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02 February 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Does God Need Music? [Part 2]

The second part of the predicament we face is more acute within the Charismatic branch, but also exists within the Church as a whole. There is a severe lack of challenging and profound teaching in our churches. Most vexing of all is the absence of specificity in our preaching. We seem to be content going [...]

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02 February 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Does God Need Music? [Part 1]

I left church early Saturday night, and I never leave church early. Something has been bothering me for quite some time and tonight it was getting the best of me the whole service. Finally, I just couldn’t take it any more. Whether in North or South America, the Charismatic branch of the Christian faith has [...]

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13 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Ecclesiastes

I read through Ecclesiastes today for the first time in a long, long while. Some people see it as gloomy and pessimistic, but I rediscovered an abundance of wisdom and an examination of life as it is, not as we wish it to be. I also find it interesting how many times Solomon praises the [...]

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21 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

I Will

4 days after being robbed, things are much better. Every once in a while, there is a feeling of being violated, but even that is only periodic. Now it´s more of a desire to pay them back by not letting this affect me–to enjoy my time here even more and live with even more enthusiasm.
It´s [...]

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10 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Making our Beds

What really cemented my thoughts about consequences was my conversation yesterday with my Argentine friend Romina. We were laughing about different phrases in English such as “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” She wanted me to teach her some “naughty” terms or phrases. I explained to her that I had a slightly different [...]

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