Philippians 2:12 says, “Work out your salvation,†but then the very next verse says, “It is God who works in you.†Sounds like a contradiction, but it’s not. Here the Scripture is talking about a “spiritual workout.†What do you do in a physical workout? You develop the muscles that God has given you. To work out means to cultivate, to make the most of…
Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Tommy LeFan
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It’s interesting that great and noble things men do are often accompanied by great and noble words. Consider these memorable quotes:
“We must hang together, gentlemen…else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong)
“…first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the [...]
Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I recently received this update on the situation in Kenya, from Berkeley Hackett, as well as a letter from Charlotte Hackett (opens in a new window or tab).
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008
Subject: Kenya ReportHundreds have lost their lives since the New Year and hundreds of thousands more have had to flee their homes due to political and tribal violence in Kenya. The…
Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Wow, I’m excited! It’s not that often I get excited about a theater release of a movie, and even less often that I actually go to a theater to watch a film, but this one has promise. EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed is a new movie by Ben Stein that has a promised release date of “early 2008″ – whatever that means.
Posted on January 19th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I’m thinking lately about politics. How could you not, with all we’re surrounded with being politics. I figure any time a Presidential campaign starts nearly 2 years before the election, something’s wrong, but that’s not the purpose of the post…
The question is, how does Christian conscience and voting mix? In other words, are there any “watershed issues” for a Christian?
Posted on January 16th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I stumbled upon a verse earlier today that caught my eye:
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. (Heb. 12:15)
That made me wonder how could one “miss the grace of God”.
Posted on January 13th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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My reading for the day for yesterday included Genesis 22. In this reading, “the angel of the LORD” appears to Hagar. One commenter has suggested that “this special individual spoke as though He were distinct from Yahweh, yet also spoke in the first person as though He were indeed to be identified as Yahweh Himself, with Hagar recognizing that in seeing this Angel, she had seen God (v. 13).
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Just curious—when you read your Bible, which translation do you use? Many of us have the great luxury of having as many as a dozen different versions of the Bible in our library, while I know people who would be happy to just have a single copy—of any translation!
Satisfy my curiosity and take our anonymous poll. You do have to give a name when you provide your answer…
Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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To start the new year off right, I’ll share the verse with you that’s been on my mind a good deal lately. It’s a great verse with which to dedicate the year to the Lord:
20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to [...]
Posted on January 1st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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