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Monday, November 19th, 2007Thanksgiving is coming in a few days and we’ll spend it the way many people in the United States do. We’ll go to a family member’s house and eat lots of food that includes at least turkey on the menu. After the gluttony, each person will say (a minimum of once), "I ate way too [...]
Being Accepted and the Low Self-Esteem Punk
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Life is (usually) a pretty long and bumpy road to walk, and very few things can make the trip less painful than fellow travelers. Perhaps a companion by your side or a hearty handshake from the person who’s coming down the hill you’re about to climb. There are some who choose to move by night [...]
Living Word: A Christian Testimony
Sunday, November 11th, 2007For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12
When I found out I was pregnant with our second son, I was so excited. I called Marc at [...]
Not Today, Bub
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007We needed a little detox from all the Halloween festivities over the last week or so, so we’re not really doing a regular update. Sorry.
But, we will leave you with a link to a Homestar Runner Halloween cartoon from 2004. If you’ve never heard of Homestar Runner, you’ve really got to check them out. [...]
How Great is Our God
Sunday, October 28th, 2007 I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom. – Psalm 145:1-3
This morning (I’m writing this Sunday night) in church, [...]
Jealousy (Little Green Man)
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 As they danced, they sang:
"Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens of thousands."
Saul was very angry; this refrain galled him. "They have credited David with tens of thousands," he thought, "but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?" And from that time on Saul kept a jealous [...]
Televangelists in the Mist
Thursday, October 18th, 2007I’ve been thinking a lot today about televangelists. Not the straight talking guys like Billy Graham, but the plastic-faced gilded personalities I remember from my formative years. The ones who were one of the factors that made me distrust Christians and see the whole thing as phony and self-serving. Ah, good times!
There were (and still [...]
Satan and the Bigger Better Deal
Monday, October 15th, 2007Julie’s post yesterday about doubt, combined with my own the other day on possessions got me thinking about the little weasel who wants to be behind the scenes of every selfish little act. Sometimes it’s just us being the self-serving jerks we all know how to be, but sometimes there’s a much more malevolent force [...]
The Things of This World
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." – Luke 12:15
I’ve revealed quite a bit about myself in these little writings, mostly nothing a person would want to brag about. I’m a cheesy movie lovin’, [...]
Those Who Oppose You
Sunday, October 7th, 2007 "So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
"All who rage against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;
those who oppose you
will be as nothing and perish." – [...]
