Posts Tagged "Church"

Things are heating up in the middle east and europe. The economic meltdown is prompting Merkel and Sarkozy to consider a re-imagined EU that has strong central powers for economic policy. They are wanting to switch it from what it is now, more or less a loose collection of countries struggling under debt and some using the EURO as their fiat money, to a super state controlling the economy more directly. This means countries involved would need to agree to losing more sovereignty and they are almost all willing to now that the economy is so bad, no one has jobs etc. The EU sees that the time is right to make a grab for greater powers saying that its the only way the economy can be fixed. And they mean that they will be able to keep the economy afloat for another...

This was stolen from the Focus on the Familiy website. The post is here: Whats a christian worldview?   This is a good definition again and example of how some people think, ie how their worldview dictates how they think. What’s a Christian Worldview? by Del Tackett A recent nationwide survey completed by the Barna Research Group determined that only 4 percent of Americans had a “biblical” worldview. When George Barna, who has researched cultural trends and the Christian Church since 1984, looked at the “born- again” believers in America, the results were a dismal 9 percent. Barna’s survey also connected an individual’s worldview with his or her moral beliefs and actions. Barna says, “Although most people...

(NKJV) Titus 2:6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,(NKJV) Titus 2:7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,(NKJV) Titus 2:8 sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. So many of us are far from this standard. Did you know that God knows everything you look at and everything you do? He knows what videos and images you look at on facebook, from the boring funny photos to the slightly more sketchy photos / videos posted by your acquaintances that you hardly ever otherwise interact with. Or maybe you have a close friend who just posts crazy stuff that God most likely would not be amused with?? Of...

I’m probably the first one to jump on the bandwagon of hate and prejustice. I think as north american christians we are almost taught that its about the ’cause’. Abortion is bad, harry potter is bad, cards are bad. And then the other end of the spectrum, that muslims are our enemies, other religions are from the devil, every country that isn’t free and democratic should be overthrown. And these are touchy subjects, everyone has their limits, their PC’ness that won’t let them personally say too much and that line is ALL over the map in christian circles. Now, I DO believe that any religion that doesn’t teach Christ and His death on the cross for our sins evil, anything not FOR Christ is ‘antichrist’. I...

Some incredible times happening. I’m going to go through a bullet list of things. The best thing about news these days is that you can google it to ensure I’m correct and check for yourself and its easy to share news as well. Also with all the excitement about the world economy and the wars, most of you know this stuff, you just might not have connected the dots. - The vatican is calling for a world authority, one responsibility of which is to better handle the economyVatican call article The Vatican called on Monday for the establishment of a “global public authority” and a “central world bank” to rule over financial institutions that have become outdated and often ineffective in dealing fairly with crises. The document from the Vatican’s...