Wie unsere Hochzeitsplanung voran geht

Bisher geht eigentlich alles ziemlich gut voran. Wir haben bereits mein Brautkleid gefunden und hatten dabei ziemlich viel Spaß – meine Mädels und ich. Und auch die Dekoration steht – zumindest in unseren Köpfen.

Nun müssen wir uns mit dem Thema Eheringe auseinander setzen. Wir wissen zwar noch nicht wirklich, wie diese aussehen sollen, aber wir sind uns sicher, wie sie nicht aussehen sollen. Das ist doch schon mal ein Anfang, oder? Denn sie sollen auf alle Fälle nicht Gelbgold sein. Denn gelb-goldene Eheringe finden wir, gehören an Omas Ringfinger. Aber nicht an unsere. Außerdem wissen wir auch, dass es mehrfarbige Eheringe sein sollten, denn so werden unsere Eheringe noch ein wenig individueller.

Aber noch wissen wir eben nicht, wo wir anfangen sollen. Sollten wir unsere Eheringe online bestellen, weil das schneller geht und man ein 14-tägiges Rückgaberecht hat? Oder sollten wir lieber auf die Kompetenzen eines erfahrenen Juweliers vertrauen? Wir sind uns noch nicht ganz sicher, wo wir dann letztendlich unsere einzigartigen Eheringe kaufen werden. Aber noch haben wir ja auch ein wenig Zeit und können uns inspirieren lassen.

Hurricane Relief

Michelle Malkin offers a massive compilation of information and links concerning relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. Tomorrow has been designated Blog for Relief Day, in which bloggers like yourselves can raise “funds for relief efforts to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina.” My charity of choice is Habitat for Humanity, so people will be able to rebuild their homes after the influx of emergency relief subsides and all the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is no longer front page news. There are other charities posted here, and I recommend Operation Blessing, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and Samaritan’s Purse. While I’m at it, you should consider sponsoring an underprivileged child through World Vision and/or Compassion International(through which I sponsor Wilber of Bolivia).Also, Jenny offers some flood for thought.

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Apologetic Relief

One of the few emerging church leaders who understands the true purpose of apologetics is Dan Kimball: READ MORE
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August 30, 2005

On Christian Postmodernism

WMU philosophy professor Tim McGrew has graciously taken the time to respond to Bill Ekhardt’s paper, A Missional Incarnation of Christian Worship in Postmodernity (pdf). For the sake of discussion on the issues raised, I’ve agreed to post his response here: READ MORE
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August 29, 2005

Habemus Children

According to his Yahoo! Messengerstatus bar, Defensor Pacisand his wife Defensor Julitas had their fourth child! Details will be coming soon.According to this story, the Ekhardts will be adopting!

I toast a Dr. Pepper to each of my friends.

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August 27, 2005

Signs of Intelligence

A philosopher who rejects intelligent design debunks four myths about ID in an article on why intelligent design theory ought to be taught.
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August 26, 2005

An Op-Ed from Timbo

Less than a week after controversial Evangelical Christian Pat Robertson called for (and then apologized for calling for) the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Robertson’s charity, Operation Blessing, continued to provide humanitarian relief to needy people around the world. Some of Operation Blessing’s projects include Nigerian famine relief, eradicating intestinal parasites in poverty-stricken children, providing medical services in the Ukraine, and enabling children to smile through cleft lip and palate surgery. Operation Blessing has also supported the ONE Campaign and was involved in Tsunami relief efforts. Unfortunately, the mainstream media ignores the charity work of Robertson and focuses instead on his dumb statements (as they do with Dobson and Falwell). Christians, unfortunately, also seem to be more concerned with how Robertson’s (and Dobson’s and Falwell’s) statements make them look instead of the work they are doing. While I don’t condone what Robertson said about taking out Hugo Chavez, at least Robertson knew who Hugo Chavez was prior to this Wednesday and was aware that there is an oppressive regime in Venezuela. What percentage of Christians who are quick to say “Pat Robertson doesn’t speak for me!” when he says these things even know where Venezuela is, let alone who its President is, and that he is a ruthless dictator? So, perhaps instead of crying out “Pat Robertson doesn’t speak for me!” we should become more aware of what is going on in the world. I know this is taken from the CBN website, but if these people are receiving aid because of Robertson’s work, then what he is saying to them is far more important than what he says that gets reported by the mainstream media. The things Pat Robertson is saying to the families in Guatemala make me want to say, “Pat Robertson speaks for me!” Of course, he does so only because of the grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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History

Jeffrey Jue of Reformation 21 has a must-read feature which asks the question: what’s emerging in the church?
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August 25, 2005

Philosophy

Yesterday was my first day back to school for the fall semester, and in the Metaphysics class I am taking, J.P. Moreland talked about two radically different approaches to philosophy: READ MORE
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Theology

If you are a theology nerd like me, you might want to check out some casual observations of a mere historian on the New Perspective on Paul’s characterization of Martin Luther.Hat tip: Justin Taylor.

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The Work of Christ

The transcendant importance of the personality of Christ must never be dissociated from His work. This work was both active and passive. During His three-year ministry Christ gave evidence of a righteousness demanded by the law—a righteousness that was in addition to His intrinsic righteousness as the Son of God. This extrinsic, earned righteousness qualified Him to die for men who could never earn such a righteousness and who needed a righteous substitute if their sins were to be forgiven by God. This active work had its counterpart in His so-called passive work, His voluntary death on the cross (Phil. 2:5-8). These two historic phases of the work of Christ are summed up in His statement concerning His mission of service and suffering (Mark 10:45).

—Earle E. Cairns, Christianity Through the Centuries, 52.

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