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Consider


Consider The Second Step identifies the nature of our response to the Higher Power.  We are called upon to believe that such a Power can restore us to a healthy life.  But what exactly does this mean?  How do we … Continue reading

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I trust God’s plan to bring about the perfect fulfillment.


Image via WikipediaI trust God‘s plan to bring about the perfect fulfillment.Today I relax the tight grip if have on my thoughts and attitudes.  I ease up, secure in the knowledge that no disasters will happen if I relax my … Continue reading

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Christian Doctrine – 1 – God


Image by Getty Images via @daylifeChristian Doctrine – 1 – God Introduction Facilitator Students Rules Purpose Overview Online Access My Kingdom/”Higher Power” Kingdom Let’s start this lesson by defining “Higher Power” or as many know it, God. “God” is something … Continue reading

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Pride."Men are great in their freedom, their transcendence, their consciousness of self and of self being conscious of self. It is part of their greatness that they know their finitude, their contingency, their dependence. And the anxiety that comes from that knowledge is the panic which drives them to their own security, men would be themselves the divinity who alone is independent, not contingent. Each man identifies his own truth, his own goodness, his own creativity with a divine truth, goodness, creativity. The end is always confusion, for each of man’s illusions conflicts with the others; and events inevitably smash the whole pretense. Each man reaches out for the power, prestige, property with which to buttress his own existence. The effort is foredoomed to failure.


Image via WikipediaPride.”Men are great in their freedom, their transcendence, their consciousness of self and of self being conscious of self. It is part of their greatness that they know their finitude, their contingency, their dependence. And the anxiety that … Continue reading

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Discuss the Great Commission


Image by Getty Images via @daylife In what ways can you fulfill the Great Commission in the context of your family? Work? Community? how are we to make disciples? Of Whom? With what resources? Toward what end? Related articles by … Continue reading

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If there is a Creator; why not let him run the show?


Image by nimboo via Flickr The majority of humans believe there is a God.  But we won’t let him be in charge of our life.  Why Not? Related articles by Zemanta The Reality of a Creator (relijournal.com) The Case for … Continue reading

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