tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292593802009-02-21T07:57:18.150-04:00"Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socratespchrismachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235530655225736144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29259380.post-1165586053997337362006-12-08T09:46:00.000-04:002006-12-08T09:56:14.663-04:00

I recently finished writing my first book about worship. At the beginning I try to help define worship so that everyone who reads the book takes it from the same angle. But what about you? Have you ever thought about how you would define worship, or how you would come to that definition? If not, the next few entries might help you out. Isn’t it amazing (and ridiculous) how we can get so entangled

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In Ephesians 6:10-18, Paul describes for us the armor of God, tells us to put it on, and exhorts us to stand firm in it against the principalities and powers of this present age. Recently this passage was read at one of our church prayer and worship services. As it was read, I could not help but apply the symbolism to worship.In worship we have the ability to exercise ever element of the armor

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Back this fall is the hit television series "Deal or No Deal." Have you seen it? Chances are if you've seen it once, you were likely to catch it again in your channel surfing. At least we were in our house.The game works by the player choosing one briefcase out of 26. Each case has a dollar amount the player can win from $.01 to $1 million. There are several rounds where the player must

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We all have visions in our lives, whether we know it or not. Do you need some examples?I will do everything I can to get that next promotion. Your vision = the promotionI need to work some overtime to help pay the bills again this month. Your vision = to pay the bills on timeI want to be a better dad than my dad was. Your vision = to be a better parentMom and Dad said I have to get a job before I

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As parents we have a role to play in the lives of our children. It is not only to feed, clothe, and put a roof over their heads. We are to prepare them for the future. We give them today the tools that they will use in the world for themselves. In building up our children, we must understand that we are equipping them for life on their own. That life may be at school, the playground, the local

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When we start to talk about the fundamentals of being a family, we must begin with love. A family without love is just a bunch of people living in the same house. To the world we are a family because we shame the same address. But it is in love that we find the only true bond that can bring a family together.When it comes to love, there are two aspects we must consider.1. Love without

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