I’m reading Far As the Curse is Found by Michael Williams right now. I’ve heard its a great book. So far, its been even better. Get it. Read it. Share it with your friends. Seriously, while its not perfect, it is in all probability going to make my Top 5 Books for New Believers list. [...]

Before I launch into the post, I want to say that if anyone saw a post made earlier today and wonders what happened to it, I took it down because as I thought more about it I came to the conclusion that it was not something I should have posted in the first place. So [...]

A provoking satire on how many Christians view Halloween. Thoughts?

“O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. These all look [...]

Andrew Jones’ blogs some of his thoughts about the Reformation. I’m especially intrigued by points 4-6. The thought even occurred to me that perhaps the original Reformers would feel that today’s Reformed church desperately needs reforming!
Thoughts?

Handling Emotions

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“Emotional acknowledgment is always proper; emotional expression is legitimate only when it does not conflict with fulfilling God’s purposes. I am never free just to get things off my chest. I must freely admit to myself and to God how I feel, confident that God’s justifying grace provides me with His acceptance no matter what [...]

Ouch

I was reading a new blog that I’m really enjoying and every Friday the author posts a “Five for Friday.” It might be favorite new TV shows, favorite pop songs, or whatever the heck else he feels like. I thought that was a pretty cool idea, so I’m going to try to start doing that [...]

Here’s the headline: “Fat squirrel trapped behind bars”
Click the link to learn more… (On a side note: Why is it that squirrels are innately funny? I don’t know what it is but there’s just something… funny… about them. If I do end up in Africa long-term, I’m going to miss squirrels…)

So now to apply this definition to our musical worship during our gatherings: Large gatherings are a time for us to use one of the most wonderful gifts God has given us, music, to give praise to him. Just like everything else that God gives us, it’s most natural and best use is to use [...]

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