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Short Takes ? Blog Comments
2008-03-04 18:00:00 I really appreciate the many comments left by the regular readers of my blog, so here are two additions I’ve installed to make it more fun and rewarding for them and to encourage more feedback: Smile! You’re On Candid Camera! Well, not exactly, but there is now a plethora of smilies to choose from — 55 to ... More About: Fun , Blogging , Word , Press , Blog
Top 20 Signs You?re Taking This Emerging Thing A Little Too Far?
2008-03-04 01:24:00 Sorry, but this is too humorously true to pass up not posting. 20. You only curse around fundamentalists. 19. You leave your church because the sermon was not obscure enough. 18. You refer to your local assembly as ?church,? ?synagogue,? or ?mosque? depending on who you are talking to. 17. Your blog is a rant about how everyone else ... More About: Christianity , Church , Humor , Signs , List
Top 20 Signs You?re Taking This Emerging Thing A Little Too Far?
2008-03-04 01:24:00 Sorry, but this is too humorously true to pass up not posting. 20. You only curse around fundamentalists. 19. You leave your church because the sermon was not obscure enough. 18. You refer to your local assembly as ?church,? ?synagogue,? or ?mosque? depending on who you are talking to. 17. Your blog is a rant about how everyone else ... More About: Christianity , Church , Humor , Signs , List
The Most Under-Rated Man In The Bible And The Most Dangerous Woman In The W
2008-03-03 21:05:00 Have you ever wondered who the most under-rated man in the Bible is? It certainly isn’t John, or Joshua, or James, but his name also begins with a “J” when anglicized. Here’s who: Joseph. No, no, not the Joseph who served the Egyptian pharaoh and therefore saved his father Jacob and his own family from famine, but ... More About: Christianity , Marriage , Oprah Winfrey , Woman
The Most Under-Rated Man In The Bible And The Most Dangerous Woman In The W
2008-03-03 21:05:00 Have you ever wondered who the most under-rated man in the Bible is? It certainly isn’t John, or Joshua, or James, but his name also begins with a “J” when anglicized. Here’s who: Joseph. No, no, not the Joseph who served the Egyptian pharaoh and therefore saved his father Jacob and his own family from famine, but ... More About: Christianity , Marriage , Oprah Winfrey , Woman
Tagged With Impact
2008-03-02 15:41:00 Mike at Still A Night Owl tagged me with this meme to list at least two posts from blogs I read that have resonated with me. Rules: List at least two posts (with links) that have resonated with you. Do not include your own posts! Give a brief explanation why you like the post. Tag four other people. Without further ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Meme , Blogging , Grace
Tagged With Impact
2008-03-02 15:41:00 Mike at Still A Night Owl tagged me with this meme to list at least two posts from blogs I read that have resonated with me. Rules: List at least two posts (with links) that have resonated with you. Do not include your own posts! Give a brief explanation why you like the post. Tag four other people. Without further ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Meme , Blogging , Grace
There?s Good Reason Why I Signed Up
2008-03-02 14:15:00 What exactly did I sign up for? Well… Though it’s quite obvious I do not blog to make money, I do hope to be able to make the blog a self-sustaining ministry financially , i.e. I’ll at least be able to pay for the domain name and hosting charges on an annual basis from the ‘revenue’ collected ... More About: Books , Reading , Library , Web Hosting , Blogging
There?s Good Reason Why I Signed Up
2008-03-02 14:15:00 What exactly did I sign up for? Well… Though it’s quite obvious I do not blog to make money, I do hope to be able to make the blog a self-sustaining ministry financially , i.e. I’ll at least be able to pay for the domain name and hosting charges on an annual basis from the ‘revenue’ collected ... More About: Books , Reading , Library , Web Hosting , Blogging
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: New Age Nonsense
2008-03-01 16:47:00 On April 5, The Moses Code, a film by James Twyman, will be opening in a theater near you. What is the Moses code anyway? Well, the trailer claims that “35 hundred years ago, God spoke to Moses and gave him a code that became the foundation of the Law of Attraction and the Laws of Manifestation”. Huh?! ... More About: Christianity , Theater , Witchcraft , Nonsense , New Age
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: New Age Nonsense
2008-03-01 16:47:00 On April 5, The Moses Code, a film by James Twyman, will be opening in a theater near you. What is the Moses code anyway? Well, the trailer claims that “35 hundred years ago, God spoke to Moses and gave him a code that became the foundation of the Law of Attraction and the Laws of Manifestation”. Huh?! ... More About: Christianity , Theater , Witchcraft , Nonsense , New Age
Shabbat Meditation
2008-02-29 17:02:00 Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am He, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. – Isaiah 46:3-4 How great is ... More About: Christianity , Meditation , Praise , Promise , Shabbat
Emergent Gobbledy-Gook
2008-02-28 17:21:00 This had me in stitches, and I think it’s just plain genius how the producers have captured the essence of the nonsense spewing from leaders of the Emergent movement, even managing to include the “sex and church” preachers. All in all, absolutely hilarious, totally disgusting, but unquestionably sad and thoroughly worrying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rha9TpmEXz Q Related PostsTop 20 Signs You’re Taking ... More About: Christianity , Church , Humor , Satire
Why Do You Call Yourself Good?
2008-02-26 08:42:00 This thought surfaced today: it amuses me that when asked if we are good people, we Christians never hesitate to answer ‘yes’ most of the time. Mostly, we pride ourselves for living the ‘good’ Christian life — giving to the poor, volunteering our time on weekends to entertain the old at hospices, giving free lessons to ... More About: Christianity , Faith , Charity , Works , Call
Jesus Christ Superhero?!
