November 2011
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September 2011
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prayfordaisy:
Daisy has a scan this morning. Strange, we’ll either be celebrating or weeping tonight. Either way, we trust Jesus.
April 2011
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Christory
April 21, 1897: Birth of A.W. Tozer, pastor and author whose works include The Pursuit of God, and The Root of Righteousness.
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Christory
April 20, 1718: Birth of David Brainerd, colonial missionary to the Indians of New England. Though he died of tuberculosis at the age of 29, his biography has been influential to many including William Carey and Jim Elliot.
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“I think there is a scriptural distinction between faith and feeling, grace and...”
– John Newton
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Christory
April 11, 1836: George Mueller opened his orphanage in Wilson Street in Bristol. By 1875, Mueller’s orphanage was providing care for over 2000 children.
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Christory
April 8, 1945: German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the night before he was hanged by the Nazis, said: “This is the end…for me the beginning.” These were his last recorded words.
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Christory
April 4, 1507: Future German reformer Martin Luther, at age 21, was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic church.
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Sin, a bull, and redemption
29“If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. 30“If a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is demanded of him.” (Exodus 21:29-30)
What an incredible picture of...
March 2011
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Christory
March 31, 1816: Death of Francis Asbury, 70, pioneer Methodist bishop. Sent to America in 1771 by John Wesley, he saw the new denomination grow from under 500 members to over 200,000 by the time of his death.
“The main purpose of our life is to reach the point where one’s own life as...”
– C. S. Lewis
prayfordaisy:
Daisy finishes radiation Wednesday the 30th! Lord willing, we will be done with cancer treatment (other than nutritional) at that point.
RSB Prayer starts tonight! Details here! →
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Christory
March 21, 1747: On a slave ship bound for England, during a violent storm, captain John Newton, 22, was dramatically converted to a living faith. It was more than a “foxhole religion,” as Newton soon abandoned the sea, and from 1764 until his death (43 years later), he devoted his life as a clergyman in the Anglican church. He also penned the hymn Amazing Grace.
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God is a Giver
I was thinking about gifts today. While letting my mind wander for a bit I started thinking back on some of the birthdays and Christmas’s of my childhood. I remember the excitement as I tore the wrapping paper off of the gifts, and how stoked I was to see a toy that I had been wanting inside. As I opened the box to play with this new treasure, my heart began to sink as I saw the words on...
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“You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling...”
– Robert Murray McCheyne
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Christory
March 7, 1867: Birth of Peter Cameron Scott, founder of the Africa Inland Mission. In 1895, Scott led the first band of missionaries to reach Kenya. He died in Africa the following year, at 29, of blackwater fever. Over 700 AIM missionaries have since followed in Scott’s footsteps.
February 2011
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Christory
February 24, 303: The first official Roman edict for the persecution of Christians was issued by Roman Emperor Galerius Valerius Maximianus.
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Christory
February 23, 155: Martyrdom of Polycarp, an early church father who was a disciple of the Apostle John. Arrested at age 86, Polycarp was burned at the stake for refusing to deny the Christian faith.
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“When I saw these women and their compassion for my people, it affected me. I...”
– Said Musa on how he was introduced to Christianity
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James 2:19
Faith requires more than an intellectual assent to the deity of Christ. Saving faith requires the recognition of our inability to accomplish our own salvation, coupled with complete trust in the ability of Jesus to accomplish it on our behalf.
prayfordaisy:
Please pray for Daisy today. She is having a tough time recovering from chemo. Lots of pain and frustration.
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“Chance has no share in the government of the world. The Lord reigns, and...”
– John Wesley
“Save Thy servants from the tyranny of the nonessential. Give them the courage to...”
– Peter Marshall, U.S. Senate Chaplain, 1947
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“Sin in a Christian makes God seem distant, deaf. In the body, sin saps...”
– Jim Elliot
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February 4, 1950: American missionary martyr Jim Elliot resolved in his journal: “I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.”
“God designs that those whom He sanctifies shall tarry awhile in this present...”
– David Brainerd
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Christory
February 3, 1943: The Allied troopship S.S. Dorchester was torpedoed by a German sub and went down with a loss of 600 lives. As it sank, four chaplains gave up their lifejackets to shipmates, thereby also perishing in the icy waters. The bravery of Rev. Clark Poling (Dutch Reformed), Rev. George Lansing Fox (Methodist), Father John Washington (Catholic Priest), and Alexander David Goode (Jewish...
prayfordaisy:
Daisy is doing well with her final round of chemo. Please pray that she continues to do so and for the efficacy of the meds.
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“It is right…that we should be much concerned about the salvation of those...”
– C.S. Lewis
January 2011
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A working definition of Grace
Grace is the work of the Spirit in the life of an unbeliever, accessed through faith in Jesus Christ, which continues in the life of the believer, to take one beyond a place of mercy to a place of undeserved blessing, intimacy, and power in the Holy Spirit. Apart from the cross, grace is the active spiritual component which delivers a person from the kingdom of darkness into the light of the...
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What is thy only comfort in life and death?
That I with body and soul, both in life and death, (Rom.14:7,8)
am not my own, (1 Cor.6:19)
but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; (1 Cor.3:23; Tit.2:14)
who, with His precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, (1 Pet.1:18,19; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:2,12)
and delivered me from all the power of the devil; (Heb.2:14; 1 John 3:8; John 8:34-36)
and so preserves me (John 6:39;...
Evander Holyfield on boxing at 48
Fanhouse: Is there any reason for you to be concerned about the health risks in the sport as a result of your age?
Holyfield: I've passed all of the health tests and I've never had a problem with that, so, I fight. Young people get hurt too. Anybody can get hurt. Not just the older people.
You've got more young people getting head injuries because you've got more young people doing it. When I reach my goal, and I choose to stop, then I'll stop.
But the fact of the matter is that I'm a Christian, and I believe in Jesus. That is my protection. He's been my protection, and, so, you know what?
Because I believe in the word of God, this is the reason that I'm able to do what I'm able to do. And there ain't been nobody that's been able to do it better.
I don't assume that they're making that movie about me, because I don't get into the ring without a covering. It's not about, 'Are you covered?', or, 'Who is going to insure you?'
They say that they need Allstate. People have different kinds of insurance policies. I got the Lord Jesus Christ, and I've never been ashamed to tell other people.
I've told people about that before they even said that I was old. I came into the game with Jesus and when I leave the game I'll leave it with Jesus.
Anyway that it's gone down, he's always been my protection. That's always been my confindence and that's always been my mainstay.
That's always been why I've been able to handle whatever pressure has been there and why I've been able to be secure in myself.
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Daisy not feeling well...
prayfordaisy:
Please pray for Daisy as she is experiencing lots of vomiting and weakness due to her last chemo treatment.
“A soul may be in as thriving a state when thirsting, seeking and mourning after...”
– John Newton
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“It is unchristian, even unnatural, to derive benefit and protection from the...”
– Martin Luther
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“God has placed two ways before us in His Word: salvation by faith, damnation by...”
– Martin Luther
“He who would correctly and profitably read scripture should see to it that he...”
– Martin Luther
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Christory
January 6, 1850: Charles H. Spurgeon was converted to a living faith at age 16, in a Methodist chapel.
prayfordaisy:
Daisy is doing well with chemo so far. No major side effects, but she does need another blood transfusion. Kate is sick so I’ve been solo in the hospital. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support!