John Piper Calls It How It Is

I suppose being counter-cultural is fading out of style in today’s Christian world.  But there’s some things to which we should just say, “over my dead body.”

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Of First Importance

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Farewell

Anyone who has followed this blog over the last 2 months since our daughter has been born has surely noticed that there hasn’t been a lot going on over here. Emily and I have decided to stop doing the blog thing for a while. We are too busy so this is our last post. Its [...]

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Pro-Life Progess!

Great news… The pregnancy resource center that was in danger of being shut down (mentioned in this previous post) raised enough money to stay open! The PRC, which is locate right next to a planned parenthood, needed 130,000 dollars to remain open. They raised 131,00! I’m so thankful for God’s provision for this clinic and for [...]

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Two Pro Life Events in Portland

First Event: Roe v. Wade Memorial Rally
Date: Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR
Schedule: 2:00 to 3:00 P.M.
Second Event: “Come What May” showing:
Date: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 – 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Location:
Rolling Hills Community Church
3550 SW Borland Road • Tualatin, OR 97062
Schedule:
5:30 pm – The lobby is open for visiting display [...]

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Pacifism

I want to start a discussion on Christian Pacifism.
A while ago, John Piper wrote a blog post about Guns and Martyrdom. James White responded. Piper’s blog post was very pacifistic in nature. James White’s was not. You can read Piper’s blog post here, and James White’s response here.
I agree with John Piper on most things. [...]

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Theologian a la Carte

I know, especially among undergrad Christians, its really popular to be anti-denominational.  That’s good in a sense because it reflects a sincere desire to be united and affective in shining forth Christ to our world.  But sometimes it seems like it’s just a fad, a pet cause, a way of rebelling against the system.  Church [...]

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Sorry About the Silence

There hasn’t been much going on here recently.  Bryce and Emily have had finals week to deal with and the birth of their first child.  And I have been working on storing up new posts, and have also just plain forgotten in all the business.   Rest assured though, we are resolved to make a comback [...]

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Piper Lynn Hambelton

I’m a dad! Well, I already was one before this but now I am a dad of a kid who is out of the womb. 
After the whole experience, I have to say that my wife is a stud. She is definitely a lot tougher than I am. She flew through labor in about 7 hours [...]

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World Seen

World Seen is a group of Multnomah students who put together presentations about culture and worldviews. They define themselves as, “a team of people who passionately believe that for Christians to make a difference in their world they need to understand it first.”
I stumbled upon their website today, and I am glad I did. I [...]

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