Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Things that Make You Go Hmmm….
I found the following quotes interesting to say the least… For background info, the government is trying to cut its budget and many Christians are having issues because many the cuts are coming to areas that help the poor and children. Budget Battle – Christianity Today Magazine Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said of the protesters,…
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Nothing Tougher…
We sat there each knowing what the report would bring but unable to bring ourselves to deal with the realities. We wanted to hang on to hope even though all hope was gone. She had been in ICU for two days. The pressure on her brain was at 120, it was suppose to be 20-30.…
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He Lost me at “Lover of good eating…”
You got to love some of the quotes you find….especially when reading books from the late 1800’s early 1900’s.. I don’t read much like this any more. It causes me to wonder how different Christian culture would be if we followed such advice….. Study universal holiness of life. Your whole usefulness depends on this,…
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Sometimes I Feel the Same Way
Found this in an introduction to Philo. He lived from about 20 BCE – 40 CE. It amazes me how someone from two centuries ago can pretty much sum up life in the present age. In at least one important passage Philo reveals something of his perspective on his life and work (On the Special…
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Hope Springs Eternal
Well, I finally admitted defeat and had a second phone line installed into our house. Defeat? you might ask… Well, I was holding out for DSL or Cable, or some type of broadband access, but it just wasn’t happening in my area. In fact, the phone guy told me I’m only about half a mile…
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What If The Story was Different?
As I was pondering the account of Joseph (or the story of Joseph) in Genesis 39, I started wondering, what would have happened if Joseph would have given in to Potiphar’s wife’s advances? After all, by not giving in and thus standing up for what was right he ended up in prision. How different would…