Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category
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Once I knew I was not magnificent
“Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live it is asking others to live as one wishes to live” ~ Oscar Wilde
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LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES
“…he thought it was “disrespectful” for Falzini to try to repossess a preacher’s car during Sunday services.”
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You [--Against--] You
How do you do what the rest of you does not want to do?
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln didn’t exchange in the economy of God because he placed himself under God and not the other way around.
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Share and Share Alike (part dos)
I think the gospel calls for us to go much deeper than not coveting. I believe it calls for us to share what we have.
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Share and Share Alike (part uno)
It began on her first birthday. Well, we more or less began introducing “sharing” with our daughter during her first birthday party. Surrounded by other children who naturally want the same toy, she began to hear “share”. Of course over…
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Conundrum
Did you know that Darwin’s faith was troubled by animal suffering? It was natural selection and the progression of species that caused him to craft his evolution theory and ultimately to renounce the Bible, God, and the Christian faith. I…
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Neither Friend nor Foe
So I know when a topic comes up in my life more than once in a few days I need to listen. The thought of God being on my side came up last weekend when I was watching…
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Perfection < Christian
Growing up I had an internal struggle to be perfect. Somehow I salvaged my lost self in the external illusion I was not as bad as the guy next to me. I got a lot…
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Twinkle of His Eye
In October our little community will have its first wedding. A special couple will be getting married after preparing for over two years. Summer and I will have the privilege of being apart of this celebration of two lives coming…
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A Desk by the Window
I actually feel very blessed to have my “tent-making” job by a window. I complain but honestly God is in the details of my circumstances, BUT I really wish I had my way. To have the luxury of supporting my…
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Human Filters
What’s your filter? Everyone has a filter, it’s whatever worldview, orthodoxy, or understanding you use to strain, sort, and categorize what goes through your senses (hear, see, smell, touch, taste). These filters can be good and they can be harmful. …
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God’s Example
God way ahead of culture.
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Jesus doing what He does
A few weeks ago our group (Graceland People) discussed what happens when Jesus comes into your life? This discussions origin came from an unbeliever friend of mine (His not atheist but agnostic). He didn’t understand why people say…
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What is Marriage?
Paul said it was better to be single (1 Cor 7.7-8), Jesus said if you’re capable of growing into the largeness of marriage, do it.
I live in Texas. There is an act called “Common-Law Marriage” that allows two consisting…
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What a day!
How would you respond if everything you possess was taken away at once? Use your imagination on how this happens. People steal your belongs, flood takes your home, your friends are killed by Mother Nature, your cars are stolen and…
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Amos on Justice
My mind is thinking on “justice” a lot today. In part because a close friend of mine is interviewing for a leadership position with Samaritan’s Purse this afternoon. Scott has influenced my view of God’s ongoing presence in…
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Everyone’s Sin
A few days a week I stay home with my daughter. I often find time while she naps to get serious things done, but sometimes I just rest and watch a movie. Yesterday I watched an interesting independent film called…
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Lying Made Easy
Like many people we have an alarm clock in our bedroom. And like most time conscious people we set that clock ahead 10-20mins so we never over sleep or arrive late (although we normally arrive late). We are not lying…