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stop chasing the wind: November 2008
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November 5, 2008. There has been much debate in my office this week about how Christians should vote for President. There has been an even greater debate taking place on a national level as well. Some evangelical Christians believe that a Christians vote for Obama would be a resignation of your faith in Christ. I think about what Paul says in Romans. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved". Links to this post. The B...
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stop chasing the wind: June 2009
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June 24, 2009. The Gift of Presence. The below entry was written by Ben Grice, Admissions Manager, Grand Canyon University. 8216;It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’ –Luke 15:32. Especially when even a lowly goat wasn’t offered to celebrate the stay-at-home son and his friends? I know I have and often do. It’s a good, albeit tough, question to ask. Links to this post. June 17, 2009. Needed money. For the most part his gestu...
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stop chasing the wind: January 2010
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January 28, 2010. 8220;That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” Joel 2.12. I will never forget the first occasion I had the privilege of speaking to a congregation of people where the average age was over 16 years old. It was a Sunday night at the church I grew up in,. Faith Assembly of God. 8217; and get off the stage. No one has time to listen to you ramble all night.”. At the time I didn’t feel her advice was...
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stop chasing the wind: April 2010
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April 28, 2010. One Cross Fits All. 8220;So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life -your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.”. Romans 12.1-2a {Message}. My wife and I were terribly embarrassed; all we could do was apologize over and over again.
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stop chasing the wind: October 2009
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October 7, 2009. This entry was written by Ben T. Grice,. I had the privilege of attending what many are calling the greatest Monday Night Football game in the program’s 40-year history. For those who don’t get into sports, or don’t have a TV, or have been living under a rock(! All to Jesus,. My blessed Savior,. It begs the question: Would I do likewise? When the world and its matters clamor loudest for my undivided attention, am I willing, like these particular players were, to surrender them before God...
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stop chasing the wind: October 2007
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October 22, 2007. Some of you are accustomed to receiving my occasional rambling on issues that I feel are relevant to ministry leaders and church development. For the most part these ramblings have been birth out of my own convictions or personal struggles but today I hope you all find my thoughts to be more substantiated. This morning I went to the Relevant Magazine website (. As I do most mornings, and read their feature article "What is an Evangelical? Charismatic movement with emphasis on glorious, ...
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stop chasing the wind: September 2009
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September 8, 2009. 8216;If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? 8217; –Luke 11:13. What is it to truly give a gift? Or to give a good gift? I would contend we don’t—at least at times. How does God give to you and me? How would you describe it? Bright and perceptive as she is, how could this not color her understanding of giving in a way that attaches strings to any or every gift? Unfortunate...
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stop chasing the wind: August 2009
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August 5, 2009. New Kind of Vision. The following was written by Ben Grice, Admissions Manager at Grand Canyon University. I can’t stop thinking about the value God puts on faith. Have you thought about this? But why is God so bent on the faith, or lack thereof, of His children? Why does this get top billing in the New Testament, over and above all other subject matter? Sounds great, Ben. Sounds so simple. But look me in the eye and tell me what this looks like in reality, when I’m on the a...You believe...
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stop chasing the wind: One Cross Fits All
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April 28, 2010. One Cross Fits All. 8220;So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life -your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.”. Romans 12.1-2a {Message}. My wife and I were terribly embarrassed; all we could do was apologize over and over again.
