December 2010
15 posts
“We have now for many centuries triumphed over nature to the extent of making...”
– C.S. Lewis
Called to suffer...
I read the following this morning in a much loved devotional I have that is a compilation of several writings from A.W. Tozer, specifically crafted for those in Christian leadership:
“Surely Bible reading Christians should be the last persons on earth to give way to hysteria. They are redeemed from their past offenses, kept in their present circumstances by the power of an all-powerful...
Drenched in Love: Merry Christmas! →
chasehill:
Do we really have to be reminded Christmas is about the birth of Jesus by the “catchy” rhyme, “Jesus is the reason for the season?” We are making the INCARNATION a bumper sticker war between atheists/”tolerant” folk and Christians? “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Are you kidding me? Why does getting…
Just a quick reminder from my friend Chase. Not trying to be a joykill, but...
A Christmas observation...
Considering what happened at the Nicene Council of 325 between him and Arius, if he was alive today, Nicholas of Myra would probably be punching people in the mouth when he saw how a mythical legend about him had eclipsed the Truth of the Nativity in so many hearts.
Just throwing that out there. ;)
“Jesus said, “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to...”
– Oswald Chambers
Know yourself...
“God took [Moses] out of the activity and noise of Egypt and placed him in the silence of the open spaces. He kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law. Tending the sheep, he learned lessons of meditation and observation that he could only have learned in the silence.
Probably more important than anything else, Moses learned to know himself. That knowledge was a part of God’s...
Some thought provoking words from A.W. Tozer
This was a selection in one of the devotionals I read in the mornings, and it really spoke to me and challenged me, as I periodically still struggle with the times I’ve been criticized, rejected, accused, deleted from “friends lists”, etc. When that happens my flesh wants to react, to reject them in retaliation, to wax eloquent on the hypocrisies of such...
Changed Into Fire: Slacktivism →
The following are the thoughts of two close friends. I feel no need to add to them. Just read both posts in their entirety, and consider what you may do to ACTUALLY help change things in a real way.
b-larson:
in other shocking news, there are roughly 5 times as many animal shelters in the US than there are for abused women and children. Sure, you may say “animals are people too” but the...
My beautiful bride's blog. Read it. No, seriously....
You can read her thoughts here:
http://godandautism.blogspot.com/2010/12/mustard-seed-faith-or-munchausen-by.html?spref=fb