Q marks the Spot – Treasure Map 4 (Jan 2009)

by quaesitor

Sacred Treasure

For some reason, long-lasting celebrities get referred to as national treasures; well Dale Ralph Davis is a kingdom treasure – not because he is a celebrity in any grim sense of the word, but because he brilliantly communicates the Old Testament in his preaching. Here is the transcript of a fantastic recent lecture, which answers the question ‘Why is the Old Testament shut out of the church?‘ (HT Paul Carter).
This lecture seems to be the first in an annual series held at RTS, called The John Reed Miller Lectures. Previous series are on iTunes U and can be subscribed to by clicking the link (previous speakers include Mark Dever and Sinclair Ferguson). So hopefully Ralph Davis’ will be there soon.
Jonathan Dodson on ReSurgence validly observes that too many Christian songs are worse than soppy love songs not worthy of God’s love.
10 reasons why one pastor doesn’t like most Christians. The tone’s a bit harsh, but there’s something in much of it.
Amazing new resource: ALL of Jonathan Edwards writings searchable online.

Romeo Dallaire commanded the UN peacekeepers in Rwanda in 1994 – his is a truly chilling story. (HT to David Kim)
I’ve really got into the design site Visual Culture – it consistently has fascinating stuff on it. Check out these provocative ads from a French NGO called Stop the Cycle of Pain. Compelling and powerful.
Bankers are bonkers – official. Here is the evidence. A care worker wanted to increase her £200 overdraft by £50 to give her some spending money for Christmas, and ended up with an overdraft of £84,480,090, while being charged only £5 a month! No wonder there’s a credit crunch.
Old news now, but in case you missed it, see the British Prime Minister claim to have saved the world.
This is a work of genius – it shows that BOTH candidates for the US presidency were nothing if not consistent during the debates:

Tag Gallery is a very cool way of searching for images and photos.
The Godfather Photo Album – here are a few excerpts. The 1st looks gruseome until you see how they did it in the 2nd!
It is human nature that we are never satisfied:

For the über-wealthy amongst us, check out this boat – called the Oculus. Dreams ahoy! You ain’t seen anything like this. Who says there’s a credit crunch?
Finally, for those who think that George W Bush is an ignoramus, think again, according to his brain, Karl. (HT to Paul Chelson).