MERRY CHRISTMAS!
"Scripture itself encourages humans to use their minds to examine truth claims. As Paul writes, “Test everything, hold on to the good” (1 Thess. 5:21). It turns out that you have to practice the first part of the verse -- testing and questioning -- in order to build the wisdom to recognize, choose, and hold on to what is good.
To adapt a line from Wordsworth, the questioning child is father to the truly committed man." Nancy Pearcey
CLICK HERE TO READ: How Critical Thinking Saves Faith
"A couple of days ago I received an email from a young man who reads this site and he asked a rather simple question: How am I to react to sexual desire? As a teenager, unmarried and with marriage in the distant future rather than the near future, he wanted to know how God would have him understand sexual arousal.
That took me a little bit of thought, but here is how I think a young man can understand sexual arousal." Tim Challies
CLICK HERE TO READ: A Brief Theology of Desire
"Research has borne out the fact that Christmas is a great time to share Christ. Christmas marketing campaigns and advertising are good support, but the most effective approach remains the personal relationship. Let’s not miss it by being distracted by Christmas trappings ourselves" Ed Stetzer
A friend shared this with me this week:
"I truly believe with all my heart there are no more needy than an orphaned child. Please join me in prayer with your families this Christmas for these who desperately need parents to hold them and to show them the love of Christ. This blog was written a few weeks ago and I pray the Lord will give all of us a little more reckless abandonment.
My God use you as a Blessing to others in 2011"
"There is nothing that tells the truth about us as Christians so much as our prayer life." — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
WINTER SNOW
Verse 1
Could’ve come like a mighty storm
with all the strength of a hurricane
You could’ve come like a forrest fire
with the power of heaven in your flame
Chorus
But you came like a winter snow
quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
to the earth below
Verse 2
Could’ve swept in like a tidal wave
or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
to wipe away the things we’ve scarred
Bridge
No, your voice wasn’t in a bush burning
No, your voice wasn’t in a rushing wind
It was still, it was small, it was hidden
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Soli Deo Gloria
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