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Wednesday, April 12th, 2006We are the people who believe in the resurrection of the dead. Because Jesus rose again, we know that we also will live, though we die. This is central to everything we put our faith and hope into. So reflect with me for a moment: in light of your impending physical death, and the resurrection […]
The Intersection of Heaven and Earth
Thursday, April 6th, 2006I had started thinking about this a while ago, with my post on Thin Places, but these ideas have continued to cook in my head (I hope they're not overdone!). Now, though, I've seen it spelled out in a very easy-to-understand fashion by Brother Wright in his latest book, Simply Christian.
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Be Patient With Everyone
Monday, April 3rd, 2006We talked yesterday about this directive - be patient with everyone. Really, the main thing said was that we need to not just reserve our patience for the people we like.
I think we tell ourselves that our biggest problems are the problems that look big, but I think deep down, we'd have a harder time being […]
What Do I Know
Monday, March 20th, 2006We've been talking a lot about dying and what comes next here on everyonce this past week — Here's a part of a song I've been listening to this past week:
From What Do I Know, by Sara Groves
I don't know that there are harps in heaven, Or the process for earning your wings. I don't […]
People of Substance
Friday, March 17th, 2006I’ve been painting pictures of Egypt Leaving out what it lacked The future seems so hard And I want to go back But the places that used to fit me Cannot hold the things I"ve learned And those roads closed off to me While my back was turned
I was listening to this song, Painting […]
Biblical Authors Thoughts on Eternity
Thursday, March 16th, 2006I was reading several passages related to the study our local church is doing together, and it was very interesting to me, as well as sheds some light on a question asked in the comments a few days ago.
Job 19:25-27 (The Daniel Paraphrase Version)I know that my Redeemer is alive, and will some day stand […]
Fate of the Dead in Christ
Monday, March 13th, 2006I was just reading this morning, and Paul wrote it in order for us to comfort each other in the repeating of it. Please read.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. […]
Mindfulness and Walking in the Spirit
Friday, March 10th, 2006Tuesday night at our cell group meeting, we talked a lot about that elusive mystery, walking in the Spirit. We came up with a couple things that may help people out. The first thing we discovered together, is that not all parts of the Spirit-led life are black and white, 100% on or 100% off. […]
What Do You Want
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006Jesus' critical question in the gospels, "What do you want," rings with the humility of the Almighty.
On Sunday night, we studied the seven signs of Jesus, as prominently presented by the gospel of John. Sign number 3, Jesus asks the man by the pool, "Do you want to be well?" We look at Jesus in order to […]
The Glory of a Humble Life
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006I've just been reading today I Thess. 4:10b-12. Let me quote it here: Grow more and more in your love for one another, and seek to live a quiet life, attending to your own business, and working with your hands, as we said before, so that you can walk properly toward the lost, and not […]
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