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Archive for May, 2009

THE DANCE OF MAHANAIM (Song 6:13-7:9)

THE DANCE OF MAHANAIM We are God’s own handiwork, recreated in Christ Jesus, born anew that we may do those good works which God planned beforehand for us. Taking paths which he prepared ahead of time, that we should walk in them—living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live. [...]

Prayers like incense (by John Paul Jackson)

via: streamsministries Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. — Psalm 141:2 Have you ever wondered about the scriptural tie between incense and prayer? Many of us weren’t raised in cultures that use incense on a regular basis, and in fact, for some [...]

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS …by John MacArthur

via: stevenjcamp Jesus has made it clear that we who know God are salt and light in the world (Mt. 5:13-14). The Scripture also calls us ambassadors to the world (2 Cor. 5:20) and pilgrims in the world (1 Pet. 2:11). Paul told the Philippians that our citizenship is not here but in heaven (Phil. [...]

NO MR. PRESIDENT! …a plea to save the lives of unborn children by John Piper

via: stevenjcamp IS THIS WHERE WE’RE HEADED? Sweden has approved gender-specific abortions, allowing parents to rid themselves of an unwanted daughter in a closely-watched ethics case: Swedish women will be permitted to abort their children based on the sex of the fetus, according to a ruling by Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare. The [...]

Focus on the Task at Hand

via: dailyscriptureblog Life is tough enough as it is. It’s even tougher when we’re headed in the wrong direction. One of the incredible abilities of Jesus was to stay on target. His life never got off track. Not once do we find him walking down the wrong side of the fairway. He had no money, [...]

Crossing the Great Divide

via: lastdaysministries As Christians, we know that God has reconciled us to Himself through the cross and the shed blood of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul says, “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through [...]

The Soul’s Failure in Abiding (Song 6:5-12)

The Soul’s Failure in Abiding The Shulamite will now learn the conditions of abiding in the light of her Lord’s countenance. She is not yet there. She has not established herself in this degree of union, nor does she know all its special dangers—or the wiles of the adversary at this stage of the spiritual [...]

Multiverse Musings: Typing Monkeys, Shakespeare, and Jammed Typewriters

by Jeff Zweerink A couple years ago, I ran across a Get Fuzzy comic strip (see below) relevant to the multiverse. It plays off a popular confusion people encounter when dealing with probabilities and large sample sizes. The main point is that given a large enough sample size, every possibility happens. This conclusion rests on [...]

Out of Order

Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. New Fossil Raises Questions about Tetrapod Origins The fishapods are not the latest rock n’ roll sensation. But members of this group have achieved rock-star status–at least among paleontologists. Fishapods refer to series of fossils recovered from rock formations that date between 385 and 365 million years in age. [...]

Women of Warfare

From the desk of Steve Shultz: What a testimony of the power of prayer that Becky Van Koevering shares in her article! Becky is the wife of David Van Koevering, who is a writer, minister, motivational speaker, quantum physicist and inventor. They’ve had their share of ups and downs through the years as you’ll read [...]

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