Declaration
Of several of the People called
ANABAPTISTS,
In and about the CITY of LONDON.
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We being mis-represented to the Nation,
1. As such, as are opposite to Magistracy.
2. That we would destroy the Publick Ministry of the Nation, who differ
from us in some things about Religion.
3. That we do countenance the people called Quakers, in their irregular
practise.
4. That we endeavour a Toleration of miscarriages in things Ecclesiastical
and Civil, under pretence of Liberty of Conscience,
5. That we design to murder and destroy those who differ from us in matters
of Religion, thereby endeavouring to make us odious to some people fearing
God, And also to incense the rude Multitude against us, to provoke them (if
possible) to destroy us.Friday, February 28, 2014
Anabaptists Declaration 1659
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
I wasn't mentally tough before I met Coach Lombardi
I wasn't mentally tough before I met Coach Lombardi. I hadn't reached the point where I refused to accept second best he taught me that you must have a flaming desire to win. It's got to dominate all your working hours. It can't ever wane. It's got to glow in you all the time.
Brat Starr(green bay Quarterback)
Pg 235 When Men think Silent thoughts.
Natural Selection Herbert Spencer
Progress is not an accident But a necessity. Surely must evil and immorality disappear sure must man become perfect.
Herbert Spencer
-Natural Selection, evolution, Naturalism,
Seven from Steve Camps
August 11th 2005 - which one are we known for in America today?
Taking some license with Stephen Covey's best selling tome, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", here are three very different, but apt descriptions of church models that exist today. These lists are not exhaustive... and they were written with a broad brush strokes, intentionally, to include a wide variety of church "experiences" in each category. In fact, I would like to know what would your lists comprise of? Read Ephesians 4:11-16 to get a glimpse into the church that glorifies God.
Seven highly effective habits of the Contemporary Church that almost always guarantee church growth with very little spiritual impact:
1. Go political, not biblical
2. Go pragmatic, not theological
3. Go psychological, not discipleship
4. Go anthropocentric, not Christocentric
5. Go postmodern, not transcendent
6. Go “share your story”, not “all for His glory”
7. Go sickness, not sin; go disease not, disobedience
Seven highly effective habits of the Traditional Church that almost always guarantee church stagnation with very little spiritual impact:
1. Go traditional, not spiritual
2. Go legalistic, not grace
3. Go corporate, not community
4. Go “count converts”, not “make disciples”
5. Go pastoral/elder ruler, not shepherd/servant leader
6. Go more information, not Christlikeness
7. Go programs, not prayer
Seven highly effective habits of the Biblical Church that almost always guarantee God’s blessing and spiritual impact:
1. Go supremacy of God and His glory in worship
2. Go sola fide, sola scriptura, sola gratia, solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria
3. Go The Great Commission and the Two Great Commandments
4. Go take care of the poor, the widow and the orphan
5. Go discipline of sin
6. Go pray without ceasing
7. Go equip the saints for the work of the ministry
Taking some license with Stephen Covey's best selling tome, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", here are three very different, but apt descriptions of church models that exist today. These lists are not exhaustive... and they were written with a broad brush strokes, intentionally, to include a wide variety of church "experiences" in each category. In fact, I would like to know what would your lists comprise of? Read Ephesians 4:11-16 to get a glimpse into the church that glorifies God.
