tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83788059723881433652012-02-16T03:49:10.421-08:00On this blog, I express my understanding of the Christian faith and what it means to know and follow Christ.Mrs. Webfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09688935118585583682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378805972388143365.post-42395386021315841142011-10-06T09:47:00.000-07:002011-10-06T09:47:50.839-07:00

How to Listen to a Sermon by George Whitefield Keys for getting the most out of what the preacher says Jesus said, 'Therefore consider carefully how you listen' (Luke 8:18). Here are some cautions and directions, in order to help you hear sermons with profit and advantage. 1. Come to hear them, not out of curiosity, but from a sincere desire to know and do your duty. To enter His

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In the Old Testament, the standard of righteousness was the Law which was delivered to the Hebrews at Mt. Sinai.  It is just, perfect, and good, since it is really a reflection of God's character.  He is holy, perfect, just, and good, so His Law is of the same character.  Included in the Law was a whole system of sacrifices foreshadowing the coming of Christ who shed His blood on the cross for

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This is a fantastic video on the subject of legalism and the silly rules that people make up, generally in the name of religion. In this message, he does not address the subject of radicalism, but just some of the comical things that people do in order to be pleasing to God.  It is a serious, but lighthearted look at religious practices.  No one is left out, and no one is picked on more than

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 Sometimes life can become very complicated for one reason or another.  Simply trusting Christ is the  one constant. ------------------- They that thirst and want to come to Christ must remember that simple faith is the one thing required. By all means let them come with a humble, broken, and contrite heart; but let them not dream of resting on that for acceptance. Faith is the only hand

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Because of  our daughter's  huge wedding we recently staged, I have not had much time to play my oboe.  The wedding went well, with about 400 guests.  It was a stressful, but good time.  I told my daughter that the wedding was important, but it's the marriage that interests me more.  The kids should do well in their marriage, by the grace of God. They are in love, but they also really like each

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I am not part of Mark Driscoll's church or movement. However, I like many of the things that I see in his church.  For example, their statements, accompanied by action, about human trafficking and the sex slave trade.  Very few Christian groups have taken this on in a serious and direct way.  I admire them for that. They also show a concern for the poor, widows, and orphans. Their teachings

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Below I included an excerpt from an excellent article.  These are ideas that are truly revolutionary and transformational. Our mission has been involved in this kind of ministry since our beginnings in Manila, PI.  It takes time and patience, but such approaches really do make a difference in the lives of individuals who are trapped in poverty and its accompanying despair.  : July 01, 2011 by

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 Another oboe piece that I am seeking to resurrect from my musical past is the Six Metamorphoses after Ovid.  This set of 6 songs for the oboe are delightful to listen to and to play.  I never performed the complete work, but I did play two of the 6 as audition pieces for a scholarship once. I got the scholarship. That was awhile ago.  They are not really technically all that difficult, but the

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An interview with Dr. Patrick Moore, author of "Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout."   Dr. Moore said a lot of things about conservation that make sense to me.  He dropped out of Greenpeace, but not out of the conservation movement.  He rejected the radicalism and  unscientific approach of what Greenpeace has become.  We obviously have environmental issues that need to be solved.  I like the

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This is not an Onion parody.: "Jane Fonda Claims Home Shopping Network Censorship By 'Political Extremists' "- Mark Hemingway - The Weekly Standard

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This is a lovely little video.  The photos and paintings of children are beautiful in their simplicity, as is the music. 

