Today for Warrior Wednesday I decided to go with a bunch of memes. I find this is to be a truth for most of us. We want to see before we make a move in new directions. Faith is stepping, then seeing. A Warrior trusts God. This is the real truth. When we are brave,… Continue reading A Warrior Trusts God
Author: wboyack
#bethelight – Day 51
I have been working at finding ways to spread the light of Christ that fills my heart. I gave a few dollars to the bell ringers outside a couple of stores. I gave a few dollars to a girl on a corner looking for gas money. I am trying to make a difference, even if… Continue reading #bethelight – Day 51
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Taco Filling
Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes, chopped into bite-size cubes 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp coriander 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper salt and pepper to taste 1 onion, diced 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained 1 c frozen corn 3 T lime juice 2 T cilantro, chopped corn tortillas Directions Place sweet potatoes… Continue reading Black Bean and Sweet Potato Taco Filling
Tofu Tacos
Ingredients 1 pkg extra firm tofu 3/4 tsp taco seasoning 2 c thinly sliced cabbage 2 green onions, chopped 1 T lime juice corn tortillas 1 small tomato, chopped Directions Cut tofu into slabs and let them drain on a paper towel for about 5 minutes. Then cut the slabs into little squares. Sprinkle the… Continue reading Tofu Tacos
#bethelight – Day 50
Sometimes it's hard to choose to be happy... but you can do it! Yesterday I had a great time with family and friends. It was happy. Today I will continue the trend. Jesus taught: "A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." —Luke 12:15 Sometimes possessions distract us from appreciating… Continue reading #bethelight – Day 50
Adulting 101 – Cleaning up the Crap
The peaceful evening was broken with a panicked, "Mom. Mom. Mom! The toilet is overflowing." Okay. Deal with it. Dude! There is going to be a day when you and your parents don't live in the same household. There will be a moment when you finish doing your business and flush your toilet, and the… Continue reading Adulting 101 – Cleaning up the Crap
#bethelight – Day 49
Yesterday I worked on cleaning up the kitchen... then I made dinner. I worked on dishes... then people ate and the sink filled. I cleaned off my desk... then I filled it with Christmas cards. Effort counts! Jesus taught: "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad." —Matthew 5:12 God loves us and wants us to be happy. We have… Continue reading #bethelight – Day 49
Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes and Tortellini with Roasted Broccoli
Ingredients 1 pkg sliced mushrooms 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 jar sun dried tomatoes 1 pkg tortellini 8 oz fresh baby spinach Cook tortellini per package directions. Cook mushrooms, onions, and garlic in a non-stick pan for about 8 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes and tortellini and cook for 5 minutes. Stir… Continue reading Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes and Tortellini with Roasted Broccoli
Put the X back in Xmas!
love this!
People often assume that the term “Xmas”is an attempt to take “Christ” out of Christmas. But did you know that:
The term Xmasdates all the way back to the Middle Ages.
X is an abbreviation for Christ (it’s the first letter of Christos, Χριστόςin the Greek).
X is a traditional symbol of the cross.
By using Xmasinstead of Christmas, theologians were reminding us not just that God’s son came to earth, but why.
Hence the term reviled by so many for taking Christ out of Christmas was originally intended to keep him init!
P.S. Ministers were historically referred to as churchmen, or simply Xmen!(No, they don’t have superpowers. But God does. I mean, like, there was this one time when… Oh, just read the book.)
Free Will!
Great food for thought.
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” ~William Shakespeare
Are we free? Or is the ability to choose an illusion? Why is our understanding of this subject so dim? It seems clear that we are programmable creatures, as famously demonstrated by Pavlov and Skinner. But we also have a higher consciousness or spirit that enables us to take charge of our programming (to become our own programmers), or at least the most important aspect of life: our moral choices.
The Bible teaches both. This is called an antinomy: two apparent contradictions that are both true, nevertheless. I sometimes think of it this way: God determined my fate (predetermination) at the moment of creation, knowing the choices I would make (free will). But this argument has its flaws, and in the end is merely an attempt to apprehend what I can only partially grasp.
It’s…
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