If you don’t believe in the devil, then …
The man’s gentle face slowly sagged and became a picture of foreboding. “I can hardly advise you, who thinks the devil is only hot air, now can I?”
from “Immanuel’s Veins” by Ted Dekker
Ted Dekker really has a way of getting right to the point, doesn’t he?
He looks at the dark side of life. The all-too-real dark side of life.
If you don’t believe in the devil, then … More
We move on to the fifth of the seven letters in Revelation. We’re on the home-stretch. This time the letter to the dead church in Sardis. Jesus has very little in the way of good things to say about the church in Sardis. And, of course, bad things. In this church, the examination will again be about the relationships between the good and bad statements. But this time, Jesus very clearly points out the differences to the church. And therefore, to us as well.
The letter to the dead church in Sardis – Revelation More
She doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t really want to have an abortion. But doesn’t know what else to do, because the Christians are screaming at her to not have the abortion. But then if she has the baby, she also knows those many of those same Christians have, under the name of their political party, made it pretty much impossible for her to support the child. And, few of them will offer any kind of help.
Tell me. Who all sinned in that scenario?
Is abortion the only pro-life issue? More
What’s in a worship song? Well, it’s a song. So there’s music, unless it’s “a capella”. And it’s worship, so there must be words. After all, worship is about praising and honoring. Words are kind of important when doing that. More specifically, in a Christian worship song, it’s about praising God. The God we believe created – everything. The songs should reflect that. What else should be in Christian worship songs? Love. And Truth.
These things probably seem line no-brainers. Of course, they should all be there. By, when we sing or listen to them, do we really think about what’s in a worship song that we’re directing to God? Do we just blindly sing the words, whatever they might be? Or do we meditate on them as we’re singing? In essence, are we praying those words?
What’s in a worship song? or two? More
It’s great when stories like this one come out. Physicists are still looking for proof that parallel universe(s) exist – along with other/extra dimensions and unknown forms of matter.
Physicists Eye Parallel Universe, Extra Dimensions More
