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Jason introduces FamilyCamp

basher — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:37:47 +0000

Jason Zellmer introduces us to this new ministry dedicated to

Reaching the world and restoring the church by restoring the family”.

Again, check out the website, subscribe to the rss feeds and look for new videos and posts.

FamilyCamp 2009 Launches

basher — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:28:26 +0000

I am so excited about this ministry Saint Louis FamilyCamp and completely honored to be a part of this movement dedicated to gospel saturated empowerment for families to live as Jesus calls us to. Please check out the website, then sign-up! It is going to evolve around great biblical teaching and family worship. A camp where the entire family will grow spiritually stronger together.

Demon Hunter Interview

basher — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:42:54 +0000

R : In God We Do Not Trust

basher — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:15:26 +0000

theResurgence.com has a great post on the presidential election and what will always end up as false hope for whomever your candidate is. Mark eloquently reminds us all of what we really need in a time like this.

R.I.P. ~ Bobby

basher — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:32:37 +0000

Rest in peace, Bobby. We will all miss you…

I Had to Post This

basher — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:53:55 +0000

I don’t think this will make it to the “side screens” at a church near you…or then again how cool would that be.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Mount Web Directory as Local Drive

basher — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:53:23 +0000

It annoys me that I have to edit a my website files locally, then uploaded them to my webserver via an app like WinSCP or FileZilla. I just want to edit the files as if they were locally on my computer. I mean, I have scheduled backups of my site and pull them down locally so I do not need two copies of files locally and on my webserver. In Ubuntu, its simple go to Places - Connect to Server.. and bam. On a Mac, install macFUSE + SSHFS and done. So after a little searching, I found a set of FREE tools that will do just what Ubuntu and Mac will do in Windows (blah!).

FUSE for Windows

All you need to do is download and install these two apps, DokanLibrary + SSHFS. Once its installed run DokanSSHFS. Enter a name of your connection, your host, user credentials which can either be by password or shared key. For my webserver its username and password. Next select your root directory, mine is /home/basher/. Other servers, for example, may be /www/ or /var/www/. Finally, choose a drive letter you would like to mount to. Now click ‘Save’ and then ‘Connect’

Within seconds you’ll see a system tray icon and a new drive N:\ that can be accessed just like a locally mapped drive. If you don’t see the drive in Explorer, simply do a Start - Run - N:\ and hit Enter. This is huge and such a time saver for me. I hope it helps others out there and its FREE!

ESV Online Study Bible

basher — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:09:39 +0000

Just go ahead and make this your browser homepage or bookmark it.. This thing is soooo sweet! You can save personal notes & highlights!

ESV Online Study Bible

The Courage to Be Protestant : Take 2

basher — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:54:41 +0000

As I stated in my first post, this book is an eye-opener, which puts context to the state of most churches in our day. This is a book I highly recommend! And I also highly recommend listening to the latest White Horse Inn program as Michael Horton interviews the author, David Wells.

Hope over to Amazon and pick up The Courage to Be Protestant. It is a great read.

Photograph Those You Love

basher — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:28:24 +0000

I was greatly moved when I visited a fellow photographer who has incredible talent looking through glass and pushing a button. The words he speaks are piercing and speak right to me and my family, especially those older than say, 5 yrs old.

Please read this post, especially if you, too, are a photographer. My condolences to you and your family, Zack.

DG 2008 National Conference Audio

basher — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:33:02 +0000

If you haven’t gotten the audio or watched the video, I highly advise doing so NOW! Here’s the link to the media files.

You can download a zip file of all the mp3’s here. (160Mb)

Spectacular Sins by John Piper

basher — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:22 +0000

My wife and I have decided to make Thursday nights our study and prayer time. So we’ve decided to read John Piper’s latest book Spectaclur Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ. We can’t wait to dig into this book based from the Series. Listen to John read the introduction of this book. And its only $5 bucks!

Alley Spring - 1897 Classroom

basher — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:05:55 +0000

Last weekend we ended our camping season with a trip to Alley Spring in Eminence, Missouri. Its beautiful down there, the spring fed rivers are amazing! We took a little walk to this old 1897 settler’s schoolhouse and flour mill. Here’s some photos I took.

See more on my photostream.

St. Francios Waterfall

basher — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:26:25 +0000

It has been a while since I’ve added a new photo to my blog. This shot is from St. Francios, we found this beautiful waterfall as we hiked down some trails.

See more on my photostream.

Theological Vision for Families

basher — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:36:29 +0000

Andrew Nichols, contributer for 9Marks and parenting teacher at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, has written a three part article on the purpose of the family and how God has pictured it around himself.

I will not attempt here a complete theology of the family, but I think we can establish this much: Scripture teaches that a primary purpose of the family is nothing less presenting the whole world with a series of three images—God’s triune nature, the gospel, and the church. In the family, God has embedded pictures of himself, his plan of salvation, and his redeemed people.

Which means the family is precious! It’s not just precious to young couples with children, it’s precious to the entire church. To Satan. To God. And to you, pastor?

I have not made it through all of it yet, but I wanted to get this out for people to digest. The family can be in the forefront for all of us but how often we need more teaching, emersed by scripture and theology, on God’s vision for family. Andrew states,

As the father of four and as the principal teacher of Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s class on parenting, I have many opportunities to speak with young parents about raising children. And how desperately we all need practical wisdom! At the same time, I’ve become convinced that we also need something more: we need a sharper biblical vision for the purpose of the family. Why has God created the family? Why does Satan spend his time attacking it? What vision for the family should fathers present to their wives and children? And what should pastors teach their churches?

Part 1: Why Families Matter to God
Part 2: How Families Minister to the Church and the World
Part 3: Raising Boys vs. Raising Girls