Taking a leave of absence
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by steveknife
1y ago
It’s been a great few years blogging but the time has come for me to continue my studies. I’m in my final few months and I have so much to prepare for. Perhaps next year I will find my own church and a congregation to shepherd. The Lord is good all the time. All glory to the One who called me ..read more
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The Name of God
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by steveknife
1y ago
There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH. Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we have a preference for vowels. But scholars and Rabi’s have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it actually sounds like breathing. YH (inhale): WH (exhale). So a baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of God. A deep sigh calls H ..read more
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Want to Survive College? Join a Church.
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by steveknife
1y ago
Excellent advice and article if you are attending a college. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 | Shelby Abbott Do you want to be a person who’s walking with God in 50 years? Then walk with him today.” That’s what I say each summer to the group of college students who come to the mission project I lead in Ocean City, Maryland. And here’s how I follow up: “Your lifeline for walking with God today is community. Wherever you are, find and commit to a local body of believers.” I always urge young people—and I’m urging all college students now—to be committed members of a local church. Why? Because it’s what Chris ..read more
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Parents Just Go to Church
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by steveknife
1y ago
By Cameron Cole, writer for the Gospel Coalition At a Fortune 500 corporation, many interests and demands consume the company’s time and resources. How does an executive choose what opportunities to prioritize? The same is true for Christian parents. Tremendous resources exist for discipling kids: devotionals, catechisms, and guides for family worship. Parents are paralyzed when confronted with all the good options. Where do we start? Hear me when I say this: start by going to church. Yes, I encourage you to pray with your kids. Read the Bible as a family. Attempt to have family worship ..read more
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Matt Chandler Leave of Absence
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by steveknife
1y ago
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Jesus Saves Villains: Read Romans to Your Kids
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by steveknife
1y ago
Story by Joanna Kimbrel Believe it or not, the elementary-age children you parent, teach, and care for are ready for the book of Romans. It’s true that Paul’s letter to the Romans is notoriously intimidating. It covers topics like sin, election, and justification that can be difficult to grasp and accept whatever your age. Even Peter said some things in Paul’s letters are difficult to understand (2 Pet. 3:16), and Romans is Paul’s longest and arguably his most theologically dense epistle. But though Romans doesn’t seem kid-friendly, it tells an adventurous story of peril and rescue. The book o ..read more
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Theodulf Alcuin 735-804
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by steveknife
1y ago
Alcuin became an architect in the Carolingian renaissance establishing schools and libraries that spread the literacy among the Franks and preserved important historic and literary documents.The following prayer reflects this Christian scholars devotion to God and desire for wisdom Eternal Light shine into our hearts, Eternal Goodness, Deliver us from evil, Eternal Power be our support, Eternal Wisdom scatter the darkness of our ignorance, Eternal Pity have mercy upon us that with all our heart and mind and souls and strength we may seek thy Face and be brought by thine infinite mercy to thy h ..read more
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Is your device controlling you?
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by steveknife
1y ago
A great article by Jeff Mingee Against the backdrop of God creating humanity to exercise dominion, consider the man who misses his son scoring the winning goal because he’s distracted by the vibrating phone in his pocket. Or the young employee who browses social media but with the mouse cursor hovering over the “x,” ready to close it should her boss walk by. Or the student who ignores his body’s cry for sleep and instead strains his tired eyes to scroll for a few more images. They are not in control. Paul warned about those who weren’t in control. He described one controlling factor of enemies ..read more
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Playing Favorites in Church
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by steveknife
1y ago
Favoritism is alive and well—and it hurts. I’ll venture that we have all experienced being on the wrong end of someone’s favoritism. Favoritism at … Playing Favorites in Church ..read more
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How to Help Teens Who Are Anxious and Depressed article by Jared Kennedy
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by steveknife
1y ago
In 2016, Susanna Schrobsdorff published an eye-opening article in Time that told us preteens and teenagers are more anxious, overwhelmed, and depressed than the generations before. When her article was published, over 6 million teens in the U.S. had been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder—25 percent of the teen population. After several years of stability, Schrobsdorff reported that depression among high school kids was rising. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 4.6 percent of adolescents, ages 12 to 17, had at least one major depressive episode in 2006. That number was ..read more
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