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Question of the Week - #21

Posted on: Monday, December 31st, 2007 in: Question of the Week

This question is the last one of the year, and will probably the final question in this series. It is also a question that will lead into a little series I have been thinking about.
How involved should a Christian be in his or her government?

Question of the Week - #20

Posted on: Friday, December 28th, 2007 in: Question of the Week

There are many who do not read the book of Revelation because of the tough material.
And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. And behold, I [...]

The Pursuit Strip - #8

Posted on: Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 in: The Pursuit Strip, comic, comic strip, humor

What about Santa Claus? - Part 3

Posted on: Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 in: catholic, christmas, church, holidays, philosophy, tradition

Yesterday I talked about two posts concerning Christmas. In the second post, Mrs. Black’s post, something caught my eye that made me think about Santa Claus. She wrote:
In many homes, the first act of parental betrayal is the lie of Santa Claus…many children go [...]

What about Santa Claus? - Part 2

Posted on: Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 in: catholic, christmas, church, holidays, philosophy, tradition

Yesterday I wrote a testimony about my history and experiences with Santa Claus. Today I would like to talk about two posts I have read concerning Santa Claus and the celebration of Christmas.
The first post is by Lindsey over at Enjoy the Journey. The post is called For those of you who don’t “do” Santa [...]

What about Santa Claus? - Part 1

Posted on: Friday, December 21st, 2007 in: catholic, christmas, church, holidays, philosophy, tradition

This post will be broken into a two or three part series.
I do not really like music all too much. But there are some that I do like. My favorite artists include Pink Floyd and David Bowie. The only Christian music I really respect comes from Andrew Peterson - but honestly I don’t listen to [...]

The Pursuit Strip - #7

Posted on: Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 in: The Pursuit Strip, comic, comic strip, humor

Question of the Week - #19

Posted on: Monday, December 17th, 2007 in: Question of the Week

In the Old Testament (read Judges & 1 Samuel) the Jews cried out because they wanted a leader, like all the other surrounding nations. God gave them what they wanted, but he wanted to be their leader all along.
How does this theme work in today’s world? Especially with American Christians and even Church Governments.

Accountable to Who?

Posted on: Thursday, December 13th, 2007 in: church, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, service, teaching, tradition

Over the past couple years I have been involved in many conversations about accountability. Accountability is usually spoken of in broad and specific terms. Sometimes an individual is said to be accountable to another individual or group. Other times a group is said to be accountable to a larger group. Ultimately we are all accountable [...]

The Pursuit Strip - #6

Posted on: Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in: The Pursuit Strip, comic, comic strip