tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92522302024-02-28T00:46:15.880-08:00Parbar WestwardGene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.comBlogger506125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-47924732331383303482013-04-22T20:40:00.003-07:002013-04-22T20:40:37.458-07:00Horselake Mountain Panorama<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/64611563" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/64611563">Horselake Mountain Panorama</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user10290354">ghelsel</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-70540098769057442212013-04-08T21:55:00.000-07:002013-04-08T21:55:35.946-07:00Death is Swallowed Up in LifeAlthough the effects of last summer's fires are still everywhere noticeable in the foothills of Wenatchee, death is being swallowed up by life. The blackened remains of trees and sagebrush are being overrun by the neon greens of the spring grasses. Just another indication that with every faithful death there is always a resurrection. Soli deo gloria!
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Rest/Reflect
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South Tronson Ridge
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Bridge near the top of "Stairway to Heaven" trail.
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Top of Number One Canyon looking east.
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Mount Rainier looking west.
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Columbia River Valley looking southeast.
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Maia the Mountain-Dog
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Ladybugs!
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More Laybugs.
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Top of Horselake Mountain with Maia.
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New Jump on the "Waterslide" trail.
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Tired but very happy.
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Just watch for yourself.<br /><br /> <table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='512' height='340'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com'>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a></td><td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c</td></tr><tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-12-2012/civil-disservice'>Civil Disservice</a></td></tr><tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'><td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:512px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/'>www.thedailyshow.com</a></td></tr><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:405874' width='512' height='288' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed></td></tr><tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/'>Daily Show Full Episodes</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com/'>Political Humor & Satire Blog</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow'>The Daily Show on Facebook</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-21322527640211976672011-12-29T08:10:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:18:52.163-08:00MTB'n in Austria on "The Knife's Edge"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fbs0McrJUpUvIgRclsVxZk3jNgOHFpHKJ3TkngSb4coGNiLKCcvf8UNQLC7f5DjXmCwjqfxjMz1B2Pr7lbMbB_HfvgX6OM10saW0BVycqH9sLLy62rNzIs7nKfVTt-W9TN8C/s1600/knife.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fbs0McrJUpUvIgRclsVxZk3jNgOHFpHKJ3TkngSb4coGNiLKCcvf8UNQLC7f5DjXmCwjqfxjMz1B2Pr7lbMbB_HfvgX6OM10saW0BVycqH9sLLy62rNzIs7nKfVTt-W9TN8C/s400/knife.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691585443021549106" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wimp.com/bikingaustria/">Mountain Biking in Austria</a>. I believe the trail is called "The Knife's Edge." BTW, no thanks.Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-41215700230783278342011-12-23T16:08:00.000-08:002011-12-23T16:14:25.362-08:00Mortgaging Our Children's FutureDebt limit for dummies...<br /><iframe width="420" height="260" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Li0no7O9zmE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-15780899275670081222011-12-15T18:14:00.000-08:002011-12-15T18:28:29.945-08:00A Guitar Mystery SolvedAs I tell my guitar students, the world is neatly divided into two classes of people, "guitar-players" and "cattle." If the video clip (below) makes your pulse race, then you are the former. If you've never, ever, ever wondered (consciously or subconsciously) how the Beatles managed in one chord to make you ache for what followed in "Hard Day's Night" then you are the latter. Note: Randy Bachman was one half of "The Bachman Turner Overdrive" who gave us the iconic "Takin' Care of Business" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", etc. This is really cool. Enjoy.