Looking ahead?
December 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm | Posted in Christianity | Leave a commentTags: Abraham, America, ateasetees, Athanasius, blood, Christian, Christmas, church, cloud of witnesses, couch potato, covenant, credit card, David, death, debt, Egypt, evangelism, Exodus, family, famine, fear, finance, future, Genesis 15, God, Goliath, grace, Hebrew, hell, history, Holy Spirit, hope, Hugh Latimer, Ignatius, Israel, Jan Huss, Jesus, Joseph, judgment, look ahead, love, marriage, mercy, Messiah, mistakes, mock, money, Moses, nation, new year, Nicholas Ridley, peace, Pentecost, Peter, Pharoah, Philistines, plague, play the man, Polycarp, Promised Land, Psalms, purpose, relationship, relevance, repent, salvation, Samuel, Sanhedrin, sermon series, sin, slaves, soul, Stephen, Thomas Becket, trial, tribulation, truth, ungodly, weight loss, William Tyndale
Ok…Christmas is over and things are starting to settle down. It’ll be another week or so before the credit card bills become a priority and you’ve still got a couple of days before the big New Year’s celebration. What do most people do during this time? They begin to look ahead. For the next month or so, you’ll see ad after ad telling you that they have the very thing that you’re looking for to make the new year go your way. Wanna lose weight? There will be a dozen different new weight loss machines on the market before you can say “couch potato”. Want to better your finances? There are programs and companies that want to help you get you money woes under control (including the huge debt you just built up). Want to see your marriage change? There are books, CDs, and counselors waiting for you to pick them up, pop them in, or give them a call so that they can spend the next 30 days getting your relationship in the best shape its ever been. And, once you choose which of the myriad new eye dazzlers will garner your attention, you can spend a little time plotting your course with fervor and determination because you know that this is your year.
I can’t help but wonder if all of this is really necessary? What are the real motives behind much of this New Year’s barrage? Seems like it’s just one more way for someone to try and make money. Do the methods work? I’m sure for some people they do, but is it “sure-fire” for everyone like the ad copy says? I doubt it. I also can’t help but wonder if ahead is the direction that we need to pour all of this effort (even though it’s really only a few days). Looking over scripture, I see something different and I hope that it helps balance all of the new fad hype. Continue Reading Looking ahead?…
Newslinks Notice
December 27, 2009 at 11:32 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentSince I’ve upgraded to Windows 7 and IE8, I’ve been unable to paste links into my blog. Until I can do this, I won’t have the ability to post newslinks. I haven’t tried FireFox yet but will do that later today. Hopefully I’ll be able to get this back on track!
Thanks for your patience!
Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2009 at 2:42 pm | Posted in Christianity | Leave a commentTags: angels, Anna, ateasetees, baby, Bethlehem, Christian, circumcision, David, devout, evangelism, Gentiles, Glory to God in the Highest, God, Jesus, Joseph, Lord, Luke 2, manger, Mary, Merry Christmas, Nazareth, peace, prayer, redemption, salvation, Savior, shepherds, sign, Simeon, Spirit
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Continue Reading Merry Christmas!…
Design of the Week – Crossover Blog – Alien
December 23, 2009 at 3:21 pm | Posted in Designs of the Week | Leave a commentTags: alien, ateasetees, blog, Christian, crossover, different, evangelism, faith, God, hell, hope, Jesus, joy, judgment, love, peace, sin, truth, Upstream Designs, world
This week’s pick is a great design by Upstream Designs. It is called Alien and shows the word “alien” with an actually alien for the “I”. It also says “til heaven calls me home”. This is something that I know that I sometimes forget. The Bible says that Christians are not to be of the world. We are not supposed to look like the world, act like the world, think like the world, talk like the world, or live like the world. I really have to wonder if some Christians know what that means though. Continue Reading Design of the Week – Crossover Blog – Alien…
One Blood
December 7, 2009 at 5:21 pm | Posted in Christianity | Leave a commentTags: 1960s, Acts 17, Adam, Al Sharpton, America, American, Areopagus, ateasetees, Athens, black, Christian, Christmas, church, clique, co-Redemptrix, color, creed, denomination, discrimination, dogma, ELCA, ethnicity, evangelical, evangelism, Eve, founding fathers, freedom, God, hatred, heresy, heretical, heritage, hope, I Have A Dream, In Jesus Name, Irish, Italian, Jamie Foxx, Japanese, Jehovah's Witness, Jesse Jackson, Jesus, love, Lutheran, Martin Luther King Jr., Mary, melting pot, Michael Jackson, Mormon, Native American, one baptism, one body, one faith, one God, one hope, one Lord, one man, one Spirit, Paul, PCUSA, Polish, prayer, Presbyterian, president, prosper, race, racism, rejoice, Roman Catholic, sacrifice, safety, salvation, Savior, sin, skin color, slavery, truth, UMC, United Methodist, value, white
I’ve been pondering something that I’ve seen happen a lot since I’ve been alive and it’s increased lately with the new president and administration. When America was founded, it was founded as a haven for Christians. Because of its Christian roots, as it grew, it became known as a melting pot. It was a place where anyone, regardless of color, race, creed, etc. could have the opportunity to excel and prosper. They could have the opportunity to build the life they dreamed of in freedom and safety.
Get the Word out! 