I changed my “Sermon of the Week” to “Recommended Sermon” as I’ve been slack the last few weeks in posting them, and don’t feel confident in my ability to get one up every week, as is implied. The latest is one I’m only half done listening to (It’s not the first time I’ve listened to [...]
Notable Quotable
“Upon my arrival in the United States, the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention…The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other.” Alexis de Tocqueville – French Historian
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Distraction of Antipathy
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. – Psalm 123:3 The thing of which we have to beware is not so much damage to our belief in God as damage to our Christian temper. “Therefore take [...]
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Notable Quotable
November 22, 2004
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm . . . is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a [...]
Shallow and Profound
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31 Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow concerns of life are not ordained of God; they are as much of God as the [...]
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Broad-Sided Answer to Prayer
November 21, 2004
Today ended up being a difficult day. I came face-to-face with my own mortality not once, but twice in a matter of just a few hours. The first came during a flight lesson that otherwise went great. While doing a few maneuvers at the practice area, I came out of a turn and saw another [...]
Notable Quotable
“We’ve staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all of our heart.” James Madison – Speech at the Constitutional Convention, June 6, 1787
The Forgiveness of God
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. In whom we have … the forgiveness of sins. – Ephesians 1:7 Beware of the pleasant view of the Fatherhood of God – God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That sentiment has no place whatever in the New Testament. [...]
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More on WordPress
November 19, 2004
I played around more with WordPress in the last few days. I was able to get the page laid out better, customized much more to my liking. It appears that the index file, while php, isn’t that much different than the html index file used in Movable Type. What I like the most about WordPress [...]
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Canada to Ban French Fries?
November 20, 2004
Someone please tell me this is Canada’s version of The Onion!!!!