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Archive for March, 2009

“before you were born I set you apart”  — Jeremiah 1:5
Living without purpose is a chore.  The desire for purpose is built into us.  Most commonly, questions about purpose surface in the context of our day-to-day routine.  Am I working in a job after my calling?  Am I making a difference to others, or to [...]

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In a rare mainstream media piece that actually says something positive about Christians, the New York Times reported that the housing bubble phenomenon doesn’t seem to occur in communities dominated by evangelical Christians. According to a study done by International Monetary Fund economist Christopher Crowe, during the last two housing booms in the United [...]

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“Devote yourselves to prayer” — Colossians 4:2
The wonder of prayer is that it places us in the presence of the Almighty God.  Prayer can be of many types and be about  many subjects.  There are prayers for healing, prayers of thanksgiving, meditative prayer, and grieving prayers–the list goes on.  The form and substance of prayer [...]

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“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body.” — 1 Corinthians 12:12
If you confess Christ as your Savior, then you are part of the Church.  The Church isn’t a building or a private club.  It is made up [...]

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I attended a session at a Christian conference tonight on the topic of what it means to be a man.  (No chest bumps or burping contests were had in case you were wondering.)  One of the Scriptures that the speaker cited stuck in my mind: “So God created man in his image, in the image [...]

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“[M]ake every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.”  2 Peter 1:5-7
The characteristics named in 2 Peter 1:5-7 read like a checklist in a self-help book.  A person who [...]

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A Little Slow

Had to post this because I cracked up when I saw it.

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