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Way back when I was in high school, shortly after the earth cooled, my oboe teacher had me working on the Hindemith Sonata for oboe and piano.  He liked 20th Century music quite a bit, and always had his oboe students working on unusual pieces.  I never performed it.  My interests lay more in the music of composers like Mozart, Bach, and Cimarosa. I did perform some of their works.  It was a lot

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 Those in our mission are involved in some pretty intense situations as they fight against the forces of evil in this world.  We work with the poor of this world, especially with children at risk.  Bishop Ryle's words speak directly to that kind of situation. All who try to live a genuine Christian life in this world also face a lot of opposition from without and from within.  Maybe these words

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In spite of what my grandfather believed, the wage system is not itself enslaving.  Hired workers are not slaves.  There are many slaves in our world today, but wage earners, especially in our Western democracies, are not slaves. Workers living in countries where a fair wage is not payed and working conditions are excessively harsh can and should do what they can to change that reality. Many seek

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We hear so many voices in our day telling us how to think and what to believe.  I am glad for that, and grateful for being able to live in such an open society with all its faults.  We can speak freely, and we can allow others to also have their say.  We can even find common ground if we dare to look for it.  I have spent some days here at my blog thinking through what I really believe about

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I guess that the main reason I think the way I do is because I am an American.  I sincerely believe that our system works quite well.  I do not believe that it is broken, as some have told us.  At least it is not broken here where I live. I am a  center right Conservative living in a very liberal state.   I believe that an openly capitalistic democracy is the best kind of system.  I have never

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 Some thoughts:  So, am I a believer in unbridled Capitalism?  No, not at all. What do I really think about Capitalism?  Hmmm. I think that all rulers are Capitalists. That would include everyone who has any kind of political power or aspirations.  All powerful people wish to make a profit.  Even Communist rulers, for all their high minded talk of equality, want to make money off the system

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Okay, so this post should be fairly simple.  Where do jobs come from?  In our Capitalistic, democratic society, people give two answers.  Both answers are correct. Number one.:  Jobs come from the private sector. This includes large corporations and small businesses.  In our country, it is the small business who employ the most people. Number two.:  The government. a. These are mainly our

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Okay, so I have kind of a non-standard Conservative view of labor and Capitalism. I am a pro-labor, pro-legal immigration, pro-life, anti-abortion, capitalistic Conservative.  Not all Conservatives are pro labor, but many are. Personally, I love the system we have had the privilege of living in.  However, I know that only God's Kingdom is unshakable.  I believe that poor people, as all people,

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Okay, so I have this strange, non-academic way of looking at the world.  Here are some of the things that have influenced me.: 1. Growing up in a strong union household made me pro-union.  They are a good and necessary part of our capitalistic system.  2.  My home was not just pro-union.  My grandfather was a union organizer in the coal mines of Butte, Montana.  For that he was black balled.

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Here is an excellent article on the subject of human trafficking written by Justin Holcomb called Human Trafficking in God's World.  Below is an excerpt from that article.  The complete text can be found at the Resurgence.Click here to link to it. --------------------------- Genesis 3 records the terrible day when humanity fell into sin and shalom was violated. This was a moment of cosmic

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Here is a series of programs featuring Carolyn McCulley. I like Family Life Today. They are mainstream, Evangelical Christians. You might enjoy listening to this former feminist sharing about how the Lord worked in her life. You can find these messages at the Family Life Today website [click here]. Waking Up to Faith 5/11/2009(Day 1 of 3)Are men really the problem? That's what Carolyn McCulley

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Here are excerpts from another article written by Dennis Prager. His article, "Four Legacies of Feminism" can be found at The Dennis Prager Show website. I agree with what he said in this column. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ShareThis As we approach the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan's feminist magnum opus, "The Feminine

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I am in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.  It was too bad that our congress voted down the reform bill that came before them a few years back.  Here are some reasons.: 1.  We are a nation of immigrants, and that has been one of our greatest strengths.  We are not weakened by immigration itself. 2.  There are way too many illegal aliens in our country at this point in time.  Those who

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Our daughter is getting married on Aug. 6.  Today was the fitting for her wedding dress.  The lady who will do the alterations is an immigrant from Croatia.  She was competent and sure of what she was doing. We talked about bilingualism, being an immigrant, and how people react to her.  She thinks that this area is very welcoming of foreigners.  I do, too. After all, we are a nation of