Seven highly effective habits of the Contemporary Church that almost always guarantee church growth with very little spiritual impact:
1. Go political, not biblical
2. Go pragmatic, not theological
3. Go psychological, not discipleship
4. Go anthropocentric, not Christocentric
5. Go postmodern, not transcendent
6. Go “share your story”, not “all for His glory”
7. Go sickness, not sin; go disease not, disobedience
Seven highly effective habits of the Traditional Church that almost always guarantee church stagnation with very little spiritual impact:
1. Go traditional, not spiritual
2. Go legalistic, not grace
3. Go corporate, not community
4. Go “count converts”, not “make disciples”
5. Go pastoral/elder ruler, not shepherd/servant leader
6. Go more information, not Christlikeness
7. Go programs, not prayer
Seven highly effective habits of the Biblical Church that almost always guarantee God’s blessing and spiritual impact:
1. Go supremacy of God and His glory in worship
2. Go sola fide, sola scriptura, sola gratia, solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria
3. Go The Great Commission and the Two Great Commandments
4. Go take care of the poor, the widow and the orphan
5. Go discipline of sin
6. Go pray without ceasing
7. Go equip the saints for the work of the ministry
Friday, February 21, 2014
Author: St Patrick- Source: St Patricks Breastplate 3rd to 4th Century
Christ Be with Me,
Christ within me,
Christ behind me,
Christ before me,
Christ besides me
Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ in Quiet,
Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
St Patricks Breast Plate
Finishing Strong - Farrar
"If we leave the devil with even one small peg in our life, he will return to hang his rotting garbage on it." (Haitian pastor, 49)
As quoted in
FINISHING STRONG
Finding the Power to Go the Distance Steve Farrar
Multnomah Books, 1995, ISBN 1576730239 FarFini
- Purity, Life, Hope, Living,
Finding the Power to go the distance
"Moses was wounded, Churchill was wounded, and perhaps you are wounded." "The God who oversees and controls the events of history is overseeing your life as well. And He knows exactly what He is doing. You may have lost control of your circumstances, but He has not. He has enrolled you in a course you didn't sign up for. And if you remain teachable, He'll make sure you finish strong."(1623)
"God was far from finished with Moses. Although Moses felt God had removed His hand from him, nothing was further from the truth. God's hand was as firmly on Moses in the desert as it had been when he was a babe in the bulrushes. God was signing Moses up for a master's degree with a major in character development. While he was in the desert over the next forty years, Moses took four core courses: unemployment 101, advanced obscurity, remedial waiting, and intermediate loneliness." (163)
FINISHING STRONG
Finding the Power to Go the Distance Steve Farrar
Multnomah Books, 1995, ISBN 1576730239
Die Daily by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ah, Darinka, to die would be a simple thing." He opened the curtains and the window. "But to die daily this is another thing."
Tell Me who? Bonhoeffer?
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Mens Rules
- Men are not mind readers.
- Learn to Work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. we need it up. You need it down. You don’t hear us complain when you leave it down.
- Crying is blackmail
- As for what you want. Let us be clear on this on.
- Subtle hints do not work!
- Strong Hints do not work!
- Obvious hinds to do not work!
Rain Poem
Rain Poem
Dirty days have september
April June and november
From January up to may,
the rain it raineth every day
From may again up to july,
there’s not a dry cloud in the sky
All the rest have thirty one,
without a blessed ray of sun
And if any of them had two and thirty
they would be just as wet and twice as dirty
Rosemary Parks
Found in album dated Aug 1871
- Broadcasting House with Paddy O'Connell 16 Feb 2014
Dirty days have september
April June and november
From January up to may,
the rain it raineth every day
From may again up to july,
there’s not a dry cloud in the sky
All the rest have thirty one,
without a blessed ray of sun
And if any of them had two and thirty
they would be just as wet and twice as dirty
Rosemary Parks
Found in album dated Aug 1871
- Broadcasting House with Paddy O'Connell 16 Feb 2014
- Weather, Poem, Poetry, Year,
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Four types of Retirees
There are Four Types of Retirees
Ageless Explorers
Make up 27% of the older adult population
Described as youthful, working, and happy, this group loves freedom, seeks personal growth and are often active volunteers. Of the four groups, they spent preparing for their retirement, maxed out their 401(k)'s, had financial planners and have the highest net worth. When asked, "When will you feel elderly inside?" they responded, "Never".
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ADVISE ABOUT SEXUAL TEMPTATIONS - Facts of the matter
The FACTS OF THE MATTER May 28 , 2002
ADVISE ABOUT SEXUAL TEMPTATIONS
Dear Andy,
I don't know how I could be more proud of you. You really have your act together. You know where you are going career-wise, have a quality marriage, and are growing spiritually. But here is a sobering fact: Better men than you, certainly better men than me, today are living diminished lives of grave disappointment. In my wildest imagination I would not have guessed that they would have fallen. I am talking here about sexual temptation. I pray for myself - and for you that this will never happen; that we will remain pure. Not a common feat in today's unimaginably permissive and undisciplined society.
I would like to make a few observations and comments to you - and reminders to myself on this subject:
#1 Women love powerful, successful men who know where they are going. They are also attracted to gentle, sensitive, and caring men. Because you possess these qualities, you can be sure you will encounter attractive women who will want intimacy with you. (See Gen. 39:5-7; Pro. 7:13-18)
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