Archive for December, 2005
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Friday, December 16th, 2005From about 1989 to 1996 (ish), I lived in Texas and gathered with North Park Baptist Church. I was in the youth group at the time, and we'd do puppet shows and all sorts of things. Anyway, the other day I got a song stuck in my head from way back then, and I thought […]
A Time of Thankfulness
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005Last night, our coordinating group (those that want to help take responsibility for our local church, open to all) met together to eat, enjoy one another, and give thanks for what we've seen from God's hand this past year. The most common things mentioned were spouses, lessons from the Lord, and the local church. I […]
Prayer for the Season
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005I'm not sure where this came from (neither does my source — thanks, K), but I really found this as a good thing to read. Here ya go:
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with […]
Jesus: Fighting the Real enemy
Monday, December 12th, 2005There seems to be some confusion about the Messiah, His role, His mission, etc. This confusion seems to spread from even before He appeared, until even today, and probably tomorrow. What we really see is opinions on the topic that vary as much as the individuals asked. First-century Israel was certain that the goal of […]
NT Wright vs. Martin Luther
Friday, December 9th, 2005This is a great article on NT Wright, and his place in modern Christian thought.
We may be in the early stages of the most significant internal change in Christianity since the 16th century–an exciting prospect. But Dr. Wright suggests that the key question for interpreters of Paul in the 21st century "may well turn out […]
Jesus: Humanity and Divinity
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005Last night we had a great discussion on the humanity and the divinity of Jesus the Messiah. We were looking at the way Jesus became human (kindof a Christmas theme, I think). It seems to us, at least, that Jesus really gave an example of what we could be. A lot of times our thoughts […]
Humility in Relationships
Friday, December 2nd, 2005I've spent this week thinking about and working on an article about Timothy, Paul, apprenticeship, and my experiences with all those. One thing has really, really stood out to me in all of it.
Humility is what allows to people to interact with each other properly. I've been mostly thinking about a student-teacher relationship, where a […]