It’s a dangerous world out there. Lots of things to be aware of. So I think it best to identify a safe place, somewhere you can be assured of not being bothered by all of the bad in this world. And I have found just the place. It’s your nearby local Christian bookstore. Yes, youContinue reading “The Safest Place To Be”
Category Archives: Jeff Dunn
Saturday Ramblings 10.16.10
Two things that don’t go together: gutters and pine trees. Sigh … Climb ladder—grab a handful of pine needles from gutter, drop into big bucket—climb down ladder—move ladder over three feet—lather, rinse, repeat. After an afternoon of fun like that, there’s nothing I want more than a comfortable chair, a glass of iced tea, theContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 10.16.10”
Story Songs
Ok, iMonks: time for your publisher to make his confession. Ready? I cry when I hear really good stories in songs. They don’t even have to be sad stories, just real. And sung with a gut-wrenching passion. Done right, you can wring a cupful of tears from me. This week I was perusing the CDContinue reading “Story Songs”
Depression Is Selfish
Can someone tell me what a sign in front of a church means that reads “Depression is Selfish”? –from a Facebook post This was the “status update,” or whatever it is called, posted by a good friend of mine on his Facebook page the other day. At first I just wanted to chalk it upContinue reading “Depression Is Selfish”
Saturday Ramblings 10.9.10
The baseball playoffs have begun, the leaves and acorns are falling, pumpkins are being sold at on every corner. That must mean it’s time for Saturday Ramblings. The baseball playoffs are in full swing (yes, pun intended) with the Cincinnati Reds and some other teams competing for a trip to the World Series. Michael SpencerContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 10.9.10”
Quotes
“On the whole I do not find Christians, outside of the catacombs, sufficiently sensible of conditions. Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we so blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, does no one believe a word of it? The churches are children playing on the floor with their chemistry sets, mixingContinue reading “Quotes”
Why Is Faith So Hard?
I have friends who not long ago risked all on the call of God, and lost everything. Let’s call them Seth and Emily. They clearly heard God call them to give up all they had and move to another country for a specific task. (I’m sorry I can’t be more detailed, but this is theirContinue reading “Why Is Faith So Hard?”
Violent Faith
We began our look at the subject of faith by asking a simple question: What if Jesus really meant it when he told his disciples things like, “Ask whatever you will in my name and it will be done for you.” What if he did not lay any other rules or requirements on them thanContinue reading “Violent Faith”
What Makes A Christian?
A story in this past Saturday’s Ramblings talked about President Barak Obama’s confession of faith in Jesus. He called himself a “Christian by choice.” Yet some of this community refuse to believe he is a true believer. Some think that he has not made a good, complete confession. My point today is not decide ifContinue reading “What Makes A Christian?”
What If He Meant It?
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer (Matthew 21:22 NIV). As parents of teenagers know, it’s not the purpose of the errand. It’s the opportunity to spend time with a creature who at times seems to be completely mute. Who knows if this might be the time when they actuallyContinue reading “What If He Meant It?”
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