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If They Say, "Come With Us"SJL, Thank you for your time in response. Mine was not a wolf in sheep's clothing but my own father, who knew the real Truth. Yet, I am still...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Jim, thank you for reading and for responding and for sharing your thoughts on this subject. It would take a book to share it all with you, and...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Dear Christsfreeservant, Thank you for sharing your spiritual insight. Your topic is very timely, personally speaking, as I have struggled with...
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Learn to EndureYou are loved by God and nothing will change that. There will be more in the future. Jesus knows all of it, yet loves you with an eternal heart...
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I haven't finished reading the Book of Job, but already I can see why so many people say it is one of the most compelling in the Bible. Its our call to go deeper and not stay superficial Christians.
Being real with God is one theme. Not treating him like some distant object in the sky.
And one...
I can really identify with Moses when he resisted God's request to tell the Pharaoh he wanted The Israelites free to leave Egypt. . He was not confident in public speaking or speaking to authority either. So Aaron did the speaking for him.
My voice is just not resonant enough. Too much anxiety...
"Jesus my Lord, my God, my all
How can I love thee as I ought?
And how revere this wondrous gift
So far surpassing hope or thought"
The hymns of my childhood stay with me forever. The lyrics and music are so profound, so beautiful, they really help me in my hours of doubt. I'm not a naturally...
Believe it or not I used to be a teacher. An elementary school teacher. For almost 10 years in my younger days. I think I had natural patience before I started but it grew even more during my teaching years. Dealing with challenging behaviours and also kids who struggle to catch on quickly as...
Surely you've met them. Selfless people. They spend all their time giving. And with an eternal smile on their face. But they're not always Christian.
There's the grandmother who is always doing extra cooking for grandkids or friends. And the same person is off volunteering somewhere else...
I have something to say
Today
I need to pray
Today
No need to grumble
Just try to be humble
The person I dug
Called me smug
I need to reassess
or just confess
do I win?
with no sin?
don't think so
don't sink though
into
depression.
For some of us, there is nowhere else to turn to. Jesus Christ has to be the answer. Otherwise life is pointless. I've explored alternatives such as Buddhism. My instincts finally saved me from embracing karma, nirvana and reincarnation. In my brief atheistic moments, I sensed the lack of...
We are all divided into our cliques, oops sorry, denominations. We have safe heavens, oops I mean havens, where we don't take no sass from no one. People are allowed to disagree with us as long as DNA evidence proves us devil proof. :)
Sometimes I will notice a thread or blog which got little attention. OK sometimes mine but often others.
Sometimes its the lonely voice in the desert which is the right one.
The simple one without any ornaments which just rings true but for some reason doesn't capture any attention. its not...
Especially on yourself. Am I being too emotional? Too rash? Too sentimental?
Too quick to need an "absolute" answer, a conclusion.
be patient, wait
doubt is sometimes, well often I say, good.
don't expect "the whole answer" yet!
Introverts like me admire extroverts generally speaking. Especially the extroverts I regard as "cool'. You might say I should be over this "cool" business at my age but still there are people who impress me with their communication skill, their ability to articulate, their performance under...
Is this an age old sin or a modern phenomena?
Facebook has some merit but this one seems quite prevalent there. Going abroad? Send pics of your "amazing" trip. Show yourself, having a thrill, really maxing out on all life has to offer. Really rub it in, that others aren't there to share your...
Eckharte Tolle made a lot of money from his book "Power of Now" His thesis was simple. To be happy we need to live in the present moment.Once we stray from that, we become unhappy. He drew from different religions and philosophies to make his point, including Christianity.
I know Buddhism is...
I noticed someone posted the other day, that they cant wait to get to Heaven. That they would be happy if God took them now. But the post was qualified by another later saying "But God needs me to do some more work here on earth, I'm not sure what."
At the moment I have a nice partner and dog. A...
To die a painful death or to suffer a painful disease and or accident. To become severely disabled.
Pain. That is what I'm afraid of. Afraid of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual pain.
And yet I have to confront pain in order to grow.
To a lesser degree I fear humiliation, total...
You think you are good at loving? Wait until you are really tested, would be my advice.
There was a terrible tragedy in the eightees in Australia. A 26 year old nurse was kidnapped by a gang of men , tortured, raped and murdered.
Can you believe that her father was able to forgive those guys? He...
No I haven't reached that level of love for the Lord yet.
There was a post I read a few days ago on CF that has stayed with me still.
This CF member/pastor was ministering to troubled youth in prison. They truly suffered for the Lord, after surrendering to Him/ being saved. They did not deny...
Chase career success
and VIP tickets to Heaven?
Earthly fame and Godly grace?
There are those that do it
aren't there?
One year as a volunteer in the missions and
Two years on Wall Street?
Own properties that skyrockets in value
and read the Bible everyday?
Run businesses that rain cash everyday...
My wife is a translator. Part of her job is finding fault. By this I mean proofreading. I've done cleaning as an occupation. To be a good cleaner, you develop the skill of asking "what is dirty in this room?" Not just the obvious dirt, but the behind the scene dust. You look for faults.
Many...
I was addicted to rugby in the last year of High School. And made the first XIII. So in that small pond I was like a rock star.
Fast forward 6 months later and I am at college. A huge college with thousands of fish. I became a tiny sardine. And I couldn't make the first XIII either. A huge blow...