One of my most favorite articles, is The Sixteen Grandsons of Noah from Australia’s Creation Ministries.
For instance, find out how the Turks, Armenians, Germans, Welsh, Spanish, and French are related.
I’m not writing much here so you will have more time to read the article.
We just learned that the Billy Graham Association will begin an emphasis on the return of Christ. Follow the link for a message from Billy Graham.
Their desire is that this will be a message of hope for Christians.
If you are a believer, I urge you to give your relationship with God priority in your life.
I highly recommend What’s Your God Language? by Dr. Myra Perrine as a tool to help you grow in your love and trust in God, your Creator and King.
This poem paints a beautiful picture of what fellowship with God can be:
“In this secluded place I meet a King.
He comes alone to drink reality
With me. Sometimes we talk, sometimes we sit
And sip a life that passes by the crowd.
An inwardness is born—a felted thing
Of power—a commonality—of grace
A union where unmended hopes are knit
Where silence roars as quiet sings aloud.
Oh Christ, I love it here! It is our place.
Speak Lord or not. Touch me or not. Show then
Your will or bid me wait in patient grace.
Fill all my hungry need with joy again.
With simple loaves of bread and chaliced wine
Heaven, earth, and all of God are mine.”
Quoted by Dr. Perrine from Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline, on page xv of her book.
As much as I enjoyed posting to The Steward blog, I have several blogs and could not maintain them all. So, some time ago, I incorporated stewardship as a related topic here.
I have learned a lot in the past several years about stewardship and practically everything I have learned can be found in Randy Alcorn’s The Treasure Principle.
I highly recommend buying this book and reading and re-reading it. You will be blessed as you learn God’s principles so you might honor Him with the finances, possessions, time, and talents that He has given into your care.
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” ~ Luke 16:13 NLT
“Just watch a child standing before a selection of candy after he has been told he can have something. Perhaps he ends up just looking. . . and looking. Maybe you see him reach for one thing, only to pull his hand back and start for another. What is the problem? Does the child not like candy? Certainly not! The problem is that the child likes all kinds of candy! It’s hard to choose one thing when your appetites and tastes draw you to many things. Every follower of Jesus faces the same challenge. Jesus puts it succinctly: You cannot divide your loyalties. You can have only one prevailing passion, only one master.”
Quoted from a footnote in the Discover God Bible, Luke 16:13 NLT, p. 1885.
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Bill Bright, said, “We can trace all of our human problems to our view of God.”
This Bible was born from that conviction.
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Two men owned farms side by side. One was a bitter atheist, the other a devout Christian. Constantly annoyed at the Christian for his trust in God, the atheist said to him one winter, “Let’s plant our crops as usual this spring, each the same number of acres. You pray to your God and I’ll curse him. Then come October, let’s just see who has the bigger crop.”
When October came, the atheist was delighted because his crop was larger. “See, you fool,” he taunted. “What do you have to say for your God now?”
“My God,” replied the other farmer, “doesn’t settle all his accounts in October.”
God’s compensation for both believers and unbelievers is usually deferred. But a day is coming upon all men, when the announcement from heaven will ring out, “The time has come for judging … and for rewarding” (Revelation 11:18). This will be the “appointed time” of judgment (l Corinthians 4:5). “At the proper time,” Paul says elsewhere, “we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” So he encourages us, “Let us not become weary in doing good” (Galatians 6:9).
From In Light of Eternity by Randy Alcorn, page 129
Joel Rosenberg was interviewed for one hour on CNN recently in light of his most recent book release, Dead Heat. The interview is broken into five segments. The video here on this post is segment one. Click here to find all five videos. Look for parts 1 to 5 under related videos in the sidebar. (For instance, PT.3-5 Glenn Beck, Joel Rosenberg…)
Joel is knowledgeable about Biblical prophecies and the political scene, particularly in the Middle East. His first two fiction books spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller list partly because his books seemed to foreshadow the September 11th attacks, the War in Iraq over weapons of mass destruction, and other events.
This CNN interview talks about the rise of Babylon and Italy, an alliance between Russia and Iraq, the building of the third temple in Jerusalem, and more. You can read another post about Joel’s books on The Sovereign.
Joel grew up in a Jewish home and became a follower of Jesus, his Messiah. Joel was involved with Campus Crusade as a university student and was actually a friend of a friend of ours.
You might also be interested in Joel’s blog or his official website for more insights on political developments and how they relate to Bible prophecy.
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