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Friday, May 16, 2008
The Right Stuff
So my sis texts me this morning that NKOTB is BACK ON TOUR!!! OK so I really thought I was over them but the minute I heard the famous boy beats I started bobbing my head like Debbie Gibson! The choreography is noticeably tame compared to their old stuff but I get it. These dudes are dads and only one step away from playing Vegas! Does anyone think it's weird that Jordan looks like an Osmond brother? Also, Joey's the only one who can actually sing but I don't care! I love Donnie!!! Oh the memories...listening to my well-worn copy of my "Hangin' Tough" cassette tape on my first walkman! Just think how much those posters and buttons would be worth now!
Now if I can just find my bowl hat and black vest....oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh....
What's scary is that they are all way better looking than they were as kids! Now that I am a a grown-up I can actually afford better tickets ;-) www.nkotb.com
Monday, May 12, 2008
Bush Heads to the Middle East
President Bush offers to help Lebanon's army prior to his trip to the Middle East later this week:
Click here for video interview >>
Labor Pains this Week
Civil War in Lebanon 49 dead
Cyclone in Myanmar 32,000 dead and more than 33,000 missing
Earthquake in China 9000 dead
And God is a merciful God? A loving God? Yes.
"Every deadly calamity is a merciful call from God for the living to repent. That was Jesus’ stunning statement to those who brought him news of calamity. The tower of Siloam had fallen, and 18 people were crushed. What about this, Jesus? they asked. He answered, “Do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:4-5).
The point of every deadly calamity is this: Repent. Let our hearts be broken that God means so little to us. Grieve that he is a whipping boy to be blamed for pain, but not praised for pleasure. Lament that he makes headlines only when man mocks his power, but no headlines for ten thousand days of wrath withheld. Let us rend our hearts that we love life more than we love Jesus Christ. Let us cast ourselves on the mercy of our Maker. He offers it through the death and resurrection of his Son.
This is the point of all pleasure and all pain. Pleasure says: “God is like this, only better; don’t make an idol out of me. I only point to him.” Pain says: “What sin deserves is like this, only worse; don’t take offense at me. I am a merciful warning.”
-John Piper
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,[a]' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Jesus
Mathew 24:8-14
Saturday, May 10, 2008
John 1:14
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Believer, you can bear your testimony that Christ is the only Son from the Father, as well as the firstborn from the dead.
You can say, "He is divine to me, even if He is regarded as simply human by the world.
He has done for me what only God could do.
He has subdued my stubborn will, melted a rebellious heart, opened gates of brass, and snapped bars of iron.
He has turned my mourning into laughter and my desolation into joy;
He has led my captivity captive and made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Let others think of Him as they will--to me He must be the only Son from the Father: Blessed be His name.
And He is full of grace.
If He had not been, I would never have been saved.
He drew me when I struggled to escape from His grace; and when at last I came trembling like a condemned culprit to His mercy-seat He said, 'Take heart, My son; your sins are forgiven.'
And He is full of truth. His promises have been true; not one has failed. I testify that no servant ever had such a master as He; no brother ever had such a relative as He has been to me; no spouse ever had such a husband as Christ has been to my soul; no sinner ever had a better Savior, no mourner a better comforter than Christ has been to my spirit.
He is all I need!
In life He is my life, and in death He will be the death of death;
in poverty Christ is my riches;
in sickness He is my great physician;
in darkness He is my star, and in brightness He is my sun;
He is the manna of the camp in the wilderness,
and it is He who makes the feast in the promised land.
Jesus is to me all grace and no wrath, all truth and no falsehood:
And of truth and grace He is full, infinitely full.
My soul, tonight bless with all your might 'the only Son.'"
C.H.S.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Pray for the nations
Myanmar: Pray God would open doors for the gospel to spread in spite of the devastation. As we know from the Tsunami in Indonesia natural disasters open wide doors for the gospel through suffering and death. God is merciful and gracious. Visit Open Doors Blog for more information and Gospel for Asia who has people on the ground there now.
Lebanon: Pray that through the civil war in Beirut He will open the hearts and minds of non-believers to see their need for Christ, their only safety. Please pray for our brothers and sisters at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) and the Beirut Baptist School (BBS).
Week in Pictures: Beirut Conflict
Please pray for our brothers and sisters who as I write this are persecuted for their faith. Please join with me in lifting them up to the Father and may we become closer to Him as we intercede.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Isaac
This is Isaac Munthali and she is my sponsor child through World Vision. She is 11 and lives in Malawi.
Of course her name jumped out at me as I was looking for a girl! Issac is the name of Abraham's beloved son. His name means "He laughs!" in Hebrew. (Sara laughed when God told her she would have a child at 90 years old!)
God later changed Isaac's name to Israel and the rest is history...
This Isaac and her family live in a community severely affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. In some communities, AIDS affects the entire social structure as a generation of hardworking adults is being wiped out. Frightened children and exhausted grandparents rarely have money for food, school, or medical care. Isaac is in primary school and she enjoys music. She helps at home with the gardening. She likes to play soccer and is good health.
My sponsorship commitment will help provide Isaac and her community with the assistance they need to save a generation from the HIV/AIDS crisis. World Vision faithfully uses my sponsorship support of Isaac to meet her needs and minimize the impact of AIDS in her community through tangible prevention and care programs. World Vision children and families gain access to basic needs while learning about God's unconditional love.
You can help someone like Isaac too by clicking here.
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