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Our traveling is over for a few months  now.  Yesterday was the last day of our cross country, Texas  A&M to Kingston, WA  road trip.  The very last part of our journey involved a ferry ride across the Puget Sound. It was a lovely afternoon, so many of the passengers were out on deck taking in the beautiful scenery and just generally enjoying the ride. On the upper deck, we met a young man from

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A few weeks back my husband and I were flying from Seattle to Rochester, NY.  We got to sit next to a man from Armenia who came to the US in the 70s.  He had grown up during the time that his country was part of the Soviet Union.  We asked him how he learned English, since he spoke very well.  For one thing, he and his wife had lived for some 30 years in Alaska, where he worked.  His daughters

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"Bush said U.S. foreign policy needs to continue to promote the ideas of democracy and freedom as a way to combat global terrorism. "The long-term solution is to promote a better ideology, which is freedom. Freedom is universal," Bush said. "People who do not look like us want freedom just as much. The relatives of [former Secretary of State]Condoleezza Rice over 100 years ago wanted

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Sometimes on a flight, the person you are sitting next to doesn´t want to visit at all.  They may just sleep, or read, or watch movies.  Other times the neighbor is in a visiting mood.  Yesterday on a flight from Chicago to Houston, I got to sit next to that other kind of seat neighbor. James is an immigrant from Taiwan who did his electrical engineering degree at Syracuse about 20 years ago. 

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I think that most of us would call Mother Teresa a good woman based on what she did during her life and ministry in India.  We also have a record of many of her words.  In fact, the Roman Catholic church is in the process of canonizing her as a saint.  I am not Roman Catholic, so I would not exalt her to that position.  However, her words and actions cannot be ignored.  Yes, she was a sinner in

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Many of us have mixed feelings about the death of Bin Laden.  Maybe Mark Twain´s alleged quote best expresses what I am feeling.  He said, I´ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.  Bin Laden was a man who had been given great gifts in this life.  He was from an unbelievably wealthy family, and later educated in the West in the best schools.  Obviously he

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The plain truth is that without Christ there is no happiness in the world. He alone can give the Comforter who abides forever. He is the sun; without Him people never feel warm. He is the light; without Him people are always in the dark. He is the bread; without Him people are always starving. He is the living water; without Him people are always thirsty. Give them what you like - place them

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The other day I wrote a bit about what I have been reading -  the book Lilith by George MacDonald.  Some say that this is his greatest work.  Most say, "Who in the world was George MacDonald?"   Well, he was a 19th century author who had a great impact on the life and writing of C.S. Lewis, and also J.R.R. Tolkien. As I said in the earlier post, he is considered by them and others to be the first

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We are all by nature debtors. We owe to our holy Maker ten thousand talents, and are not able to pay. We cannot atone for our own transgressions, for we are weak and frail, and only adding to our debts every day. But, blessed be God! what we could not do, Christ came into the world to do for us. What we could not pay, He undertook to pay for us. To pay it He died for us upon the cross. "He

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Psalm 33 The Steadfast Love of the Lord 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. 13 The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; 14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, 15 he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. 21 For our heart is glad in him, because we

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Lilith:  "No one ever made me. I defy that Power to unmake me from a free woman!  You are his slave, and I defy you! you may be able to torture me - I do not know, but you shall not compel me to anything against my will!" Mara:  "Such a compulsion would be withot value. But there is a light that goes deeper than the will, a light that lights up the darkness behind it: that light can change your

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 Bishop Ryle gives  this timely exhortation to us.  The 3 keys to getting the most out of listening to a sermon:  faith, reverence, and prayer. 3 Simple Rules For Listening to a Sermon It is not enough that we go to Church and hear sermons. We may do so for fifty years, and be nothing better, but rather worse. "Take heed," says our Lord, "how you hear." Would any one know how to hear properly

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The 20th century was known for its musical experimentation in every one of its genres.  Music involving the oboe was no exception. Way back when I was in high school, my oboe teacher gave me a piece of music that he thought I might like to play. It was a trio for flute, oboe, and viola - or clarinet - called Terzetto, and it was composed by Gustav Holst of The Planets fame.  If you click on the

