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“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” – C.S. Lewis

Month: February, 2008

Until Something Better Comes Along

Just some genius from LifeChurch.tv in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Genius quote: “If we break up, this does not mean it wasn’t special to me.”

Slow Clap: Oprah’s New Jesus

Oprah’s New Jesus (Ben Arment)
Excerpt:

Oprah has skyrocketed the career of another author on her book club. But this endorsement is a bit heart-wrenching. She’s taking her fans through a year-long “Course in Miracles” by Marianne Williamson. Each day, her book club site features a different lesson on this essentially new religion. Here are some quotes [...]

Behind “This is Pete”

Evangelism: The Power of “THE ASK”

This is Pete

Pete by Chris Elrod (site):

This is Pete.
Pete has smoked since he was teenager.
Pete struggled most of his life with alcohol.
Pete used to shoot people when he’d get angry.
Pete spent 15 years behind bars.
Pete has cancer…a bunch of cancer.
Pete has been given only a few months to live.
Pete has a tattoo on his leg that says [...]

Each Of Us Has A Flock

I have been a bit fixated on passages in the Bible that pertain to leadership, pastoring, teaching or simply, “feeding His sheep”.
In my daily reading, I love to make note of anything that pops out and be sure to bookmark it. I am reading through the New Living Translation starting with John and then going [...]

How Did Jesus Prevent Women From Falling In Love With Him?

Trust me, it is a very serious question.I was having this discussion with the better half of one of my accountability partners after reading the first comment on Lori’s blog.
After years of being misunderstood of her giving heart, Shelley finally came to the conclusion that it was okay to give and keep giving of yourself. [...]

Especially during…

This last week has been nothing but peace, joy, hope and love for me. Despite work being a buttkicker, I love where I work and who I work for and with. Despite the lack of maximum time, my relationship with my son grows stronger. Despite my divorce, I had the best Valentine’s Day ever.
Through all [...]

Recent Prayers I

Dear Heavenly Father,
I come before you to worship your Name above all Names. You are my Beautiful Lord and Saviour. There is no one like You. You are simply Matchless.
I thank you for sending your blessings in form of some of the most beautiful people I have ever called friend. Thank you for sending them [...]

Time, Part 2

This new job I took, while very giving in time, didn’t pay so well. In my complete oversight, I suddenly realized my paychecks would not cover my expenses.
I am very good with math but this one went right by me. (I am more of a calculus guy and less of a calculator guy like my [...]

Review: Rambo

Violence Level: Makes “300″ look like “Finding Nemo”. It makes the opening scene to “Saving Private Ryan” look like “Driving Miss Daisy”.
One reviewer hit it home: “What makes this movie scary is that this is about a war that is going on right now. This movie displays the atrocities going on right now.”