disciple in the making
From the yearly archives:
I write this for those that find them in a tough season of life. Particular my friends from Church Online who are going through various trials in life; having to (or learning to) suffer well. suffer: to undergo, be subjected to, or endure anything unpleasant. 1 Peter 4:13 (NIV) 13 But rejoice that you participate [...]
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This is going to be an uncharacteristic blog post. Meaning it hasn’t been super thought out and taken me two hours to write. I’m going to go against the norm and pound this thought out in 15 minutes. Let’s see how I do . . . I’m chillin’ here trying to sleep, but my ankle [...]
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Here’s a link for 25% off Net Nanny. The discount is in partnership with my church and is not an affiliate link. Christian guys look at porn. We search for pictures of naked chicks. We lust after attractive women. Yup, it’s all true. A main tool used by Christians to help counteract these temptations and [...]
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Should ordained pastors/ministers opt out of self employment taxes (i.e. Social Security and Medicare taxes)? No. Unless you meet extremely rare requirements. None of which include the following: Social Security benefits won’t be available when I retire It’s poor stewardship of God’s money I can do a better job investing than the government It’s not [...]
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For two years I have met for hundreds of hours on committees. I have never written a poem about it. It is deadening to my soul. I am a thinker. A writer. A preacher. A poet and songwriter. At least these are the avenues of love and service where my heart flourishes. . . . [...]
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So I randomly stumbled across an article called Pens for Bibles the other day. It answers the question: What is the best type of pen to use in a Bible? I’ve tried highlighters, dry highlighters, pencils and pens (ball point, gelly, rollerball) without being satisfied with any for underlining and taking notes. So when I [...]
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I’m curious to know how you approach reading your Bible? Particularly, how do you ensure you’re maximizing what you read? Back in college, Chi Alpha (the campus fellowship I was involved with) did an outreach during the week of freshmen orientation. I remember being out there one day handing out Pop-Ice wearing my Chi Alpha [...]
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