January 27, 2012
by John Pleasnick
Posts: 303
Watch the video below and reflect on:
Ps 19:1 ~ The heavens are telling the glory of God and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Ps 97:6 ~ The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
Rom 1:20 ~ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Continue Reading →
January 24, 2012
by Julie Cudney
Posts: 46
Yesterday was our home visit for our home study, which, for those who don’t know, is the process that approves a couple to be able to adopt. For more than a month, I had poured over every detail of our home, making sure that I had everything on the list completed.
Plug covers on all outlets? Check.
Cleaning supplies in a locked cabinet out of reach? Check.
Fire extinguisher readily accessible but out of reach of children? Check. (Interestingly enough, “out of reach of children” often means “out of reach of Julie” as well.)
Knives and other sharp objects locked away? Check.
The more I looked at the list of what the home visit required, the more items I added to the to-do list. In a way, that is kind of the way sin is for a believer. Continue Reading →
January 23, 2012
by Scott Phillips
Posts: 25
Most of the RMGs work in a similar way. There is some fellowship, worship, prayer, teaching, discipleship groups, and then more fellowship. So, one might ask, “What is the real reason for the RMGs?” They sound like a fancy Bible study or a small mid-week church service.
But, that is not it. In a word, the reason we have RMGs is “discipleship.” Continue Reading →
January 18, 2012
by Tom Barbour
Posts: 16
Previously I presented the Old Testament directives for giving; now we’ll turn to the New Testament. In Matthew 6 Jesus says this: “When you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do…” It is important to note that He doesn’t say if you give, but when you give. Jesus simply assumes it. In fact, there’s nowhere that Jesus tells us that we shouldn’t give to the Lord’s work.
After Jesus’s ascension, in the early days of the Church, we see His people giving generously. There is that amazing passage in chapter 2 of Acts: “And they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.” Chapter 4 again talks about the giving and generosity, and says that there wasn’t a person in need; everyone gave, and those who had need received.
The Apostle Paul in his letters presents both general and specific guidelines for giving. Continue Reading →
January 17, 2012
by Julie Cudney
Posts: 46
I anxiously grabbed the page out of the printer and flipped it over. There they were, smudges, just like the other pages before it. We had close to 100 color copies that needed to be done, and we had nothing to show for it after more than half an hour at Kinkos. We had asked for help multiple times, but the printer still wouldn’t cooperate. After the seventh copy came out of the printer with smudges across it, I had enough. Why couldn’t it just work?
Are you ever in awe of Jesus’s patience? I am. All the time. Perhaps it is because of its contrast with my own impatience. Seriously, all it takes is one dysfunctional piece of technology, and my patience can go out the window. Continue Reading →