10 Simple Discipleship Truths – SteveMurrell.com

10 Simple Discipleship Truths – SteveMurrell.com: "Last month Deborah and I were in Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan teaching Asian pastors, church-planters, and missionaries about discipleship and leadership. Same ole boring strokes, again. After our Sunday night session a young Indonesian leader asked, “how do you define discipleship?” Good question. Here’s my answer, and more."

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Father's love letter

Reflections on reflections-online.net: "


My child

You may not know me, but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2"

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My Take: Stop sugarcoating the Bible – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

My Take: Stop sugarcoating the Bible – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs: " The Bible is a gritty book. Very raw. Very real. It deals with people just like us, just as needy and screwed up as we are, encountering a God who would rather die than spend eternity without them."

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This Week on TV

Charles Stanley sermon this week, good as always.

This Week on TV:

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▶ BIBLE STUDY: If Jesus were the pastor of your church you probably wouldn't go there - Francis Chan - YouTube

This guy is awesome.  Listen.

▶ BIBLE STUDY: If Jesus were the pastor of your church you probably wouldn't go there - Francis Chan - YouTube: ""

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What should parents tell their children about Santa Claus?

What should parents tell their children about Santa Claus?: " Although Santa Claus is a mythical figure, his creation is based in part on a great Christian man named Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in the 4th century. Nicholas was born to Christian parents who left him an inheritance when they died, which he distributed to the poor. He became a priest at a young age and was well-known for his compassion and generosity. He had a reputation for giving gifts anonymously, and he would throw bags of money into people's homes (and sometimes down their chimneys) under the cover of night to avoid being spotted."

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What is the meaning of Noel?

What is the meaning of Noel?: " Every year, people sing songs like “The First Noel” at Christmas, and many wonder what a “noel” is. In French, joyeux noel means “Merry Christmas.” Our modern English word comes from the Middle English nowel, which Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defined as “a shout of joy or Christmas song.” The roots of the word are the French noel (“Christmas season”), which may come from the Old French nael. This, in turn, is derived from the Latin natalis, meaning “birth.” Since Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ, it was natural for people to refer to the celebration as the “nativity” or the “birth.”"

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"What should we learn from the life of Job?"

Got Questions - Question of the Week: "Answer: The life of Job is proof that man usually has no idea what God is doing behind the scenes in the life of each believer. All humans ask the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" It is the age-old question, and one that is sometimes difficult to answer in human terms, but believers have an advantage because we know that God is always in control, and, no matter what happens, there are no coincidences—nothing happens by chance. Job was such a man; he knew that God was on the throne and in total control, though he had no way of knowing why so many terrible tragedies were occurring in his life. "

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The ACLU Fights to Keep Kids Out of Church — eaglerising.com — Readability

The ACLU Fights to Keep Kids Out of Church — eaglerising.com — Readability: "Normally when the ACLU and other secular humanist groups are attacking our churches and schools they are focusing on keeping religious groups out of the public square. This time it seems they want to keep the public out of church."

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Words of Comfort: Signs of the End of Age. — www.onthebox.us — Readability

Words of Comfort: Signs of the End of Age. — www.onthebox.us — Readability: "Do you know the biblical signs of the 2nd Coming of Christ—“the end of the age”?
1.Money hungry Bible teachers (2 Peter 2:1-3)
2.Earthquakes (Matthew 24:7)
3.The moon becoming blood red (Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20)
4.Wars (Matthew 24:6)
5.Forsaking of the Ten Commandments (Matthew 24:12) "

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