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Archive for November, 2005

Anne Rice’s Website

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If you have been reading Anne Rice’s novel, Christ the Lord : Out of Egypt or if you have been reading about it, you might also be interested to discover that she has a website. Go here. I don’t share Ms. Rice’s political views. And since she is Roman Catholic, I’m sure we’d disagree in [...]

Written by Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer

November 30th, 2005 at 8:46 pm

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New Modified Template

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If you’ve visited here before, you may notice that I’m tinkering with my template. Right now, it looks fine to me, but please alert me if anything does not appear right on your browser. Let me draw your attention to a new feature. In the left side-bar, scrolling down about half way, you’ll see [...]

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November 29th, 2005 at 8:02 pm

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"Christ the Lord" by Anne Rice

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I have been reading the new novel by Vampire Chronicler Anne Rice. Newly re-committed to her Roman Catholic faith, Ms. Rice has written an intriguing book told in the first person by a 7 year old Jesus. She has clearly done her research and presents her subject in a remarkably reverent, orthodox and [...]

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November 29th, 2005 at 4:30 am

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Joel Osteen or Jesus

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Joel Osteen is pastor of the fast-growing Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. He promotes a prosperity gospel which is no gospel at all. His is the gospel of self-esteem. The Christian Research Journal published a helpful article, which you can find here, about his latest book. To sum it up, Osteen is a false [...]

Written by Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer

November 26th, 2005 at 4:20 am

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Pirates of the Caribbean 2, preview

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Go here for the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest trailer. It appears that Captain Jack is back. Thanks to Jeffrey Overstreet. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Pirates of the Caribbean 2, preview”, url: “http://www.burrintheburgh.com/2005/11/25/pirates-of-the-caribbean-2-preview/” });

Written by Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer

November 25th, 2005 at 8:09 pm

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Happy Turkey Day Eve

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Hello all you ingrates. You are ungrateful, aren’t you? Sure you are. So am I. You don’t really pause to offer thanks for the blessings you have from God, do you? Not like you should. No, it’s much more likely that you complain, you whine, and you feel sorry [...]

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November 23rd, 2005 at 7:57 pm

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New Lutheran Carnival

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No, it’s not an ocean cruise. Lutheran blog carnival XI is at Necessary Roughness. Check it out. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “New Lutheran Carnival”, url: “http://www.burrintheburgh.com/2005/11/22/new-lutheran-carnival/” });

Written by Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer

November 22nd, 2005 at 3:31 pm

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Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

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Do you believe that the planet earth is becoming over-populated? Do you worry that there may not be enough resources to sustain the burgeoning population? Then you may be interested to know about the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. This movement does not advocate murder, forced-sterilization, suicide or genocide. But it does encourage people simply to [...]

Written by Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer

November 22nd, 2005 at 4:19 am

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The Kingdom of Heaven – Worst Movie on Earth

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Yesterday, we watched Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven and, in spite of the director’s angelic last name, it was terrible. The worst movie on earth. Maybe on Mars there are worse movies. Or maybe there is a worse piece of celluloid toilet-paper in the astral plane between heaven and earth, but this is the [...]

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November 19th, 2005 at 8:20 pm

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Veith on Veggie Tales

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Over at the Cranach blog, Dr. Gene Veith offers a few good thoughts on current trends in Christian videos for children. See here. Since we recently covered new Veggie Tales products here on the Burr, I thought I’d chime in. Dr. Veith reviews a few of the current products and then ends with what [...]

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November 18th, 2005 at 7:12 pm

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