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a bruised reed… 2008-05-05 18:42:21 “A bruised reed He will not break
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish” (Isaiah 42: 3).
Isn’t it great that Jesus takes our heart into account. For those who hurt, He didn’t come to make them hurt more. For those who are blind, He didn’t also make them deaf. He healed them. He is [...]
Out with the new and in with the old (Great Commission that is) 2008-05-03 22:58:10 Here is a comment I made in response to Halpin’s latest post.
I did some thinking on the GreatCommission
today. There are four commands Jesus gives His disciples.
1. Go
2. Make disciples
3. Baptize them
4. Teach them
There is no sinners prayer found in this context. I still believe that one can be a follower of Jesus with the Prayer [...]
Frank’s Home Town 2008-05-02 00:00:28 This photo was taken a little over two years ago. Some of you might recognize the building behind me. It is the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy. I never thought I would get to visit this beautiful town. While in Germany my wife and I took a Church [...]
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Hardest Part of Being a Christian 2008-05-01 00:05:42 I am retired from work. The company that I was working for went out of business. It really is a sad ordeal. The owner, from what I understand, loved the work. Recently there was financial trouble, but what’s new. It seems a lot of people in our economy are suffering [...]
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Our focus: Being like Jesus, or Remaining confused about God? 2008-04-29 13:25:34
Why do we make God so complicated. There are people who are so confused
about Him. I suppose there are many different reasons for this confusion. The first would have to be that people are not going to the source of Who God is. We find accounts of Him in the Bible. If you want [...]
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A wife’s ambition 2008-04-28 00:23:33 My wife wants me to come up with my story. The other day we watched a presentation that Don Miller put on and he talks about how our life is a story. Does anybody want to watch my story, that is the question. Does anybody want to watch a story about a [...]
Story 2008-04-27 00:08:07 Donald Miller is great. I went to Sam’s the other day and saw that they had the book Blue Like Jazz.
This is a hard back version with a free DVD. It has him talking for like half hour
or more about story. He is funny and his style makes it seem like he is talking
just to you. I would recommend going down
to Sam’s and buying a copy.
ekklesia 2008-04-26 00:30:01 “This word stresses a group of people called out for a special purpose. It designated the new society of which Jesus was the founder, being as it was a society knit together by the closest spiritual bonds and altogether independent of space” (as found in Strong’s Concordance).
We are ekklesia (εκκλησία-Greek) or ecclesia (Latin). [...]
Looking for Satisfaction 2008-04-25 02:14:03 You know, I should be in bed right now. In fact I think I hear my wife so I better make this quick. People are always looking for something to fill that void. I live in an apartment complex and an hour ago my loud neighbors just came home. I believe [...]
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Tchuess! 2008-05-08 09:57:21 I will be back in a couple of weeks. I have finals coming up and need to devote more time to that. Also my team and I leave for Germany on May 23rd. We will be leading English lessons for 6 weeks before returning. Talk to you soon.
Because of Jesus,
David Knapp
(photo [...]
Do you concur with Luther? 2008-05-07 22:37:51 In Matthew it appears that those who are “poor in spirit” and those who are “persecuted for the sake of righteousness” receive the kingdom of heaven. We see the qualifications and we know one has to be these two things in order to receive the kingdom of heaven. But what is the prerequisite?
Martin [...]
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Are you kidding me? 2008-05-11 15:23:07 Talk about getting on one’s soapbox! Oh and I might add taking scripture out of context.
Grace and peace preacher, grace and peace.
Because of Jesus,
David Knapp
Work your tail off for Jesus 2008-05-13 12:38:02 Time is important for a whole lot of different reasons. Some would say that it is not and that nothing we do matters because Jesus
is coming back “soon and very soon.” So what if He is? Would this change the statement of time being important? I don’t think so. [...]
Living by the Book 2008-05-12 23:30:00 I have been reading a really good book by Howard and William Hendricks called Living
By The Book: The Art And Science Of Reading The Bible. I just finished reading chapter 11. In this chapter they suggests that 6 questions be asked when reading a text of scripture. The following is what [...]
Not bad Advise 2008-05-12 11:02:49 ANYWAY
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Be good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What
Is Community Possible? (comments welcomed) 2008-05-14 00:30:50 “As God’s people, we are a community that is to increasingly embody God’s fullness and kingdom in our daily lives for the sake of the world. This is the Church that Jesus is building” ~Jason Zahariades
Wow, what would this look like? What would it look like to live as a community with one [...]
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God’s Difficult Ecclesia 2008-05-16 01:29:09 You would think I would be tired of typing. I spent the day typing a paper for one of my classes. I am glad to say that I am done and can focus more on Germany. Next week my team and I leave for Peine, Germany, where we will conduct English conversation [...]
Porn Help 2008-05-18 11:21:49 Great PORN help.
naked chick
(photo by AnimalLoversWeb)
How Green is Walmart? 2008-05-17 23:33:35 Tonight while I stood in line at Walmart
I noticed up on the wall that Walmart was promoting themselves as being Green
. It seems to me that most like to talk about how they are going Green but they don’t actually do anything to change their abuse to the planet. What’s hypocritical about [...]
“Is following Christ the same as being a ‘Christian’?” 2008-05-19 13:38:51 My responce it Jim Palmer’s question: “Is following Christ
the same as being a ‘Christian
’?”
1.What is a follower of Christ?
When one decides to follow Jesus they should be deciding to become more like Him. They recognize that what He offers is the best possible way to live. Jesus offers grace and forgiveness of our [...]
You are here —-> 2008-05-20 23:13:18 If you want some good pointers you might want to click GOOD POINTERS.
What leads to peace: War or Jesus? 2008-05-19 19:29:30 I love this quote that is found in the book Everything Must Change, “Twelve-step programs teach that it takes a spiritual program to treat addiction. A student of war will similarly conclude that only a spiritual program can break our world, including the United States, from the addictive high of war—the emotions that put [...]
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Steven Curtis Chapman 2008-05-22 13:17:48 Steven’s youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chapman
, lost her life yesterday. Let us pray for their comfort.
“Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted” ~Jesus
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, Curtis
Baptism by the Book (Bible) 2008-05-21 23:42:49 (I originally posted this with the title of Baptism
by the Book. I added the Bible out to the side just so there is no confusion on what book I am talking about.)
I was asked by another site what my view of baptism is. I believe I concur with the following quote taken [...]
What is a Christian? 2008-05-21 15:12:19 This week there seems to be a theme going on in the land of blogs. I really want to know what you consider a Christian
to be. You can call it a follower of Jesus, Christ, etc. I am not really concerned with the label we put on it. In your experience what is a [...]
Those Nasty Pharisees 2008-05-22 20:33:20 SERMON OF THE WEEK
Title: Those Nasty Pharisees
Speaker: Kenny Boles
Location: Ozark Christian College (chapel sermon)
(the first minute is the reading of scripture, this is not Kenny Boles)
(photo by Raphael Bick Travel Photography)
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