I was reading the account of Noah and the flood earlier this week when I realized something . After the flood Noah, his family, and the animals came off the ark and Genesis 8:20 reads, “Then Noah built an alter to the LORD and taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings [...]
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Mary and Joseph had individually received a visit from an angel and when the angel was done, when the revelation was over, all they had was faith. However Marry started craving strange food, pickles and orange juice, wafers and quail, and in time her belly started to grew. Eventually her stomach grew to the place [...]
I’m not sure what your motives are for blogging, but if you simply want to increase traffic to your site you can follow the steps below. Step 1. Make an entry that reads, “How to Increase Traffic on Your BLOG” Step 2. You’re Done! Now people who are trying to increase traffic on their [...]
Can spiritual maturity be obtained in this life? Absolutely, Yes! While a believer will never be sinless in this life, they should grow to a place of maturity where they can take responsibility for their own spiritual heath and well being. When we are born and our bodies start a process toward physical maturity. We [...]
There is much talk these days, among the circles that I run in, about what it takes to grow a church. Over the last several weeks my Pastor and I have had several conversations about our church’s mission, vision, and strategy. Unfortunately most of these are assumed and never revisited by a church’s leadership or [...]
Thankfulness: From Sentiment to Reality
Posted: November 26, 2008 in Culture, Family, Friends & Family, TheologyProclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. Psalms 26:7 (ESV) What many of us consider as gratitude in our hearts is only sentiment. Gratitude must be verbalized for it to become Thankfulness. Telling God and others how grateful we are to them moves our gratitude from a potential into the domain of reality. [...]
I had heard this song on Christian radio several times, but because of the uniqueness of Jeremy Riddle’s voice, I hadn’t really gotten the lyrics. Then, last week we sang it during our worship service and as the words appeared on the screen, I heard them for the first time. Sweetly Broken – Very simple, [...]
In uncertain times we need to check our fear gauge and remember that our God is faithful. In the book of Numbers, chapter 14 recounts the story of how the children of Israel refused to take the Promised Land because of fear. Even though they had seen the hand of God in the miracles that [...]
“On October 31, 1517, a German monk name Martin Luther posted his grievances with the Medieval Roman Catholic Church on the church door in Wittenberg (see photo). Those grievances, known as the Ninety-five Theses, sparked the movement which became known as the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation marked a return by Christians throughout Europe to the [...]
I’m finishing up the book Wild Goose Chase. An introduction to the book reads, “Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit – ‘The Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surrounds [...]
