“”It’s a test, David. Don’t you see? I bet those demons told God that you would run with your tail tucked between your legs at the first sign of difficulty.” She shoved her finger downward. “But God said, ‘No! Not David Chance!’” Yes – the image at the left is kind of cute. And […]
God or the Devil – who is winning you over? More
Put on the full armor … so that you can take your stand against … so that when the day of … comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. If you took the lines above and used them as a sneak preview of some new
One of many problems with arrogance is never getting to know anyone who really is better. It’s almost funny. Arrogant people want to be special. But they refuse to acknowledge that anyone is better than them. By doing that, it’s impossible for them to get to know that better person. Which makes it impossible for
Is life supposed to be like this: House Set to Subject 64,000 Household Chemicals to Regulation Of course not. So why do so many people reject the chance to have a better life? When I first read the headline on msn.com news – House Set to Subject 64,000 Household Chemicals to Regulation – my
Is life supposed to be like this – 64,000 dangerous household chemicals? More
“We continue to hear from many people on the debate over <fill in your favorite conflict> that our current <fill in your church “rules”> contains language which is contradictory, unnecessarily hurtful, and inadequate for the variety of local, regional and global contexts,” the proposal said. “We will name such a Commission to include persons from every region of
When conflict arises – what does / should a “church” do? More
The King on the throne spoke to the millions and millions about the holy fire that had burned away all of the stubble and straw from their lives—the trivial things, the worthless things, the acts done for mere show or out of secret or selfish intentions. When Ethan heard that, he had no
What will be left of your life? More
I am convinced that the battle for humankind’s future must be waged and won in the public school classroom by teachers who correctly perceive their role as the proselytizers of a new faith … Questions – Who said that? What is this “new faith”? And what does this have to do with what the
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… the Chinese government continues to make heavy-handed moves to rein in Chinese Christians. In the name of maintaining safety and beauty”, the CCP has bulldozed churches and torn down crosses all painted red as reminders of the blood shed by the faithful when Mao Zedong’s troops tried to erase their faith from China almost
China’s Crackdown on Christian Churches More
Do you let people help you? Do you ask people for help you when you need it? Are you a Christian? If your answers were “No” and “Yes”, respectively – then I have to respectfully ask a question: Why not?? Remember this, from Mark? Mk 9:35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If
Do you let people help you? More
Do politics and religion really make strange bedfellows? They concluded that many Christians left the church because of the church’s active affiliation with conservative politics. You’d better believe it! On both sides. But the issue I have is why “the church” aligns itself with either side of politics. And since they do, why isn’t
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