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| dead of winter |
[12.21.09] |
Winter solstice - the shortest day of the year - and all afternoon it has been snowing heavily again here in the Chiltern Hills.
It is the dead of winter.
Outside I see the snow falling in the darkness.
Unless a grain of wheat goes down into the ground, it cannot bear its harvest.
Unless we die, unless we are buried in God, we cannot live in God.
Deep winter night in the Chiltern Hills.
My little church just before dawn
Peace to you all in Jesus Christ
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Hey all! I have a question to all you history buffs out there.
I was recently watching some tv show about the Knights Templar, and they mentioned something I had never heard of before. Apparently some of the knights stopped worshiping Christ and started to revere John the Baptist, because they thought that Jesus was a disciple of John the Baptist and that he was a false prophet. The historian on the show who said this claimed that the whole, "Jesus was a disciple of John the Baptist," theory was popular and had evidence behind it. Apparently this made the Knights Templar think that Jesus was some renegade false prophet of John the Baptist or something.
I've never heard of this theory before, but even if Jesus was a follower of John the Baptist, how does that in any way make Him a false prophet? I don't get it. John the Baptist himself (according to the Bible) said that Jesus was the Christ. So how does that make Him a false prophet?
Anyone ever hear of this theory before? What are your thoughts?
Thanks in advance, God bless you all in Christ!
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| Advent Bell |
[12.21.09] |
I just got this in an email... It's kinda cheesy I guess, but I liked it anyway. I thought some people here might enjoy it.
THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3 :20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 )
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28 )
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph.. 3: 12 )
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13 )
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).. I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven ( Col 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
We belong to God!
It's the Gospel!
Keep this bell ringing...pass it on
'The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you;
The LORD turn His face toward you
And give you peace...
Numbers 6:24-26
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| Quoting God |
[12.20.09] |
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But when we don't have a good excuse, the first thing Jesus asks when we walk into His house of prayer late is: "Why are you late? I was waiting for you at the appointed time."
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I'm not very good at promptness, I admit, but the above line taken from a church email shocked me into questioning some things. Not about promptness, but about when is it appropriate to put words into Christ's mouth.
1. Is the demand for promptness (arriving on schedule) a Christian ideal?
2. Is putting Christ's name on a quote OK? If He said something similar?
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| Holiday Secrets |
[12.20.09] |
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http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-secrets.html
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people
mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.
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In ev'ry job that must be done
There is an element of fun
you find the fun and snap!
The job's a game
-Mary Poppins
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In China, it is custom to wait until the gift-giver leaves before opening the gift -- then there's no put-on about how much you love it etc.
 See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.
Order Your Copy Today
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100, 72, 45, 0 signed PostSecret books remain. HopeLine
Thanks for your support and for helping those who may be struggling this time of year.
I received the following message from Reese Butler, Founder of HopeLine, this morning. . .
Frank -
This was unbelievable. What a great effort and response. The comments are so profound and caring. Some made the donation and asked that the book be sent directly to someone else as a gift. Some who lost loved ones to suicide and thought this would be a healing gesture. It is truly heart warming and amazing to read each one.
-Reese
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Thank you so much for your support, Frank. And sincere
thanks to all of the volunteers at the Hope Center!
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Thank you for the good work you continue to perform. You have
helped me personally and I am honored to give back.
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I am an avid postsecret fan - checking every Sunday with my fiance, even attended a live show in Peoria - and recently saw your response to a woman's message about her feelings of sadness and helplessness. I think your hopeline is such a great thing. I am happy that both you and Frank Warren have found your calling - happy for you, but mostly happy for those lives you impact, and, ultimately save.
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I just saw your message on PostSecret about responding to non crises. Is there any way that I could help with this by volunteering and taking calls? I'd absolutely love to help out! Thank you!
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Hopeline is one of the miracles out there.
This week, you can receive one of the actual 6-foot by 4-foot billboards used in the making of the most popular All-American Rejects music video by your $2,000 donation to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center. 1(800)SUICIDE
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| The star of Bethlehem in the Antarctic Ice? |
[12.19.09] |
People have often speculated about what year Jesus was born. If the star of Bethlehem was - as some have proposed - a supernova, then scientists working in Antarctica may be able to pin the date down.
It turns out that supernova displays leave nitrate traces in the layer of ice for a particular year. See this New Scientist article for details!
The main star of Bethlehem will always be Jesus (not forgetting his mother who bore him). But I wonder if nitrate traces will be found for the year zero?
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| mankind |
[12.19.09] |
Do you still feel like complete members of mankind as a christian?
I ask because in the past I have found myself in a conflict there. I grew up and spent my youth as a pretty devout humanist ... what for a christian is God, for me was mankind. Later on I got to know about God and had pretty deep personal proofs of His existence to me, but still I struggled with God a lot about things like hell and punishment. I've found it incredibly hard to accept christian doctrine there. And now after becoming a baptized christian, I still struggle with it.
Do you have thoughts or ideas that may help with the thought that not all of humanity will be saved in the end?
Today I kind of gave up. I remembered Jesus' words that He had chosen His disciples out of the world, so that they would belong to Him and to His Father, and not to the world anymore.
I just can't "serve" both God and mankind. It's conflicting too much and distorts my search for truth.
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| Brown paper journals. |
[12.18.09] |
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i got a nice brown paper journal a while ago and it's just been sitting there because, quite frankly, i have no idea where to start with it. i don't want it to be full of cut and paste pictures and biro sketches like it is at the moment. but, because i like to work in inks and watercolour which look very bad on brown paper, i'm lacking any inspiration and i've not the heart to see it go to waste. so, i was wondering does anybody know of any good techniques to use when journaling on brown paper?
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| The river of life |
[12.16.09] |
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I posted a summary of last Sunday's sermon on Jesus at the well in Samaria from John 4 here, if anyone is interested.
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| fear of God |
[12.16.09] |
Do you think Adam and Eve had any fear of God in the garden? I mean true fear, not just respect.
Is the fear of God maybe a compromise, something that is necessary because we have a fallen nature which would compel us to sin if we didn't stay in the fear of God? So that then, in Heaven, on and after that glorious day, there will not be any fear of God anymore, no matter how small or huge?
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| Art Blogs? |
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This might seem like a strange question, & I'm sorry if it's a repeat one, but can someone link me to some good art blogs out there?
Thanks in advance! <3
(Mods, feel free to delete if this isn't allowed!)
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[12.16.09] |
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Chello everyone ~
I was wondering if anyone knew any websites or books with art/writing/journaling prompts? My inspiration for my Moleskines has been running dry and I was hoping to find some prompts to get it going again...any responses are appreciated :)
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