by: John Schroeder On Saturday, Jollyblogger linked to Scott McKnight’s post at Jesus Creed and confessed to being, from time to time, a “Grace Grinder.” Here are some of McKnight’s defining characteristics of a “Grace Grinder. “These people can’t talk about grace without emphasizing that we are wretches;they can’t read Yancey’s What’s So Amazing?? without saying it isn’t the whole story;they can’t preach obedience without saying this isn’t works;they can’t talk about grace without talking about all those who are... Read more

Trevor, a commentator here said: Interesting that for Typhon Tamlin, which has gone through China this weekend — not that we have heard anything about it — and which was also a category 4, the Chinese managed to evacuate some 100,000 from their homes and a further 1,000,000 were moved to higher ground. They are reporting less than 60 fatalities at the moment. Details at BBC News web site at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4212636.stm Read more

The Bloggers fundraising effort for New Orleans currently stands at $734,981 after only four days. If you have given and not alread registered your donation then please do so as I suspect the actual figure may be even bigger. If like me you intend to give but havent done so yet please get that credit card out, give and increase that total further. I am wanting to work out the most tax efficient way of a UK citizen making a... Read more

BBC News have posted an obitiary already. Already you can feel the mumurings of discontent from this side of the Atlantic. It would seem that bitter political recrimminations about Katrina, and the supreme court will be engulfing the Bush administration. I want to try and hear W’s Pa on Larry King Live. Read more

I guess now is not really the time to be asking the important questions about the emergancy plans and the failure of sea walls. Now is the time to help. Hugh Hewitt, instapundit and NZ Bear are all doing an admirable job of rallying the blogopshere. This is just a quick post from an internet cafe on holiday to highlight their work and thank one of my guest bloggers for blogging earlier here about the need for Christians to step... Read more

An Urgent Call for Believers in the Southeastern US to Help Today! In an effort to utilize this blogging influence for the gospel, I wanted to issue a very brief but urgent call for Christians in the southeast US. This morning, while at the motel here in Pine Mountain, GA, I had breakfast with a dozen evacuees from the Mississippi and Louisianna area. Evidently, Sunday night, this was the only motel available for miles around. Is it any mystery then... Read more

Gospel Contrasts in the Latest CT Edition The best way to pass the time when I’m bone tired is to pick up the latest edition of Christianity Today (CT). After checking into my Day’s Inn motel room last night in Pine Mountain, GA, I made the half mile walk up to one of America’s finest dining establishments, Huddle House. While I enjoyed being babied by the four plus waitresses waiting on me hand and foot, filling up my sweet tea... Read more

The Backside and the Frontside of the Cross Living on the backside of the cross, the unbeliever is unable to live with even the slightest ray of hope in the light of their conscience which screams at their sin. Only the believer, living on the frontside of the cross, can behold both a just God, who is angry at them for their sin (as a Father is toward his disobedient children for their sin), and a gracious God, who is... Read more

Jollyblogger is quoting Blogotional favorite G.K. Chesterton. I am proud of being fettered by antiquated dogmas and enslaved by dead creeds (as my journalistic friends repeat with so much pertinacity), for I know very well that it is the heretical creeds that are dead, and that it is only the reasonable dogma that lives long enough to be called antiquated.. — From Autobiography (1936) — It is so typical of Chesterton to say so much with so few words. Consider... Read more