http://www.seekhim.org spreading a passion for Jesus Christ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:13:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings to whoever is still listening to this conversation.  This is Joe here, back from a long hiatus, only to say goodbye again.   As you know, the conversation on this blog has been a one-sided one for the last few months, due to my absense.  Essentially, I took the time ... http://www.seekhim.org/a-permanent-move.htm This video was my first exposure to the ministry of Matt Chandler.  Needless to say, I'll be checking out some more of this sermons: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-zR3h2UsR4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-zR3h2UsR4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> http://www.seekhim.org/jesus-wants-the-rose.htm Cursed, In Hope Today is Earth Day, and for me that is a reminder of both the curse of sin and the hope of redemption. Last week I heard a message in which one of the most well-known Bible teachers in the world cited an evangelical statement of commitment to care ... http://www.seekhim.org/cursed-in-hope.htm What makes a person viable? In the debate about abortion, many people say that taking the life of this person is no problem, because he/she is not viable (meaning, capable of surviving outside the mother's womb): But I don't know of anyone who would say it's ok to take the life of ... http://www.seekhim.org/what-makes-a-person-viable.htm Sometimes when people pass away, one of the flattering things that people say about the deceased is, 'You can't find anyone who can say a bad thing about (insert name here).' But it doesn't seem like Jesus would be impressed with such a eulogy. He says, 'Woe to you, when all ... http://www.seekhim.org/do-you-know-anyone-who-can-speak-badly-of-you.htm I have a continual need to be reminded that this world is not as it's supposed to be. Sometimes a photo really is worth more than a thousand words: Here, some children are recovering their belongings from their flooded home in Caldas, Colombia. Hundreds of people were forced to leave their ... http://www.seekhim.org/2512.htm This morning I had the privilege of sharing a biographical message with some of the home-schooled children in our church on one of my heroes of the faith, Joni Eareckson-Tada. It has been more than 40 years since she was paralyzed from the neck down because of a diving accident, ... http://www.seekhim.org/joni-eareckson-tada-strength-in-suffering.htm RSS Reminder My recent blogging lull over the weekend and into the beginning of this week reminded me of the value of RSS feed readers. I know this blog does not receive a ton of traffic, but for the faithful few, an RSS reader will make your blog surfing a lot ... http://www.seekhim.org/rss-reminder.htm Cold Stone and the Image of God A few weeks ago I went to Cold Stone Creamery and saw the image of God on display. Nobody was preaching a sermon or leading a Bible Study, nor was there any earth-shattering event like a bolt of lightning or a burning bush. But ... http://www.seekhim.org/cold-stone-and-the-image-of-god.htm D.A. Carson, from his talk at the 2007 Gospel Coalition conference: [There is a tendency today] to assume the Gospel, while devoting creative energy and passion to other issues: marriage, happiness, prosperity, evangelism, the poor, bioethics. The list is endless. But this overlooks the fact that our hearers inevitably are drawn ... http://www.seekhim.org/aiming-for-the-center.htm In Paul Young's The Shack, the author puts these words in the mouth of Jesus: "To force my will on you," Jesus replied, "is exactly what love does not do. Genuine relationships are marked by submission even when your choices are not helpful or healthy." This is a common argument among theologians ... http://www.seekhim.org/love-and-free-will.htm Yesterday, thanks to the wise words of a friend of mine, I was reminded of something I had written last year on the Seeking Him blog.  As I have searched my own heart, this seems to me to be such a great danger that it is worth being reminded of ... http://www.seekhim.org/the-great-enemy-of-gospel-centeredness.htm What is the Gospel? If you had 90 seconds, how would you explain the Gospel? Mark Dever takes a stab at it in this video (for some reason the video doesn't seem to show up on my google reader; if you can't see or view the video, click here): What I particularly like ... http://www.seekhim.org/what-is-the-gospel-2.htm Why Bother with Stem-Cells? So why should Christians bother themselves with a social issue like stem cells? Won't this distract us from the Lord's work of preaching the Gospel and saving souls? I want to look at these questions in some detail tomorrow, but for now here is an insightful quote from ... http://www.seekhim.org/why-bother-with-stem-cells.htm A Primer on Stem Cells The Crossway blog has an interview with Scott Klusendorf, the president of Life Training Institute. He trains pro-life advocates to persuasively defend their views and has just written a book called The Case for Life, in which he aims to equip those committed to life to ... http://www.seekhim.org/a-primer-on-stem-cells.htm