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Question number one is what is a Christian, ask a kid in the grocery store to get a common definition. You may be surprised to hear what is said.
Number two is: Are Heaven and Hell real places or do you think this one is an area of interpretation...
Denominational differences can be significant between Christian faiths; many times I wonder who is right. We have the Bible, traditions that we believe to be good practices, teachings from the Bible presented by human teachers and the Holy Spirit. John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice, and I...
In the fire, hard to see from this picture but the fenceline borders a more or less forested area. The wind (smoke) was blowing very hard in our faces as we tried to keep the fire from climbing the trees and jumping the road. I prayed for help and shortly thereafter the wind shifted for a...
More Rogers...
Just because it doesnt make sense to you doesnt mean it doesnt make sense.
Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.
If Satan cant make you bad, hell make you busy.
Sin is not just breaking Gods laws; it is breaking His heart.
We ought to be...
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BS Chem and Math from Southwestern U. in Georgetown, TX. I write differently than I speak; especially on the topic of Christianity. Wasn't thinking too deeply a couple of days ago when I accidentially set fire to our front pasture and burned a fair amount of fence before the fire...
I would like this thread to keep going. My favorite online Bible teacher is the last person to have posted to this thread. There is a finite number of online teachers with official websites such as Les Feldick, a much greater number of Christians that can share thoughts and scripture here...
If you will grant a little latitude in this response; in John 14:26, But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. I believe He is online as well as...
Etiquette as in common sense rules of society for proper behavior - does that still exist? Cell phones are useful in some circumstances. Electronic devices can reinforce the "me" center of the universe concept, an insular way of life that demands ever increasing thumb activity to stir our...
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
There's the litmus test; while it is expected to proclaim Jesus here and now, the real essence is whether Jesus will claim to have known us on that Day. I liked Adrian Rogers too!
If we have worthy aspirations for how we treat each other, it always bears noting that we fall short of those aspirations from time to time and act like three dogs with one bone. The secondary goal is to decrease those moments of failure.
Many models of "Golden Rules" are benign or reactive...
Two quotes impress my current thinking as to life advice. When William Shakespeare wrote "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man" those words made for great literature. The prophet Jeremiah wrote " in 17:9...
I am thankful to be alive to read this - still things to get done. I am thankful for the presence of Jesus in our lives, my wife Monique, our 5 kids, 2 grandkids, down pillows, internal combustion engines, the sun, moon and stars, toilet paper, McDonald's apple pies and avocados. I am thankful...
Monique and I have a financial reporting business, companies send us their data to be processed prior to filing with the SEC. The bad news for investors, Enron and Madoff as a couple of examples, in the past few years have meant that the amount of compliance work has increased. Much of our...