HARMLESS THOUGHTS

"I must confess that I never would have been saved if I could have helped it. As long as ever I could, I rebelled, and revolted, and struggled against God. When He would have me to pray, I would not pray … And when I heard, and the tear rolled down my cheek, I wiped it away and defied Him to melt my soul. But long before I began with Christ, He began with me." http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biospurgeon6.html  quoting W. Y. Fullerton, Charles H. Spurgeon: London's Most Popular Preacher. Chicago: Moody Press, 1966, pg. 32

When you (plural) do church right, there are all sorts of things that naturally result. One of those things is that it becomes like family. image source: http://www.movemelord.com/church-family-love/ There is Biblical Precedent for this: God is our Heavenly Father. (Luke 11:2-14) We are called brothers and sisters. (This is used countless times in the New Testament, one example is here: Philippians 3:13-14) We are adopted in to the family of God. (Romans 8:15) Jesus is our great older brother that we are "joint heirs" with. (Romans 8:17) But any of us who have truly been a part of a local church, for an extended amount of time, will tell you that this is true experientially as well.  But listen though... I am not purporting any lovey-dovey-feel-warm-and-fuzzy sentiment here! Family can be tough. We all have that crazy aunt and the funny uncle and the favorite grandpa and the annoying brother and ... well... you get it. But it is FAMILY. You keep getting tog...

From a NY Post Article: We now know that those iPads, smartphones and Xboxes are a form of digital drug. Recent brain imaging research is showing that they affect the brain’s frontal cortex — which controls executive functioning, including impulse control — in exactly the same way that cocaine does. Technology is so hyper-arousing that it raises dopamine levels — the feel-good neurotransmitter most involved in the addiction dynamic — as much as sex. Read the full article here: It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies...

Here are the slides for the sermon on Sunday, June 11th, 2017: ( The Sermon Audio )

I haven't done my daily devotional blog since 2013, but recently started it back up for the current study at my church . I'm asking that you swing on by and check out Let Me Not Wander and catch up on Philippians Study. I also encourage you to add your own commentary or questions on each of the verses. 

I don't see what the big deal is... Breakfast cookies have been around for years.