NEWLINE http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/ All about the Faith en-gb 144 17 http://www.christianpost.com/ http://www.christianpost.com/images/blogs/article/cpLogo.gif http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/11/a-soldiers-prayer-for-a-brave-heart-15/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/11/a-soldiers-prayer-for-a-brave-heart-15/index.html My Sovereign, Almighty King, Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:49:51 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/the-offering-we-may-resist-21/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/the-offering-we-may-resist-21/index.html In Romans 12 Paul pleads with his audience of Jews and Gentiles to offer themselves to God as holy, living sacrifices. Up to this point in the epistle much has been said about faith, about God's merciful salvation, and the new resurrection life found in Christ. However, for those who desire to live in the freedom of Christ, there is the necessary giving up of self that must follow. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:44:42 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/homesick-10/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/homesick-10/index.html When I was growing up, my father was in the Air Force so I've lived all over the United States and in several countries overseas. I've moved more than forty times, but lost count somewhere after thirty-five. America is home, yet it's not really "home." Being born on foreign soil in Morocco, Africa, I held dual citizenship until I was fifteen, which only adds to my anxiety about where I am truly fr Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:04:04 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/09/avoiding-a-reckless-leap-of-faith-21/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/09/avoiding-a-reckless-leap-of-faith-21/index.html In midst of moving and selling our house, I've been facing the nature of living by faith and what it's supposed to look like. While I desire to obey God's lead, I also don't want to take reckless steps under the false assumption that God is leading me into them. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:55:22 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/09/is-america-a-christian-nation-07/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/09/is-america-a-christian-nation-07/index.html Heated debate continues to rage among historians as to the religious heritage of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States. Secular historians are adamant that most were Deists having no more religion than an occasional glance at a passive, disinterested supreme being. This position infuriates Christians who are equally convinced that most of the signers were, instead, committed be Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:38:34 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/faith-of-a-child-11/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/faith-of-a-child-11/index.html Norman English was seven years old in August 1940 and lived adjacent to a Royal Air Force base in England. Bombs fell from German aircraft on and around the base often as the anti-aircraft guns returned fire. To a child it was very exciting: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:58:43 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/imminent-danger-part-one-10/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/imminent-danger-part-one-10/index.html Colorado Springs, circa 1970 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:24:59 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/imminent-danger-part-two-10/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/08/imminent-danger-part-two-10/index.html Despite the fact that everything around us is still calm and serene, this is Bryan's domain; so I figure I better listen to him. Within minutes of Bryan's command to run, lightning flashes across the sky followed by a low growl of thunder. A storm is rolling in. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:56 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/haunted-by-the-prayer-of-mother-teresa-29/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/haunted-by-the-prayer-of-mother-teresa-29/index.html A while backandnbsp;I had the privilege of joining Suzie Slonaker, Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, Clark Blakeman, and about 20 others for dinner at the Aquariva Restaurant just south of downtown Portland, Oregon. The funny thing about meeting at a hip restaurant on a Monday evening is -- you just about own the place. To say the least, we didn't have a problem hearing each other. And that' Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:50:11 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/ill-take-a-mocha-and-a-miracle-please-26/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/ill-take-a-mocha-and-a-miracle-please-26/index.html McDonald's is offering free mochas again this Monday. Every day, Jesus Christ offers much, much more. The followingandnbsp;story is from my good friend Ann Dunagan, a missionary, homeschool mom, and author of several excellent books:Last Friday morning, I woke up to an urgent phone call regarding a troubled teenage girl. She'd run away from home, been found wandering along the highway, barefoot, and Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:50:41 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/dwelling-place-18/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/dwelling-place-18/index.html The lectionary readings for July 19 all hinge on two images. The dominant image is of the house of God. But sheep/shepherd imagery also abounds, especially in the alternate texts for the day. Let's see how it all comes together. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:08:46 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-12/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-12/index.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:43:21 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/dancing-with-the-ark-10/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/dancing-with-the-ark-10/index.html For today's lectionary reflection I offer something a little different, a guided meditation of sorts on the Old Testament reading and the psalm. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:28:25 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/a-fourth-of-july-story-the-miracle-that-led-to-the-declaration-03/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/07/a-fourth-of-july-story-the-miracle-that-led-to-the-declaration-03/index.html On the Fourth of July we celebrate Independence Day, the day our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and committed themselves irreversibly to a cause for which they truly risked their lives and fortunes. As with all of history, this great event now has a certain sense of inevitability about it. We know now what happened, and it seems that it was 'meant to be.' Only when w Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:07:18 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/ensign-and-sanford-sex-power-and-public-failure-and-how-you-can-protect-yourself-26/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/ensign-and-sanford-sex-power-and-public-failure-and-how-you-can-protect-yourself-26/index.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:45:12 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/she-sees-seashells-in-the-sidewalk-24/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/she-sees-seashells-in-the-sidewalk-24/index.html I hate to exercise. Truly, that's not an exaggeration. I hate it. Strange, because my husband, three boys, and daughter-in-law all love it. They find it exhilarating - even stress relieving, but I don't. I find it tedious, taxing and boring beyond belief. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:31:22 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/a-fathers-day-message-from-world-war-ii-21/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/a-fathers-day-message-from-world-war-ii-21/index.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:53:16 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/ant-talk-on-a-warm-summer-evening-20/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/ant-talk-on-a-warm-summer-evening-20/index.html An old allegory came home with added force one summer evening.andnbsp; My daughter Shawna, her little brother Jonathan, and two little friends of theirs were strolling with me through the neighborhoods surrounding our home outside downtown Portland, Oregon. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:23:23 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/generous-19/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/generous-19/index.html The theme that unites the lectionary passages for June 28 is generosity. The word comes from the Latin generosus, which means "noble, magnanimous." And that word 'magnanimous' comes from the Latin words magnus (great) and animus (soul): a large soul, one that overflows into the lives of others, particularly the lives of rivals or the less fortunate. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:34:11 http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/beach-graffiti-19/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/faith/2009/06/beach-graffiti-19/index.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:33:50