His praise goes on...

I have to share something real quick.
Preparing the technician schedule for the vet clinic where I work can sometimes be frustrating.  I try my best to accommodate everyone's needs, but on occasion the requests for certain times and days off cause conflict.  For this reason I dread the end of the month knowing that I am about to go through one of the most mentally draining responsibilities of my job.  I wasn't expecting anything less than getting a major headache before it was over when I sat down to tackle it earlier today.  I jotted down all the requested days and times off and started working through it like it was a logic puzzle.  I started noticing that instead of conflict, inadequately covered shifts and less than ideal technician pairing, the individual requests were actually complimenting each other.  The harmony was pleasing and noticed right away, but it took me a few minutes to notice something far better: God intentionally worked it out that way. I glorified the name of the Lord in my heart because He provided me with all the pieces I needed to complete my scheduling puzzle and I didn't even ask Him for it.  He didn't have to do that, but He did.  He showed me He cares about me by showing me he cares about what I do at work.  I hope I am never deceived into thinking that what I do for a living isn't important.  In everything I do I have the opportunity to bring glory to the name of Christ.  What's more important than that?

    18 May the LORD God, the God of Israel,
    who alone does wonders, be praised.
    19 May His glorious name be praised forever;
    the whole earth is filled with His glory.
    •Amen and amen.


The Holy Bible : Holman Christian standard version. 2009 (Ps 72:18–19). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.

(Love this song, not too crazy about the slideshow)

and therefore?......a heretic!

I learned about something new yesterday.  The Elephant Room.  It appears to be some sort of conversational forum associated with (not sure how) Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald involving  "seven influential pastors who take differing approaches to ministry" (http://www.theelephantroom.com/about/) It's moderated by Driscoll and MacDonald, and it initially looked to be very interesting.  And then I looked at the list of speakers.  Included on that list is T.D. Jakes.  My initial reaction was "Eh? What's up with that?".  I don't know why but for some reason I get a strange vibe in my gut about him participating.  Had it not been for me recognizing him from TBN (thanks to Mema for watching it every Sunday),  I never would have thought twice about being concerned with Jakes' participation on this panel.


And therefore?.......


Thabiti Anyabwile is someone who's opinion I take seriously. I found a recent blog of his on the very subject of Jakes being on The Elephant Room panel.  According to Anyabwile (and Driscoll) Jakes adheres to a "Oneness"-ish view of the Trinity.  I gather it's an idea that God is manifestations of three persons, not God in three persons?  From Anyabwile's blog I perceived a very prudent objection to Jakes' presence on the panel: what's up with someone who contradicts the biblical teaching of the Trinity being apparently equated with men who uphold biblical truth?  In fact Anyabwile refers to Jakes as a heretic four times and his views as heretical two times. Although Mark Driscoll doesn't seem to hold the same opinion about Jakes' participation as Anyabwile, he does denounce the "Oneness" view of God.

And therefore?......


Anyabwile's concern is also for those who could be inadvertently indoctrinated by the discussion.  Heretical malarkey is very poisonous if it is not immediately hacked to pieces by those of sound mind and biblical judgement.  My prayer is that those of sound mind and biblical judgement will actually hack to pieces any heretical malarkey.


Now that I've read more about his view on the Trinity it's even more disturbing to me that he is part of an event that believes "To advance Christ’s call to unity we must do what men have always done, we must push and prod and challenge and sharpen each other’s beliefs and methods.", especially when there is such a fundamental flaw in the beliefs.(http://www.theelephantroom.com/about/)  I am bound by my conscience to refrain from supporting this event by not purchasing a ticket (as I am also bound by my current economy to not be able to afford it).  My closing thought is this: based on everything I've read, it's not an unreasonable thing to consider T.D. Jakes a heretic.  I just hope that what I have read is true.


And therefore?....... a clip!

There's a first time for everything...

I think about a lot of things that I would like to talk to people about, but never get around to actually doing it.  On the other hand I fear I am guilty of having an unbridled tongue.  Most of what I say is useless, and what could be of some value is often times muddled with an inability to adequately express myself.  So I figure if I start a blog, even if no one subscribes to it, it will be a way for me to say what I want to say in a controlled environment. Hopefully it will decrease a lot of the meaningless chatter that I find myself wishing I would have contained rather than vomiting up.   Another hopefully is that my commas won't be ungrammatical, nor my adjectives excessive. So from time to time I might post something in an effort to express my thoughts about something.     Thoughts are hard to harness.  I'll do my best.