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Colossians 3:1-6Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your

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2006... That was the last year I posted here. It has been a long six years. A lot has happened. I got married. My dad died. I know I will see him again, but still, I'd like to be able to call him. I have a pretty good idea everything he would say to me, but I'd still like to hear him say it.This blog was about the Bible. Well, that is not going to change.Proverbs 3:1-10My son, do not forget my

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But I am back, and I intend to remain this time. I have been drifting about in my complacency again. I've let my reading of the Word slip. My prayer life is a shambles. And, I am to be married in December, or November if i can convince her.Yes, that's right, some poor benighted soul has deemed me fit to be her husband, even after I have belabored all of my bad points, and they are many. I've

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Well, this is my first substantive post in close on a month, and I apologize. I have been in a sort of spiritual malaise. I would go to read the Bible and I would get nothing. The words were passing before my eyes, yet there was nothing entering my brain. I realize this is another form of attack by Satan. This morning I prayed for God to open my eyes and feed my spirit. He has. Now, I hope to aid

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Well, I have been lax of late, and it is unforgiveable. I haven't been posting, other than my whine of about a week ago. It ends tonight. I have been lax in my reading as well as my writing. If I don't spend time in His Word, then I am unable to write. God truly is my inspiration. Please, return tomorrow. I am now going to spend time in the Bible and see where the Lord leads.God bless, and keep

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I am feeling beat up tonight. I just got news from my employer that I am getting a paycut. It is going to mean around $300.00 less a month, if not more. Then, a very good friend of mine and I have a falling out. She is royally ticked off at me. I am unable to get her to even talk to me. So you can imagine the mood I am in.Can someone help me? Can someone give me some scripture or something to

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Today, I was encouraging a friend and I read this passage:Judges 6:36-40: Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised- look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said." And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day;

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I was messing around on the net when I ran across a reference to my favorite song, It Is Finished by Petra. Here are the lyrics:In the heat of the early morning On a hill they call the Skull The roaring of the angry mob had settled to a lull All eyes were cast upon the man whose hands and feet were bound They saw him cry in anguish when they heard the hammer pound They watched the bloody woven

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I am something of a comic book hero buff. Oh, I don't collect any comics, but I do enjoy the movies about them. I was watching Batman Begins and this line stands out to me, "It is not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." This struck a chord in me. Truly, it is not who we are, but what we do that matters. Without Christ, we are nothing anyway. God has said, in His holy Word that

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God, is ever great and always leads in the right paths. I'm in the Word today and I read this:1 Corinthians 5:11-13 - But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are

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1 Corinthians 1:20-25 - Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach

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I'm about to hit the big time! I just got a link from La Shawn Barber. La Shawn's is one of the more well read blogs, and I recommend her. She is a Christian, conservative lady and very well-spoken. Thank you, La Shawn.

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Luke 14:26 tells us this:If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.At first, it would seem that this verse contravenes other commands from God in the Bible, such as, “Honor your father and mother.” Let’s look at another translation, the Amplified Bible.If anyone comes to Me and

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This article caugt my eye:Kenyan, 73, kills leopard with bare handsWhy? I mean we see amazing things every day, almost. Given the title, I was definitely going to read it, but there was one sentence that stood out.Here it is:“A voice, which must have come from God, whispered to me to drop the panga (machete) and thrust my hand in its wide-open mouth. I obeyed,” M’Mburugu said.A voice that must

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1119439588169732862005-06-22T03:34:00.000-07:002005-06-22T04:26:28.216-07:00

We are all footsoldiers in the Army of God. I had never really thought of it this way. This morning I'm surfing the net and finding the larger world of Christian bloggers. There's actually quite a few of us. Well, I found this article:http://ed.asisaid.com/blog/index.php?p=405As Ed says, everyone in the U.S. Army is infantry first, no matter what they sign up for. In the same vein, we do not go

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OK, here here is the second of our doctrines from our Statement of Fundamental Truths.2. The One True GodPassages to back this up:Deuteronomy 6:4 - Or The LORD our God is one LORD; or The LORD is our God, the LORD is one ; or The LORD is our God, the LORD aloneIsaiah 43:10,11 - "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and

