I listened to a speaker on Sunday talking about the subject of God being good. The following is the gist of what he was saying. I liked the progression of his reasoning and how he explained it. Though followers of Jesus will probably say God is good, despite personal pains griefs and tragedies, it is [...]
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Is God good? Yes he is, but how can we know he is good?
Posted: 15th May 2012 by graham in My life, preach_it!, Sabbatical0
A lone church building stands in a sea of fields
Posted: 19th March 2012 by graham in Church, Culture, My life, preach_it!Watching the passing scenery from the moving train I see the old building with it’s tall slender spire. Its seems to be far from the nearest community. Seeing it’s isolation I wonder what good its does. Even as the question comes into my mind, the answer comes too. I see the manse near the church [...]
The Xmas story as it would have been if they had had Facebook when Jesus was born
Posted: 8th December 2011 by graham in Church, preach_it!This is worth watching. Ignitermedia have done well to have encapsulated the story into such a short time span. Not quite as clever as the Easter one but still very well done. I like it.
Christ was born sometime between 7BC and 1 BC. During this period, the Roman Empire was enjoying a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor, had begun to recall many of his troops from outlying provinces starting in 7 BC and releasing them from duty. In the year 2 BC Rome [...]
Great spoof video of Robbed Hell aka No Hell Bell
Posted: 30th November 2011 by graham in church culture, preach_it!, smileDo we really believe that the path to eternal life is narrow? So narrow that not even atheist hippy pop stars will make it in? Don your shallow thinking cap and come wander some contours of meaning in this parody of Rob Bell’s Love Wins book trailer. My friend John sent me this and I [...]
Some Christians think Mormons are Christians
Posted: 28th October 2011 by graham in Church, Culture, preach_it!As an ex Mormon I have been interested in the rise of Mit Romney and especially how the USA’s international reputation may be harmed if they elected a Mormon as President. A friend sent me details of an interview on Fox TV of a few years back between Joel Osteen and the host of the [...]
We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between…
Posted: 17th October 2011 by graham in Culture, Global, preach_it!We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between: a man who flatters her and a man who compliments her, a man who spends money on her and a man who invests in her, a man who views her as property and a man who views her properly, a man who lusts after her and [...]