Category: Christianity

Feb 11

Great Podcast on “Submissive Wives & Obedient Slaves,” etc.

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Family, Servant Leadership

Podcast: “Understanding the Bible 43: Submissive Wives & Obedient Slaves??” – Jesus at 2 am podcast. Sept. 16, 2014. (Sermon by Kirk Winslow) [Sept 17, 2014 at iTunes.] Colassians 3:18 – 4:1 Lots of great ideas on ‘wives being submissive’ and more. BTW, ‘wives being submissive’ is misleading. (The following comments are somewhat in random …

Jan 24

The Great Compassion

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God

Matthew 25:34-36

compassion

Jan 16

5 Solas (Solae)

By drjimo in Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God, Grace, Words

[Disclaimer: I am not a theologian. This is just my take.] The 5 Solae of Protestantism are five foundational Biblical principles upon which our (Protestant) beliefs and salvation are based. (While Luther and Calvin taught, wrote, and preached on these, I believe that, as a listing of five, the Five Solae were not articulated until …

Luther, Protestant

Jan 02

1 Chronicles 29

By drjimo in Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God, Thankfulness

The following go together, and you can’t have one without the other:1. Rejoicing in God (being thankful, but much more) 2. Willing, sacrificial, and joyful giving. 1 Chr 29:9 3. Glorifying God. The People and David showed this in 1 Chronicles 29. From Crawford Loritts’ March 1, 2015 message at http://www.moodyradio.org/Living-a-Legacy/2015/03-01-2015—A-Willing-Sacrifice,-Part-1/ (2 Chorinthians 9:7 Each …

1 Chronicles 29

Dec 31

Walk: worthy of calling, in love, as light, in wisdom

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Faith, Growth, Love, Wisdom

Ephesians 4: 1 …walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called… Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us Ephesians 5:8 …Walk as children of light… Ephesians 5:15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making …

light

Dec 29

What the Bible Says About the Bible

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity

What the #Bible says about the Bible. https://t.co/T4eRcdjaw2 Wow #Promise is #Offered An awesome choice we have. Yes, it's a #choice. — Jim Olsen (@DrOlsen314) December 29, 2015

Dec 24

CS Lewis Quotes

By drjimo in Christianity, Family, Love, Relationships, Uncategorized

http://m.deseretnews.com/top/2152/0/10-amazing-Christmas-quotes-from-C-S-Lewis.html?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.deseretnews.com%2Ftop%2F2152%2F0%2F10-amazing-Christmas-quotes-from-C-S-Lewis.html%3Fref%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fh5CDTXF7Rd%253Fref%253Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fh5CDTXF7Rd

CS Lewis

Dec 17

Prudence, balance, thought, and Christianity

By drjimo in Christianity, Church, Love, Missions

http://thefederalist.com/2015/11/19/3-tips-for-a-more-civil-conversation-about-syrian-refugees/ Mollie Hemingway offers 3 suggestions regarding the Syrian refugee issue. The piece ends up looking at Christian beliefs – for good reason. She makes many good points, all of which I will not try to summarize here. One take-away (near the end of the article) is that the answer to the question “What should …

refugees, Syria

Dec 06

Musical Communion Liturgy

By drjimo in Christianity, Church, Hymn

Our Pastor, Dr. Howard White, has developed a musical communion liturgy in which he as the leader sings and the congregation also sings in response. It is set to popular Christmas tunes. See the attached. (It is the Sunday Bulletin, which happened to also be our musical presentation by our music groups.) Bulletin-December-6 -2015

Communion, Liturgy, Musical

Nov 30

Online Advent Calendar 2015

By drjimo in Christianity, Faith, Family

Online Advent Calendar 2015 (This appears to be from the Catholic church. I’m not Catholic, but the ideas are good.) It’s a Shape Christmas

Advent, Christmas