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I am at a loss. It has been five days since I have written and I am having trouble. I don't want to go this long without an update. So, I have decided to talk about the fundamental beliefs of my church. I belong to the Asseblies of God, and they have laid out their position very nicely in their Statement of Fundamental Truths. Also, the fact that I whole-heartedly agree with their position helps

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A man once asked Jesus, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" Jesus told him to keep the commandments. The man persisted asking which commandments. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself." The young man then said that he had kept all of these and asked

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I was in the umm..., library, yeah, that's it, the library and I opened The Cost of Discipleship to a random page. I found where Bonhoeffer was speaking on the Beatitudes. I include a whole section from the book."Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."Who is pure in heart? Only those who have surrendered their hearts completely to Jesus that He may reign in them alone. Only those

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Today, I am reading Romans 4. Paul has more to say on circumcision. If you read the chapter, I recommend this, you will see he is talking about Abraham, the father of Israel. He specifically talks about when Abraham was counted righteous by God. It was before he was circumcised, before he made the outward sign. Why was Abraham seen as righteous by God? He was counted as righteous because of his

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Having finished Proverbs I have now moved on to Romans. Today was Romans 2. I will specifically deal with Romans 2:28,29.Romans 2:28,29 - A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not from men

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As a veteran myself this day has meaning much greater than a barbecue or a picnic. I have left the home shore for a war. I have two nephews that are both combat veterans. Mine is not a family afraid of service. Here is what I posted to a bulletin board.“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” — George S. PattonA lone bugle's silvered

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Today, in church, the pastor spoke from Acts 2. This is the chapter that documents Pentecost. The believers were gathered together and the Holy Spirit visited them and filled them. They spoke in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. People from around the world were amazed that Galileans, fishermen, were able to speak in their languages.This was the fulfillment of Acts 1:8: "But you will

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1117010334162498732005-05-25T01:28:00.000-07:002005-05-25T04:30:27.906-07:00

I surfed on over to my nephew's blog. He claims inspiration from my meager offerings here. I read his writing and compare it with mine. I am twenty-two years his senior and yet he has an understanding of God's Word that rivals some of the most veteran pastors I know. This is his latest post:Seeking the Face of GodGo on, read the rest. You will not be disappointed."Father, I lift Benjamin up to

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Have you ever wanted something? I mean, have you ever wanted something so much it left a palpable taste in your mouth? You think about this want. You nurture it. You give little thought to anything else. You turn this want into a need. You obsess. You lose sight of the fact that it is an earthly thing. You begin to compromise principle to get it.I have a want. In the past I'd have acted just this

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It's been a couple of days since I last posted. It has been an interesting couple of days. There is something I want. For certain reasons I can not pursue it, but I let it play on my mind too much. June, you know what I am talking about. As do you, Crystal. Today, I was dealt a body blow over it. Then, I realized I had been making too much of an earthly want. I was letting my focus slip away from

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Aagh! I have to recreate almost a full page of typing. Firefox seems to be fighting with some of my Microsoft products. Imagine that. Anyway, as I was saying, since I have begun the daily study of scripture God has blessed me. Daily, there is something there for me. I think I've said that before. Well, today I am having lunch with a friend and we read a piece of commentary out of her Bible. It

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Something needed to be said today, and I didn't say it. "God, forgive me my cowardly actions. Amen."

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I lost a friend today, but I am not too bummed. She was having a bad time and was depressed and guilt-ridden, mostly about her former life. Her own description of herself was a former stonerslut. Her previous life haunts her, and she was unable to talk to her husband about it. My advice was to seek pastoral counseling and talk to her husband. This became my mantra, "Seek counseling. Talk to your

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So, I am surfing over to http://www.bible.com, to do my daily reading, when their verse of the day catches my eye:Psalm 37:23-24 - If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.I can't even begin to tell you how this touches my life. I would make my ways such that the Lord delights in them. I want nothing

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Yesterday being the sixteenth I was reading Proverbs 16. Every day I discover something new in His word. Something there applies to me. It excites me. It astounds me. This is yesterdays.I have been thinking heavily about something for a couple weeks now. It has weighed heavily on my heart. I have been praying about it. I have been seeking the face of God. I have no doubt that He can take care of

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That is my goal, a life of no compromise. I will not do what I shouldn't and will set a good example for my little boy. I want him to grow up as a Godly man. Today is the day that it all changes. Right now."Father, you see my vow. Without you it is worthless. Help me to achieve this goal. In the name of your Son, amen."

