ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected

Well, most of this holiday has been vegging out at home. Last Thursday night was the big fireworks show about two miles away. I went and watched them from the porch of my “ultra liberal Bostonian” neighbors. I use quotes because that is how they describe themselves. Anyway more about that in a minute.
Friday, didn’t [...]

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Excellent.
The Gift of Freedom
by Brenna Kate Simonds
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”
I’d probably read that in my Bible a hundred times, but on one particularly difficult day, I found myself wondering how on earth it could be true. If Jesus had already set me free, then why did I feel so [...]

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Freedom From Fear - “Fear of Rejection” - Clark Whitten - Grace Church Orlando
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I watched the above video.  I love the Anime style.  Don’t like it when it is abused but as an art form… its really fought for a place and found it.  I think the above video, while a simple sketch (not the finished product) show tremendous potential for dramatic story telling.  The contextualization of this [...]

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The following was originally published on Boundless last October.  I thought I would add it here as well.
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Schaeffer’s Manifesto: A Revolution Realized
by Randy Thomas
The culture war is coming to an inevitable and dangerous turning point and Francis Schaeffer knew it would. The battle between Christianity and secular humanism - absolute Truth versus personal truth - [...]

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I just added Stuff Christians Like, to my reader and am enjoying it quite a bit. Here is an excerpt from his recent post on “#185. Good Enough for the Church …”

… At the heart of it, the reason the church is not known as being a global leader in creativity and excellence [...]

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Last week I woke up singing “Into The Ocean” by Blue October.  I looked up the lyrics and the following verses stood out to me.
Where is the coastguard
I keep looking each direction
For a spotlight, give me something
I need something for protection
Maybe flotsam junk will do just fine
the jetsam sunk, I’m left behind
I’m treading for my [...]

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Josh posted the above video of John Piper denouncing the prosperity gospel. I started reading his blog a few weeks ago.
I am not against money, expensive things and the proper stewardship of it. The Bible shares an example of a woman pouring extremely expensive perfume on Christ’s feet to anoint Him. But [...]

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Excellent online Bible Study Tools .  It is what I am using now for my one year bible reading plan.  Go check it out and let me know what you think.
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Proverbs 18:20-21 (NKJ)
20 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Last night, after the concert, I went blog surfing and found three articles that stood out to [...]

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