The source of sin
And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For [...]
What would the consequences be?
Have you ever thought to yourself what the consequences of your beliefs would be – if you REALLY lived them out? I’m talking about what you claim to believe, not what you show you believe by your actions. What would really happen if you lived out your truth claims to the fullest?
People
People. We are weird creatures. Given the ability to choose, too often we choose unwisely. Most seem to prefer to be told what to think rather than to reason through issues themselves. Over the years I’ve participated in various internet forums and e-mail lists, acting as moderator on a few. In that time it has [...]
Thoughts on Brit Hume and Tiger Woods
Here are a couple of videos off of YouTube – the repository of all kinds of video stuff on the ‘net. I’m no sports fan, but even so I could not ignore the the scandals the rocked Tiger Woods’ world. It made the news clear down here. What did not make it down here was [...]
Revival
Revival. We hear the word a lot in the religious world. We are told over and over again that we need “revival”. Now I tend to be a bit contrary in my way of thinking. I’m slow to jump on the bandwagon and I tend to prefer to have my OWN bandwagon [...]
The “emerging church”
Thanks to Steve Harvey for pointing me in the general direction in which I found this excerpt from a book titled “Faith Undone”. It is a look at the current tendency to “candy coat” christianity. There are a lot of folks out there trying to come up with a “new and improved” version of the [...]
Socialism – for individuals, not nations
The object of this article is to contemplate the concept of socialism as an individual outlook and lifestyle as opposed to a governmental policy. After all, God’s word teaches us to be socially active individuals. It is the church’s and individuals’ sphere, not government’s. But too much of the church has gotten sidetracked and no [...]
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Oooooohhhh!!! Shiny!!!!
There is about the human creature a mental simplicity akin to that of a child. We all seem to suffer from it in one degree or another. It’s the The “Ooooohhh!!!! Shiny!!!! Syndrome”
As a child we tended to be attracted to the pretty doodads our mothers hung over our cribs. As they [...]
For what did Christ die?
4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5
23When they [...]
Who’s voice?
1“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. 3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to [...]