Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
In John Wesley's Covenant Prayer we pray:
I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
How do you find support for yourself to move forward through life in your sinful state? What are the things you do to keep moving forward?
How do you offer support to others in their sinful state without becoming judgmental?
How do you suppose the father in the prodigal son parable continued ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
When I was at seminary there were several discussions about cheap grace. Throughout history Christians debated how far God will go to forgive an individual, but the conversations and debates always seemed to leave me feeling a little unresolved. Cheap grace can be defined as the expectation that regardless of ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I have recently found out that I could have devotional reminders and even scripture sent to me via text message on my phone. With the added convenience, I find it helping me to stop what I am doing to pray and engage with more than a glance. Just about everyone ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
I was thinking this morning about devotions and the meaning that they have in my life. When I think about stopping what I am doing to just sit or read or pray or something that will deepen my relationship with God, I often find myself saying why can't the ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
This is a link to the Upper Room online. It is a 2-5 minute daily reflection. I will link the RSS feed in the column to the right. I believe that you can sign up for the reflection to be email to you daily, plus at church we ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Joe the Plumber and Joe Six Pack, let me talk straight with you because I have something you need to know - Jesus loves you! Regardless of who the next president is and how high your taxes are, there is a God out there who is such a maverick ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Sunday morning as I finished the four week series of Finding The Joy of a Suffering Servant, I came to a point in my own faith journey that pushed me beyond the standard faith practices and encouraged me to find a deeper peace - a peace that surpasses all understanding. ...
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
The Methodist Church was founded by John Wesley, an Anglican Minister. Following a difficult and discouraging mission trip to America, he questioned his faith. In 1738, at the age of 34, John Wesley attended an evening worship service in London which moved him deeply. In his journal, Wesley described his ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Just a quick personal note that since school started this year, we have been on a new schedule and it seems to be working really well for me. I am finding steady devotional time, great focused work time (with the exception of church conference paperwork - nightmare), and great family ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
I have super children. They are happy. They don't let things get them down. They display God's love and grace all over the place. I have a child that is super when you have his attention. Focused, he is like a little mensa - and sweet as can be. Yet, ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Today I received my weekly email from David Pogue. Mr. Pogue writes the Circuits column for the NY Times. This week his article was entitled, Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User.
I found it very interesting to read about the basics wondering if I knew all the ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
If you'd like to contact your Senators, here is their contact information. They will be voting on another bail-out package later this evening. If you are not from NJ then go to the http://www.senate.gov/ and you'll be able to find the information.
Lautenberg, Frank R. - (D - NJ)
Class II
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Even though I [the Apostle Paul], too, have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
No more ecomonics because the markets returned positive yesterday without a bail-out.
Just some simple math. Last night my parents had our two oldest kids for a sleep over. We had just had our 3 year old. The house was quiet, dinner was simple, and he was in bed by 8pm. ...
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