ben on March 18th, 2008

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when [...]

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ben on March 16th, 2008

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Have you ever thought, “If only we got the right person in office we could overturn ____ law” or maybe “If only we had a celebrity spokesperson ____ cause would really take off”? Well, I have. I remember in the election in 2004 a number of people I knew [...]

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ben on March 10th, 2008

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My pastor recently gave a sermon on stewardship entitled “How to be Rich Poor!” It was a good sermon given in the negative about how to live a life that God won’t bless. For example, if you don’t want to reap what you have sown (2 Cor 9:6), be sure [...]

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ben on March 9th, 2008

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I’ve recently purchased a King James version of the Bible. If you don’t know, it’s the version with all the ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ translation. Really great stuff, adds another element to reading the Bible. But for all it’s elegant speech, it does get a little silly [...]

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ben on March 4th, 2008

My buddy Mike just sent me an interesting video. I’m not usually one for interpretive dance, but this is really good nonetheless. Enjoy

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ben on March 4th, 2008

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As a web developer, there’s often times where I need to do a certain task, but I’m unsure of how to do it.  Luckily, when I don’t know, Google does! Type in my search terms, and within seconds I can find a link with the information that I need.
Luckily, Google also [...]

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ben on February 28th, 2008

I’ve been blogging for about a month or more now.  And I enjoy it.  I want to help people understand what God is all about.  So I comment around on other people’s blogs.  I write my own posts, thoughts I’ve had, etc.    And maybe it’s made an impact, maybe not.  I’m not yet earning a [...]

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ben on February 25th, 2008

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Taken from a discussion on illvision.net

Scientology and Christianity don’t really have 2000 years apart if you think about it. Christianity, in a nutshell, has four parts: Creation, the Fall, Redemption (Christ), Glorification. Lets look a little closer in between ‘Creation’ and ‘the Fall.’
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the [...]

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ben on February 18th, 2008

I promised I would, so without further adieu:
12) Write a psalm-like poem in which you describe a current difficulty and express your trust in God.
O God, you are awesome and worthy of praise!
You have kept me safe and protected me in all things,
Yet I struggle to step out.
Help me to go out, knowing that [...]

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ben on February 17th, 2008

The way I understand it, we are all sinners. It’s physically and spiritually impossible to climb a ladder of good deeds to God.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:10: No one is righteous, no not one.
Romans 6:23: Wages of sin is death, but the gift [...]

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