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Blog Carnival: Patience

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Once again I am participating in the blog carnival hosted by Bridget Chumbley. The word for the day is "Patience." This is partially my fault as I suggested the fruit of the Spirit would be great series of themes. I am not one for patience, but I am one to have fun. To that end I will be updating this post throughout the day with my thoughts on patience. Thought One: Patience is a Virtue Whenever I think of Patience this is the first thing that comes to my mind. The second though I always … [Read more...]

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Carnival of Lust

So another two weeks has come and gone and here we are at the dawn of a new blog carnival. In the blog carnival we are challenged to write on a single word topic. When the topic was the Church I wrote about sex and how there is much in common with relationships and the church. For Love I wrote about the difference between love and lust, now I am tasked with writing about Lust. Lust is a powerful emotion that can destroy the most powerful man. Certainly lust is not confined to the relationship … [Read more...]

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Love v Lust Remix

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Today’s title bout features two super heavy weights in the emotions that drive us. I wrote the following for our local paper on behalf of another organization that submits a weekly column to the paper. ***For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all other work is but preparation. ~Rainer Maria RilkeLove is eternal where lust is temporary. This is a plain and apparent fact as easily seen … [Read more...]

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Sex is Amazing

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So I was going to write about this shirt that I love for the blog carnival on "Church" today but I was making a comment at Stuff Christians Like and I realized something about Sex and the Church. We tend to think that inviting people to church is the solution, and what's worse we end up spending most of our time inviting people from other churches to our church so our church will grow. Think about it. It is much easier to invite a Christian to your church than a non-Christian. It is also … [Read more...]

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Blog Carnival – Grief

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Honestly I don't know that I would choose to write on grief. I try to have fun and keep things light unless I need to vent, but I struggle with depression and feelings of self-doubt. That is one of the reasons I avoid writing on subjects like grief. I did write a post about my deepest grief once. It is also my greatest testimony that I call being taken from the black hole. This year had brought quite a bit of grief to myself and dear friends and family. My grandmother died on my mother's … [Read more...]

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Blog Carnival: Remember

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If you don't know about the blog carnival then check it out. Peter Pollock, an amazing person and gifted writer, is hosting this round so go visit his blog to see everyone else's posts.. It was great last time even though I twisted my understanding of the rules for my own amusement. This time I am sticking a bit more on a literal translation, but letting my geek out.I remember a great many things. I'm especially good at remembering random, often useless facts. One of those bits of information … [Read more...]

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Blog Carnival-Trust

I like the idea of the blog carnival, but I'm so bad at playing by the rules. Rather I like to play by the rules as stated, not so much by the intent. If the rule says, "wear a tie" I am certain to wear a tie. I wouldn't want to break the rules after all. The problem is the rule doesn't specify what kind of tie to wear, or where/how it should be worn. In case you were wondering, ties make great belts.To that end I would like to point out that there is no definition given for "Trust" the … [Read more...]

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