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I'm going through my reading for the day, Proverbs 14, and these two verses reach out and hit me on the head:Proverbs 14:2 - He whose walk is upright fears the LORD, but he whose ways are devious despises him.Proverbs 14:5 - A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.Why should these catch my notice? Because I am a deceiver. I am a liar. It cost me a marriage. Well,

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I wanted write today, but I just stared at the wall unled, uninspired. Then I looked at some of the comments left by my nephew. Yes, you can leave comments. I encourage it. He left for me this verse:1 Corinthians 6:20: you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.This reached right up and hit me in the face. Not the you were bought with a price part, I've already talked about

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I sit here at work thinking about my day. I had lunch with a good friend and was able to talk to her. I was able to set some things out for her. I think she would have come to the right conclusion as she spends time in the word daily and in prayer, probably more than I do.So, then tonight I call another friend of mine. We talk for a bit and I'm able to ease her mind on a few things. I'm only

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Today, as I trade email with a friend who is not having a good time of it, I send a couple of verses. These verses, in turn, touched my heart.Ephesians 4:22-25: You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1115630989420356902005-05-09T02:20:00.000-07:002005-05-09T02:41:30.673-07:00

My reading for yesterday and today has been Proverbs 8 and 9. Both are about wisdom. Now there is something that has been lacking in my life. That is something that is changing. I have been trying to live by my own wisdom and it has nearly destroyed me. Now, I spend time reading His Word daily. Also, I spend time in prayer, not as much as I should, but I'm getting better.The fear of the LORD is

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1115515096724914652005-05-07T18:12:00.000-07:002005-05-07T18:18:16.733-07:00

My name is Doug. I am thirty-eight years old and until recently a so-so Christian. I won't claim to be a good Christian now, but I will say that I am making a greater effort at it. I want to reach the world for Christ. I want to show people there is a better life. Christ is working in my heart and it is a tremendous feeling. I am trying to center my life in His will. This is about my search for

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Today's text is Proverbs 7. This is three chapters in a row with warnings about adultery. I think God may be trying to make a point. You know, these are passages ignored at your own peril. I personally know some of the issues that sexual impropriety can cause. I married the first time on the basis of sex. In my second marriage I allowed myself to be blinded by it and think that I actually meant

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1115398082556105542005-05-06T09:43:00.000-07:002005-05-07T16:26:22.946-07:00

OK, so I've read a little farther in the book The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer expounds a bit more on the concept of cheap versus costly grace. A point that Bonhoeffer makes is that cheap grace must be hated by disciples. Cheap grace denies the sacrifice of Christ and does not require that we as Christian actively follow Christ. Cheap grace allows a Christian to spend an hour on Sunday being

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1115389711972304762005-05-06T07:18:00.000-07:002005-05-07T16:26:39.540-07:00

Another day is come I can see the sun through my window. Shortly I will be out in it. God has given me so much and all I need do is take heed of passages like Proverbs 6 and I will not squander his gifts.It is like the parable of the talents, Matthew 25:14-30. I do not want to be the servant who buried his talents and thus brought nothing to his master. God's gifts are not to be hidden where none

Douglasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657140.post-1115355951987922472005-05-05T21:54:00.000-07:002005-05-07T16:26:57.726-07:00

Attempting to create a new habit I have begun to read scripture daily. The way I am starting is with Proverds. One chapter a day for a month, end of month, end of book. Here is the verse that caught my eye tonight:Proverbs 5:23 - He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.All I can do is lift my eyes to Heaven and pray. "God, why have I not seen this before, this one

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian in the early twentieth century. Knowing the trouble he would have with the National Socialists he returned to Germany anyway to teach God's Word. He opened an underground Bible College.Bonhoeffer was arrested and spent time being moved from prison camp to prison camp. Finally, at the order of Heinrich Himmler himself, Bonhoeffer was executed. To say

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Romans 3:10 - as it is written: None is righteous, no, not one.I have been a Christian for a long time. I haven't been a very good Christian, mind you, and it has taken a toll on my life. As I approach middle-age I look back on the pathetic span that's been mine and I think to myself, "What have you been doing?" What have I been doing? Nothing. I have ducked my head and avoided responsibility for

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