Thought for today - 11/12/2014

CONSIDER
"The only real life is one lived close to God. This does not happen by itself; you must make an effort to make this happen, and this effort will bring you joy."
- Leo Tolstoy

Thought for today - 11/11/2014

CONSIDER
"When we think about laying down a life for another we usually think in terms of a singular event. But it is possible for us to lay down our lives over the course of a lifetime, minute by minute and day by day. And it is the work of the Spirit to empower us as we seek to lose ourselves in acts of loving kindness and sacrificial living."

- Elaine Puckett, professor at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia

Thought for today - 11/10/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear."
- Ephesians 4:29

Thought for today - 11/09/2014

PRAY WHAT IS IN YOU
"When I pray, I end up praying about things I think I should be concerned about: missionaries, world peace, and global warming. But my mind keeps wandering toward stuff I am genuinely concerned about. The way to let my talking flow into praying is this: I must pray what is in me, not what I wish were in me.

"Shel Silverstein once wrote the "Prayer of the Selfish Child": "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, And if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my toys to break, So none of the other kids can use 'em. Amen." Children come to their parents with all kinds of requests: wonderful, foolish, generous, and selfish. What matters to parents, however, is that their child comes to them. They know that they can guide the child's growth - as long as their child speaks openly with them. It is the hidden heart, not the selfish heart, that is hardest to change.

"This is 'in everything' kind of prayer. I don't wait to clean up my motives first. I don't try to sound more spiritual than I am. I don't pray what ought to be in me. I pray what's really in me. The "in everything" prayer is the most common kind in the Bible. I just try to attach one sincere rider: 'Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.'

"As long as we have unsolved problems, unfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life."

- John Ortberg, The Me I Want To Be

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2) - Aired 11/07/2014 @ 10:00PM central
Continuing our series uncovering the roots of the Sunday morning routine.
Where did the "pastor" come from? Why do people "go to church?" What is a sermon anyway?
These and many other questions will be explored in this series of messages.
Don't believe the hype! Most of what is done in the name of Christianity has no biblical base.
Let's talk about it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/11/08/pastor-church-and-other-fables-part-2

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Thought for today - 11/08/2014

CONSIDER
"A happy marriage is the union of two forgivers."
- Ruth Bell Graham, poet, philanthropist, and wife of evangelist Billy Graham

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2) - 11/07/2014 - 10:00PM central

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2)
Continuing our series uncovering the roots of the Sunday morning routine.
Where did the "pastor" come from? Why do people "go to church?" What is a sermon anyway?
These and many other questions will be explored in this series of messages.
Don't believe the hype! Most of what is done in the name of Christianity has no biblical base.
Let's talk about it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/11/08/pastor-church-and-other-fables-part-2

Thought for today - 11/07/2014

"We love because God first loved us."
- 1 John 4:19

Thought for today - 11/06/2014

Beware of the letter 'G'! It is the end of everything!

Thought for today - 11/05/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights."
- Habakkuk 3:19