Blogs Posts on "Repentance"
Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Thyatira by May He Increase on Nov 20, 2009This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Seven Letters to Seven ChurchesWe previously looked at Jesus' third letter he wrote to the church at Pergamum, "the pagan church." Pergamum resumed the theme of the first letter to Ephesus, with both words of c...
Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Ephesus by May He Increase on Nov 13, 2009This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Seven Letters to Seven ChurchesLast time, we talked about how each of the seven letters in Revelation presents a panoramic view of church history. Today we will study the first of Jesus' letters: the letter to...
More Thoughts From “The Year of Living Like Jesus” by Admissions of a Suburban Philosopher on Nov 3, 2009Top Chef is one of my favorite TV shows. On it, a group of amazing chefs compete in ridiculously hard challenges under pressures of time and budget, all to win the title of “Top Chef.” One thing that these cooks have sometimes been cr...
The Prodigal Returns – Time to Celebrate! by Loving the Mud on Oct 20, 2009Most people have a deadly disease and do not realize it. This is the disease that prevents them from seeing God for who He is. This is the disease that prevents them from seeing Jesus as their True Elder Brother. Before we reveal this disease lets re...
NEWS: “Sex, Satanism and Sacrifice…” by Religion Compass Exchanges on Oct 19, 2009A recent story in the Australian publication The Register touches on the highly emotive issues of sex, sacrifice, witchcraft and exorcism. It appears that this report is based on the anecdotal evidence – supplied by ‘radical Minister’ Danny...
David changed my mind: God and His heart by Featuring: God and Philosophy on Oct 19, 2009David had it all - power, wealth, fame, love for God, love for people. But he sinned when he fell into lust for Bathsheba. He had a lot of wives and concubines who bore him sons and daughters. He could've had any woman he wished - unmarried virgins.
The Fire by May He Increase on Oct 15, 2009This has to be one of the most powerful videos I have ever seen. It's by Nate Pfeil. And it's for us, the body of Christ, the Church. HT: Defending. Contending. May He Increase! Related Posts:Life Without LimbsHarvest OC: Greg Laurie's New Thursday...
Examining God’s Word – Repentance by The Church of Jesus Christ on Oct 15, 2009T.C., a fine biblioblogger, defines repentance and righteousness within the New Perspectives on Paul framework, at least according to Bishop N.T. Wright: First, in the Gospel narratives, for Bishop N.T. Wright, when Jesus speaks metanoeō to the...
Bishop N.T. Wright and The New Living Translation (NLT) by New Leaven on Oct 2, 2009In many ways, the New Living Translation (NLT), which is built on the Kenneth Taylor’s Living Bible, fills a great void in the world of English Bible translations: it’s not too loose and not too rigid and wooden. But if one is sympathetic...
Wednesday's Word - Oppression by Counting My Blessings on Sep 16, 2009Society likes to focus on social oppression, and believe me I am against any and all oppression. However, today I want to take a moment or two to take a look at two different kinds: external and internal oppression. The...