<br /> <br /><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AvxPc5MPEuQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-68211224649535243022011-11-11T06:35:00.000-08:002011-11-26T06:56:45.239-08:00Apologetics Columbo StyleI've been a fan of Greg Koukl's for some time, mostly for his ability to equip "Joe Average" to naturally and faithfully engage unbelievers in spiritually edifying conversation. This video is an excellent example of Koukl's gift. You can view the video <a href="http://vimeo.com/13775550">here</a>.Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-8153029486116908202011-10-11T05:09:00.000-07:002011-10-11T05:12:54.642-07:00Why I Wear a Helmet When Biking<object style="height: 260px; width: 420px"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/S2oymHHyV1M?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/S2oymHHyV1M?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="420" height="260"></object><br /><br />HT: Brian VisserGene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-59153824613400443182011-10-01T15:42:00.000-07:002011-10-10T20:20:42.363-07:00PerseveranceOkay, I admit it, I'm a sucker for sentimental sports parables. But I doubt I'm the only one who can viscerally relate to the "agony of defeat" and the aching desire to run a race like the athletes who persevere when simply persevering (not winning the prize) becomes the goal. The video below is a triple threat (hanky-wise) for my ilk, because it combines the drama of sport, the love of a father and a moving sound-track. Enjoy. <br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="260" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kZlXWp6vFdE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-38626540672907060882011-09-29T05:29:00.000-07:002011-09-29T05:31:42.519-07:00Priority of Home in Missions"The first step in foreign missions is domestic mission. The first step toward Africa is right across the street." - From the blog-post <a href="http://dougwils.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8969:here-and-there-both&catid=154:theses-on-missions">here</a>.Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-66076203064916077172011-09-28T09:56:00.000-07:002011-09-28T16:42:29.661-07:00Religious People Boogeyman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJY7xiBy94ruW1AeCOHTYcv7Pdc5qfWs4DRVGF09-2Hz7GczCwU0XbEUIZNHafL3FAZ8YfZ4nq3LewGJQhIn7sUWtmuGg2iM0IkPj-h43un12_T6FSLe1BdqrUXcd1dduO7Be/s1600/Boogeyman_4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJY7xiBy94ruW1AeCOHTYcv7Pdc5qfWs4DRVGF09-2Hz7GczCwU0XbEUIZNHafL3FAZ8YfZ4nq3LewGJQhIn7sUWtmuGg2iM0IkPj-h43un12_T6FSLe1BdqrUXcd1dduO7Be/s400/Boogeyman_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657475201574332466" /></a><br /><br />I have for a long time been uneasy with the well-meaning attempts to pit "religion" against "relationship", and/or "religion" against "true faith" etc. The Bible condemns "false religion" and commends "true religion" (e.g. James 1:26-27.) But it never speaks of religion as <span style="font-style:italic;">malum in se</span> (intrinsically evil.) As we reprove the insipid apathy and hypocrisy within the church, wouldn't it be best to use the categories that scripture gives us rather than inventing our own?<br /><br />Jared Wilson has some very helpful insights on this topic <a href="http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2011/09/religious-people-boogeyman.html">here</a>. Enjoy.Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-90687676741748651202011-09-28T06:59:00.000-07:002011-09-28T07:08:03.588-07:00A quick way to walk a mile in another's shoes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP5H7UNUWQsuGEFUYlynUeSgRdnrM97GBTKVBlycfJ1V9uIdt1F9sSyt3y867eH_KGv6A4MIz6gOzbeTvbjO4DZGgNkw2aI82G8P1fqXdYWKb1OKdsel12wT-8eIieu0w0qMG/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP5H7UNUWQsuGEFUYlynUeSgRdnrM97GBTKVBlycfJ1V9uIdt1F9sSyt3y867eH_KGv6A4MIz6gOzbeTvbjO4DZGgNkw2aI82G8P1fqXdYWKb1OKdsel12wT-8eIieu0w0qMG/s400/15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657410005899739074" /></a><br /><br />Remember: You can click on the picture to enlarge it.<br /><br />HT: Toby SumpterGene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-88242298225883831962011-09-23T09:43:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:46:24.938-07:00Table 7<iframe width="420" height="260" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n-n4eSIsr2c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-5832536105851976892011-09-23T08:31:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:32:44.392-07:00Budget Cut Misdirection (Unbelievable!)