Posted on April 23, 2009 by Shawn
C. S. Lewis On Aging
[Senior devil Screwtape to junior devil Wormwood:]
“The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather. You see, it is so hard for these creatures to persevere. The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by Shawn
Update- Apple has removed the Baby Shaker app for iphone.
This is not my usual blog entry but it is something that I feel to be important enough to post. Please, if you have any info let me know. As soon as I get any info I will pass it on. I have emailed the folks [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by Shawn
I think one of the most destructive forces that the Church faces today is also one of the smallest and hardest to detect. It is called DISTRACTION. Raise your hand if you have ever been distracted. OK, now, raise your hand if you were distracted by something before you finished reading this paragraph. I bet [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by Shawn
Yesterday we looked at how big God is. As one person commented, “God is big!!!” Yes He is. Today we are going to see how small God is.
I know there are some out there who are thinking, “I don’t serve a small God!” Well, yes, in some ways, you do. But probably not the small [...]
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Posted on April 19, 2009 by Shawn
Sometimes we seem to forget how big God is. I do, and I am sure you do to. How many times have you been in the midst of a crisis and in the back of your mind you thought, “Can God really handle this?” I’m sure there are some Super-Christians out there that are raising [...]
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