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Monthly Archives: August 2009
4 Minute Daily Devotions: Seeing Everything
Job 28:24 For God views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. I love using Google Earth on my computer. It amazes me that satellite cameras can focus on my neighborhood, allowing me to see my … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible messages, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church growth, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, East Tennessee, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group studies, Glasgow, God, Gospel, History, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, mini sermon, office devotions, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, Scotland, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged Bible places on Google Earth, Bible study devotions, Book of Job, church of Colossians, daily devotions, early Christian churches, God is watching me, Google Earth, Job 28 devotions, short devotions
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: An Inconvenient Gospel
John 16:31 “You believe at last!” Jesus answered. Years ago, when I ministered to the Scottish fishing village of Dunure, some people stopped coming to church. Eventually, they were asked by a couple of elders of why they had become … Continue reading →
Posted in apologetics, Bible, Bible messages, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Church conflict, church growth, church meeting devotions, conservatives, daily devotions, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, office devotions, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, sacrifice, salvation, Scotland, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged accepting the Gospel, commitment to Christ, Daily devotion, Dunure, evangelical devotions, evangelism, Gospel devotions, preaching the Gospel, Scottish devotions, too evangelical
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Resident Evil
Our community in Knoxville is grieving and angry this morning. A while ago, a young couple – Chris Newsom and Channon Christian – were car-jacked, kidnapped, raped, tortured, horrendously mutilated, and savagely murdered by a gang of people over several … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible studies, Bible study, Bible verses, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Church conflict, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, Devil, devotions, East Tennessee, evil, faith, free daily devotions, free devotions, free will, God, going to Hell, Gospel, Gospel message, grief, Hell, in the news, injustice, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, pain, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology
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Tagged Channon Christian, Chris Newsom, daily devotions, forgiveness devotions, forgiving others, God and evil, Hate crimes, Knoxville killings, Resident Evil, Romans 14, why is evil allowed
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Real Rejoicing!
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Throughout the summer months, when our church choir does not meet, our Creative Expressions team encourages our church kids to present the anthem during worship on Sunday … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible studies, Bible study, Bible verses, Calvinism, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church growth, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, East Tennessee, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, mini sermon, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, Theology, worship
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Tagged creative ministries, daily devotions, dancing in church, devotions for worship leaders, Erin Presbyterian Church, kids in church, kids worship, Philippians 4, short devotions, worship devotions
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Compassion for a Killer
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. There’s been a lot of outrage expressed on both sides of the Atlantic about the Scottish Secretary of Justice’s decision to … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible promises, Bible study, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, Church conflict, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, evil, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, grief, healing, History, Holy Spirit, in the news, injustice, international politics, intolerance, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, pain, PC(USA), political issues, political news, politicians, politics, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, Remembrance, Scotland, Scottish History, teacher devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged 4 minute devotions, Christian compassion, compassion, daily devotions, devotions on evil, injustice, Libyan bomber, Lockerbie bombing, Lord McCluskey, Pan Am 103, peacemaking devotions
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Room for Hypocrites
Psalm 26:4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites; Over the years, I’ve heard some people say, “I don’t go to church. It’s full of hypocrites.” My usual answer to that is: “Don’t worry. … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Church conflict, church growth, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, office devotions, PC(USA), post modernism, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Psalms, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, salvation, Scotland, Scottish History, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, Theology, Verse of the Day, worship
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Tagged 4 minute devotions, Chinese church, church devotions, daily devotions, going to church, hypocrites in church, Scottish Covenanters, Sunday worship, why attend church, worship devotions
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Daily Devotions: Real Reality
Galatians 6: 3 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. We live in a sad age when reality television rules our popular culture. Whether its Octomom or the Gosseleins, the Bachelor or Big Brother, … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church meeting devotions, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, devotions, encouragement, entertainment, faith, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, office devotions, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian devotions, prophecy, prophets, religious beliefs, salvation, spirituality, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged American idol devotions, Andy Warhol fame, culture devotions, daily devotions, devotions on pride, reality television, reality television devotions, Smithsonian devotions, society devotions
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Political Cartoons: Health Scare
Will the President get universal health care passed by Congress?
Posted in America, art, cartoon, Cartoon bloggers, Cartoon blogs, cartoons, comics, current events, democracy, Democrats, editorial cartoons, health, health issues, humor, in the news, international politics, latest Obama cartoons, Obama, Obama cartoons, political cartoon, political cartoons, political issues, political news, politicians, politics, polls, President Obama
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Tagged cartoons, editorial cartoons, health care bill, healthcare cartoons, latest Obama cartoons, Obama cartoons, political cartoons, satire
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Daily Devotions: Folk Music Faith
Romans 15: 5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus Yesterday, we held an Appalachian/folk music service at the church. Because the songs were so well … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christian music, Christianity, church growth, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, East Tennessee, encouragement, entertainment, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, mini sermon, office devotions, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, Theology, Verse of the Day, worship
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Tagged Appalachian music, Appalachian worship, bluegrass, bluegrass worship, Christian witnessing, daily devotions, Erin devotions, folk music, great worship ideas, music and ministry, music devotions, outreach devotions, worship devotions
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Cash for Clunkers = Money for Mobsters?
A couple of weeks ago, I was driving through a deprived area in a large Southern town. The whole area was dismal. Houses were falling apart; the streets were littered; and the corner store that I passed had a sign … Continue reading →