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For those of you who don’t know, Tiffany is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Theology from Liberty Theological Seminary. Part of her coursework involves discussion boards where she answers essay questions, responds to others’ answers, and receives feedback from classmates on her responses. Her current class is Discipleship/Spiritual Formation, and this was a great [...]
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I just finished reading Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (link at the bottom of this post). The last chapter talks about confession and communion, and it blew me away. Bonhoeffer talks about how “the pious fellowship permits no one to be a sinner. So everybody must conceal his sin from himself and from the fellowship. [...]
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A humorous story I heard recently. On the outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree by the Cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a bucket with pecans and sat down by The tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. “One for you, and one for me. One for [...]
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I (Tiffany) have been reading “A Slice of Organic Life” by Sheherazade Goldsmith. I picked this book up at the hospital book sale. I have almost finished reading it in two days. One thing that I really like about the book is that ANYONE can do SOMETHING organic. I think many people still have the [...]
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A cute, yet thought-provoking, email from Tiffany:
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In late April, I wrote about a new rule requiring New York City fast food restaurants to post calorie information on menu boards. Now NYC has taken it a step further. From the Associated Press: Eateries must remove artificial trans fats from all menu items by July 1. When first implemented last year, the Health [...]
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WARNING: This is rated PG-13 — then again, so is the Bible! Believe it or not, this phrase can actually be found in the Bible — six times! A friend of mine told me about a YouTube video last night, and it is a fundamentalist KJV-only Baptist preacher talking about “him that pisseth against the [...]
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This is why I oppose “hate-speech” legislation: It’s not a matter of being anti-gay (or homophobic), but of supporting free speech and religious liberty! From WorldNetDaily: A Canadian human rights tribunal ordered a Christian pastor to renounce his faith and never again express moral opposition to homosexuality, according to a new report. In a decision [...]
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It’s a huge archaeological discovery: the earliest known Christian church in history, believed to have sheltered the earliest seventy disciples of Jesus Christ. AFP reports: AMMAN (AFP) — Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world’s first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday. “We have uncovered [...]
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I received this from a friend today. I hate email forwards, and this sums that up fairly well: I just want to thank all of you for your educational emails over the pastyear. Thanks to you, I no longer open a public bathroom door without using apaper towel. *I can’t use the remote in a [...]
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I hate to do this sort of thing, but I am almost moved to tears when I see this kind of deception. Charisma Magazine put out a piece on it entitled ‘A Holy Ghost Outbreak in Florida’ – “…Charismatics are flocking to the sleepy town of Lakeland, Florida. to attend evangelist Todd Bentley’s unconventional revival [...]
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I saw this great post over at Crossroads: Americans are funny. Here are the “sacrifices” we have had to make recently. No wonder Third World people laugh at us and then wrinkle their nose. Parade Magazine QuestionnaireWhat have you had to sacrifice? Vacation plans: 68%Dining out: 67%Home improvements: 52%Going to the movies: 50%Designer clothes: 34% [...]
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