Funny Friday

A Look at Beauty

Have you ever considered how looking at something beautiful or intricate leads you to assume that someone made it? We don’t look at a clock (with it’s specific functions and design) and suggest that random particles simultaneously combined and… voila!….a clock appears. Intricate objects come from intentional designers.

What do you believe about your soul?

I recently finished an essay on Locke and the soul. I think it is important to think critically about why we believe what we believe. When a non-Christian asks about issues of ethics, life, death, final accountability, eternal security, etc- I want to be able to articulate a rational and biblical response. 

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Fun Fridays

Seems to be the new thing to figure out the number one hit song the week you were born.

Mine is: Bon Jovi, “Livin’ on a Prayer”

Shaun’s is: Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)

Augustine’s is: I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)

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Jane’s is: Rolling in the Deep (Adele)

What about you? Go to Wikipedia (this link) and click on the year you were born, then find the week!

Dreams and Plans

Each year we make New Year’s resolutions for things we want to change, but we also have New Year’s hopes for things we can’t change, but wish we could. We long to receive certain desires of our heart that seem elusively out of reach. And maybe, just maybe, we will see those hopes fulfilled this year.

Knowing Christ Daily

Recently, a good friend aptly questioned:

How many times were you able to read through the Bible this past year? Were you able to read consistently and systematically throughout the year? If you are like me, a reading schedule is of great importance. Why not consider sticking to a Bible reading plan for the next year?

A Fresh Start 2012

I’d love to try to start praying for my husband on a more consistent basis. If I am not praying for him- who is?!

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Intentional with the Internet

I’m pretty excited. To be vulnerable, I’m totally addicted to social networking. I love love love facebook and reading blogs and then some more facebook. Awhile back I limited myself to the number of blogs I checked a day, and now I am adding another resource to allow me to spend more time in God-honoring ways (namely: with my family, loving on my friends and community, cleaning and keeping our home, working on school, and with Jesus [read: not wasting it on pointless status updates!]).