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Comment on Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercial by Renee Andrews

Renee Andrews — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:00:01 +0000

Did your dad paint churches?? I have a watercolor of our church circa 1964 showing how it would look once built and it is signed “Birkey.” Just curious. Thanks!

Comment on One Year Later by Donna Birkey

Donna Birkey — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:41:11 +0000

Dave, I can attest to his prayers for you over the years when you especially needed them. Even now, he probably keeps reminding God to keep his eye on you! I know he would be pleased with your present ministry of leading great Bible studies for those who know nothing about something important called hermeneutics!

Comment on One Year Later by Dave Leigh

Dave Leigh — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:15:12 +0000

It is hard to put into words what your dad meant to me. Del was not just a dear friend. He was a true pastor and mentor to me.

There was a season in my life when, even though I’d been a Christian and a pastor myself, I walked away from God. Del saw the early signs of my backsliding, even before I realized it was happening. He came to me and tried to stop it, confessing to me even his own worst failures in life and begging me to learn from his mistakes as he had. But I was too proud to listen.

When my rebellion became a fact, Del did not stop praying for me and pursuing me. As a gentle, understanding, but persistent friend he challenged me and loved me–even inviting me to your family’s gatherings, where I would be surrounded by love.

I think often about those days, how he and your mom opened their home and even gave me a place to stay awhile.

As I made my way back to faith, after years of darkness, Del was there in tears cheering me on and counseling me.

So many great things can be said about your dad. He was a scholar and thinker, an author and reformer. But what he was to me was one of a kind. A true shepherd and friend.

Granted, I know there was also a quirkiness about him that made him sometimes seem stubborn or even pushy. But I have come to see that side of him as a small price to pay for his tenacity in love, his passion for truth, and his zeal to see me and those he loved as right with God.

And he is much of the reason I am right with God today. So thanks be to God that it worked!

Thanks for posting those great pictures. I too miss him. I also miss his voice. Thankfully, he is one of those who ” by faith though dead still speaks” (Heb 4:4).

Thank you for keeping his memory alive.

Comment on Missing Girl by rbirkey

rbirkey — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:48:07 +0000

Sheneka was found and is okay. Thanks to everyone who helped locate and recover her – especially to Joel Hamernick of Sunshine Gospel Ministries who organized the search for her!

Comment on 2008 Triumph Bonneville – Black by Henry Tudor

Henry Tudor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:22:46 +0000

Hi RB
I too rode out on my 9 year oldtrusted Vespa 200PX and returned with an ordered blue/grey Bonneville 60. But now need to wait till June for delivery.
Love the bike, hope to cover many miles with her.

Comment on What is WordPress? by Tim Plona

Tim Plona — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:14:42 +0000

Randy,

I have become a wordpress fan lately. I have my own domain on another ISP thinking of running a webpage, blog and e-mail through them. Ultimatley, I found the free blogging tools of wordpress to be much more useful than the tools I was paying for elsewhere.

I now have two blogs running on wordpress

http://plimtuna.wordpress.com About my Bible reading
http://inforiskplim.wordpress.com about Information Risk Management topics.

I can stand wholeheartedly behind your praise of their tooling.

Tim

Comment on The Hut by Paul Born

Paul Born — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:39:11 +0000

I had a great time – a profound time really. Thamks again for this wonderful blog and report.

Comment on Pagan Christianity? – Introduction by George Barna by rbirkey

rbirkey — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:16:20 +0000

Derek, thanks for the link to the Driscoll review of the book. I’d have to say that I disagree with Mark’s view, but I understand where he’s coming from. Mark is a complementarian and has less problems with hierarchy and patriarchy which makes his acceptance “institutional” systems easier. Even though the complementarian view is the most popular view among evangelicals today, there is a strong minority within its fold who honestly disagree. I am one of those egalitarian leaning evangelicals, who has a problem with hierarchy, patriarchy and institutionalism within the church. We don’t think this is what Jesus taught or modeled or called his church to be. It is not hard to see that Viola and Barna also tend toward the egalitarian view and thus see the history of the churches development through that grid or “worldview”… as do I. I respect Mark Driscoll on many things… but I just can’t agree on this one.

Comment on Pagan Christianity? – Introduction by George Barna by Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:33:11 +0000

For those who might be interested, Mark Driscoll has written a detailed review and response to “Pagan Christianity”. He describes where he finds agreement and where he would challenge some of the ideas put forth by Frank Viola.

http://www.theresurgence.com/pagan-christianity

Comment on Cast Your Vote by Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:25:04 +0000

Dan Proft was the MAIN reason I went to vote on Tuesday. I’m so sorry he didn’t get a higher percentage… but I would absolutely vote for him again.

I’ll have no coice but to vote for Mark Kirk. I do hope that Mr. Proft will remain in politics. He has so much to offer. One doesn’t have to disect his words. He speaks common sense and offers honesty and integrity.