<iframe width="420" height="260" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cWt8hTayupE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-42719158375050044022011-09-20T11:03:00.000-07:002011-09-20T11:06:11.696-07:00Mercy Has a BackboneAs Paul wrote, "Forgive one another even as God has forgive you in Christ Jesus."<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ukodLTOTens" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />HT: Danielle De JongGene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-46981799971659253072011-09-13T06:09:00.000-07:002011-09-13T06:11:39.561-07:00King Jesus"I wonder, do you know him?"<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/1371841?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="420" height="260" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/1371841">That's My King!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/albertmartin">Albert Martin</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-59436897432574537792011-08-26T05:46:00.000-07:002011-08-26T06:12:29.094-07:00Strength in Weakness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TCaG5fXdKIiRWCcPULujaZgfOnsg44gka-KLyEfRK-EW0jxtql40ZuPdJRZblBde5ywGzsk6xaKWaMFCowWOxdy0mpH1NqjAS1fu5_RebGeACUofVr0RHV2FvWtrrSoK9M7T/s1600/weakness.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TCaG5fXdKIiRWCcPULujaZgfOnsg44gka-KLyEfRK-EW0jxtql40ZuPdJRZblBde5ywGzsk6xaKWaMFCowWOxdy0mpH1NqjAS1fu5_RebGeACUofVr0RHV2FvWtrrSoK9M7T/s400/weakness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645151812187281762" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." </span>(2 Corinthians 12:10)
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<br />There is a constant temptation to believe that we are the most effective in ministry when our families and our churches are the strongest. We are indeed called to an obedient ordering of our families and churches. But we need to remember that God is never hindered by our sinful failings in community, and in fact delights to use our stumblings as so many opportunities to display His ever-readiness to forgive sins for Jesus' sake. It is the proclamation of God's grace that saves the world, <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> our perfectionistic pursuit of holiness. God's strength is <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> manifested in our strength, it is revealed in our weakness. As a pastor friend of mine recently observed:
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<br />"My postmillennialism is of a particularly robust variety. I believe the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea, in spite of all our labors. I believe in a kind of consubstantiation for our mercy ministries -- the grace of God is apparent in, with, and under all our incompetencies. How so? It's a mystery, my son."Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-19738349687683377082011-08-24T15:47:00.000-07:002011-08-24T15:55:16.460-07:00The War of 1812 (or was it....?)Okay history students, pop quiz: Who fought in the War of 1812? Why was this war fought and who won it? If you're not really sure then <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6583679/the-war-of-1812-the-movie">here</a> is a very short video for you. WARNING: This will not help you answer the above questions, but it will help you with your self-esteem issues. After all, ignorance loves company, right?
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<br />HT: Mitch MilnerGene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-46149192868126598312011-08-23T08:40:00.000-07:002011-08-23T09:01:02.649-07:00Giving Thanks Always for Everything<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQqQg6hRhK1fFQAePfaO-2Mm_lhDlim5lNEU7iOwwXmGjjL7vE_OuTayB2nDIYHGRphziX17EQt18Ed-NZjPBO6vl6aJ5Zi-bYEhuJijIGNbfSSZGpmKYH89dqOAiZTeEVk4q/s1600/prayer+of+thanks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQqQg6hRhK1fFQAePfaO-2Mm_lhDlim5lNEU7iOwwXmGjjL7vE_OuTayB2nDIYHGRphziX17EQt18Ed-NZjPBO6vl6aJ5Zi-bYEhuJijIGNbfSSZGpmKYH89dqOAiZTeEVk4q/s400/prayer+of+thanks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644081998643941874" /></a>
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<br />One of my favorites parts of our weekly worship service is something we call "The Prayer of Thanksgiving." It's a prayer that is composed and prayed by one of our men to lead the congregation in expressing our thanks to God for His gracious provision and kind mercies.
