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Thursday, May 5, 2011

On The Box

On The Box: "I awoke to a beautiful sunrise over the Sea of Galilee. Another busy day was ahead of us. For me, it would also be a day of mixed emotions--wonderment, thankfulness, and disappointment."

Martyrs: Gao Zhisheng’s Torture « Stone the Preacher

Martyrs: Gao Zhisheng’s Torture « Stone the Preacher: "I debated about whether to post what happened to this poor brother, a man Christianity Today calls “The World’s Most Missing Christian.” Since I read of his account from ChinaAid though, I’ve been praying for him daily; maybe you will, too."

Harvest Daily Devotion for 5/5/2011: "It Matters to God"

Harvest Daily Devotion for 5/5/2011: "It Matters to God": "Jesus taught us to pray as follows: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread . . .' (Matthew 6:9–11)."

A Continuing Requirement - Online Bible Study Tools

A Continuing Requirement - Online Bible Study Tools: "The story of Jonah shows us that the gospel—the good news that God relentlessly pursues sinners in order to rescue them—is just as much for Christians as it is for non-Christians. Jonah's life proves this, because Jonah, who knows God, obviously needs divine deliverance as much as anyone else in the story."

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Harvest Daily Devotion for 5/4/2011: "Sufficient in His Hands"

Harvest Daily Devotion for 5/4/2011: "Sufficient in His Hands": "A little boy was asked what his favorite Bible story was. He said, 'I like the one where everyone loafs and fishes.' That is not exactly what happened with the Feeding of the Five Thousand, but it is a great story."

Best 12 theology books – free! | free Christian resources

Best 12 theology books – free! | free Christian resources: "Last week Fred Sanders from the Scriptorium blog list the top twelve theology books from the history of Christianity. Obviously this is a subjective list, but there is no doubting it is a list of twelve awesome books."

Will everyone (eventually) make it to heaven? Jesus didn’t think so.

Will everyone (eventually) make it to heaven? Jesus didn’t think so.: "Rob’s book constantly casts doubt on the notion that there is a hell that will be full of people suffering for eternity. Others have cast doubt on that by speaking of anihilationtsm, where people’s suffering is not eternal, but the consequences are. With that view the unsaved pass out of existence at some point in the future."