Xanga

Xanga Weblog Tags » scripture

 Find:
  • My life as the eunuch...

    from ContemplataTradere - 6 days ago
    "How can I, except some man should guide me"?One of the most profound realisations I made in my journey out of Protestantism was the need of an authoritative teacher. It is sad that even the holy scriptures tell us this,...
  • Trust

    from pigweed4christ - 11/16/2009
     "You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough."~ Frank CraneTo trust or not to trust. I struggle with trusting people. There's always that fear of being taken advantage of....
  • Despair and Comfort

    from renaej6 - 11/16/2009
    Lately I've had a growing sense of Ecclesiastes-like despair, and recently I hit a BIG WALL.  (Ouch.)  My thoughts have run to phrases such as -- "Meaningless! Meaningless!"        says the Teacher. ...
  • Watch This, Sticklers.

    from cmyost - 11/12/2009
    I just found these verses that I had copied almost a year ago. They're little blurbs from NLT. Some of you sticklers for context may hate me for this, but short quotes speak to my spirit and are more tangible for me. If ...
  • The Bible, Coming to an XBox 360 Near You

    from revelife@revelife - 11/12/2009
    This week's release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 broke video game sales records despite the economic downturn and the typical consumer's lighter wallet. Make no mistake about it: video games are quickly becoming t...
  • The Challenge of Applying Scripture

    from revelife@revelife - 11/10/2009
      By Clayton King In studying for my message this past week, I consulted Gordon Fee’s commentary on the letter to the Philippians.  Fee always has a way of achieving a great blend of academic discovery and practical application....
  • Response to Death, Philosophy and Souls

    from revelife@revelife - 11/7/2009
    In reading this post this morning, it was the first time I'd ever seen someone who believes in the resurrection posit that there is no human soul. The relevant paragraphs were: I don't believe people have souls....
  • Consuming Scripture

    from TheGreatBout - 11/7/2009
    Modern attempts to justify scripture’s legitimacy as primarily a sourcebook for gleaning doctrinal truths (fundamentalist-evangelica lism), illustrating moral and philosophical ideals (liberalism), or bearing relevance ...