2008-02-23 21:09:00 It’s true that we all need a superhero because it’s just in our subconscious that we all need a Savior. That’s why comics like Superman, Spider-man (my childhood favorite) and even Wonder Woman, with their celluloid enactments pull in so many millions both at comic stores and at the box-office. But to put the Lord Jesus ... More About: Christianity , Jesus Christ , Movie , Comic
The Purpose-Driven Life
2008-02-22 12:18:00 I think Rick Warren missed reading this: The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, emphasis mine Two verses in God’s Word summed it ... More About: Christianity , Life , Purpose
Make War! (Otherwise Titled "Beat Up That Sermon")
2008-02-21 13:27:00 John Piper’s exhortation to constantly make all-out war against temptations that we face, our pride, our fleshly cravings and all-enslaving desires in the sermon featured below definitely spoke to me. Yes, I am guilty of murmuring and murmuring “oh, how I wish to be free of this” and not do anything concrete about it, much less ... More About: Christianity , Music , War , Sermon , Pornography
?Palestinian? Bravery
2008-02-20 20:31:00 The truth well illustrated. Illustration ‘The Middle East Crisis’ by daVIDb1. Related PostsBush Mentions The Big ‘O’ WordThe Truth About Israel — Learn Facts The World IgnoresIndignation, Acceptance, ElationThe Ransomed MatzahChristian Wives Should Not See This! More About: Terrorism , Palestine , Hamas
Theology 101
2008-02-20 19:59:00 My thanks go out to Alan at Real Christianity who pointed me to this site where one can pick up theology for free if you choose to study the course materials at your pace, or get a certificate for your effort if you pay the US$100 fee. It does look like my wife and I will ... More About: Theology , Study , Course , Hermeneutics
Best Bit Of Street Evangelism
2008-02-19 10:08:00 In case some of you don’t already know, I love listening to Way of the Master (WotM) Radio — I think it’s one of the better Christian radio programs available over the Internet, in addition to White Horse Inn. A feature of the daily two-hour broadcasts on WotM is street evangelism, when they share the evangelism ... More About: Christianity , Australia , Street , Evangelism , Ray Comfort
Read, Weep And Pray
2008-02-17 08:12:00 Over the last few days I have been led to read more of the harms of the prosperity gospel and its effects on ordinary Christians like you and me. I don’t specifically look out for these accounts, but I believe God has led me to read them and warn others. Some are really heart-wrenching accounts where ... More About: Christianity , Peace , Cancer , Prayer , Read
Short Takes ? Things That Make You Go Hmm?
2008-02-15 18:26:00 Florida Pastor Issues 30-Day Sex Challenge for Congregation A Florida church has issued a challenge to all singles and married couples in the congregation — that singles go without sex for 30 days while married couples go at it everyday for the same period. I don’t know about you but I think somehow there’s an implication that ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Church , Marriage , World
Breaking The Silence
2008-02-15 12:39:00 Perhaps some of you are thinking that after starting the ball rolling on a rather loud debate on the prosperity gospel, judging, discernment, motives, etc, I’m really ’smart’ to keep away and just let things roll while not saying a word. The fact of the matter is that I didn’t want to respond to every comment ... More About: Christianity , Judgment , Breaking , Silence , Prosperity Gospel
Short Takes ? False Teachers
2008-02-13 09:11:00 Ripping Off the Poor in Uganda — The Creflo Dollar Half a Million Dollar Africa Meeting Ooh, reading this just made me boil with anger! If not for the fact that I don’t believe in violence against another human being (and assuming that I can actually locate him while he’s zooming around in his private jet), I’ll ... More About: Christianity , Church , Poverty , Rape
No Rain
2008-02-13 07:00:00 Sorry, but you aren’t seeing any new posts of interest because it’s been a dry spell so far, and I’ve got nothing to say. Guess it’s a reprieve for some, and a groan of disappointment from others (hopefully there are some out there). I’ve got some topics lined up, but somehow the ability to write has ... More About: Meme , Blogging , Rain , Roman Catholicism
The Ransomed Matzah
2008-02-10 14:16:00 I’ve just finished reading a great booklet called “The Holidays Of God: The Spring Feasts” by Kevin Williams, published by the Discovery Series at RBC Ministries. If RBC Ministries sounds familiar to you, they are the same people who have been giving us the “Our Daily Bread ” series for a good while now. I decided to ... More About: Christianity , Israel , Egypt , Ransom
This Story Tore Me Up
2008-02-09 02:57:00 Once in a while, an inspirational story comes along and really tears you up inside and starts your tears rolling because reading it leaves you awed, inspired, touched, and in great joy all at the same time. I got this story from a great sister-in-Christ of mine — Channel of Healing — and just had to ... More About: Christianity , Story , Inspiration
Short Takes
2008-02-08 03:24:00 Unfortunately, I don’t have much time today to actually write the post that I had planned to, it being the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year so there’s visiting to be done. In light of that, I thought I’d leave you with some interesting bits that I’ve come across in the past 24 hours. Best ... More About: Christianity , Church , Evolution , Schools , Teaching
There’s Your Self-Esteem!
2008-02-07 05:37:00 We always read and hear about this or that prosperity gospel preacher doing their infamous rounds of teaching their congregations about self-esteem and being successful enough to have a good level of that. Sadly, what most people do not realize is that there is no such concept as self-esteem as a Christian, because we are to ... More About: Self Esteem , Esteem
Sharing The Gospel With Your Children
More articles from this author:2008-02-06 17:46:00 Yes, yes, I know the fact that I don’t have any children doesn’t escape you, so what am I doing talking about sharing the Gospel with one’s child(ren)? The upside is that it’s not me that’s doing the teaching, but a pastor, Emeal Zwayne, whom I think did such a great job of sharing it with ... More About: Christianity , Children , Marriage , Sermon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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