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Sabbath Rest
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work…For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” [...]
Vacation
If you haven’t noticed, there has been a lack of updates recently. There is a good reason for that. My wife and I were on vacation during Christmas, in Europe. We spent 3 1/2 weeks touring (backpacking) 6 different countries in Europe. I did not take my laptop so I did [...]
Don’t Misuse Me
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” –Exodus 20:7
Hrmm…this will be an interesting post. What does God exactly mean by misuse? Or in the King James, “Take the name of the LORD in vain.”
Traditionally we think of cursing as [...]
Book Review: Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortensen
K2, more dangerous than Mt. Everest. Mountaineers long to summit this peak. Imagine spending your life training and preparing for this event all to lose it all and end up saving a friend and blowing your chance to summit K2. That is what happened to Greg Mortenson.
On the way down [...]
No Idols Part Deux
Speaking of no idols. Nightline did a special on the second commandment last night. Mark Driscoll, pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA was the one being interviewed. Definitely an interesting watch. Only 6 minutes. Have some time? Go check it out!
ABC Nightline
No Idols
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers [...]
No gods For You!
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.” –Exodus 20:2-3
Command number 1: “You shall have no other gods before me.”
Remember, God is actually speaking these words to the Israelites. They are sitting at the [...]