Category: Editorial
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GRACE: Unusual Strength by Philip John
God gives us unusual strength – his supernatural ability to do so!Even though we took the ‘law into our own hands’ and did things our way the good news is that through Jesus, God has given us unusual strength to get out of whatever we choose to get out of!Scripture…
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On Theocracy
In the strictest sense, this is impossible in America, since in evangelical Protestantism (the majority religion in the U.S., as well as the most politically active) we don’t really have an organized priesthood.However, the real problem is when those who claim to speak for God are also in charge of…
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Welcome to 2Transform.US
Alas, parting is such sorrow, but time marches forward, and all those other cliches. Yes, I finally made the plunge and moved into the 21st-century. For those long-suffering readers who’ve been dying to leave comments, now you can — so please do!
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Dr. Ernie: A Brief Biblio-Professional Biographical Blurb
I am very excited about being invited to speak next month at the InterVaristy Christian Fellowship in Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. They’ve asked for my “spiritual/professional” background, which is something I’ve never pulled together before. As long as I’m writing one up, I figured I may as well blog…
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A New Year’s Shout Out To My Homies
I suppose I should put this in a blogroll at some point, but for today I just want to compile a list of my friends who have blogs (or is that vice versa?), to celebrate the connectedness (and persistence!) that makes growing older so enjoyable.
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Diary of a Ziegenbalgian
[The following is an email my mother sent out after her trip to India for the 300th anniversary of Protestant Missions. – Ernie P.] Diary of a Ziegenbalgian. “Trust in the Lord and do good and so shalt thou dwell in the land and verily thou shall be fed.” Ps.…
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A Family Affair
Whew! After a month or so of neglect, I’m finally catching up on my blog reading (and writing). One thing in particular I want to do is link to a blog post by my mother, Esther Prabhakar, who last month was celebrating 300 years of Christianity in India.
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A Moving Experience
In case anyone’s wondering why I’ve been posting so infrequently (sorry, Alan), it is because we have been moving! After three years in Sacramento while Sandhya attend residency in Family Medicine, we’ve moved back to the San Jose area (actually, Santa Clara). She starts with the Camino Medical Group on…
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Da Vinci Codswallop
Think the Da Vinci Code reflects real historical research? Think again. My friend Todd Rider, one of the smartest people I know, has written a delightful yet thoroughly documented expose of the real facts behind the Da Vinci Code. [Read more] for a summary of the key points.
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The Coconut Generation
My favorite cousin, Vineet Kantayya, just sent me a blurb for a new book about “our” demographic, by Sam George: Understanding the Coconut Generation: Ministry to the Americanized Asian Indians is a multidisciplinary study of the Indian American experience, including a brief historical review, demographical data, psycho-social analysis, anthropological and…
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Purpose-Driven Media and Markets?
This is a surprising crossing of the streams. In my other persona as an Open Source hacker, I religiously (okay, bad word choice here 🙂 follow the O’Reilly Radar, where I was surprised to see a reference to; purpose-driven media, with a shout-out to Rick Warren, the author of “A…
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The Testimony of Dr. Ernie: Why I Am A Christian
As noted in today’s devotional, I don’t think I’ve ever posted my testimony — my salvation story — online. For the record, here it is, from something I suspect I first wrote in the 1990’s. Intriguingly, this perhaps does a better job of answering Alan’s questions than my DiaBlogue. Alan,…
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Pray for the Peace of Iraq
This is slightly off-topic, but today’s rioting in Iraq (which some see as the early stages of civll war) really touched my heart. I’m not the most sensitive soul, so that doesn’t happen very often. Hence, I wanted to take the time to fully respond to that prompting. Under the…
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iBook Evangelism
Not exactly on topic, but a pretty cool work-related story some of you might enjoy.
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In Memoriam: Larry Trout, Jan 13, 2006
Larry is (was?) a mutual friend of Alan and mine from Caltech.
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Shout Out to Patrick
This is just a quick note to thank my friend Patrick for his kind words about my blog (and me). [Read more] for the story of how we know each other.
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Dialogue + Blog = DiaBlogue
I’m really enjoying my exchange with Alan Lund over at Little Endian. Not only is the content engaging, but I’ve developed a real fondness for the format of interacting posts on separate sites — what I call a DiaBlogue. [Read More] for some thoughts on the advantages of this format.
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Amazing Andhra Adventure: Rediscovering Ganugapati Krishnayya
[The following is adapted from an email my parents sent during their visit to India, and demonstrates a great deal about their ancestors (and mine).] Dearest family, Grace and peace to you. We pray that you are all keeping busy and healthy. We made a historic visit to some family…
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How People Grow
A friend of mine sent me these links a long time ago, and I finally got motivated to blog about them while reading How People Grow. He said: * “Cloud and Townsend have a triploid for spiritual growth: truth, grace and time. I think they have a good grasp of…
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Christian Blogging Conference in CA in October
[Read More] for a link to GodBlogCon2005 in California, Oct 13th-15th.
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