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Monthly Archives: September 2009
A Renewed Confidence in the Word of God
a link – Article by Gary Gilley Includes quotes from Brian McLaren, Tony Campolo, Francis Schaeffer and others. The “money quote”: I believe the Word of God has the power to transform our lives and lead us into godliness first … Continue reading
Posted in Reformed Theology, The Solas
Tagged Everyday Life, Gary Gilley, Godliness, Holy Scripture, Power Of The Holy Spirit, Theology, Word Of God
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The Day of Atonement
Today is the Jewish Day of Atonement and it brought to mind a post I wrote a while ago: ~~ When I think of “sacrifice” – the first sacrifice that comes to my mind is the sacrifice of my Saviour. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity
Tagged Christianity, day of atonement, Holiday, Sin
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Homework…
the list.. Due tomorrow – 2 “thumbnails” of a still life – 11 various objects – the same objects in two different layouts. The process is made more difficult because the cat also likes the layout. One thumbnail is done … Continue reading
Posted in School, college
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“Morning”
From Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”…good words Justified by Christ “Just, and the justifier of him which believeth.” –Romans 3:26 Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Conscience accuses no longer. Judgment now decides for the sinner instead of … Continue reading
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Trust in the Right Thing
From the blog of Lydia Brownbeck: A wise man told me, “Life is a testing ground, not a resting ground.” Life may not turn out the way we want it to…many times it may not turn out the way we … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotional
Tagged Christianity, God, I miss Phil, Scripture, trust
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Fear of the Future
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9) God has led me through some frightening times…times of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotional, future
Tagged Abba, Children Of God, Christianity, devotional, Fear Of The Future, Hebrews 13, I miss Phil, Psalm 18, Romans 8, Trust God, Woodrow Kroll
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lunes linkage – 9/21/2009
Jay E. Adams is blogging and here is his summary of “From Forgiven to Forgiving“. One of the most helpful books I’ve come across. ~~~ An “Inconvenient List” ~~~ “Don’t Wimp Out On Jesus” ~~~ And Spurgeon’s take on the … Continue reading
Fall Allergy Season is HERE!!!
Typical throat and chest congestion and stuffy nose. Time to start the nasal rinse again. On a similar note…we are really going to be pushed to get both flu shots this years. The more research I do on the swine … Continue reading
ArtPrize
My church is a venue for “ArtPrize” – the first piece of art that committed to being in our building was a Calvin College grad. Our building will be open to the public for 10 hours a day for 2 … Continue reading
Days off
Not until next month, but I’m looking forward to it… “Family Days” at NMU…complete with tours, fish fries, brunches, football games and so forth. It will be good to see my son.
This will get old quickly…
Another co-worker… But…I thought you had a significant other… But…I thought you’d been with him a long time… But… But… sorry. yeh.
Update on Co-worker
All of those tumors… luckily she was on FMLA. Her breast was removed and the tumor in the other was removed…lymph nodes do not appear to be involved and the cancer is one of the non-invasive varieties Her ovaries were … Continue reading
Web Hosts…
I may go back to Yahoo! when my domain name expires with my current provider. Yahoo includes the domain name in the monthly fee, and upgrading is super easy. Since I’ve never had a successful upgrade where I’m at, that’s … Continue reading
“Matter” vs. “Make a Difference”
Something can “matter” without “making a difference” Having something “matter” is just an emotion…it means that you care. The question then, becomes “do you care enough to act on the emotion?” If so, then the the thing that “matters” also … Continue reading
It was good to talk to Tom
He misses home. I told him that I miss him a lot. He’s short on cash and I told him that I’ll help as much as I can, which is not very much. His financial aid still is not done … Continue reading
Questions 16, 17, 18
16 – define “sin” “sin” is that which defies the Law of God. From our first father (Adam) on, we have all been born into a state of sin. 17 – how important is “denomination”? I believe it is most … Continue reading