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Friday, August 15th, 2008I was privileged to attend the Assemblies of God General Presbytery this Monday through Wednesday in Springfield. The General Presbytery approved two position papers—one new and one updated.
Read them here:
Worship in the Bible
Divorce and Remarriage
Position papers are official documents of the Assemblies of God that outline the Fellowship’s stand on given issues.
Criticism
Thursday, August 14th, 2008“On facing criticism: If what they are saying about you is true, mend your ways. If it isn’t true, forget it, and go on and serve the Lord.”
Harry A. Ironside
A Blow Struck Against Christians Schools
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008By U.C. Berkeley and the judicial system.
A federal judge has ruled the University of California can deny course credit to Christian high school graduates who have been taught with textbooks that reject evolution and declare the Bible infallible, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Read more.
Revivaltime Choir
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Vintage album cover. Do you see anybody you know?
A Family’s Journey of Faith
Friday, August 8th, 2008“Some of our most significant milestones in faith can occur within the day-to-day life of our families. Moments of praying together for a sick child and experiencing the joy of God’s healing, seeking guidance together for a parent’s challenges at work and witnessing God’s intervention, celebrating children’s first attempts to share God’s love with friends, […]
Great Things
Friday, August 8th, 2008This is one of Christendom’s most famous quotes, and rightly so:
“Attempt great things for God, expect great things from God.”
It is great advice from a man who did both, pioneer missionary William Carey.
Pastors Lacking Insurance
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008Fox News reports:
They are called to heal the souls of their flock, but when it comes to their own temporal needs, they often find their coffers lacking. A recent study by the National Association of Evangelicals found that thousands of pastors and church staff members are among the millions of Americans without adequate health insurance.
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Scriptures to Live by: Proverbs 11:28
Friday, August 1st, 2008“He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like foliage.”
Proverbs 11:28, NKJV
Things are not important; people are. Material possessions pale in comparison to spiritual possessions. You will flourish if you make spiritual riches your goal. see Colossians 3:1-3.
The Message puts Proverbs 11:28 this way:
“A life devoted to things is a dead […]
