Archive for January, 2006
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Monday, January 30th, 2006Just a thought today — If God is the one who has decided that I need to be doing something, then why do I look to others for this sense of worth in doing it? Has not God said it is for me to do, and does that not make it the most important thing […]
Adam Murray on Selling Out
Monday, January 30th, 2006Every day you have a chance to sell yourself for something - money, sex, fame, comfort. Jesus is Life, and that's all.
Adam Murray
My Ecological Footprint Quiz
Friday, January 27th, 2006I found this quiz today, and it tells you how many acres of land need to be tended in order to suppoort your lifestyle. Mine resulted with the following facts:
I require 22 acres to support my lifestyle.
Most Americans require 24.
For all people currently in the world, there exists only enough land to support 4.5 acres […]
Just the Benediction I Want to Hear
Friday, January 27th, 2006Usually after a gathering, we have someone declare a benediction for those present to end our meeting. Usually, it's hard to find someone to volunteer, though a simple 'grace and peace' would be just fine. Reading in I Peter today, I ran across this, which would certainly be a departure from the normal benedictions we […]
Epios means Kind, Meek, or Gentle
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Here's a verse that I've been looking at the past few days.
And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. (II […]
Why Did Jesus Pray?
Thursday, January 26th, 2006The question has been often asked, 'If Jesus was indeed fully God, why did he pray to God?' If the scriptural record can be read candidly, we must insist that Jesus prayed because he needed to pray.
His praying was not a charade or play-acting; it meant something. He prayed not just to give a model […]
An Announcing People
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006Last night, we talked about being an announcing people. We talked about what this good news is that we are announcing, and how to announce it. I think all of these are critical questions, and require immediate attention.
The good news (aka, the Gospel)has so many aspects, it's hard to pick a starting point. But perhaps […]
Shane's Second Letter to the Church at Antioch
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Received from Shane, Jan 23, 2006:
"Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established. And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all pleasant and precious riches."
Proverbs 24:3-4
"He blesseth the habitation of the just."
Proverbs 3:33
Shane, a disciple of Jesus Christ by the will of God, unto the saints at the church […]
I Have A Dream
Monday, January 16th, 2006Willard on Measuring a Church
Monday, January 16th, 2006Pastors need to redefine success. The popular model of success involves the ABCs—attendance, buildings, and cash. Instead of counting Christians, we need to weigh them. We weigh them by focusing on the most important kind of growth—love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, kindness, and so on—fruit in keeping with the gospel and the kingdom.
Dallas Willard […]