About
i am a follower of Christ who loves spending time with my wife, celebrating life with friends and enjoying a good beer.
i work for younglife where i lead the junior high ministry in richardson, tx. i'm also working towards a masters degree with reformed seminary.
i am part of a missional community in the north dallas area, feel free to keep up with us on twitter here or virb here.
to find out more, you can visit my website or follow me on twitter and facebook.
Interests
Christ, church planting, preaching, good beer, homebrewing, pipes, Vivien, my dog, reading
NovemberNov 29 Sunday Sun 09
Regina Spektor and the Prosperity Gospel
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha"
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NovemberNov 23 Monday Mon 09
Relationships in Philippians 2
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NovemberNov 17 Tuesday Tue 09
RE:align Part4
Dallas Bible Church Youth Ministry: Jan Kay High School Retreat
The hope and joy of the Christian is the resurrection and return of Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15)
Sources used: Word Studies in the New Testament. Matthew Henry's Commentary. Sonic Light.Teachings of Matt Chandler, John Piper. ESV Study Bible. The New Manners and Customs of the Bible. The Bible Knowledge Commentary. The Weight of Glory. John Calvin's Commentary.
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RE:align Part3
Dallas Bible Church Youth Ministry: Jan Kay High School Retreat
All other commands flow from the chief command (Matthew 22:34-40). The Gospel affects how we love our neighbor. Our neighbor is anybody we come across. (Luke 10:25-37)
Sources used: Word Studies in the New Testament. Matthew Henry's Commentary. Sonic Light.Teachings of Matt Chandler, John Piper. ESV Study Bible. The New Manners and Customs of the Bible. The Bible Knowledge Commentary. The Weight of Glory. John Calvin's Commentary.
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RE:align Part 2
Dallas Bible Church Youth Ministry: Jan Kay High School Retreat
Sources used: Word Studies in the New Testament. Matthew Henry's Commentary. Sonic Light.Teachings of Matt Chandler, John Piper. ESV Study Bible. The New Manners and Customs of the Bible. The Bible Knowledge Commentary. The Weight of Glory. John Calvin's Commentary.
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NovemberNov 12 Thursday Thu 09
OctoberOct 29 Thursday Thu 09
Paper: God's will and sin
Hey guys-
I wanted to share a paper I wrote over the summer for a couple of reasons:
1. Learning more about the Sovereignty of God and Sin was one of the more awe-inspiring and theologically forming topics I've studied so far
2. I'd love to start a dialog about the topic
3. I'd love to hear more about the subject (recommended readings/sermons, disagreements, etc)
It's not that long, and I'd love to hear any feedback.
Thanks!
WyldLife Director
Richardson Area YoungLife
Mobile: 214.808.4905
Office: 972.774.9014
http://jonjordan.com
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OctoberOct 28 Wednesday Wed 09
Martin Luther: humility, beer and a right view of the Word of God
This morning I was reading a biography on Martin Luther and came across this quote:
When describing his role in (what we now refer to as) the Protestant Reformation, Luther said:
"I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything."
Without reading the rest of the biography, you might be tempted to think that Luther put little effort into his work.
That was not the case.
I am continually blown away with the amount of work/research/effort/danger Luther surrounded himself with when preparing sermons, writings, translating the NT into German, etc.
But he recognized Who and What was truly making things happen.
I am taking this as a reminder that we should work hard to teach, preach, write and converse about God - all the while knowing, depending and celebrating the fact that it is God who moves souls, not us.
And, I'm glad Martin Luther enjoyed his beer ... because I do too.
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OctoberOct 27 Tuesday Tue 09
A different twist on the French press
It's quite yummy, I wasn't sure if it would work or not!
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OctoberOct 26 Monday Mon 09
OctoberOct 1 Thursday Thu 09
SeptemberSep 30 Wednesday Wed 09
Mobile Me? More like Mobile G, or Mobile Free...
I love the idea of all my contacts, calendars, email and important documents being synced between my computer and my phone, as well as being saved online to access from anywhere. I also love the idea of all of those being synced wirelessly, without having to ever plug in and hit "Sync". But I don't love the idea of paying $99/year for that.
I want to pay $0 for it. Thanks to Google and Dropbox, I can!
Here is a quick rundown of my setup, in just two links:
1. Google Sync
Wireless PUSH syncing of my contacts, calendars and mail.
(I previously had a very organized Apple Address Book. Using a simple, free app called A to G I was able to export those contacts into my GMail contacts.)
2. Dropbox
2GB of free document storage and syncing between my computer, phone (free iPhone app) and online access to boot!
That's it! Both services have very robust documentation, so you should be able to find an answer to any question you have. If not, leave a comment and I'll see what I can do!
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SeptemberSep 25 Friday Fri 09
SeptemberSep 21 Monday Mon 09
Sermon: Joy in Philippians 1
Joy according to Paul in Philippians 1:
A Community set on Treasuring Christ and Advancing the Gospel in the midst of Suffering.
Enjoy, I'd love to hear from you!
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AugustAug 4 Tuesday Tue 09
Moved to jonjordan.com
I have been watching the domain jonjordan.com for quite some time, and it recently became available! This will be the last post from mr-jordan.com/blog, since I have moved to jonjordan.com!
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/jonathanjordan
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JulyJul 7 Tuesday Tue 09
How I go to class online
Towards the beginning of this summer, I began taking classes through Reformed Theological Seminary. I am working towards a M.A. in Religion. Since I am in Dallas, and RTS does not have campuses near here I opted to take distance classes from the Charlotte campus. When I first started the class I would print out class outlines and handwrite notes, but I wanted something a bit more permanent and searchable. Our lectures are delivered as mp3’s, and we are given one huge PDF of class outlines for the course, so with the right combination of iTunes, Spaces, Logos and Skim I think I have found the best setup for my situation. Have other ideas? I’d love to hear them!
Space 1 (iTunes and Skim):
Space 2 (Logos):
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