Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 14, 2009, 2:28 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 14, 2009, 10:39 am
So led by light of A star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men From Orient land. These two lines again point to the star over Bethlehem. But there is a subtle difference to its appearance in these...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 14, 2009, 10:23 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 14, 2009, 10:22 am
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 13, 2009, 12:32 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 13, 2009, 12:25 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 13, 2009, 12:23 pm
Yesterday, I was deeply moved by something that I read in a letter that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his son Christopher. As I reflected upon his words, it occurred to me that he touches on something that ...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 12, 2009, 4:30 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 12, 2009, 3:33 pm
What word comes to mind when you think of the life of Job? Trial. Affliction. Suffering. Endurance. Patience. But what about prosperity? The beginning and the conclusion of the book highlight Job’s ...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Dec 12, 2009, 3:06 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 27, 2009, 12:29 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 27, 2009, 10:31 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 27, 2009, 10:10 am
Lost people need to find their way home: "Of this we would be quite incapable, unless Wisdom herself had seen fit to adapt herself to such infirmity as ours."22 Augustine knew from his Platonic backg...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 27, 2009, 10:02 am
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. My entire family gathers at my mom's house and have a wonderful day of food, ping-pong, laughs, and the Lions losing a football game.Its also a time to get an ...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 27, 2009, 9:55 am
Joe Coffey is lead pastor of Hudson Community Chapel. Hudson Community Chapel is a suburban church in the Midwest that averages a little over three thousand people each weekend. We were ranked as o...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 26, 2009, 10:41 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 26, 2009, 10:10 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 26, 2009, 10:08 am
Thanksgiving is a deeply theological act, rightly understood. As a matter of fact, thankfulness is a theology in microcosm — a key to understanding what we really believe about God, ourselves, and t...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 26, 2009, 9:57 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 23, 2009, 1:26 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 23, 2009, 10:28 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 23, 2009, 10:25 am
As we approach “Black Friday” (supposedly the largest shopping day of the year), it is important to be reminded of the biblical warning, “Beware of worldliness!” In no uncertain terms, the Bib...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 23, 2009, 10:20 am
This is not an outline of our doctrinal beliefs (see the Confessional Statement), but a statement of how we intend to discharge Christian ministry and interact with our culture in biblical and theolog...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 22, 2009, 1:14 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 22, 2009, 1:09 pm
Thinking I might need one more reason to be proud of my beleaguered state, a friend sent me this. Tim Conrad and the “Elite 47″ Dominant  at the Dance, Yanis repeats as Street RPS Champion!...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 21, 2009, 10:39 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 21, 2009, 10:07 am
THE law of God is perfect. You cannot add anything to it, nor take anything from it, without spoiling it. If you will read the Ten Commands and understand them in their spiritual meaning, you will fin...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 21, 2009, 10:01 am
... our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. (The Weight of Glory, 14-15) Yet, most ...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 4, 2009, 12:36 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 4, 2009, 10:10 am
Perhaps you’ve wondered why Christian worship is so heavy on words? Perhaps you or your church has been criticized for being too propositional, too auditory, too…wordy. Well, here are twenty-five ...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 4, 2009, 10:01 am
*This is really worth thinking about!!  Pascal, to my mind, has written the most profound reflections on God, man, and “diversion.” I’d recommend getting Peter Kreeft’s edition, Christia...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 3, 2009, 11:01 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 3, 2009, 10:12 am
In his brilliant study Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC 1874-1908, William Oddie revisits Chesterton's formative years to show how his critique of the modern culminated i...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 3, 2009, 10:06 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 3, 2009, 9:45 am
As I’ve said before, in print and on this blog, I don’t think the talk of “building the kingdom” or our role in “ushering in the kingdom” is language that can be supported by Scripture.&nb...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 3, 2009, 9:42 am
Rising from the Valley of DeathSteven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter, their family's arduous journey, and a new album of songs chronicling the path of pain and hope.by Interview...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Nov 2, 2009, 12:01 pm
Louisiana Red-voc/git Carey Bell-harmonica Jimmy Rodgers-git Lovie Lee-piano Queen Sylvia Embry-bass Charles"Honey Boy"Otis-drums rec-live in Germany 1983
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 30, 2009, 12:44 pm
Top Ten Revelations In Chad Ochocinco's Autobiography 10. The book is all about my life as a hockey mom from Alaska 9. I was once put on the disabled list when they found an ocho in my cinco 8. D...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 30, 2009, 12:37 pm
"There is a certain way things get done in Detroit. And this is part of that political process. It is part of our culture." Jai-Lee Dearing, a businessman running for city council in Detroit, on polit...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 30, 2009, 12:26 pm

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 30, 2009, 9:39 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 30, 2009, 9:34 am
The following is one of the sweetest descriptions of the believers union with Christ I have read. The text originates from a fictional dialogue between a pastor, a legalist, an antinomian, and a young...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 29, 2009, 1:33 pm
Top Ten Questions On The Northwest Airlines Pilot Job Application 10. How many sleep hours have you logged while flying? 9. Do you have any flight experience because if not, that's totally cool 8...
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 29, 2009, 11:14 am

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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 29, 2009, 11:08 am
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Mark F. posted an article on Bluesman - Oct 29, 2009, 10:18 am
The classic issue between Augustinian theology and all forms of semi-Pelagianism focuses on one aspect of the order of salvation (ordo salutis): What is the relationship between regeneration and faith...
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