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1 Peter 5 – Plain People
But all of you, leaders and followers alike, are to be down to earth with each other, for— God has had it with the proud, But takes delight in just plain people. (01peter005//04-05 — the Message)
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Discipline
I’ve always had a negative reaction to the word. It conjures up thoughts of being forced to do something that I don’t want to do or being punished for doing something I shouldn’t have done. I think our western individualistic society only reinforces this view of discipline. But, when I live an undisciplined life, it [...]
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Discerning God’s Voice
I’ve been using the new tool www.youversion.com to follow engage in a collaborative reading through the Bible tool this year. At www.youversion.com, you get to journal privately or post thoughts or questions about the scriptures you are reading. It is the first generation of this web-based software, but I would recommend it. There are both [...]
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Holy Mutterings
Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a [...]
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Time will Tell
I ran across this article in Time Magazine (thanks Peter White via the ATS blog), which happens to have a quote by Lawson Stone, a seminary prof. of mine. Biblical archeology is not something I am an expert in, but it is so fascinating all the discoveries that are being made that seem to add credibility to the biblical [...]
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Can prayer change God’s mind?
I was reading in the book of 2 Kings this morning about Hezekiah. Hezekiah was king of the southern kingdom of Judah around 715 BC, soon after the northern kingdom was taken into exile. He was king during the time Isaiah was prophet in Israel. I was especially moved by what the writer of 2 [...]
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Blogging, what’s the point?
Proverbs 18:2 says “A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, but delights in airing his own opinion.” So, why do I blog? Is it to air my opinion? I hope not. I hope its to be involved in a conversation. I have been reading lots of other blogs for a while now (Google Reader and [...]
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Stinkin Awesome!
Call me a slow adopter, but I am finally getting into the blogging world through using my Google reader. I am blown away at how much info I can get in a short period of time. It’s amazing how much smarter I actually think I am now! My Stinkin‘ Awesome Find of the Day Is: [...]
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30 Day Experiment
We just launched a 30-day experiment with our congregation to study the Bible daily together and see what God does. I am using the following blog as a place of reflection on our journals. Join us if you like. www.sgi30days.blogspot.com
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