Friday Open Thread

Joe | January 29, 2010

Happy Friday everyone!
Opening this up once again to prayer requests, interesting blog finds or posts, or track/pingbacks to something you have written.
I cannot believe we are already through January 2010! Time is flying by!
Blessed weekend to each of you.
May He Increase!

Suffering Brings Hope

Joe | January 27, 2010

The topic of why God brings about suffering has risen to the surface again with the tragedy of Haitian earthquake. While I, in no way, wish to casually dismiss or try to briefly explain it all away, I do wish to present a small, Biblical snapshot of suffering.
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he gives [...]

Are You Storing Up Wrath for Yourself?

Joe | January 25, 2010

 
Would you say you are being stubborn and unrepentant towards God? Has He been tugging on your heart to come back to Him, but you have been ignoring that voice?
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? [...]

Friday Open Thread

Joe | January 22, 2010

Since today is Friday, I wanted to open this up again to whatever is on your mind.
If you have a prayer request, please post it in the comments. If you have found something interesting to share, please feel free to do so.
Have you written something you’d like to let others know about? Please feel free [...]

The Stone of Salvation

Joe | January 20, 2010

 
 
 
The Bible makes many points crystal-clear. Two of them I’d like to address are in Acts 4.
Who is the Chief Corner Stone?
Peter was on trial after having been arrested for “teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead” (Acts 4:2). The chief priests asked him: “By what power, or in what [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.