When I think of the Christ-like life, I think of church, Christ, thankfulness, and communion. Rick Wright speaks.
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DIVORCE RATE MYTH CORRECTED
Christian sociologist Shaunti Feldhahn thinks that almost everything we’ve been told about marriage and divorce is wrong.
The Harvard-trained researcher spent eight years getting to the data on broken marriages—and the results might shock you. We’ve heard the statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce.
Not so fast, says Feldhahn, who offers her findings in a new book, “The Good News About Marriage.” Like most sociologists, Feldhahm says she’s stood up on stage and said every one of those wrong statistics.” Now, she’s on a mission to correct false assumptions.
She discovered that the actual divorce rate isn’t even close to that number.
“There is no such thing as a 50% divorce rate. It’s never [even] been close. Right now, 72% of people are still married to their first spouse—that’s Census Bureau data,” she says. Eighty percent of married couples who worship together consider themselves “happy” or “very happy.”
–“The Connector,” newsletter published by Intercessors for America, July/August 2014, p.4
(The Timothy Report, www.timothyreport.com), and seen in Cup O’Cheer
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Inviting God In
Confession admits wrong and seeks forgiveness. Amnesty denies wrong and claims innocence! Many mouth a prayer for forgiveness while in reality claiming amnesty. Consequently our worship is cold—why thank God for a grace we don’t need? …and our faith is weak—I’ll handle my mistakes myself, thank you.
We are better at keeping God out than we are at inviting God in. Sunday mornings are full of preparing the body for worship, preparing the hair for worship, preparing the clothes for worship—but preparing the soul? Am I missing the mark when I say that many of us attend church on the run? Am I out of line when I say many of us spend life on the run? Am I overstating the case when I announce, “Grace means you don’t have to run anymore?” It’s the truth! Grace means it’s safe to turn ourselves in.
From In the Grip of Grace
K-Love’s Encouraging Word Of The Day – Romans 12:8 (NLT)
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If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
A Chosen and Precious People
Christians are precious in God’s sight and are called to proclaim the greatness of Christ through holiness and good deeds. In part 4 of 1 Peter: Culture Conflict Counsel, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 1 Peter 2:4-12.
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You May Quote Me – on Knowing God
Knowing God is more than having a religious experience with Him or saying that you somehow feel Him. To know Him is to enter into a relationship with Him so that He is the dominant influencer of your thoughts and actions. –Tony Evans