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Being Christian at Work

i can't believe how hard it is for me to express my religion at work. i think it's because i lived such a non-christian life before and they all know about that one. it would seem wierd to them that i suddenly made a complete 180. and the last thing i want/need is tension from my co-workers. i don't want to be known as the bible-thumping-christian-psycho-lady.

People at work don't talk or act the same way i do now and it can be akward. last night some guy made a mention of "was jesus… Continue

Added by Annie on May 29, 2009 at 11:55am — 5 Comments

German churches’ wartime declaration

The actions of a group of German church members in 1934 to resist the Nazi regime still serve as a powerful model for churches today according to the General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC).

Read the whole story HERE

Added by Eden Exile on May 29, 2009 at 3:47am — No Comments

hello yall

Added by man of the cloth on May 29, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

Son

Son, when was the first time you feared God?

Mom, I was at work, it was raining, terrible lightning and the lawn needed mowing in front of the store. No one else would go outside and of course I made fun of them and called them names.

I'll be a man, I'll do it. As I was mowing a bolt of lightning struck right in front of the mower. I looked right up to heaven and said, "Is that all you got?" The next bolt, mightier than the first struck right beside my left leg. The earth… Continue

Added by Mercy777 on May 28, 2009 at 11:01pm — No Comments

God's Plan

Actually this Blog is coming from an article I read in a Seminary class called "free will" and from the beautiful blog Bob wrote of the "deception of the enemy". Especially about not being able to blame satan for our sin. Thanks Bob.

This may be more of a reflection, but here goes...please bear with me as I set the stage.

Genesis 2: 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The LORD God made all kinds of trees… Continue

Added by Mercy777 on May 28, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

3 words to describe your S.O. - "O"

THREE words to describe my wife (letter by letter): O = Original, Outstanding, Optimistic
- Describe UR significant other.

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

3 words to describe your S.O. - "N"

THREE words to describe my wife (letter by letter): N = Natural, Nurturing, Neighborly
- Describe UR significant other.

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

My River

My River

We walk along on a Sunny day.

A river bank.

My friend and I looking

For a place to pray.

The breeze is soft,

Ducks fly back and forth

Up and down the river.

Our pilgrimage our share

My friend says with a smile I’ll

Help you learn the right prayer.

God touches our hearts with friends

Like this.

We sit and begin to say a prayer

For intentions of Love, for

All our sins.

We gaze upon the river not… Continue

Added by journeyman on May 28, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

3 words to describe your S.O.

THREE words to describe my wife (letter by letter): M = Marvelous, Miraculous, Mindful
- Describe UR significant other.

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

3 words to describe your S.O. - "P"

THREE words to describe my wife (letter by letter): P = Patient, Positive, Pleasant - Describe UR significant other.

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 1:35pm — 1 Comment

THREE words to describe significant other.

THREE words to describe my wife (letter by letter): L = Lovely, Likable, Loving - Describe UR significant other.

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 1:31pm — 1 Comment

Character: the Key to Leadership

Proverbs 28:14 (NIV) Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

In their book The 5 Pillars of Leadership, Meyer and Slechta posit that the first three fundamentals of leadership are integrity, a servant’s heart and stewardship. The chord of your character, if built with those three strands, will not easily be broken!

For the Christian leader, the source of these strands of character is a reverential and… Continue

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 28, 2009 at 1:26pm — 1 Comment

BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

1.We have redemption through His Blood..... Eph. 1:7

2. Being now justified by His Blood. ...........Romans 5: 6--9

3. Cleansing by His Blood. ......................1John 1:7

4. It effects sanctification. ........................Heb 13:12

5. It makes peace. ...................................Col. 1:20

6. It gives nearness..................................Eph. 2:13.

7. It brings Victory..................................Rev.… Continue

Added by Yoel charan on May 28, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

first one on this site

this is my first blog entry on this site. i'm rather informal....so bear with me.

registered my son for preschool this morning. he's very excited about going. bought my hubby's father's day gifts early yesterday and gave them to him. he picked them out so i couldn't really keep them. and father's day is just around the corner. he got a new bible (niv) so he can read along with the church. that's the translation they use and he had kjv. didn't work out too well. he also got an… Continue

Added by Annie on May 28, 2009 at 8:57am — No Comments

EXPOSING THE TRAPS OF THE ENEMY

EXPOSING THE TRAPS OF THE ENEMY

The enemy( Satan ) uses lies to create doubt, to lure us into his trap.

In the book of Genesis the Devil in the form of a serpent created doubt in Eve by saying, “Did God really say? (Genesis 3:1)

His opening move pull mankind into into sin and rebellion against God is to create doubt through lies and distortions of the truth that he is trying to get Eve…

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Added by Pastor Bob B on May 28, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Proving Counsel

Proving Counsel

God’s people sometimes have a tendency to exalt a pastor or

teacher to a position that he or she certainly doesn’t covet. God’s

leaders were set in the body of Christ to help lead or bring us to

Christ, not act as Christ for us. Ephesians 4:11-15 says:

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and

some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the

perfecting of the saints,… Continue

Added by Alexander Afzal on May 28, 2009 at 5:29am — 2 Comments

Just a thought...

Did you know that the eye has 40,000,000 nerve endings, the focusing muscles move an estimated 100,000 times a day, and the retina contains 137,000,000 light sensitive cells?

Charles Darwin said,

“To suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.”

If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere… Continue

Added by Joy Mari on May 27, 2009 at 11:38pm — No Comments

The circle widens

Let's take a look at our passage ~ Acts 8.1-8 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him [Stephen] to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation, over him. But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison. Therefore, those who had… Continue

Added by Christine on May 27, 2009 at 9:25pm — No Comments

GFA - Grip, Focus, Attitude!

(From my study in James - I'm up to chapter 4, verse 4...)

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?

About this FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD, here's some thoughts I wrote down...

** First is about our GRIP!!

How tightly do we hold on to things?

This reminds me of the story of the monkey with his hand stuck in the peanut jar. He wouldn't let go of the peanuts!! If he let go, his… Continue

Added by Jeanette B on May 27, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments

The Power of Servant Leadership

Proverbs 27:2 (NIV) Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

The personal application of this verse is a powerful command to those who would practice servant-leadership – or the art of being other-oriented.

Self-adulation is seldom the intent that precedes self-glorifying behavior; often it flows naturally from a heart that is all about self. The heart change of humility is foundational.

The problem for… Continue

Added by P Griffith Lindell on May 27, 2009 at 6:57am — 1 Comment