Archive for January, 2009
30 January 2009 | 08:25 AM
Clarification and Great Deals
~~~Day’s Verse:I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.1 Cor 1:8~~~ Today IT sent out the following message: We are experiencing issues [...]
29 January 2009 | 06:26 AM
This Really Gets My Goat
~~~Day’s Verse:I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.Romans 16:17~~~ I go by lots of bus stops on my usual commute. On a normal day I see between 15 and 20 school [...]
27 January 2009 | 05:44 AM
Define the Word, a la Says You
~~~Day’s Verse: I’ll not deny my integrity even if it costs me my life.I’m holding fast to my integrity and not loosening my grip— and, believe me, I’ll never regret it. Job 27:5-6~~~ 1. Nonconsequtive 2. Surgicated I have my hypotheses what these words, creatively invented by our coworkers, may mean, but I solicit your [...]
25 January 2009 | 05:20 AM
World’s Smallest Letter
~~~Day’s Verse:Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.Romans 10:17~~~ Yesterday, a surprise appeared in our mailbox amidst the Comcast ads and magazines for local community college night classes. Inside the envelope, I found only this: The inner package was sealed with red wax, impressed with [...]
23 January 2009 | 09:33 AM
I Am So Susceptible to Suggestion
~~~Day’s Verse:Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.Romans 12:1~~~ I saw a lady microwaving her macaroni and cheese a moment ago. Now all I can think of is: I cannot stop drooling. [...]
21 January 2009 | 06:07 AM
All I Want To Do Is Eat Your Brains
~~~Day’s Verse:It’s the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching. Say the welcoming word to God—”Jesus is my Master”—embracing, body and soul, God’s work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That’s it. [...]
19 January 2009 | 06:20 AM
Snow on Snow on Snow on Snow
~~~Day’s Verse:I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.Romans 8:38-39~~~ It snowed yesterday. And by snowed, I mean unceasing snow from before we woke [...]
