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New Home and Upcoming New Blog

Well, to my faithful 2-3 readers :-), following what we believe to be the Lord's will we moved to Alabama one week ago and arrived this past Monday. This will put us closer to family that will be helpful due to family health issues as well as accepting a job offer the Lord kept open for me for about 7 months. Lord willing I will be starting a church in the area or be working with another church in some capacity. Please keep us in prayer as you have remembrance. I am forming Biblically Correct Ministries (named after the radio ministry I had in Idaho for 8 months). I will be creating a separate blog relating to the progress of that ministry. Thank you to all those that have prayed for us, and fellowshpped with us down through the years, whether in person or through the www. Brother Bret

James White and John Piper on the Christian Response Loving God and Neighbor Together

http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=2482 John Piper Responds to "A Common Word" 01/24/2008 - James White I was sent a link to John Piper's video response to the controversy over "A Common Word." I am providing it here. I would go beyond Dr. Piper and say that I am not simply profoundly disappointed in the "Christian" response: I found the reply, titled "Loving God and Neighbor Together," a sad example of Christian dhimmitude. Dhimmitude is the status of monotheists (Jews and Christians, in the main) under Islamic rule. Islam severely restricts the freedoms of dhimmi peoples under their rule, prohibiting proselytization, for example, or even singing hymns too loudly. It is an attitude that is inherent in Islamic theology, and it flows from the notion that Muhammad is the final prophet, the seal of the prophets, and that sharia must be established all across the world, creating a universal Dar al Islam. I see "Loving God and Ne...