Renewal – Blog Carnival
Welcome to the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival.
This week’s word is: Renewal
If you’re new to the blog carnival, what happens is everyone who wants to writes a blog post on the same subject. They then share links to their posts at one central location so anyone and everyone can read all of the entries.
The location is here and the subject this week is the word RENEWAL.
Feel free to write a post on your own post and share it here or just enjoy reading the diversity of the posts that others have written.
Posted in: Carnival Comments (24)------------------------------------------
What Does the Bible Say About Settling Down?
Since the beginning of time, mankind has been settling down wherever he finds food and water.
In Genesis Chapter 2, we see God planted a garden for Adam and Eve to live in. Somewhere for them to settle down and make their home.
In the very next chapter, after they had committed that first sin, God destined the two of them to a life of settling down outside of the garden. He banished them from the garden of Eden and said:
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground…”
Adam was told he would have to toil to make the ground produce crops, by which we can surmise that Adam and Eve would have to settle down somewhere to take the time to toil in the fields.
By our very nature, we need food. If we need food, we have to farm. If we have to farm, we have to stay in one place for a long period.
Even nomadic people stop and settle for a while when they find somewhere to get food and water.
It’s who we are.
On the other hand, I wrote the other day that I believe that we, as Christians, are wrong to ‘settle in’ because we’re just passing through.
So how can we reconcile the two?
Posted in: Faith Comments (8)------------------------------------------
Sunday Thoughts – May 16th 2010
Preconceptions A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking to someone on the phone who I had previously only known online. I’ve gotta tell you, I was SHOCKED! The gentleman in question is Trey Morgan (Blog | Twitter) and I should have guessed what his accent was like but to be honest, ... Continue Reading.... Posted in: Faith Comments (10)------------------------------------------
Merry Christmas One and All
I have met some incredible people over the last year and a half that I have been blogging (and later tweeting). In fact, there is nobody that I have met who isn’t absolutely incredible. If I actually take a moment to stop and consider each person I know both online and offline, I see that ... Continue Reading.... Posted in: Faith Comments (11)------------------------------------------
Track Santa and See The Task Ahead
Below this blurb by me, you’ll (hopefully) see the NORAD Santa Tracker. As far as I can tell, there’s no way to actually embed the Santa Tracker on my site, so I’ve cheated a little just so you can see what I’m talking about. you can also go here to check it out in all ... Continue Reading.... Posted in: Faith Comments (9)------------------------------------------
Sunday thoughts – December 20 2009
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that ... Continue Reading.... Posted in: Faith Comments (4)------------------------------------------
How to Prepare for an Important Ministry Position
Arguably one of the most important (and difficult) ministry positions of all time was given to a very young couple who had none of the required experience. When I say ‘young’, I mean probably teenage. That young. When they were first given the job they weren’t even married but yet God decided that they were ... Continue Reading.... Posted in: Faith Comments (25)------------------------------------------
• Next Page »