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I love to read quotes from the writings of J.C. Ryle, who served as the Bishop of Liverpool during the  1800s.  He was a learned man, but he had a very clear understanding of Scripture and of how to explain its concepts in a way that is understandable to lay people. We are not Anglican, but we have been blessed by our many COE friends through the years. When he was a young man, had a spiritual

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Our daughter is studying for her master's degree at Texas A&M University.  Last semester she had a job working for the Episcopalian priest in Navasota, TX as his personal assistant.  It was a good experience, and Father Bruce was very nice to her.  When I visited last Nov., I spent 2 days with her in that town. The church is beautiful, and the town very cute.  I got a lot of pretty neat photos.

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The late Bishop R.C. Ryle - who served for years at the Liverpool Cathedral - gives this spiritual challenge.  This would be a good exercise for any time, but especially as we lead up to Holy Week.  Put yourself on trial. This kind of exercise can be very revealing and life changing.  Of course, God does not want us to develop an unhealthy introspection, but He does want us to be honest about who

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It is definitely Spring here.  This is the veterinary hospital down the hill from us.  They have such beautiful grounds.

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March 30Today, April 2 The little maple tree outside the bedroom window is ready to pop.  I love Spring.

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 I am reposting this.  It is good to turn our minds towards spiritual things as we prepare for Holy Week. ----------------  You all wish to go to heaven. I know it. I am fully persuaded of it. I am certain of it. There is not one of you, however false may be your views of what you must believe and what you must do, however unscriptural the ground of your hope, however worldly-minded you may

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Rex and I played for communion and offering yesterday at our church.  We do not have a lot of time to practice, so I like to find beautiful sounding music, with a good, strong melody line, that is easy to put together in an hour or two, max.  These little arrangements are for piano, but I played the melody. Rex added some octaves, arpeggios, and little embellishments to the piano part to make it

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It is very hard to put into words what playing the oboe means to me.  For one thing, I am not as involved with music as I was at one time.  My major at Western in Bellingham was music, so during those years I spent many hours every day both studying and playing music.  Since then, I have gone on to do many things, including teaching music at Prairie Bible Institute in Alberta, Canada. During the

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The PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die JOHN PIPER "Christ Suffered and Died . . . 31 So That We Would Die to the Law and Bear Fruit for God You also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. R o m a n s 7 : 4 32 To Enable Us to Live for Christ and

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John Piper wrote a great little book called The Passion of Jesus Christ. I have a hard copy of the book, but I also found it free online. In it, he lists and briefly explains what Jesus accomplished on the Cross.  Here are reasons 11 - 20 of the 50 reasons he gives.  "Christ Suffered and Died . . . 21. To reconcile us to God For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the

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Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The Spirit of God is the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is a Person, not a mere spiritual force. The Spirit of God breathed out the OT Law just as surely as He breathed out the NT. The law of God is in harmony with the principle of living under the leading of the Holy Spirit.  They are not in conflict nor are they

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Let us beware of regarding the Lord Jesus Christ, only as one that is dead. Here, I believe, many greatly err. They think much of His atoning death, and it is right that they should do so. But we ought not to stop short there. We ought to remember that He not only died and went to the grave—but that He rose again, and ascended up on high, leading captivity captive. We

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John Piper wrote a great little book called The Passion of Jesus Christ. I have a hard copy of the book, but I also found it free online. In it, he lists and briefly explains what Jesus accomplished on the Cross.  Here are reasons 11 - 20 of the 50 reasons he gives.  "Christ Suffered and Died . . . 11. To Complete the Obedience That Becomes Our Righteousness Being found in human form, he

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John Piper wrote a great little book called The Passion of Jesus Christ. I have a hard copy of the book, but I also found it free online. Yeah! In it, he lists and briefly explains what Jesus accomplished on the Cross. I love Christmas, but the primary focus of Christ's coming is not the Manger. The cross is the reason why Christ was born. He was born to die. Why did Christ die on the

