29, 2005 by MzEllen

I just bought her 1000 pre-made Greek flashcards! She’s sitting in the living room giggling. I also got her her first NASB/KJV/Greek interlinear New Testament. She’s going on vacation with her aunts next week, this will keep her busy on … Continue reading →

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The Law and the Christian (and life)

Posted on July 27, 2005 by MzEllen

I guess I see two ways of looking at the Law (with variations on those themes). 1) Everything is legal, unless the Bible tells us it is not 2) Everything is prohibited, unless the Bible tells us it is not. … Continue reading →

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Onan/Judah (how they got to where they were)

Posted on July 25, 2005 by MzEllen

These debates always trigger a much deeper dig for me…and I looked into Judah and I’m struck once again that the kinds of people God uses for His purposes. Certainly, He didn’t use the perfect, and that is more to … Continue reading →

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It’s all Greek to me…

Posted on July 24, 2005 by MzEllen

Really. And I’m a little frustrated. My daughter and I are taking a Bible Greek class through the local home school association and languages are evidently not my gift. Last fall I got my lowest grade ever in Spanish and … Continue reading →

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Next Question…

Posted on July 23, 2005 by MzEllen

How do you convince an 18 year old that it’s not such a good idea to ride a bike home during a thunderstorm? He’s downtown at a coffeeshop where a bunch of kids get together and…well….

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What Do You Trust God With?

Posted on July 23, 2005 by MzEllen

When my kids were little I worked for a little while for a historic neighborhood association. One day I was driving around (long story, but I was doing my job) a block where a little house had been torn down. … Continue reading →

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Full quiver?

Posted on July 23, 2005 by MzEllen

I have to admit, I’m way too sensitive and way too passionate on this one. But it hurts to be told that you don’t trust God because of your beliefs in this area. Let me share a little of my … Continue reading →

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What?

Posted on July 22, 2005 by MzEllen

http://http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chait22jul22,0,3359930.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions I don’t know if that all took, but (is it just me) or is this guy having to really strain at finding things wrong with President Bush? “Does the leader of the free world need to attain that level … Continue reading →

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Further notes on “speaking in tongues”

Posted on July 22, 2005 by MzEllen

I should have noted right off the bat that I do not agree with Mr. Courson! The internal debate I have on the gift of tongues is (at this moment) triggered by a dillema that my dad is facing. My … Continue reading →

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Speaking in Tongues = Circumcision

Posted on July 20, 2005 by MzEllen

Searchlight Radios, “A Survey Through Scripture”, by Pastor Jon Courson I just listened to the first part of a two-part sermon on-line – My goodness! This man took a series from Genesis and Abraham and spent the better portion of … Continue reading →

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On critical speaking…

Posted on July 18, 2005 by MzEllen

I have been reading and listening to a lot of Mark Driscoll, “The Radical Reformission”. He has a lot of great things to say, but I’m increasingly hearing things that I don’t like – which I intend to address directly … Continue reading →

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well…

Posted on July 18, 2005 by MzEllen

a not-so-good diet day…and an iffy financial one. When I got my paycheck stub last Friday, I discovered that my summer-school pay was not in there. Not good timing, given the eye exam I had just paid for… The office … Continue reading →

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Incompatibilist or Compatibilist?

Posted on July 17, 2005 by MzEllen

These are sections from a book, “Why I am Not an Arminian” by Robert. A Peterson and Michael D. Williams. “The doctrine of divine sovereignty has always posed a problem for Arminianism. It is not too much to say tht … Continue reading →

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A choice that cannot be made?

Posted on July 13, 2005 by MzEllen

I talked to a friend today – she adopted a daughter at birth who had been exposed to many different chemicals in the womb, with a lot of consequences. One of these consequences is her ability to “say no” to … Continue reading →

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this is my church…

Posted on July 11, 2005 by MzEllen

http://www.sunshinechurch.org/ there are some great things, some good things and a couple of things I’d like to change (or see change) We’ve been here for about 2 1/2 years, after a surprising confirmation from God.

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Calvinism (Act 2)

Posted on July 8, 2005 by MzEllen

I’d vastly prefer to be known as “Calvinistic” and not “Calvinist”. Reformed in sotierology, not ecclesiology. I believe that TULIP is Biblical – but I don’t fall into lockstep with the Westminster Confession. I have come to realize that all … Continue reading →

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