I have heard a lot of good things about Steve Farrar but never personally read one of his books until now. God Built: Forged by God, in the Bad and Good of Life is a very interesting and thought provoking … Continue reading
God Built: Forged by God – Book Review
Posted in Books, Trials
Tagged book review, Challenge, Genesis, Genesis 45, Genesis 50, god is in control, James, James 1, jasper family, man up, men, providence, Psalm, Psalm 76, sovereignty, steve farrar, tragedy
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TuneIn Radio – iPhone App Review
App Name: TuneIn Radio Price: Free, ($0.99 for ad free version) Platform: iPhone, iPad, Web Tune In Radio is one of my favorite iPhone apps for listening to audio on the go (second only to Pandora). It is the ultimate … Continue reading
God is in charge of every situation
“ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. - Isaiah 55:8 God works in some strange ways sometimes. At least strange by our standards. Take for instance God sending Saul to meet Samuel. Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Trials
Tagged 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 9, Acts, Acts 8, burning bush, Egypt, fellowship, Isaiah, Isaiah 55, James, James 1, struggles, trials
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Courageous – Movie Review
In 2007 while browsing through a Christian bookstore I found a movie that touched my life. The movie was Facing the Giants. I resisted the movie at first because it is a football movie, and being a geek means I … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Challenge, dads, entertainment, facing the giants, fathers, men, Movie, review, Sherwood Pictures, spiritual leadership, stephen kendrick, tragedy
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Are you being controlled by the subtlety of sin?
“Then let it see the Crystal Shard and destroy it,” Entreri remarked, and he felt a twinge then as Crenshinibon (the Crystal Shard) cried out. “Why?” Jarlaxle asked suddenly, and Entreri recognized that his ever-opportunistic friend had heard that silent … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 10, Christian, Daily Bible time, faith, fantasy book, Genesis, Genesis 39, James, James 1, Matthew, Matthew 6, repent, sin, temptation
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Faith, Works, and Salvation
Have you ever been so scared by a passage in the Bible that you could not sleep at night? This has happened to me more than once, most recently by this passage in Matthew. “Not everyone who says to Me, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Life Application
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 10, 1 john, 1 John 2, 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 13, 2 corinthians 5, 2 timothy, 2 Timothy 1, Ephesians, Ephesians 2, grace, heaven, hell, Isaiah, Isaiah 64, James, James 2, John, John 3, Matthew, Matthew 7, Philippians, Philippians 2, pray, repent, righteousness, Romans, Romans 10, Romans 15, Romans 6, sin, the Holy Spirit, ticket to heaven, truth
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“How are you today?” Do you really care?
How many times a day do you say to someone “how are you today?” How many of those times do you actually care? The phrase has become just another standard greeting that means nothing more than “hello” which makes it … Continue reading
Another season to focus on God!
This summer has been crazy with activities for the staff at ETM. As you have noticed if you are following us on Twitter or Facebook, we had to take the summer off from writing articles, which we were sorry to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 10, ETM, facebook, games, Sean, twitter
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Flame On – A true story of Tragedy, and God’s provision
“Flame On” is the story of Cooper Jasper, a five year old boy who died in a dune buggy accident, and the story of a family who is fully devoted to God. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Movies
Tagged 2 Timothy 1, alcohol, Calvinism, Calvinist, documentary, faith, Free, grief, grieving the loss of a loved one, human responsibility, Job, Job 1, Romans, Romans 8, self-discipline, sovereignty of god, tragedy
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Think like a Calvinist, live like an Arminian
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Leonard Ravenhill, one of my favorite pastors, had a saying he would quote often: ”think like a Calvinist, live like an Armenian.” I told this quote to a Calvinist friend of mine the other day who replied saying “If I felt … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Life Application
Tagged Acts, Acts 6, Armenian, Arminian, Arminiest, Calvinism, Calvinist, evangelism, Leonard Ravenhill, Luke, Luke 10, obedience, pray, prayer, Romans, Romans 10
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