Treasure

Sean Hannity and Megan Kelly with Fox News are the only two people I trust on tv. I like The Blaze podcasts, but I recently came across a news channel online that is becoming my 'go to' source - http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile.

This is the post from the actual broadcast. http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile#content/38147

The plan by Hamas was to carry out an attack during Rosh Hosanna that would have been on the scale of 9/11. I'm not certain what the rules are for posting video here, but I heard it on i24news if anyone is interested. The same general information can be found here...http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2014/07/what-hamas-planned-to-do-with-terror.html?m=1

The explanation for this should be interesting. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/24/air-algerie-plane-reportedly-disappears-from-radar/

I hurt for anyone who go about their daily lives who fail to see the magnificent splendor all around them. People are so caught up in the temporal they seemingly fail to see or acknowledge the eternal. The thought of a single person not bending their knee to Grace while they have the freedom to choose to do so often brings me to tears - from hurt, but also from shame. Each and every person who refuses to surrender to Christ could be a soul that I failed to witness to. I feel anger, however, toward people who claim to be believers, who know the Bible but have no relationship with the Word.

I agree with mizzdy. That's AWESOME Fresno Joe

My marriage has been hard. We were both so young when we got married that neither of us had any idea what we were doing. Isn't that true of any marriage though? Don't we all go into really unaware of the ups and downs we will face as we walk it out together? Like the previous posts, I'm thankful for the life that we've built together. Our relationship started working once he realized I wasn't his mother and I stepped out of God's way .

Oftentimes an engaged couple, days before their sacred union perhaps, wait with baited breath to become Mr. and Mrs. Soandso. Younger adults especially, tend to believe that their marriage will be a harmonious union of two souls who will live out their days together. They dream of having the perfect 2.1 (how does one have .1 of a child ), a dog, the perfect home with the white picket fence, etc. So the dream goes... It's not long before they both realize "all that glitters is not gold." The truth however, is that the best part of marriage is after the honeymoon. Having gotten married when I was 20 (almost 21), I remember the plans my husband and I had for each other, our marriage and ourselves. Now, some 24 years later, I think out loud There are many things I would change and one of them is the expectation I placed on my husband to meet all of my needs. We put so much unnecessary pressure on each other, it's no wonder our marriage was mostly void of joy in the first several years. We went through the recommended counseling, spoke with other people - both with couples with successful marriages and those who had been married, even happily so, but had made the decision to divorce - read the books, etc. Those were all worthwhile tools, but none of it mattered in our relationship. Please understand what I am saying here. The tools are wonderful and my husband and I know people who's marriages have been helped, even saved, with the practical application of said tools. Every marriage is different and every person is different. This single most important component for any marriage or relationship is God. Look at what Chuck Colson has to say in this article.

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That's amazing. I don't know any other way to describe it. Thanks for sharing it Jade.

I think so. Are you saying that a particular gathering of people on Sunday morning should not be our focus. That should be Him alone. Our hearts should be where He is, we should live our lives as He would have us to, not any particular gathering of people, but in ministering to the true Body. It saddened me once when I went to speak with my pastor at the time about some concerns I had. The concerns were such that I was praying about leaving that particular fellowship. I don't remember the whole conversation apart from one statement he made. It was so disappointing and I don't think I'll ever forget it. We were discussing church growth and he said something along the lines of "this church has seen more baptisms than any other church in ----------- County. I'm pretty certain there must have been tears in my eyes when I asked him "where are all those people now?"

Hmm...is it optimistic to say "at least he wasn't arrested?" link

By your interpretation of "Progressive Christian," you're mostly correct. We certainly aren't to be idle but imo, the Body of Christ needs to go back to the fundamentals. The church has allowed so many wolves who twist the Truth into our congregations that many who would call themselves "followers of Christ" are no longer sure what they are following.

There's no McLaren article there it's the same link to the dictionary definition of Progressive. I feel the same way about McLaren. It's sad that he's so twisted what could have been solid foundational teachings into what he claims to believe today. Perhaps the article will make for interesting conversation and provide an opportunity to point out errors in his theology. That was my goal in starting this thread anyway.

Forgiveness is a tough thing to do. I can tell you for certain that God knows your heart. He understands that you want to forgive this person and are trying to do that. Leave it to Him and the forgiveness with come. Remember to keep Him as your center of focus or the fact that you haven't reached the point of forgiving this person could turn to bitterness.