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Many things combine to make the present inroad of false doctrine peculiarly dangerous. 1) There is an undeniable zeal in some of the teachers of error: their "earnestness" makes many think they must be right. 2) There is a great appearance of learning and theological knowledge: many fancy that such clever and intellectual men must surely be safe guides. 3) There is a general tendency to free

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Are you alive? Then see that you prove it by your actions. Be a consistent witness. Let your words, works, ways and tempers all tell the same story. Let not your life be a poor lethargic life, like that of a tortoise or a sloth—let it rather be an energetic stirring life, like that of a deer or bird. Let your graces shine forth from all the windows of your life, that those who live near you

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Let those who persecute God's people in the present day take heed what they are doing. Let them know that all who injure, or ridicule, or mock, or slander others on account of their religion, commit a great sin. Let them know that Christ takes notice of every one who persecutes his neighbor because he is better than himself, or because he prays, reads his Bible, and thinks about his soul. He

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Here is an excerpt from the excellent article Abortion Billboard Removed in New York City.  It can be found in its entirety at The Cinch Review. Please take a couple of minutes to read it.  Click here to link to the article.  ---------------------- Abortion billboard removed in New York CityPosted on February 25th, 2011 by The Cinch Review The billboard is down, but the message has been

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Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord. Let them rather look forward to it as a matter of course, and see in it a part of the cross which all must bear after conversion. Lies and false reports are among Satan's choicest weapons. When he cannot deter men from serving Christ, he labors to

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Note concerning the sponge offered to Jesus on the cross.: http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/luke/eyewitness-to-jesus Matthew 27:48,49 48 - Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 - The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him." Mark 15:36 36 - One man ran, filled a

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No, I do not even attend Mars Hill. Mark Driscoll is not my pastor. I like the way he explains things. There are many ways that we try to get rid of, deal with, or manage our guilt and our shame. Giving it all to Jesus is the only way to actually have it removed from us. Jesus died to take away our sin, guilt, and shame. He died to forgive us when we believe in Him. That is true even of

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Mary's Song - Mark Driscoll sermon #5 in Luke series Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat 46 - And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 -  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 - for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 - for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 - And

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Magnificat Challenge: Why not take some time to memorize Mary's Song, the Magnificat, in Luke 1:46-56. As you memorize, meditate on all of the qualities of God that Mary mentions in this passage. Notice, too, that Mary focuses her praise and her attention on God and what He was doing for her. We tend to focus on Mary and what she was thinking and going through at that time in her life.

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"Faith is not a distant view, but a warm embrace of Christ." - John Calvin

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God's grace - when we get what we don't deserve.  God's mercy - when we don't get what we do deserve. It is all because of Christ. He took the punishment we deserve.  He takes our sins and clothes us with His righteousness. I pray that God will show His grace and mercy to all of us. 1 Timothy 115 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world

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These videos of the Taiwanese Lantern Festival are beautifully poignant. People write prayers on the outside of the lanterns and then send them out into the darkness. It reminds me of the words of the the writer of Ecclesiastes when he spoke,"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to

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  You can't make this stuff up!  So, NARAL accuses the pregnancy centers of tricking young women into keeping the babies?  They're mad as old wet hens.-----------------------------------------  News & Politics, This Washington Anti-Abortion Group Shows Up in Full Force to Protest Pregnancy Center Bill By Josh Feit, Monday, January 24, 2011 at 2:17 PM 13 Comments and 4 Reactions At

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Truth - North Korean Testimony The Lausanne Global Conversation Listen to the testimony of this young lady.  Pray that God will guide her life and allow her to be a missionary to those living in North Korea.

