Monthly Archives: April 2008

Relevance – “son…what are you listening to?”

Posted on April 24, 2008 by TimWitten

A while back, my eldest son Luke, started listening to music that was outside of my narrowly varied tastes.  I was immediately suspicious and concerned.  What was he getting exposed to?  Was it going to deceive and feed his flesh … Continue reading →

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more evidences of grace

Posted on April 20, 2008 by TimWitten

It was a true joy today to see young men and women, bibles in hand…reading and responding to simple, yet hopefully eternally eye-opening questions regarding our study in the book of Acts.  Court is in session as we are observing the … Continue reading →

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welcome to a look…a few mm below the surface of Tim

Posted on April 18, 2008 by TimWitten

Is a blog really the place for raves, rants and ruminations?  I don’t know, but it’s my new category (I needed one for this post and I know the ones I haven’t written…yet).   I do find that on the sites I … Continue reading →

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relevant bible teaching…yes, all of it

Posted on April 10, 2008 by TimWitten

I smile as the idea of ‘relevant bible teaching’ simmers away on my backburner.  The smile is a response to the thought that came to mind as I consider Paul’s word to the Philippians – the joyful encouragement; the primacy of … Continue reading →

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stoned, left for dead, …he went on

Posted on April 9, 2008 by TimWitten

The word that was spoken by the Lord concerning Saul was ‘…he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name…I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.’ (Acts 9:15-16)  And the … Continue reading →

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Relevance… innocent adjective or license?

Posted on April 5, 2008 by TimWitten

Relevant bible teaching.  It’s a phrase that I see come up in church core value statements ‘…We are committed to consistent relevant Bible teaching’.  It’s the domain name of a web site.  It’s a distinctive that gets used to qualify … Continue reading →

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remembering God’s ordained examples

Posted on April 4, 2008 by TimWitten

There are many things that I do in the course of a day, some which seem rather mundane and others that would seem more spiritual; certainly a variety things that I might categorize and file into different folders (job/work, exercise, daydreaming, eating, commuting, daily … Continue reading →

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whose light do you carry… whose words do you speak

Posted on April 3, 2008 by TimWitten

Isaiah writes in ch50 v10,11, ‘Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant?’  When I see such a question I know I want to be one of the ‘Who among you’.  He writes, ‘Let him … Continue reading →

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pragmatic cpr

Posted on April 1, 2008 by TimWitten

Interesting article from the news pile today… Skip the Mouth-to-Mouth, Hands-Only CPR OK, Experts Say  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,344212,00.html     So, what do you think?  If you were to keel over with a heart attack or something, would you want someone just compressing … Continue reading →

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