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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.

The majority of the time when I see the word progressive I simply ignore it. I do not care for the word and the negative connotations that have come to be associated with it in regards to the church. In this article Brain McLauren gives reasons why a fundamentalists understanding of the emergent or progressive church is incorrect. Opinions please.

I believe the name of the song you're referring to is called "Send it on Down." The church that I attended for years sang it regularly and I wondered and was bothered by the same thing. That book will have to be added to my growing wishlist.

First, there would be no need for faith if God or His Word could be known inside and out. Second, if you know all about it as you state, then you are God and will surely teach the rest of us all things. Third, I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, not to be confused with any religious body. Then in your next post You would be correct in that statement, if it were directed toward me (but I know that isn't the case). I don't answer many questions because of my lack of knowledge. I exercise great caution for fear of misleading someone or taking Scripture out of context. I don't have great knowledge of Scripture but I am learning and I thank Him that He has blessed me with a passion for learning. I do however, love the Lord. I do trust Him and that trust wasn't built over years of studying any particular translation or paraphrase. It's not blind faith, for true faith isn't blind. The more I learn of Him, the more knowledge I acquire, the more I love Him and am in awe of Him. I'm certain that I am not far from the Truth as He confirms His Word throughout Scripture. Perhaps you should check your heart and see how much it lines up with your knowledge and even more, with the heart of God. A great many people know of Him without actually knowing Him. I trust, considering the confidence with which you write, that you are not one to be categorized as such. I am like a child first learning to add except for the part of thinking that I know it all. Algebra or calculus are totally lost on me. One's knowledge, or lack thereof, is no measure of faith.

That is amazing. Thanks so much for sharing it Neb. A word of caution though. Anyone who is prone to migraines and/or seizures should consider that before watching this. While it is black and white, the light and movement could trigger a reaction.

Praying for him.

So it's 5 am for me? Thanks so much Neb for sharing this. The cool thing is that if I'm right about the time, that's also the time I have set aside to spend with the Lord. What better way to do that?

My kids used to read from The Message with the youth group but even they don't like it. Yes, it's an easy read but truthfully, what's the point of it being easy to read if it's not accurate?

The church is to care for the needs of the poor and the widows. How are those defined and by whom? (rhetorical question) Homosexuality is an abomination to God, thus eliminating the possibility of civil union.

I believe we have to look at in it light of the other tree. There were only two trees mentioned by name. The Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. I believe that the tree was put there because there was a "life" that was in direct conflict to God's Life. What "life" do we know that is direct conflict to God's Life...Satans. I do not believe that we were ever supposed to eat of that Tree, but judge it. In that tree is a life set againts God, because it is a life that is indepedant of God. A life indepedant of God is death. I really fail to see how you can reconcile the fact that we became independant through the eating of that fruit, how God actually wanted that for us. How could the rest of the universe think God was a Just God if he judges the angels that rebelled against him if he does the judging himself. he needs a third party jury that can pass a fair judgement on the bunch. If he had just made us to follow him, it would not really be any better than passing judgement himself. As it is, he made us and didn't even make us to know right from wrong, we were not qualified to pass judgement on anyone or anything, we couldn't even keep ourselves clean of sin. Oddly enough it was Satan himself that enticed Eve to eat of the tree and gave her and then Adam the skills to be a judge by knowing right from wrons. As it stands now, each of us are born with an inboard sense of right and wrong, but we are incapable of not doing some wrong. We are basically no better than the angels, so whatever judgement we do pass on those poor creatures will in the end be a just judgement, for we will have understood where they actually came from and we will understand their falls. A just judgement. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks of God. This would indicate that He has peers and could succumb to their pressure. He doesn't need anything or anyone. He Is and we either accept that or we don't.