{"id":2374,"date":"2006-09-01T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate-bishop-of-durham-humor\/"},"modified":"2006-09-01T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-01T10:10:00","slug":"blogdom-today-challies-great-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOGDOM TODAY &#8211; Challies, Great Debate, Bishop of Durham, Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000099\">CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENT<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000099\">SPIRITUAL GIFTS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000099\">MAD AS A \u2018WET CAT\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000099\">THE BISHOP OF DURHAM<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000099\">EMBARRASSING MOMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2006\/09\/Tim%20Challies%20Crop-708284.jpg\" width=\"40%\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"20\"><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/archives\/002062.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Challies Announces He\u2019s Writing His First Book<\/a>\n<p>Tim Challies told readers of his blog today that he has signed on with Crossway Books to write a volume tentatively titled \u201c<em>The Discipline of Discernment.<\/em>\u201d In his announcement he said, \u201cIt will be written for the \u2018thoughtful general reader\u2019 (i.e. people like you and me) and will lead Christians with what I hope and trust will be helpful, biblical teaching about spiritual discernment.\u201d The projected date of publication is slated for late 2007 or early 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/challies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">challies<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/discernment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">discernment<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/mcshoo.blogspot.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanford.edu\/~mcsheu\/Hubble2.jpg\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"15\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mcshoo.blogspot.com\/2006\/08\/some-thoughts-on-spiritual-gifts.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Drinking Deeply: Some Thoughts on Spiritual Gifts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A college student named Mickey, located in California, weighs in on the Warnock\/Phillips debate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/cessationist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cessationist<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/charismatic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">charismatic<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/pyromaniacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pyromaniacs<br><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/church-on-the-liminal-fringe.blogspot.com\/2006\/08\/commentary-from-wet-cat-part-i.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">[In one] of Dan\u2019s postings in this debate series with Adrian, he refered to those who may be offended by his ideas as being \u201cmadder than wet cats\u201d. Well, I don\u2019t know if \u201cmad\u201d is the word that describes me, but I do feel compelled to vigorously respond to Dan, so I guess I do consider myself in the \u201cwet cat\u201d category.\u201d<\/a>\n<p>Somehow this one got past me. Two articles by Greg Wertime over at \u201cChurch on the Liminal Fringe\u201d were posted earlier in August in which he provides his commentary between that of Dan Phillips and myself. Here are the links to both articles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/church-on-the-liminal-fringe.blogspot.com\/2006\/08\/commentary-from-wet-cat-part-i.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Church on the Liminal Fringe: Commentary from a wet cat part I<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/church-on-the-liminal-fringe.blogspot.com\/2006\/08\/commentary-from-wet-cat-part-ii.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Church on the Liminal Fringe: Commentary from a wet cat part II<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/cessationist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cessationist<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/charismatic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">charismatic<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/pyromaniacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pyromaniacs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Edward_Jenkins\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/images.google.com\/images?q=tbn:TCdrdew000AbJM:www.dur.ac.uk\/change\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"45\"><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/blog_read.php?id=757\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe main reason for people not believing in God is the behaviour of people who do believe in God. I am fed up with the disgraceful quarrelling among Anglicans when they should be addressing major world questions. I suppose there was a bit of anger and swearing, but I get worked up in the pulpit and I get quite lively. Dogmatism is destroying the reasonableness and realism of religion.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So says David Jenkins, one of Britain\u2019s most controversial figures, and former Bishop of Durham. In response, Al Mohler writes, \u201cSo there you have it \u2014 orthodox Anglicans have caused the retired bishop to curse. And it\u2019s the conservatives who, he insists, are \u201cdestroying the reasonableness and realism of religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/mohler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mohler<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news<\/a> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/preachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">preachers<br><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildernessvoice.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2006\/09\/Mike%20Young-734302.jpg\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"20\" width=\"40%\"><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/wildernessvoice.com\/index.php\/archive\/my-most-embarrassing-moment\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Young Reveals His Most Embarrassing Moments<\/a>\n<p>Some guys can reveal ANYTHING! For a look at some pretty \u201cbad\u201d moments, and pretty hilarious too, take a wander over to Wilderness Voice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> <a class=\"tag decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/apwarnock\/humor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">humor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENT SPIRITUAL GIFTS MAD AS A \u2018WET CAT\u2019 THE BISHOP OF DURHAM EMBARRASSING MOMENTS Challies Announces He\u2019s Writing His First Book Tim Challies told readers of his blog today that he has signed on with Crossway Books to write a volume tentatively titled \u201cThe Discipline of Discernment.\u201d In his announcement he said, \u201cIt will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-albert-mohler"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BLOGDOM TODAY - Challies, Great Debate, Bishop of Durham, Humor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENTSPIRITUAL GIFTSMAD AS A &#039;WET CAT&#039;THE BISHOP OF DURHAMEMBARRASSING MOMENTSChallies Announces He&#039;s Writing His First BookTim Challies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BLOGDOM TODAY - Challies, Great Debate, Bishop of Durham, Humor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENTSPIRITUAL GIFTSMAD AS A &#039;WET CAT&#039;THE BISHOP OF DURHAMEMBARRASSING MOMENTSChallies Announces He&#039;s Writing His First BookTim Challies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Adrian Warnock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adrianwarnockpage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2006-09-01T10:10:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/files\/2006\/09\/Tim%20Challies%20Crop-708284.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrian Warnock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@adrianwarnock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrian Warnock\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/\",\"name\":\"BLOGDOM TODAY - Challies, Great Debate, Bishop of Durham, Humor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2006-09-01T10:10:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2006-09-01T10:10:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/#\/schema\/person\/4dc7481b9baa3553d9a7698715084eaa\"},\"description\":\"CHALLIES ANNOUNCEMENTSPIRITUAL GIFTSMAD AS A 'WET CAT'THE BISHOP OF DURHAMEMBARRASSING MOMENTSChallies Announces He's Writing His First BookTim Challies\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/09\/blogdom-today-challies-great-debate\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BLOGDOM TODAY &#8211; 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