You ever get the hint that maybe you’ve outgrown your former Faith/Religion? I mean, I still see people ‘fanning’ (on Facebook) congregations which openly support hiding child molesters, among other lesser sins of omissions. When it comes down to it, do people really want to see the truth about those who have led them for so long? Maybe they have replaced God with their pastors which, at least in their minds, must not EVER be questions on pangs of hellfire.
Feb 28 2010
Sunday Thoughts – 2/28
Good thing this is not a Leap Year. Not sure I would want another day in February.
Feb 21 2010
Sunday Thoughts – 2/21
On the personal front, it has been a rather long week. My ‘day job’ has been rather involved this past week, so as result, I was unable to get everything accomplished that I wanted to. That’s alright – I’ll try to get to them this week, or at least sometime before Christmas.
Feb 20 2010
Is Marriage Bliss? No, Marriage is Sanctification
Is marriage bliss? No, bliss is fantasy. It is what thrill seekers alway need yet never find. It is what makes hallucinogens appealing to some people. It is charismatic experience in and of itself. It does not make you who God intends on making you.
via Is Marriage Bliss? No, Marriage is Sanctification « Near Emmaus: Christ and Text.
And excellent post!
Feb 17 2010
Forty Days In Scripture – Forty Days Until Something
Lent is based upon the forty days of ‘x’ found in Scripture. It is not just the forty days spent in the Wilderness by Christ, but we find as well that particular length of time is important to the Scriptural narrative:
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Feb 14 2010
American Charity Donations to Haiti Surpass $709M
Wow:
American charities have contributed more than $709 million to aid quake-stricken Haiti.
Some of the largest gifts from the U.S. came through the American Red Cross ($271 million), Catholic Relief Services ($37.3 million), the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund ($40 million), Doctors Without Borders ($43.5 million), U.S. Fund for UNICEF ($44.7 million), and World Vision ($24.7 million), the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.
Have you donated?
American Charity Donations to Haiti Surpass $709M | Christianpost.com.
Feb 14 2010
Sunday Thoughts – 2/14
It has been a really long week, but just a few more, and it will be 2011.
Feb 13 2010
Undepravity: Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable
I haven’t been doing this, so sorry about that. Everybody needs something to smile about every now and then:
Mr Rabeder, 47, a businessman from Telfs is in the process of selling his luxury 3,455 sq ft villa with lake, sauna and spectacular mountain views over the Alps, valued at £1.4 million.
Also for sale is his beautiful old stone farmhouse in Provence with its 17 hectares overlooking the arrière-pays, on the market for £613,000. Already gone is his collection of six gliders valued at £350,000, and a luxury Audi A8, worth around £44,000.
Read the rest:
Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable – Telegraph.
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