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According to the dictionary, an epitaph is “an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.” For many people, the epitaph is merely a pair of dates, for Steve it’s ’06/01/1975 – 05/27/2008.’ The part I’d really like to focus on is not the dates, but the hyphen in between [...]
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ROBERT STEVEN SZOKE, JR. CROWN POINT, IN Robert Steven Szoke, Jr. “Steve”, age 32, passed away on May 27, 2008. Steve was a graduate of Thornton Fractional North of Calumet City, IL Class of 1993 and a graduate of Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln, IL Class of 1998. He formerly served on staff with Cross [...]
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This afternoon, my pastor, Steve Szoke, entered into glory. I’ve felt pretty numb about it all day — I haven’t really had any words to say. I think I was somewhat ready, since he’s been in hospice for some time now, but it still isn’t pleasant. The wake will be this Friday (May 30th) and [...]
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I saw this article on the Associated Press website: KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 76-year-old Nepalese man reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday and became the oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain, a tourism official said. Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the 29,035-foot summit early in the morning with his climbing guides, [...]
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We need to remember Steven Curtis Chapman’s family in our prayers. I hear about this at the inkspotprinter blog. China View reports: BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhuanet) — The daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was killed by a car driven by one of her older brothers on Wednesday afternoon. Maria Sue, 5, [...]
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Jerry Davich, Post Tribune columnist, wrote a great article today about a new book regarding race relations. The book was written by black attorney John H. Davis of Gary, Indiana; and it answers touchy questions such as: “Are blacks naturally loud, lazy, untidy and athletic? Can all blacks dance? Can blacks get sunburned? Why don’t [...]
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From Reuters: WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Two New Zealand pilots whose plane ran out of fuel landed on a wing and a prayer, literally, local media reported on Wednesday. Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson from Blenheim, at the top of the South Island about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Wellington, were in a microlight plane [...]
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From the Jerusalem Post: The burning of hundreds of New Testaments by yeshiva students in Or Yehuda last week was regrettable and unplanned, the city’s deputy mayor, the man who spurred the students to act, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Deputy Mayor Uzi Aharon of Shas used the opportunity of speaking to the Post, [...]
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Hey everyone! This is Tiffany, the Better Half! I hope you enjoy my first-ever blog post! What is a steward? It’s a person who manages another’s property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others. Recycling means treating or processing (used or waste) materials so as to make them [...]
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This is part 3 of a series on a great book I am reading entitled, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters, by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons. You can purchase this book from Amazon by clicking on the image to the left. Well, I’ve actually finished reading the [...]
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Steve still isn’t doing very well. He’s in hospice, and things look grim. A post entitled Hurting Heart over at Brittany’s Live, Laugh, Love blog says: Steve is not doing any better. Hes actually is doing worse. I went to pick up his daughter yesterday and saw him for just a few seconds. He did [...]
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This is a message by Paul Washer that was delivered to 5,000 youth at a Southern Baptist Youth Convention. I am not Baptist, but I really think this message is applicable across denominational lines. The message is one hour long, so wait till you have some time on your hands. I really would encourage you [...]
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I ran across this quote awhile ago, I thought I’d post it for all of you to think about (and of course comment on)…. “Christianity began as a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. When it went to Athens, it became a philosophy. When it went to Rome, it became an organization. When it went to [...]
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I have to admit, I’ve been fairly critical of Joel Osteen in the past. Particularly when he failed to clearly proclaim the exclusivity of the Gospel on Larry King Live. But it’s really not productive to bash people for their failures. Osteen was trying to be politically correct, and I’m sure we all have made [...]
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Does the word evangelical mean “right wing political activist?” Many outsiders have began to equate the two. In a recent article from Yahoo News entitled Evangelicals say faith is now too political, authors Rachel Zoll and Eric Gorski write: Conservative Christian leaders who believe the word “evangelical” has lost its religious meaning plan to release [...]
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This was originally posted April 16, 2008; but I wanted to repost it to the forefront again and update it some. I must say, I really struggle with prayer. I mean, how can I go around using the title ‘prayeramedic’ when my prayer life leaves a considerable amount to be desired. My pastor at Impact [...]
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This is part 2 of a series on a great book I am reading entitled, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters, by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons. You can purchase this book from Amazon by clicking on the image to the left. I apologize for not posting on [...]
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Some would argue that American Christians are persecuted for their faith, but in reality, we’ve got it easy. Most Christians think that wearing a Christian T-Shirt is living out loud for Jesus. Listen to this report, just in from Christian Newswire: China has been intensifying its campaign against the House Church Christians recently. CAA learned [...]
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I read an article from USA Today with the same title as this post earlier. The article says: NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors across the U.S. to defy an Internal Revenue Service ban on preaching about politicians, in a challenge they hope will abolish the restriction. The Alliance Defense Fund, [...]
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Last night I attended a class taught by Pastor Fred, and a powerful analogy for salvation struck me. I want to share it with you, and I decided to tell it in the form of a parable (it might turn into a short story). I’m certainly not as good of a parable-teller as Jesus, and [...]
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I read an interesting post over at Our life and walk with Jesus earlier entitled Ponderings about what a Minister is…… I began writing a comment to reply to the post, and it got rather lengthy, so I decided to post instead. To quote some of the article (read it by clicking here): The more [...]
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