August, 2005 Archives

Look To Jesus

August 24th, 2005 · Posted in Current Affairs, Reflections, THEOLOGY / RELIGION · 3 Comments

I’ve been gone a few days – had a wedding at Oak Island, NC (it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it!) and have been very busy since getting back — but I’m about to get back into the swing of things.
Rob over at The Orangejack Blog has posted some comments about [...]

Love Your Enemies

August 18th, 2005 · Posted in THEOLOGY / RELIGION · 4 Comments

Apostle John has another post on the praying for Osama theme — this one is about how praying for your enemies is not enough — Jesus also calls us to love them — and forgive them.
This is tough. 
First of all, I find it difficult to love someone who does not love me.  I find [...]

The Church And The Rubics Cube

August 17th, 2005 · Posted in THEOLOGY / RELIGION · 1 Comment

The Pyromaniac has a wonderful post on the Rubic’s Cube  — giving some of it’s history and some of his experiences with it.  I still have one — and I know where it is!  At times I pull it out and try to solve it. I’m not very good at it — but it is [...]

More About Our Enemies

August 16th, 2005 · Posted in Current Affairs, Prayer, Reflections, THEOLOGY / RELIGION · 0 Comments

For some reason I am having trouble posting comments on my blog site  — I have reported the problem to TypePad and hope to get it resolved soon.  Several posted comments on my post about praying for our enemies – so I want to make some responses and refine my position on the topic. 
First [...]

Praying For The Enemy

August 15th, 2005 · Posted in Current Affairs, Reflections, Religion, THEOLOGY / RELIGION · 3 Comments

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"  Matthew 5:43-44

Sometimes the words of Jesus sound almost impossible to follow — but you know you need to do so.  Praying for our enemies [...]