Like all self-respecting blog posts, I will start with a non-backed-up pithy quote. The church (i.e., believers) was not called to change or create a culture; it was called to change people and make disciples. I was thinking about this and started wondering (dangerous!) – it seems like my focus should not be on what [...]
So here’s a rundown of the left’s political arguments. Obama: Qualified because [presumably] he’s not a Washington politician. [but he's a lawyer and senator, hm] McCain: Not qualified because he’s a Washington politician [voted less with his party than Obama did with his though] Palin: Not qualified because she’s not a Washington politician [she's just [...]
It’s annoying. Nobody ever seems to talk about how oil prices ARE affected by the price of oil per barrel. So I calculated it really quickly, I was curious (taking short break from testing while some things are finishing, hehe). 1 barrel = 42 gallons. At $110 (it’s almost at $100 right now, but we’ll [...]
So, I was listening to 91.5 KUSC this evening, and a composer was talking about his piece. Apparently, it was about treatment of Native Americans by, primarily, the English (and other white colonists/the US). What I found particularly interesting is that the [American] Indians were spoken of as if they were a peaceful farming community. [...]
Lester is going home on Wednesday (tomorrow) because her ear issue is getting so bad and painful. This is quite sad, and I know she is upset about it, too… we should really pray for her. I don’t think there is much else we can do, but hey… God can raise people from the dead, [...]
So, I’m doing Halstead outlines, hehe. Basically… a commentary of Romans and 1st Corinthians. Here’s an example of what I’m doing… it’s really good for me to do, too. Romans 1:1-17: Salutations and Introduction: Paul’s Desire to Come and Preach the Gospel Analysis Paul begins his letter to the Romans with a salutation to the [...]
It happened… I’m engaged! to Katharyn We’re quite happy. Slightly euphoric I suppose. Somewhere off in the clouds still. I’ll probably make a picture and story page or something, eventually.
“Or are you so well satisfied with what you are, that you have never sought eternal life, never hungered and thirsted after the righteousness of God, the perfection of your being? If this latter be your condition, then be comforted; the Master does not require of you to sell what you have and give to [...]
I was thinking during church, oddly enough, about two things our Lord said. “Be anxious for nothing.” “Come unto me, all you who are weary and heavy laden.” Be anxious for nothing. Don’t be stupid, but don’t worry about it! How little we actually do this, it seems. We worry about … at least, it [...]
I read this today (Romans 6:11, I think?), and I’m not sure I ever quite understood it. Of course, being dead to something is easy to understand… well, at least, easier. But I realized that being “alive to God” is just exactly the opposite of being “dead to sin.” I’m dead to sin, which means [...]