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Below you can read the "blurb" summarizing this sermon.  Unfortunately there is no transcript available, or at least none that I could find.  Give it a listen.  He has some strong words related to the sex trade and how that is really a form of slavery.  His church is doing something to oppose the sex trade, and God is blessing those efforts. He also pointed out how there are Christian men who

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A few days ago I posted a summary of Mark Driscoll's comments on the subject of modern day slavery, with special emphasis on sex slavery.  Someone who called himself or herself "George" left this comment here at Mrs. Webfoot's Blog: "I would like to hear what Mark Driscoll has to say about slavery that existed in the South only about 150 years ago and why slavery was supported by major Christian

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Driscoll: " How great that God would die for you. The God who judges you is the God who dies for you. The God who judges you is the God who forgives you. The God who judges you wants you to know that even if you’ve not had a murder, you have blood on your hands. That we’re all murderers. That Jesus died for our sin, that we murdered God. That any of you who would even hear this and feel

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What has the state of Washington spent the people's money on since this report came out?  I would have to do some research to find out whether or not anything was done to help stem the tide of human trafficking in our state. What I do know is that billions of dollars were spent on a light rail system for Seattle - one that no one is really interested in using. I also know that a federal grant

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News from California Against Slavery "Many of you know that Cambodia is one of the most notorious countries for sex trafficking. But do you know that there are more children sold for sex in our country than in Cambodia?  We should be appalled that we have not lived up to our own standard of protecting the innocence of our children.  And California's state laws are woefully inadequate to deter

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Mark Driscoll’s treatment of the book of Ruth is, IMO, a great defense of Biblical patriarchy or Complementarianism.  I know that the BP and Comp. positions are different in practice, but the underlying theology is pretty much the same. I know that Driscoll is controversial for many reasons. Even so I think that he has some very good insights into the book of Ruth and Complementarianism. He

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Here's a gem from the True Woman '08 conference. I provide this quote from John Piper's message.  He tells that the kind of theology that gets women to focus on themselves and their problems and worries, instead of God, is not strong enough to help us through the difficult times. He also gives examples of all kinds of strong women who had or have a clear understanding of who God is. ---------

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Me estás matando, vida mía August 11, 2010The video below is done by a group called Funky. The song starts out as many Latin love songs to. The guy is begging the girl not to leave him. He says that she is killing him by her rejection; She is tearing him apart, piece by piece. He promises her that he will be different from other men. He promises to bring her joy if she will just give him a

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Monday, January 18, 2010 My Categories I have a somewhat non-standard way of categorizing the different currents in the gender debates. 1. Complementarianism. Key to this position are equality of being, but different God ordained roles. Men lead in the home and in the church. 2. Egalitarianism. Key to this position is equality without assigned roles. Sometimes men lead, and sometimes women lead

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1,2, and 3 Point Patriarchalists 1. Complementarians - and I think Egalitarians, too - rightly see that the Bible divides human institutions into 3 categories. There is the home, which is the basis of all society. Then there is the church. Then there is society at large, which includes government, schools, businesses, para church ministries, hospitals, and so forth. There is overlap in all these

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Spurgeon Quote About Lois and Eunice It is well to note the admirable selection of instructors. We are not at a loss to tell who instructed youthful Timothy. In the first chapter of this epistle Paul says, "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also." No doubt grandmother

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Here is a series of  programs featuring Carolyn McCulley.  I like Family Life Today.  You might enjoy listening to this former feminist sharing about how the Lord worked in her life.  You can find these messages at the Family Life Today website. Waking Up to Faith 5/11/2009(Day 1 of 3)Are men really the problem? That's what Carolyn McCulley wondered as she grappled her way through her Women's

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Note the very strange anonymous comment at the end of this post.  I edited out the swear word. I find this anonymous commenter to be kind of dangerous and kind of threatening. I believe that it was a woman, not a man. I have had three people make that same accusation to me, and all of them were women. I am assuming that this is one of them. -------------- The Debate Over Feminism The Christian

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Ephesians 5:25-28 Ephesians 5 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies

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In the article Personal Reflections on the History of CBMW and the State of the Gender Debate¹from the CBMW Journal, Spring, 2009, Dr. Wayne Grudem gives a summary of his involvement in the formation and ongoing ministry of the organization called The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. I am especially interested in the debate about the meaning of the Greek word "kephale" which is

