December 2010
75 posts
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something...”
– Frederick Keonig (via quote-book)
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something...”
– Frederick Keonig (via quote-book)
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you...”
– John 8:31-32
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you...”
– John 8:31-32
“Q: How important is your faith to your music?
A: Our faith is very important...”
– Josh Farro (former band member of Paramore)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7226757.stm
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Ten(der) Commandments
Reading: Every Day with Jesus: The Great Escape, by Selwyn Hughes
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” Exodus 20:2
We must linger on this opening statement in order to absorb its significance. The God who gave these Ten Commandments, we must remember, is the God who brought His people out of Egypt. The law does not precede God’s...
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Ten(der) Commandments
Reading: Every Day with Jesus: The Great Escape, by Selwyn Hughes
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” Exodus 20:2
We must linger on this opening statement in order to absorb its significance. The God who gave these Ten Commandments, we must remember, is the God who brought His people out of Egypt. The law does not precede God’s...
“It is no use to grumble and complain;
It’s just as cheap and easy to...”
– James Whitcomb Riley
“Christmas is really about the gospel of grace for sinners. Because of all that...”
– Matt B. Redmond, The Gospel Coalition Blog (via kjaere)
“Christmas is really about the gospel of grace for sinners. Because of all that...”
– Matt B. Redmond, The Gospel Coalition Blog (via kjaere)
“We meet God through entering into a relationship both of dependance on Jesus as...”
– J.I. Packer
“We meet God through entering into a relationship both of dependance on Jesus as...”
– J.I. Packer
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Our Changing World and the Postures of the Church
The Bible tells us that history began in a garden but will end in the city (Gen. 1-3; Rev 21-22). In contrast, it is common to hear Christians speak ill of the city, to consider it a place of crime, pollution, traffic and stress. In the midst of our diatribes against the city, we miss the fact that Scripture compels us to love the city, pray for the city and engage the city. Instead, we have run...
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Our Changing World and the Postures of the Church
The Bible tells us that history began in a garden but will end in the city (Gen. 1-3; Rev 21-22). In contrast, it is common to hear Christians speak ill of the city, to consider it a place of crime, pollution, traffic and stress. In the midst of our diatribes against the city, we miss the fact that Scripture compels us to love the city, pray for the city and engage the city. Instead, we have run...
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
