While I am off gallivanting and enjoying my vacation, my loyal little WordPress is bringing you some of my “Best of” posts. Today’s “Best of’s” focus on:
Scriptures
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[Link] Smile! God Loves You!Originally Posted: November 28th, 2008
This write-up was posted towards the beginning of my blogging experience, and it is basically a pondering on internal and external triggers for our moods.
…the reason most people are unhappy, or grumpy, or mean, or angry, whether Christian or not, is that the circumstances of their lives externally are for the most part negative, and there is nothing internally to help bolster a joyful spirit…
Originally Posted: December 5th, 2008
…that can happen when a Christian becomes complacent in the face of the worlds evils. This slow fade can only happen if the initial, fully unconditional surrender is not followed up by continued surrender… the daily re-evaluation that can only come through a close walk with God.
[Link] Passive-Aggressive BehaviorsOriginally Posted: December 9th, 2008
Another introspective post that looks at the workings of passive/aggressive behavior in a relationship, (with some real-life examples… /nervous look…
My wife Jennifer asks me to take out the garbage.
Either consciously or sub-consciously, I would rather not do that, and I weight her reaction to me NOT doing and getting my way, against doing it and making her happy.
If I chose NOT to do it, because I don’t like confrontation, I say, “sure sweetheart, I’ll do it”, and then leave it for “later”, which inevitably never comes.
[Link] “Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?”
Originally Posted: January 30th, 2009
A very cool post that is my real first attempt to extrapolate meaning from a Scripture study from John 6.
Wow. What a stark and penetrating insight into Peter’s faith and belief in his Lord. I have only had a few days to let this simmer, but if only we could all have this type of attitude when it comes to this world and the choices and attitudes we come into contact with each and every day.
To Peter, it wasn’t even a question of whether or not to leave, to forsake his Lord and his faith and try to find his own way.
Originally Posted: March 16th, 2009
A semi-humorous analogy of looking at Christians as either fresh, flowing fountains, or “putrid, reeking sponges”.
There are typically two types of Christians in the world, the sponges and the fountains. The sponge does well in that it desires the Spirit of God, the living water, and a faithful God provides; however, the sponge soaks up the water hungrily, greedily, and does not issue forth any of the vitality it has received to the environment around them… in perspective, the sponge is gorged full but the space immediately around them is bone-dry. If another sponge were to come into the vicinity of the first, it would not find fluid on which to incorporate into themselves.
Enjoy your day!
