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Armor of God - Helmet of Salvation 2009-01-14 20:52:09 Continuing the series...THE HELMET OF SALVATIONEphesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation The next necessary piece of spiritual armor is the helmet of salvation . Should your shield of faith be a little leaky and your daily victory elusive, be confident that the helmet of salvation guarantees your eternal victory. In the metaphor of armor, the helmet also secures coverage for the most criti Read more:Armor
, Helmet
, Salvation
I Am Proud Of My Wife 2009-01-14 15:59:46 I am blessed to have met and married my wife, Angela. She is a great mother, great cook and has what seems to be almost infinite patience with me and the kids. But I am also proud of her creativity. She is one of those moms that is the one sought out for arts and crafts and projects of that sort. She is the creative one of the family, and it's a good thing that our daughters are taking after h Read more:Proud
You have to check this book out. 2009-01-13 21:44:11 I came across this on another blog I have subscribed to. I will have to go out and buy this book if I don't win a copy.Check it out by clicking on the book.
Marley and Me With My Daughter 2009-01-11 17:25:12 I went with my oldest daughter yesterday to see Marley
and Me. My oldest is nine years old and if you have not seen the movie, then you might not want to read anymore of this, as I will give some of the movie's plot away. Now, I give you my daughter's age because some of the scenes in the movie are a bit risque. There is no real nudity to speak of, though the two main characters go skinny dippi Read more:Daughter
"Go Back to the Oven!" and Sharing Your Faith 2009-01-08 21:24:41 All I could do was shake my head as I read this headline on FoxNews.com. A pro-Palestinian demonstrator, a woman wearing Arabic clothing, was shouting this at Jewish protesters protesting in favor of Israel's right to defend itself in Gaza against repeated rocket attacks on it's territory. I wanted to write this blog and be strong in my support for Israel and the Jewish people. However, the more Read more:Sharing
, Faith
Black Wednesday 2009-01-07 21:08:15 I had a couple of things I wanted to blog on tonight, but I will put them off until tomorrow. Today was a very hard day for me as four people I work with were laid off from the company I work for.Now you may not think that laying off four people is that big a deal, but when the company only employs eleven people, it's a significant move and a move that came out of left field. I watched first as Read more:Black
, Wednesday
Armor of God Series - Shield of Faith 2009-01-06 21:15:51 Continuing the Armor
of God Series with the Shield
of Faith
.
THE SHIELD OF FAITH
Ephesians 6:16
Taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one
Paul mentions three more pieces of armor that we must take up to protect ourselves from Satan's attack: the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit which
Happy New Year! 2009-01-01 10:13:31 I wanted to take this time to say Happy
New Year to everyone out there and may this year bring you many blessing from God, joyous times to share with family and friends, and many happy memories.
God Bless! Read more:Happy New Year
American Football Is Your Life 2008-12-30 11:58:21 I really like American
football. My wife can certainly attest to that fact. During the season, she becomes a football widow, where I will watch multiple games and such, especially when it comes to college ball. But yesterday I read a story where one man takes it to the most extreme lever I have ever seen.If you follow football then I am sure you know of the downfall, or utter collapse of the Dal Read more:Football
Full Armor of God Series - Shoes of Peace 2008-12-29 19:36:06 Part three of this series. Enjoy and may it bless you as it has me.THE SHOES OF PEACEEphesians 6:15Having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace The next piece of armor is the shoes of peace . When you receive Christ, you are united with the Prince of Peace
. You have peace with God right now (Romans 5:1), but the peace of Christ must also rule in your heart if you are going Read more:Armor
Merry Christmas! 2008-12-24 11:31:48 I will not be back to blogging until after Christmas
, so I wanted to take this time to wish you and yours a very blessed and merry Christmas.
Take time out to say thank you for all the things that have blessed you this year, be it family and friends, or whatever.
See you after Christmas!
Merry
Christmas!
