Praying About Difficult Decisions
I. Introduction From time to time, we all come to a big decision in our lives. I’ve lost my job; what should I do now? I have a medical issue; how should I treat it? Is this person right for me? Should I compromise, or should I stand my ground? We are faced with decisions [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Christian Carnival CCLXXVIII
Welcome to the CLXXVIII edition of the Christian Carnival. Whoa, CLXXVIII. That’s a lot of Roman letters just to say it’s the 278th edition. My apologies for the late edition. Real life, as always, got in the way. No excuses, I’m just late. This week’s best Christian writing is presented for your intellectual perusement and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Christian Carnival CCLXV
Welcome to the CCLXV edition of the Christian Carnival, this week’s collection of the best Christian writing on the planet. Prolific writing this week, too! There are a huuuge number of submissions. Grab a cup of coffee and sit back and enjoy. Richard H. Anderson presents Shalom for the shepherds posted at dokeo kago grapho [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 17 so far )Faithful Inside and Out
Image via Wikipedia I. Introduction We’re wrapping up the letters of from Paul to the church of Thessalonica today. Paul’s 1st letter consisted mostly of encouragement as the church faced prosecution and urged Christians to live by high moral standards in an immoral society. Anybody think this might be applicable today? Paul also talked about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Walking Together
Image via Wikipedia Let’s talk football. Today’s the big day, Superbowl 43, Pittsburgh Steelers versus Arizona Cardinals. Pittsburgh is going for their 6th Championship ring, and they are a football dynasty. Arizona Cardinals last won an NFL title in 1947 and hold the record for the longest drought without a title.There are great reasons to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Walking in Christ
What is your philosophy of life, and what does it say about you? I found a collection of quotes about life; here’s a small sample – Erma Bombeck: “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )We Are the Message
Image by Loci Lenar via Flickr I’ve discovered the secret to time travel, and have successfully traveled into the future. I’m still doing it – at the rate of 1 second per second. I can’t seem to go any faster or slower. It amazes me that Thanksgiving has been over for more than a week, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Responding to Loss
We’ve been studying the rise of David as King of Israel. David is an interesting man, full of failures, yet David is a man after God’s own heart. What makes David different? How is David different than Saul? As we studied in 1 Samuel, the people of Israel demanded a king and God gave them [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Many Ways We Disobey
Image via Wikipedia Let’s recap the history in 1 Samuel so far and then continue reading in 1 Samuel 13-15. Today we’re going to focus on Saul, appointed by God and a man who gives every appearance to fear and obey the Lord, yet the Lord is displeased with him. Saul gives only the appearance [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Aftermath of Ike
Image via Wikipedia We survived; we’re thankful. Not only that, we’re well, we have a nice cool front to bring the temperatures down, and it’s a full moon to illuminate our evenings. All these things we give praise and thanks to God. Last Friday we tried several places to buy a propane refill tank to [...]
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