C Borah

"Lig, R.C., this is how much water you need to do a proper baptism."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:31:22 -0600

“Lig, R.C., this is how much water you need to do a proper baptism.”

- Thabiti Anyabwile, hilarious

A fantastic book that is about to become a fantastic book...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:34:01 -0600

A fantastic book that is about to become a fantastic book review…

"It’s about Jermaine O’Neal making more money this season than Kevin Durant, Russell..."

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:18:30 -0600

“It’s about Jermaine O’Neal making more money this season than Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Eric Maynor, Thabo Sefolosha and Jeff Green combined.”

- Boom, roasted.

Christian’s Persecuted in India: Unedited Footage...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:53:01 -0600

Christian’s Persecuted in India: Unedited Footage (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO)

John & Noel Piper… pure gold.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:32:14 -0600

John & Noel Piper… pure gold.

Ooooh, me next.

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:43:15 -0600

Ooooh, me next.

"However, sprinkled throughout the book, Young’s story undermines a number of traditional Christian..."

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:54:29 -0600

“However, sprinkled throughout the book, Young’s story undermines a number of traditional Christian doctrines. Many have gotten involved in debates about Young’s theological beliefs, and I have my own strong concerns. But here is my main problem with the book. Anyone who is strongly influenced by the imaginative world of The Shack will be totally unprepared for the far more multi-dimensional and complex God that you actually meet when you read the Bible. In the prophets the reader will find a God who is constantly condemning and vowing judgment on his enemies, while the Persons of the Triune-God of The Shack repeatedly deny that sin is any offense to them. The reader of Psalm 119 is filled with delight at God’s statutes, decrees, and laws, yet the God of The Shack insists that he doesn’t give us any rules or even have any expectations of human beings. All he wants is relationship. The reader of the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and Isaiah will learn that the holiness of God makes his immediate presence dangerous or fatal to us. Someone may counter (as Young seems to do, on p.192) that because of Jesus, God is now only a God of love, making all talk of holiness, wrath, and law obsolete. But when John, one of Jesus’ closest friends, long after the crucifixion sees the risen Christ in person on the isle of Patmos, John ‘fell at his feet as dead.’ (Rev.1:17.) The Shack effectively deconstructs the holiness and transcendence of God. It is simply not there. In its place is unconditional love, period. The God of The Shack has none of the balance and complexity of the Biblical God. Half a God is not God at all.”

- Tim Keller & his impressions on “The Shack”

iPad, jokes on you!

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:44:24 -0600

iPad, jokes on you!

This week’s iCal sched… plus one more mid-semester...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:07:31 -0600

This week’s iCal sched… plus one more mid-semester (oh boy!)

"And what of the Bible verse that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of needle than for a..."

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:35:23 -0600

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And what of the Bible verse that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven? Or that Jesus preached his followers to give up all their belongings and follow him?

“Years back at least, you know you had to be poor and to show you were holy,” Osteen said. “You’re supposed to sacrifice everything, and I’m all for sacrifice and I believe in that, but I also believe that God wants us to be leaders. He’s put gifts and talents in every person, that they’re supposed to come out to the full.”

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- Ouch! Joel Osteen interview from CNN, link

My reading this semester. Not including the recommended reading.

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:01:12 -0600

My reading this semester. Not including the recommended reading.

"As I look back on my childhood I have difficulty remembering very much of substance. Many of the..."

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:29:18 -0600

“As I look back on my childhood I have difficulty remembering very much of substance. Many of the stories I tell about my childhood are re-telling my mother or brother’s memories. When I think about it, most of what I know today was learned as a child and as a young adult. I was taught, by God’s sweet providence, much of the Sermon on the Mount as a small child. It has been written on my mind for many, many years. But just like any other good teaching that I learned as a child it took my heart many more years to catch up to my mind. The implicit rules and explicit commands of the Sermon on the Mount were obeyed and disobeyed by me over the years and not until fairly recently in my story has my heart begun to catch up to these actions. This is so backwards! Because this world and my heart are so fallen in sin, these good deeds are not the overflow from a willing, contrite, and complete heart. My heart is not yet whole and it daily lags behind my mind. And this convicting and powerful Sermon on the Mount serves to bring my stubborn heart back on the road.”

- Chris Borah

As I sit crying at the school… man, oh, man.

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:24:51 -0600

As I sit crying at the school… man, oh, man.

Depression and Medicine

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:42 -0600

Depression and Medicine

Haiti's Man-made Disaster (good read)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:33:17 -0600

Haiti's Man-made Disaster (good read):

Make sure to read the whole article.

All praise to the name of the savior who reigns.He’s taken our...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:52:00 -0600

All praise to the name of the savior who reigns.
He’s taken our blame, embraced all our shame,
he’s raised from the grave so his fame we proclaim.
Salvation by grace through faith in his name.

Jesus, the beautiful and blessed Son,
Immutable, majestic one
Who was resurrected from the grave
for the depraved.
He paved the path for some
Place faith in His passion, son
Be saved from the wrath to come.

He’s fabulous, His status is immaculate
I’m lacking the vernacular to adequately capture His glory.
Incomparable, unconquerable, all powerful, unstoppable
Absolutely phenomenal.
No obstacle He can’t navigate.
He’s God and so He fascinates.
With Him its impossible to exaggerate.

Lord of all continents,
Source of all consciousness,
His compliments are the consequence of His accomplishments
Every spear of life, He’s the Lord of it
And every other power is either fraudulent or subordinate.

At first we snubbed Him,
Now His vessels of mercy love Him.
Your highest thought is infinitely unworthy of Him.
Beyond vocabulary His actions bury,
His wrath is scary
All His adversaries are imaginary.
He has no competitors.
Ask Nebuchadnezzar, bro
He’ll mess you up, have you eating grass,
You can bet He’s amazing
He takes in blatant, flagrant vagrants, breaks them, remakes them, and shapes them,
to hate sin.
Jesus!
There’s no better name!
That’ll never change and He’ll forever reign while we spread His fame.

All praise to the name of the Savior who reigns
He’s taken our blame
Embraced all our shame
He’s raised from the grave so His fame we proclaim
Salvation by grace through faith in His name!

Paramore doin’ ministry.

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:41:28 -0600

Paramore doin’ ministry.

You know you want to read a book when you literally tear up...

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:54:33 -0600

You know you want to read a book when you literally tear up while watching the 1 min 30 sec promo video…

30 Tools for Writers

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:16:58 -0600

30 Tools for Writers

"New Moon suffers from a mild case of second-chapter syndrome; symptoms include the laborious..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:48 -0600

“New Moon suffers from a mild case of second-chapter syndrome; symptoms include the laborious establishing of conflicts, a general air of drift and pointlessness, and a cliffhanger ending. An unappealing formula, but oddly effective.”

- Rotten Tomatoes, Chris Weitz did better than the source material allowed