Archive for June, 2008
2 Corinthians 4:6
(KJV)
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ
(NIV)
For God, who said, ” Let the light shine out of darkness, ” made his light shine in our hearts [...]
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Tags: beauty, darkness, gift, God, jesus christ, knowledge, light, scripture, son
be encouraged
Hebrews 12: 1- 2
(KJV)
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who [...]
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Tags: God, jesus christ, obstacles, overcomers, race, scripture, sin
how blessed
Philippians 1:3-4
(KJV)
I thank God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy
(NIV)
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy
Someone who cares for me sent me this passage recently. It does great [...]
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Tags: blessed, faith, friends, joy, prayer, scripture, self-confidence
storm shelter
Psalm 121:5-8
(KJV)
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even [...]
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Tags: disappointment, frustration, God, hope, prodigal son, Psalms, scripture
good deeds
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
(KJV)
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
(NIV)
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and by his [...]
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Tags: christ, encouragement, father, favor, God, good deed, good work, helping, Jesus, teaching, thessalonians
roles and expectations
Here is a thought for the day regarding the gender roles question:
Essentially, feminists hope to change the behaviour of men without the women having to change. That will never happen. They want the men to be gentlemen without having to be ladies. Conservatives, mostly men, for their part, want the women to be ladies while [...]
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Tags: modesty, virtue, women, men, feminism, misogyny, books, social behaviour, roles, gender, wendy shalit, social etiquette
morality or modesty
I am thinking about morality and modesty today. What are these two terms in our culture? Are they the same or just closely related. I know the definitions, but I am thinking about their implications in our day to day behaviour.
Here is the Modesty entry in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty
It is interesting how closely modesty is tied to religious [...]
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Tags: behavior, culture, modesty, morality, religion, society, virtue, wikipedia
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