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One-ism What is "one-ism"?  I am not sure who coined the word, but the concept behind it is very simple. It is what I would call the blender effect.  One puts everything into the ontological blender, and out comes a kind of "oneist" goo.  Everything is equal, then, and all becomes one, part of the same reality. Yes, some will accuse me of being a "Driscolista", since I have been reading quite

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Androgyny and Egalitarianism June 9, 2010I will give some examples of what I consider to be Egalitarians’ tendency to wander way too close to androgyny for Biblical comfort. These are subjects that come up during discussion, especially at Complegalitarian – a blog which has now gone underground, so I am unable to sift through the myriad of comments to find direct quotes from Egalitarian

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Good News About Injustice International Justice Mission is not a Christian organization per se. Even so, the founder of IJM is a strong Christian. It is books like this that have helped inform my views about the subject of abuse and injustice. I IMPLORE Christian feminists to rethink their very narrow, obviously flawed, and outdated views of abuse. I read this book a few years back. It was on my

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Sunday, January 17, 2010 Jesus, the Man We Can Trust Here is the Man we can believe. He is the only Bridge Builder that I am interested in. He never deceives me. He never lies to me. He never forsakes me. Please put your trust in this One who is altogether trustworthy and who never fails? He is not lying to you, dear one. Matthew 11:28-30 (English Standard Version) 28 Come to me, all who labor

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 A Constant Sacrament of Praise This quote is part of an entry that can be found at the Back to the Bible website. They have taken some sections from books written by Elizabeth Elliot and used them as devotionals. Mrs. Elliot is an amazing and brilliant woman. Here is a story she told that illustrates the sacredness of the common tasks involved in being a mother.

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Friday, January 22, 2010 Patriarchy vs. Feminism I wrote a post explaining how I understand some of the main “players” in the gender debates that take place online among Christians and in books and articles written by Christians. There is another, more general way of dividing the groups. Of course, most of us are not so clearly defined. However, there are two general positions taken in these

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What has Christ done for your soul? July 30, 2010 “If we have anything to tell others about Christ, let us resolve to tell it. Let us not be silent, if we have found peace and rest in the Gospel. Let us speak to our relations, friends, families and neighbors, according as we have opportunity, and tell them what the Lord has done for our souls. All are not called to be ministers. All are not

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The Only Thing that Matters August 8, 2010 Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 6:15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. A good meditation for this Lord’s Day.

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Human Male – Human Female May 23, 2010 Okay, so here is how God defines us in His Word.  If you do not believe the Bible, then you will never discover who you are or why you are here.  Believing the Bible involves trusting the One who inspired it.  Believing the Bible involves reading and studying it.  Believing the Bible involves seeking by the grace of God to live in submission to the will

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"Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” ~ Thomas Moore

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Please give this a listen.  Sometimes we Protestants give the impression that we somehow hate Mary because we speak and teach against the veneration of the saints. That is not true, or at least it should not be true. We respect Mary in her role as the mother of our Lord and as an example of a godly woman. She embraced her God ordained role without hesitation.  There was no wavering in her

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See my other post on the subject of Ephesians 5. Ephesians 5:22-24 22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. In our egalitarian crazed world, it is getting harder and harder

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Calvin on Housework August 11, 2010Filed under: Patriarchy and Feminism — mrswebfoot @ 5:35 pm Edit This I found this excellent sermon by John Calvin. I like the balance that Calvin got in this. Neither the husband nor the wife were made to be idle in their work. In the eyes of God, whatever we do for Him has great value. All kinds of work has dignity. In our day, many are too proud to find

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After reading several reviews of this book at Amazon and at Shelfari, I went away wondering why other readers missed something that I believe to be obvious. This is not just the memories of Carlos Eire's childhood. It is not just a boy's recollections of a mostly carefree time that was interrupted for good by Fidel Castro and his rebellion. It is Dr. Eire's spiritual autobiography, too, in the

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