Eric Read more:Merry Christmas
Full Armor of God Series - The Breastplate of Righteousness 2008-12-23 14:00:11 I wanted to continue this series. It has been a while since I have posted about it, so here is the next part from Neil Anderson.THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESSEphesians 6:14Having put on the breastplate of righteousness . . . The second piece of armor God has provided for us is the breastplate of righteousness . When you put on Christ at salvation, you are justified before our holy God. It's Read more:Armor
A Hot Time In The Kitchen Last Night 2008-12-23 08:44:23 Last night was a fun evening. My wife turned on the back burner of our cooktop and left a full bag of sugar not right next to it, but close to it, then came to talk to me. Next thing you know, the smoke detector is going off, the kids are yelling "FIRE!" and I run in to see a four pound bag of sugar on fire, about 5 inches below our wood cabinets.
Needless to say, the bag went into the sink, su Read more:Kitchen
, Night
Persecution in Vietnam 2008-12-22 12:15:09 I read an article a short time ago about persecution happening in Vietnam
even though Christianity is recognized in that country. One of the issues is that churches must be legally recognized by the state.
One of the legally recognized churches is the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), which held a very large outdoor Christmas gathering on Dec. 12-13 of this year. Contrast that with the fa Read more:Persecution
Can You Live On $169,300 A Year? 2008-12-19 14:24:11 Can you live on $169,300 a year? I know I could. However, it appears that those in Congress can't.
After telling CEO's of various companies that they should only earn one dollar a year, and with over 2 million people newly out of work, Congress has "earned" itself another pay raise.
Granted, the pay raise is just 2.8 percent, but still. With the average congressional pay at $169,300 a year, a
Barack Obama and Rick Warren 2008-12-18 19:22:59 I have to admit that I did not see this one coming and I also have to admit that President-Elect BarackObama
's choice of Pastor Rick Warren
to deliver the invocation at his inauguration was a decision that I support completely. I am saddened though, in that it won't be Billy Graham doing it this time, but I am okay with Rick Warren doing it.
The problem is that the gay community is up in arms o Read more:Barack Obama
The Newest Grinch This Christmas -- Sean Thomas 2008-12-18 18:53:52 As I was reading through the news from around the country today, I came across this headline:
Activist who fought bell ringers explains motives
Man sought to have Salvation Army collectors moved from post office.Now, the headline alone was enough for me to immediately think of the word Grinch
.
Sean Thomas
is this week's Grinch who stole Christmas
.
Mr. Thomas, a 65 year old gay man, apparently
Well, It Certainly Felt and Looked Like Christmas! 2008-12-18 12:10:52 We had a bit of weather here in North Texas the day before yesterday and my wife had a really good idea of taking the girls out to an untouched park to play. Here are some of the pictures I took from my cell phone.
We all enjoyed it. You can see more of the pictures taken by going to my wife's blog. Read more:Christmas
Blended Families 2008-12-16 16:03:33 Most people would say I have a blended family, and when you look at it on the surface, I do. I say however, I simply have a family. Not blended, but a real family.
I was raised mostly in a single parent home. My father left my mother when she was pregnant with me, and I never met him. My brother's father, who was really the only Father figure I had in life, and my mother divorced when I was 8 Read more:Families
The Full Armor of God Series -- Belt of Truth 2008-12-11 11:57:31 To continue this series...
THE BELT OF TRUTH
Ephesians 6:14
Having girded your loins with truth
The first piece of armor for the Christian warrior is the belt of truth . Jesus said, "I am . . . the truth" (John 14:6). And because Christ is in you, the truth is in you. However, continuing to choose truth is not always easy. Since Satan's primary weapon is the lie, your belt of truth (which Read more:Armor
, Truth
The Christianity of Our President 2008-12-09 08:08:05 I will not judge a man's walk with God. Never. However, when I read some of what our current President
, George Bush, said about his faith, I took a long pause to let what I read sink in.
I consider myself an Evangelical, Conservative Christian. I am not perfect, and I have fallen numerous times and will continue to fall during my life here on this planet. However, there are some tenets of the Read more:Christianity
Statutory Rape? Have An Abortion! 2008-12-08 21:58:29 There are a few brave souls out there who are doing their darnedest to expose Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry for what it really is: a heartless killing machine dedicated to the mindless killing of unborn children. I came across a group of young adults who have formed a group called Live Action Films. According to their website's about us:
We are a youth led human rights movement de
Back From the Land of The Sick 2008-12-08 21:15:10 Sorry for the long delay in posting. I have been and still am recovering from the flu. I'll be posting some items here in a while.
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