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Jesus: Man, Messiah, or More

A new online documentary about the historical Jesus will be available soon.

Part one of eight is available free online right now, right here

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Laurie into Begg on the Beatles

I am posting this just for me. sorry. I love these guys, and Alistair Begg is one of my favorite old school teachers - the best.

Calfskin What?

I don't think I have a calfskin anything, but if you are interested in winning a "premium calfskin leather version of the new ESV Study Bible", then go check out the boomerinthepew site and do the work. It does look nice, but the prize is inside. I admit, I'd like it.

Touching High School Basketball Story

In the world of competitive sports today, this story is quite amazing. Those kids will never forget that game.

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Jesus Being Jesus

And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
– Mark 2:5-7 (ESV)

Blaspheming God was the worst sin that anyone could commit in the eyes of religious Jews. And the “scribes” were like the PhD’s of the law. The scribes were the experts in the Old Testament. Many of them had the entire Old Testament memorized. And they knew that only God could truly forgive sins. Jesus’ assertion to forgive this paralytic’s sins was tantamount to claiming himself to be God, and the scribes were rattled by this.

There are amazing human intrigues and courage revealed in this story of Mark.
But perhaps the greatest claim of the story, if not the most subtle, is that Jesus marks his own claim to be God. And that is just Jesus being Jesus, never boasting his power but subtly sending the message that He is the true teacher, the ruler, the King of all kings. Jesus never forced his will on anyone, but repeatedly used strong teaching and uncompromising claims to let the members of his audience have the ability to affirm the truth for themselves. May this approach to evangelism also be true of us when we share our stories and our faith.

but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?" "We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." –John 10:32-33

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The Obamateur Hour

Does Obama know what he is doing?

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The banks appear to be socializing.

NEXT: socializing HOLLYWOOD. YEAH!!!
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The Shaq

Courtesy of Marc Heinrich's purgatorio.

A new book is causing controversy among evangelicals. “The Shaq” tells the story of a grieving L.A. Laker’s fan who is visited by a 7ft 300 lbs African American basketball player and an aging zen-master head coach who use the triangle offense to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. I don’t know what the problem is, sounds good to me.

12-year-old steals day with pro-life speech

Even though a "judge" was offended, she won.

You won't see this on 60 minutes.

Go to the article and watch the You tube video

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Disturbing

That is what this "church" video is ...

I liked the movie, but this video is ridiculous.

sorry state of affairs for this organization

The Tongue Connected to the Heart

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. – Ephesians 4:25

I don’t have the official stats on this but will go out on record predicting that sins of thought are most likely the most pervasive and frequent transgression committed by man. However, the most common expressed sin is probably wrongdoings of speech.

Whenever the Bible talks about the tongue, or about what you say, you ought to stop and study it, and you ought to master it. Because James says,

“If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man” - James 2:2

Jesus made the point in the Sermon the Mount that wrong speech is enticed by Satan …

Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. – Matthew 5:37

Some of the more regrettable times in my life have come after I have used spoken words that were wrong, whether it was outright lying, speaking erroneously of others, expressing unrighteous anger, or speaking words that were just plain badly chosen. I’ve asked God (and targets) to forgive me, but usually the damage is done.

How can change be accomplished in this area? First recognize this …

“out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” – Matthew 12:34,
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“the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' – Matthew 15:18

Again, the source from which the mouth speaks goes back to “the heart”, or the “mind”, biblically. Ask God to take over the patterns of thought in your mind (heart), and the connection to the tongue will, on the authority of God’s word, automatically happen, to the glory of God. Godly thinking leads to Godly speech.

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Breakdown of the Obama Spend Plan

Here are some useful graphics to help explain how the billions of dollars of your money will be spent by the U.S. government.

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Truth in Toons Act of 2009

Click on toon to enlarge.


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His Body, Your Home

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body - 1 Corinthians 6:19,20

There it is. If you are a Christian then the Spirit of God takes up residence in your body. It is a very sobering and stunning truth, and should lead us to a renewed reflection on the practical ramifications of this truth.

There are a lot of selfish reasons to take care of your body, physically. None of those reasons are really emphasized in the word of God, however. Motivation for staying physically strong is more supernatural than human. Daniel understood this, as he was tested physically in his captivity and relied on God for supernatural results…

8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. … 12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. … 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. – Daniel 1:8,12-15,19

The physical body is always connected to the spirit for those who choose to walk with God. As with other aspects of our journey with the Lord, there is, inconsideration of your earthly body, a cooperative and cognitive effort that involves both your will and God’s direction and sovereignty. God treasures a healthy body.

A Real Christian Church, 40 Years After

How to do church right, as shared by John MacArthur, Jr. Thanks John, and God bless you for your years of service to Christ.

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