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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2012-02-13
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God "told" Abram...
Does anyone else, like me, wonder about how exactly it was that God "told" someone when you see a statement like this? Was it an audible voice, or was it more like a thought, an impression- a feeling,…
Created 6 months ago
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Genesis 6:6
Genesis 6:6 (MSG)
God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart.Created 6 months ago
Labels: nature
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-12-09
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Genesis 6:4
Genesis 6:4 (MSG)
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.Created 6 months ago
Labels: innnnnnnnteresting.....
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more on that...
This is the other part of that last verse I wrote a note about (sons of god etc.) Giants? Men of folklore? Innnnnnnnteresting.....
Created 6 months ago
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Genesis 6:2
Genesis 6:2 (MSG)
the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.Created 6 months ago
Labels: innnnnnnnteresting.....
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"Sons" of God & daughters of men...
I read a novel once which referred to Genesis a lot- this verse being one of the key ones. It stated that these "sons of God" we're Angels. Makes sense. It's one of those verses that's a puzzle to me,…
Created 6 months ago
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Genesis 5:24
Genesis 5:24 (MSG)
Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.Created 6 months ago
Labels: innnnnnnnteresting.....
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Genesis 4:26
Genesis 4:26 (MSG)
And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God.Created 6 months ago
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Genesis 4:26
Genesis 4:26 (MSG)
And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God.Created 6 months ago
Labels: worship
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Proverbs 17:22
Proverbs 17:22 (AMP)
A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.Created 6 months ago
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Proverbs 15:13
Proverbs 15:13 (MSG)
A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.Created 6 months ago
Labels: joy
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Galatians 6:9
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Created 6 months ago
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Galatians 5:16
Galatians 5:16 (NIV)
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-11-29
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-11-29
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1 Timothy 2:1, 1 Timothy 2:8
1 Timothy 2:1 (NIV)
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—1 Timothy 2:8 (NIV)
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.Created 6 months ago
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Thinking about injustice
Woke up this morning thinking about children around the world who are forced into all kinds of slavery & horror. I couldn't help but question, where is God's justice for them? The first thought that…
Created 6 months ago
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A Life of Justice
The theme of justice runs right through the bible, like part of the bedrock on which all the other narrative & instruction are built upon. Here again Proverbs 21 extols the virtues of living a life of…
Created 7 months ago
Proverbs 21:1 (MSG), Proverbs 21:2 (MSG), Proverbs 21:3 (MSG), Proverbs 21:4 (MSG), Proverbs 21:5 (MSG), Proverbs 21:6 (MSG), Proverbs 21:7 (MSG), Proverbs 21:8 (MSG), Proverbs 21:10 (MSG), Proverbs 21:12 (MSG), Proverbs 21:13 (MSG), Proverbs 21:14 (MSG), Proverbs 21:15 (MSG)
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Justice & Generosity
Justice & generosity are good partners. You've heard the expression, "generosity begets generosity." If we have experienced any measure of God's agape love then we understand implicitly how vast his generosity…
Created 7 months ago
Psalm 112:1 (MSG), Psalm 112:2 (MSG), Psalm 112:3 (MSG), Psalm 112:4 (MSG), Psalm 112:5 (MSG), Psalm 112:6 (MSG), Psalm 112:7 (MSG), Psalm 112:8 (MSG), Psalm 112:9 (MSG), Psalm 112:10 (MSG)
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On Knowledge
Many of us have heard the adage, "information is useless until it becomes revelation" (or illumination) Knowledge on its own is just that- knowledge. The transformative power of knowledge is when it…
Created 7 months ago
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New Level, New Devil...Do Not Fear
Watching Joyce Meyer this morning. These are my notes... Every time you take a step in the direction God is leading you, the devil will come against you to see if he can get you to give up. Quote: "He's…
Created 7 months ago
Exodus 14:10 (NIV), Exodus 14:11 (NIV), Exodus 14:12 (NIV), Exodus 14:13 (NIV), Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-10-22
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I did not consult any human
Two things strike me about these two verses: - "set apart from my mother's womb"...any reference to the womb strikes me to the core, as an adopted child so frequently struck by rejection & self-doubt…
Created 7 months ago
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Paul defends his position & the Gospel
The gospel is not shaped by humans, nor is Paul's apostleship granted by the church (vs. 1) The Gospel of Christ has nothing to do with man's laws or man's interest in manipulating the law to present…
Created 7 months ago
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Injustice.
Ahhh, Injustice, there you are...flaunting yourself on every street corner, in every alley, brazen & unabashed. You strut around like you're the king of the world, at the top of your game, unbeatable.…
Created 8 months ago
Psalm 37:1 (MSG), Psalm 37:2 (MSG), Psalm 37:3 (MSG), Psalm 37:4 (MSG), Psalm 37:5 (MSG), Psalm 37:6 (MSG), Psalm 37:7 (MSG), Psalm 37:8 (MSG), Psalm 37:9 (MSG), Psalm 37:10 (MSG), Psalm 37:11 (MSG), Psalm 37:12 (MSG), Psalm 37:13 (MSG), Psalm 37:14 (MSG), Psalm 37:15 (MSG), Psalm 37:16 (MSG), Psalm 37:17 (MSG), Psalm 37:18 (MSG), Psalm 37:19 (MSG), Psalm 37:20 (MSG), Psalm 37:21 (MSG), Psalm 37:22 (MSG), Psalm 37:23 (MSG), Psalm 37:24 (MSG), Psalm 37:25 (MSG), Psalm 37:26 (MSG), Psalm 37:27 (MSG), Psalm 37:28 (MSG), Psalm 37:29 (MSG), Psalm 37:30 (MSG), Psalm 37:31 (MSG), Psalm 37:32 (MSG), Psalm 37:33 (MSG), Psalm 37:34 (MSG), Psalm 37:35 (MSG), Psalm 37:36 (MSG), Psalm 37:37 (MSG), Psalm 37:38 (MSG), Psalm 37:39 (MSG), Psalm 37:40 (MSG)
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a reason to get out of bed
I needed me a reason to get out of bed this morning. Found a good one here...
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-10-03
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faith...?
Is our faith dependent on what happens as a result? Because if it is, it's not faith. My dad used to have this saying, that the letters in the word "faith" stood for: F- forsaking A- all I - I T- trust…
Created 8 months ago
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Family Values: Self-interest vs. God's style...
Just been reading an excellent, thought-provoking article called "Family Values" by Will O'Brien in the current issue of "Consp!re" magazine. I'm also speaking tomorrow evening at our Sunday evening gathering…
Created 8 months ago
Matthew 5:13 (MSG), Matthew 5:14 (MSG), Matthew 5:15 (MSG), Matthew 5:16 (MSG)
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Why did Jesus come?
According to what he says in this passage, he came to call sinners, to the sick, the lost. How much of what we in the church consider our most important work actually has anything to do with Jesus'…
Created 9 months ago
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my soul "knows"
People define the "soul" differently, but for the purpose of this note I'm going to go with the definition that says the "soul" is the heart, or the core, of a person. It is the essence of a person's…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-09-05
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Too hard
Is ANYTHING too hard or too wonderful for the Lord? Good question- good challenge. Is it questions like these- moments like these- which strengthened Abraham's famous faith? Maybe our own faith would…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-09-05
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Abraham & the Strangers
Question: did Abraham have an inkling of who the "men" were?
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-08-29
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-06-20
