tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13592636863603870642024-03-14T00:28:37.325-06:00A Squirrel in BabylonObservations of a Christian Rodent in a Pagan TreeThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-6388292969994185922015-03-04T08:58:00.001-07:002015-03-04T08:58:53.860-07:00The Chick-fil-A Count ControversyA controversy has, unfortunatly, arisen in regards to how many times I have stopped at Chick-fil-A.Monday evening, I was on my own for dinner, so I went to the Chick-fil-A nearest to my Shepherds' Conference host's home for dinner. After I had eaten my sandwich and waffle fries, as I walked back to my car, I decided that, since it would be several days until I could again enjoy a Chick-fil-A The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-65630206476524036302015-02-04T19:43:00.000-07:002015-02-04T19:43:57.953-07:00Here's The Thing . . .... it's never been about "getting" Ergun Caner.
Every time that there's news on the Ergun Caner front, the question always comes up, "Why are you guys still going after Caner? He's done! Put a fork in it and move on."
The thing is - as has been pointed out often, but always seems to fall upon deaf ears. But I'll try again - The thing is that Ergun Caner is not the problem. Ergun Caner is a The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-54131529102699664382014-10-21T12:50:00.002-06:002014-10-21T13:39:48.392-06:00Hitched to a Free Market[Originally posted at The Pulpit & Pen]
Please excuse me for a moment, as I offer a bit of a political, theological, and cultural commentary. I was going to call this "ranting," but a friend told me that pastors don't rant, they proclaim, so these rants proclamations are related, as they all have to do with the same current event at a town just west of me.
If I traveled on Interstate 90 about The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-68325243543157394062014-10-14T10:04:00.000-06:002014-10-14T10:22:44.916-06:00Um... It Doesn't Mean That...I saw a tweet that hit one of my hot buttons this morning. It was a tweet that expresses a common Evangelical misunderstanding of a well-known verse of Scripture. It was this tweet:
"For God soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loved the world..." @tonynolanlive #SpiritualRenewalWeek— Brewton-Parker Edu (@BrewtonParker) October 14, 2014
The “so” in John 3:16 The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-82499655289038957322014-10-09T10:56:00.000-06:002014-10-09T10:56:17.925-06:00Coming Soon...
Stay tuned for more details!
The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-727962957909378502014-08-28T21:13:00.000-06:002014-09-24T06:16:23.930-06:00Squirrel's Theology in a Nutshell: Knowing God's WillMy Three Easy Steps for Finding & Staying In God's Will:
Do what the Bible tells you to do
Don't do what the Bible tells you not to do
Do what you want to do
The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-38653847101427303352014-08-22T08:17:00.000-06:002014-08-22T12:08:43.768-06:00Why I Am Still A Southern Baptist
We commented about the total lack of doctrinal standards applied to the question of what books are sold at LifeWay Christian Resources stores.
We remarked about the danger of false conversion brought on by a climate of “easy believism” and belief in “decisional regeneration.”
We discussed inflated membership numbers driven by pride and ego in leadership.
We talked about how national entities The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-60288686474885090412014-06-23T14:08:00.001-06:002014-06-25T12:22:30.855-06:00"You Would Be Safer On a SWAT Team!"
Justin Peters, in talking about the lack of discernment applied to deciding what books to stock in a Christian book store, says that there is no more dangerous place for a Christian than most "Christian" book stores. The title of this post sums up his assessment of that threat.
I've been in several discussions these past few days about all the downright heretical books that are for sale at the The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-5057769047829988442012-06-21T08:07:00.001-06:002012-06-21T08:13:08.029-06:00Southern Baptist "Sinner's Prayer" Resolution - Compare & ContrastThe following is offered without commentary:
This is the text of the resolution that was passed yesterday at the Southern Baptist Convention:
Resolution 3
An Affirmation of a “Sinner's Prayer” as a Biblical Expression of Repentance and Faith
WHEREAS, The Gospel of Jesus Christ offers full forgiveness of sins ans reconciliation with God to anyone who repents of sin and trusts in Christ; and
The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-88119259432205449452012-06-04T13:53:00.000-06:002012-06-04T20:48:16.807-06:00Parkside Baptist Has a NeedPBC needs new furnaces. We've raised $2000 of the needed $8600 - If you desire to help -- bit.ly/KYtdmM mark as "furnace fund"— Parkside Montana (@ParksideMontana) June 4, 2012
My uncle used to always say that Montana only has two seasons: "Winter" & "Getting Ready for Winter." Well, he was (mostly) right. Spring is here, and the weather is getting warm. But, in Montana, summer is a short The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-32322637381460494322012-05-31T00:24:00.000-06:002012-05-31T01:02:11.239-06:00Reformation Montana 2012
Last Thursday and Friday, in Great Falls, Montana, the First Annual Reformation Montana Conference was held. Jordan Hall, Paul Washer, and Phil Johnson were the keynote speakers, and the audio messages from the conference are now available for download.
Sadly, due to some recording equipment issues, the audio quality of the first two messages is very poor. The problems were corrected, and theThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-76982637102175046062012-05-17T08:16:00.000-06:002012-05-17T08:16:54.764-06:00Where I'll Be Next WeekThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-53709941252412756682012-04-14T08:00:00.000-06:002012-04-16T09:01:35.555-06:00100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic
Tonight marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage.
