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More on the orgins of the Serenity Prayer - from Box 459 - offical AA newsletter. Click Here
The Serentity Prayer is probably one of the most widely circulated prayers around - @ least in secular spiritual circles. I ran across an old timer the other day who recited a 'traditional' longer version I'd never heard before and I was blown away. Take a look:
GOD, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change,
Courage to change the things I can
Wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as a the pathway to peace.
Taking as He did, this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to his will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen
Cool posting at What you Do Quickly about Christmas -
He says:
Walmart has replaced its normal "Merry Christmas" greeting with "Happy Holidays." I can't sleep!
Actually, I can and I do --like a baby.
What do I expect from Walmart? Low Prices --Always. That's their promise. That's all they promise. That's all I want.
Read the rest
I found this online today - you can download all 3 Christmas albums by Sufjan Stevens. You may need to try a couple of times b/c the server gets a lot of traffic, but if you're persistent you'll be rewarded.
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Gene Veith has a great snippet on his blog today regarding 'the new attack on justification'. Many conservative evangelicals are embracing NT Wright and his views on the New Perspective on Paul (NP). To me this hits at the heart of modern evangelicalisms semi-pelagian and in many cases pelagian tendencies and why I'm so dogmatic about the imporance of theology! Sola Fide - read on. . .
From Cranach -- The blog of Gene Edward Veith:
The new attack on justification
N. T. Wright is an Anglican bishop in England. Evangelicals and other theological conservatives like him because, among other things, he wrote a stirring scholarly defense of the historicity of the resurrection of Christ. But he believed that Luther had it wrong with this justification by grace through faith stuff. This is because Luther misunderstood the writings of St. Paul, who, according to Wright, was just talking about freedom from the Jewish ceremonial law, not the moral law. Actually, according to Wright, we are saved by good works after all.
Though this is being called the 'new perspective on Paul,' this is not particularly new. This is basically the Roman Catholic take on what Paul says. Anglicans have never been particularly strong on justification. But what is remarkable to me is how so many evangelicals are seizing on this. Both liberal evangelicals and conservative evangelicals (including some otherwise hard-core Calvinists).
The Wall Street Journal has a column praising Wright from John Wilson, editor of 'Books and Culture.' (Click 'continue reading' for the article.) I think many evangelicals have been wanting to make salvation a function of good works for a long time, and this gives them a good excuse. Salvation comes from living like Jesus did. That usually gets translated into either conservative or liberal politics, or trivial lifestyle choices like not driving SUVs, recycling, affirming gays, or--on the complementary side--not drinking, smoking, or going to movies. I have yet to see the person who lives with the moral purity of Christ. But go ahead and try. And then when you fail, perhaps you will appreciate how Jesus really chose to live His life. By dying for you."
Continue reading "The new attack on justification
A friend turned me on to this book 2 years ago, so I thought I'd pass it along. Luther's Christmas book is a WONDERFUL book and I can't recommend it more highly to remind us all about the reason for the season.
T
New BMW R1200S - I had a 2001 R1100S for a couple of years before I got married, and this is the next generation. The coveting has begun. 
Awsome post from John Camp. A must read.
John Camp: Some thoughts on action/consequence.
Hits close to home living in NYC. . .
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Interesting article - - http://www.culturecult.com/art_notes.htm
Not that this is big news. . . read more here
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More broken promises, but are we really meant to 'retire?'
Corporate America's legacy costs from the Economist.com
Should be interesting to see what happens. Important.
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Townhall.com :: Columns :: Miers is the wrong pick by George Will
0 comments Posted by Mr. T at 10:52 AMImportant arguements eloquently stated by Will. . . .
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Interesting article from today's NYTimes. There was a longer piece by the woman mentioned in this article in the Times Magazine 2 weeks ago.
The End of Life as She Knew It - New York Times