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<br />During this prayer I am invariably prompted to thank God for things which I have either forgotten or neglected to thank Him for; including and perhaps even <span style="font-style:italic;">especially </span>hard providences. Here is a wonderful example of the well-written prayers that our men offer up in the Lord's Service:
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<br />Heavenly Father,
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<br />We thank you for adopting us into your kingdom and putting us to work in the business of the impossible, the business where you call us to believe like Job when our lives seem to crumble. We know your power but forget our place. You speak to the void and it takes shape, you speak to dirt and it takes on your image, you speak to tiny crawling ants and they lift twenty times their body weight, you speak to the lost who hate you and they take up their crosses and follow you. Lord, we do not understand your ways, your readiness to forgive, your endless grace, your mercy, and your promises to bless us, but we are grateful. We thank you for making us your sons and daughters and for promising to sanctify us, to change us, to mold us. We are so thankful that you choose to use the broken, the weak and the unlovely to further your gospel in ways that seem impossible to us.
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<br />Thank you, Father, for not always giving us what we want, but always what we need. We confess that even though you give us our daily bread, our manna from heaven that satisfies our needs, we still grumble in discontent and catalog our wants. Please teach us to love our manna especially as you bring us through the wilderness. Thank you that when we bow down to our golden calf's you knock them down and make us taste the bitterness of sin, and then forgive us, knowing full well we will sin against you again.
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<br />Lord, thank you for margaritas and cold beer to gladden our sun-bathed hearts, with each sip we taste the joy that runs rampant in your kingdom. Thank you for gardens that give us tomatoes and beets and carrots and basil. Thank you for summer heat and for houses and cars with air-conditioning so we hardly break a sweat as we run from one to the other. Thank you for swimming pools, and lakes and rivers to cool and refresh our bodies.
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<br />As stock prices rise and fall we remember that we come empty handed into your kingdom, and that you give us all that we have. Please take back our tithes and offerings here, they have always been yours.
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<br />Lastly, Father, thank you for hearing the prayers of your stiff necked people, and thank you for hearing your son as he mediates for us.
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<br />All these things we pray in Jesus’ name, amen. (Jason Helsel)
<br />Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-9843297895644707052011-08-23T06:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T06:12:38.062-07:00Let Grace be Your Teacher<span style="font-style:italic;">"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age"</span> (Titus 2:11-12)
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<br />We tend to think that God's law is the best "teacher" and the most effective way to get people (including ourselves) to "renounce ungodliness...and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives." But according to Paul, the <span style="font-style:italic;">grace<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> of God is much better suited for this task. And Victor Hugo seems to agree. Viz.
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<br />(Romans 1:4-5) <span style="font-style:italic;">and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,</span>
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<br />(Ephesians 3:1-2) <span style="font-style:italic;">For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,</span>
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<br />Paul understood himself to be a <span style="font-style:italic;">recipient </span>of God’s grace, but note in both the passages above, he understood himself to be <span style="font-style:italic;">more than</span> a recipient of God’s grace. In the first passage Paul notes that he received God’s grace <span style="font-style:italic;">in order</span> to lead the Gentiles to the “obedience of faith.” And in the second passage Paul declares that he is a steward of God’s grace, given God’s saving mercies <span style="font-style:italic;">in order</span> to pass them on to the Gentiles.
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<br />And this reminds us that God’s gifts only truly become ours as we purpose to give them away. We, like Paul, are not merely recipients of God’s grace, but <span style="font-style:italic;">stewards </span>responsible to pass on the riches that God has entrusted to our oversight/administration. We are <span style="font-style:italic;">conduits</span>, not <span style="font-style:italic;">repositories</span> of Gospel riches.
<br />Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-54377374277539962182011-08-15T06:02:00.000-07:002011-08-15T06:06:53.582-07:00Our Highest Priority"The thing that makes us a community, the thing that binds us together, is the fact that we worship together. Make worship your highest priority. When you do the vertical work of worship, you will discover that much of the horizontal work is already done. If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another." (Douglas Wilson to the students returning to New Saint Andrews College)Gene Helselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768859263166611569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9252230.post-13631873376274397522011-08-09T07:14:00.000-07:002011-08-09T07:16:16.822-07:00Guitar Bird HouseHow cool is this? (Thanks Richard and Coqui!)
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