We all know the story: At 11:40 p.m. ship time, she struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. 2 hours and 40 minutes later, at 2:20 a.m. ship time, she slipped beneath the waves, and now lies over 12,500 feet down in the deep. Of the 2,224 people on board, only 710 survived. Among the dead were some ofThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-47913880067398792622012-03-16T07:05:00.000-06:002012-03-16T07:05:00.284-06:00What Really Is The Preachers' Job?At the Shepherds' Conference that just concluded last week, Al Mohler gave a fantastic explanation from Scripture of what the job of the preacher really is. In my opinion, it is very much worth your time to watch.
The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-2908558139641100982012-02-29T20:19:00.001-07:002012-03-01T20:35:14.150-07:00Marketing Can't Overcome TruthThe King James Only movement used to be a much bigger deal than it has been lately. Well, it seems that at least one King James Only proponent is ready to try to recapture some lost market share with a series of slick videos.
The website for this effort, What's the Big Deal about the KJV?, says that there will be 8 to 10 videos in the series. Episodes 2 and 3 are, we are told, due out sometime inThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-18539622220318896962012-01-17T22:36:00.000-07:002012-01-19T17:53:11.200-07:00Qualification Number 1: Character
Just this past Sunday, the popular pastor of a large church in a nearby town resigned in shame. He stepped down after it was discovered that he had plagiarized sermons – A lot of sermons. It is reported that he preached sermons taken from the websites of other churches and ministers word for word and joke for joke. Even, I have been told, to the point of copying facial expressions and gestures The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-52080121994544301142011-12-07T06:54:00.001-07:002011-12-07T07:48:01.150-07:00Pearl Harbor + 70
Today is the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which drew the United States into World War II.
On the one hand, 70 years seems like a very long time. 70 years is a lifetime, "The days of our years are threescore years and ten," wrote Moses (Psalm 90:10.) The generation that fought World War II is dwindling; the youngest still living are in their late 80s, and, all too The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-5200929696421252492011-11-23T10:09:00.001-07:002011-11-23T11:27:43.267-07:00A The Squirrel Can Cook ClassicBy popular demand, here's my slow-cooker turkey breast recipe • republished from last year. We just had one of these a few weeks ago!
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!It is 6 days until Thanksgiving, and thoughts turn to turkey dinner. But turkeys are HUGE, and, unless you’re cooking for a big family or a bunch of guests, a whole turkey, even a small one, really is just too much. For smaller The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-66640407148501376852011-10-13T10:20:00.000-06:002011-10-13T11:29:40.674-06:00ReSquirreled: Does The Bible Teach Socialism?[In light of some discussions I had recently about the "Occupy Wall Street" crowd, I thought I'd reprint this from April 2010. -Squirrel]
During the recent health care debate, I had a long conversation on Facebook with my cousin Tom. In the course of the exchange, he wrote in support of the new legislation, “Contrary to your claim that we are a pagan nation, I believe our basic approach to takingThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-70497507258878009362011-09-11T06:46:00.000-06:002011-09-11T06:56:48.955-06:009/11 • 10 Years Later“Eventually, September the 11th will be a date on the calendar. It will be like Pearl Harbor Day. For those of us who lived through it, it will be a day we’ll never forget.” – Former President George W. Bush, in an interview with the National Geographic Society, 2011
Time passes. The older I get, the more I realize that time passes, and seems to pass more quickly each year. Today’s events areThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-65812723009467985552011-08-06T11:54:00.001-06:002011-08-06T12:07:12.679-06:00Atom Bombs Save Lives! (And, Then Again, They Don't...)Sixty-six years ago today, the United States dropped the first of only two atomic weapons ever used "in anger," i.e. for real, in battle, as weapons.
80,000 people died instantly in Hiroshima, with another 60,000 to die days, weeks, months, and even years later from the effects of the radiation burns they suffered that day. In total, it is estimated that 140,000 to 160,000 people died as a The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-63358948160927362322011-07-15T11:23:00.000-06:002011-07-15T11:23:52.528-06:00Um... Uh...Wow... I've got a blog... Who knew?
I think I'll do something with this sometime soon...
The truth is that I've been very busy lately. I've not forgotten about the blog, and I've got stuff I want to write, but time just has a way of filling up quickly, as I'm sure many of you can testify to, as well. I just wanted to let y'all know that I've been missing you, and I'll be back soon!
(Sad... I justThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-64099480964138211832011-07-04T12:01:00.002-06:002011-07-04T12:01:00.134-06:00Ronald Reagan on the 4th of JulyHere are some thoughts from Ronald Reagan from July 4, 1983.The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-10751471819294794242011-07-04T10:00:00.008-06:002011-07-04T10:00:04.489-06:00Declaration of Independence(Adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776)
The Unanimous Declaration
of the Thirteen United States of America
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-15139749896377004812011-07-04T06:00:00.009-06:002011-07-04T06:00:01.642-06:00Happy Independence Day, America!Happy 4th of July!Today is the day we Americans celebrate the overthrow of our evil English overlords (not to be confused with our modern English friends... It's complicated...) in the American Revolution of 1776-1783. This is a day for cookouts and fireworks and such with friends and family.America is far from perfect, but I can't think of a better place on earth. I get teary-eyed when I hear The Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.com