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PERSONALIZING TITUS 3:3-7

May 20, 2012 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

Personalize Titus 3:3-7 (The Message), by speaking your name in every blank.

It wasn’t so long ago that was stupid and stubborn, dupe of sin, ordered every which way by his/her glands, going around with a chip on his/her shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved from all that. It was all his doing; had nothing to do with it. He gave a good bath, and came out of it a new person, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. ’s Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God’s gift has restored ’s relationship with him and given back his/her lives. And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! can count on this.

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IS THE BIBLE RELIABLE? (A REVIEW)

May 17, 2012 in Resources with 0 Comments

What are the implications if God does or does not exist?
What are the implications if the Bible is or is not reliable?

The extent, to which a person questions the world with or without a Creator and his revelation, is the extent to which they will search for the answers.

INTERVIEW #14 – JOHN (45, NEWARK, DE.)

May 16, 2012 in Interviews with 0 Comments

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: HOMELESS MAN

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1. What is your religious background?
Mostly Baptist. I’ve been to a Methodist Church before. I don’t really affiliate myself with any particular denomination. I don’t see in the Bible where we were instructed to have divisions amongst ourselves. But they all point to the true God through Christ.
My mother was a Christian. My dad left when I was two, but I’ve heard that he has sense turned his life around and accepted the Lord.
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57 QUOTES FROM PEPPERDINE BIBLE LECTURES

May 14, 2012 in Stories & Ideas with 4 Comments

DEDICATED TO JERRY RUSHFORD, DIRECTOR OF PEPPERDINE BIBLE LECTURES FOR 30 YEARS.

From May 1^st through the 4^th, I was blessed to attend the Pepperdine Bible Lectures at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. I’ll refrain from writing about the event itself, as several articles have been written already, the links to which I’ve included as you scroll down.

Instead, I’ve compiled a list of 58 quotes of various speakers, which were shared on Twitter by those in attendance, using the hashtag #PBL12. Following the quotes is a video capturing the crowd’s last song of the conference (which I recorded in 2010), but is traditionally sung every year.

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PERSONALIZING MATTHEW 6:1-18

May 13, 2012 in Personalizing Scripture with 2 Comments

Personalize Matthew 6:1-18 (The Message), by speaking your name in every blank.

“Be especially careful when is trying to be good so that he/she doesn’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made won’t be applauding. “When does something for someone else, he/she shouldn’t call attention to . You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure—’playactors’ I call them— treating prayer meeting and street corner alike as a stage, acting compassionate as long as someone is watching, playing to the crowds. They get applause, true, but that’s all they get. When helps someone out, he/she shouldn’t think about how it looks. Just do it—quietly and unobtrusively. That is the way your God, who conceived in love, working behind the scenes, helps out.

ANSWERING EMAILS ABOUT SEX, WHORES, AND GOD’S GRACE

May 11, 2012 in Stories & Ideas with 16 Comments

“Some Christians are really bad people. Some non-Christians are really good people. How will God judge between the two?”

I was recently asked this question via email by one of my dear friends. If you asked her if she’s a Christian, she’d say “No.” If you asked me if she’s a good person, I’d say “Yes.”

She raised such a good question, that I asked for her permission to post our correspondence on my blog, so long as I use an alias. So, let’s just call her Becky.

INTERVIEW #13 – CHELSEA (22, KISSIMME, FL.)

May 9, 2012 in Interviews with 1 Comment

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: ATHEIST COLLEGE STUDENT

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1. What is your religious background?
I grew up in a religious household. My entire family are Christians, and I went to Christian school all my life.

2. Do you currently practice a religious faith? If not, why?
I’m an atheist. I try to live my life as logically as possible, and I find that the idea of simply believing in something based on purely faith isn’t something that’s logical completely.
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PERSONALIZING HEBREWS 4:12-16

May 6, 2012 in Personalizing Scripture with 2 Comments

Personalize Hebrews 4:12-16 (The Message), by speaking your name in every blank.

God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying open to listen and obey. is not impervious to God’s Word. can’t get away from it—no matter what.

INTERVIEW #12 – ISAAC (9, NEWARK, DE)

May 2, 2012 in Interviews with 1 Comment

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: ^3rd GRADE CHILD

1. If you could volunteer to serve anyone in the world who needed help, what group of people would you choose, and why?
It’s because, I think they’re one of the poorest countries. They don’t have that much food. I would give them food from our country, like some cabbage or throw some bread down [from an airplane]. I’ve always wanted to go to Africa and see the parks.
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REVELATION 21:1-7

April 29, 2012 in Personalizing Scripture with 1 Comment

Personalize Revelation 21:1-7 (The Message), by speaking your name in every blank.

I saw Heaven and earth new-created. Gone the first Heaven, gone the first earth, gone the sea. I saw Holy Jerusalem, new-created, descending resplendent out of Heaven, as ready for God as a bride for her husband. I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: “Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with . is one of his people, he’s ’s God. He’ll wipe every tear from ’s eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone.” The Enthroned continued, “Look! I’m making everything new. Write it all down—each word dependable and accurate.”
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PERSONALIZING TITUS 3:3-7

IS THE BIBLE RELIABLE? (A REVIEW)

INTERVIEW #14 – JOHN (45, NEWARK, DE.)

57 QUOTES FROM PEPPERDINE BIBLE LECTURES

PERSONALIZING MATTHEW 6:1-18

ANSWERING EMAILS ABOUT SEX, WHORES, AND GOD’S GRACE

INTERVIEW #13 – CHELSEA (22, KISSIMME, FL.)

PERSONALIZING HEBREWS 4:12-16

INTERVIEW #12 – ISAAC (9, NEWARK, DE)

REVELATION 21:1-7

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