Saturday, December 18, 2004
How do I fit?
What makes Christianity so wonderful is the idea that each individual has immense importance to God. Individuality came out of the Christian faith. Although there are problems with individualism, it has enabled us to accomplish many of the remarkable things that our culture has made. The difference...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Expectations, Waiting and Hope
In N.A. we say an expectation is a future resentment. The problem with an expectation is that we expect our needs to be met a certain way, when they are not we are disappointed and can become resentful. On the other hand no one can live without hope. We must hope that our needs will be met,...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Reformation Errors
Like all radical movements, the reformation had its share of extremes. One of them that still continues in Protestant circles is anti art, anti culture and anti intellectualism. Although the English reformers were very intellectual and wrote excellent poetry, and studied nature with great...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Worship is Service
The Hebrew word for worship also means serve. The English phrase worship service is in some ways redundant. Our worship is service. But our service is also worship. Doing the dishes, washing toilets, and pounding nails can be a form of worship. It all depends on our attitude. The reformers rightly...
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Saturday, December 11, 2004
Coming Home
No matter how long the vacation, eventually you have to return home. This time I am ready. I know that it will be hard. My body is in worst shape than I imagined. Today is the only day I have been able to walk. My feet swell, my back hurts and I have a bad ankle. I am only fifty three but I walk...
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Thursday, December 9, 2004
Christians in Mexico
Last year when we went to Mexico, we met a Baptist pastor and attended his church in the mall. We also visited the farm where he had a mission for addicts. This year we looked for his church, but we couldn´t find it, the people, of whom we asked directions, pointed us to another church. Since we...
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Friday, December 3, 2004
False Joy
Another type of hypocrasy other than the self-righteous one is false cheerfulness. People with this condition are very unsympathetic with any one's struggles. They have it made and wonder what's wrong with you. They have an answer for every single question and if you don't agree then maybe you...
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Monday, November 29, 2004
What's wrong with liberal Christianity.
I am a liberal in many ways. I am not theologically liberal. I don't see how you can deny the deity of Christ and continue to call yourself a Christian. I also accept the authority of the scriptures. Although the Catholic church equated tradition with the scriptures, it never took out the authority...
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Why don't THEY go to church?
Two boarders live in our house. Dissatisfied with our former church, they wanted to attend our present church. The music is great, the sermons are wonderful, but they rarely attend. On the other hand, they miss very few N.A. meetings and are involved in all of the social events, are on various...
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