Posted on November 6, 2012 by ptl2010 Dear precious people, We are sad and sorry to hear about the Sandy hurricane which hurt lots of people in USA. We are all praying God for their restoration and to supply all… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES
You can't be in two camps or play in two teams!
You just can’t!! – That would be totally wrong – you can’t give full allegiance to two teams and be totally committed to them both. But more of that later… Thought I would let you guys know a little about… Read More ›
Bactine and Band-Aids
Thoughts about comfort from Two Minutes of Grace. Got two minutes?? GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and… Read More ›
Beyond Forgiveness: Blasphemy Against the Spirit
Mark 3:20–35 The crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, “He is beside himself.” And the scribes who came down… Read More ›
God has pressed the 'delete' button – you can too!!
What an amazing verse is Hebrews 8:12 “For I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more” That is a pretty awesome statement.To think that God is willing and able to forgive our sins – no matter where… Read More ›
What!! Bad news!! OH NO! – BUT wait……
Last time we looked at two of the minor Prophets and at the messages they brought to the people of long ago and how that message is still relevant today. Today we tackle two more Zephaniah and Haggai. Ever felt… Read More ›
SURPRISE!!!!
Surprise!! Ever been taken completely by surprise? It can be an amazing experience. Life itself can be a surprise – our plans and dreams can come crashing down in an instant – all it takes can be some sort of… Read More ›
I won't sing that!
How are you at compromise? In the world in which we live, we are taught from an early age that compromise is good. We learn from a very early age that we can’t always have what we want or when… Read More ›
Do you believe in life after death??
That is some huge question – and one a lot of us really don’t want to think about – Some skeptics, agnostics and of coarse ‘true’ atheists would tell themselves and us that no such thing is possible. I wonder… Read More ›
Coloring Inside the Lines
Every time the disciple started establishing rules – no children near Jesus; don’t let the crowd touch Jesus; don’t talk to Samaritan women; don’t let people waste expensive perfumes – Jesus told them to knock it off, and His rebuke… Read More ›
Two mules and a heap of dirt
I was reading in 2 Kings chapter 5 recently and was blown away (again) by the story of Naaman and the little Israeli girl held captive by old Naaman and his wife. This little girl was obviously far away from… Read More ›
Continuing temptation – Continuing sin!!
Well – looking at it from a purely human aspect ‘temptation’ has been around for years and years from creation really and it will continue to plague us until Jesus comes again – pretty sad turn of events I’d say… Read More ›
Can you be born an atheist? (No)
From time to time, on twitter, I will be periodically “attacked” by atheists in their usual intrusive and unwelcome manner. They care not about the nature of their comments as they seek only to discredit, argue or persecute those who… Read More ›
God Loves YOU!
You have probably heard this over and over, that it no longer penetrates into your heart. It’s hard to be moved by something when you don’t feel it. There are moments when hearing isn’t always enough. Sometimes you need to… Read More ›
Faith Child – Struggle with a critical spirit
Lately, with schedule pressures, forgetfulness and physical infirmity and weakness, I unwittingly within a short time adopted a critical spirit until I realized how it has changed my perspective of most everything I had to make decision on and my… Read More ›
Joseph and Israel, Jesus and the Jew: Genesis 47:28-31
Pre-1967 borders are often proposed as a part of a “land for peace” deal. Jacob lived for seventeen more years after he arrived in Egypt. When he was 147 it was near the time for Israel to die. He called… Read More ›
Rapture and Tribulation
What is the rapture? The rapture is when Christ will come back to take His Church, as he promised. He will the take the Church into Heaven. What is His “Church”, exactly? It’s every person on the earth that is… Read More ›
Cards, Gifts, Flowers…
Either somebody died, sombody is ill, or somebody has a BIG birthday coming up. It’s the latter and it’s me. 60…oof. Really? There I said it. I’ve been anticipating this since July when my family had a party for me, which was… Read More ›
reservoirs and hosepipes
Water. It’s vital. Jesus said to the woman, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst — not ever. The water I give will be an artisan spring within,… Read More ›
Selfless love
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Love is an awesome thing. We all desire love and to be loved. Love has a not so good side to it as well. Why do we love, what is the reason behind it? Many things are… Read More ›
Has Intelligent Design Helped Science?
While there are often many denials of Intelligent Design being “science” in any significant way, I would like to focus on only one of the arguments that I hear offered somewhat regularly. That is, that ID is a “science stopper”… Read More ›
How Is It That There Are Divisions In The Church? The Answer Is Simple!
How can it be that there are divisions in The Church? And when I refer to The Church here, I speak of the Universal Church, The Body Of Christ. Well, I was reading John 17 today, “The High Priestly Prayer”… Read More ›
The Illusion
I grew up in the 80′s. Before David Blaine and Chris Angel there was David Copperfield. Over the course of several prime time specials he made the Statue of Liberty disappear, walked through the Great Wall of China and escaped… Read More ›
Dim Sum – Banquets
Once on an assignment to China, our team had a surprise invitation from one of our host affiliate’s staff. It was his wedding banquet and we were invited to his home which was two and a half hours’ car ride… Read More ›
Compliments and Criticism—The Difference May Surprise You
by Wayne Stiles http://www.waynestiles.com/compliments-and-criticism-the-difference-may-surprise-you/#more-4020 The trouble with most of us,” someone once said, “is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”That’s really true. Go ahead, ruin me. (Photo by diego_cervo, via Vivozoom ) The truth is, we… Read More ›
THE GIFT. HEAR WHAT THE LORD SAID TODAY!
Great new post by Lyn Leahz. This should resonate with all of us. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his… Read More ›
Words From Carl The Muse
Some Words From: Carl The Muse It takes some drought to truly appreciate the rain and its takes some hurting to help you endure the pain but after the drought and the pain comes the sunshine and the rain…. Read More ›
Prayer Request for ChristianBlessings and its reach
Reblogged from ChristianBlessings: Folks with renewed focus and a request for Corporate Prayer I have updated Our Prayer http://ptl2010.com/our-prayer/ with the following: It is my (ptl2010) fervent personal wish and encouragement to all involved as Contributor or reader… Read More ›
A Question That Changes Everything
In 2003, I was named President of Thomas Nelson. It was an extremely busy time. I made some major changes to my executive team and had two vacant positions. As a result, I essentially had three jobs. Photo courtesy of… Read More ›
A Life of Wisdom: The Beginning of Knowledge
Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.” You are on a journey. The decisions that you make, great or small, will have the possibility of having a long-term impact on you, your family, and… Read More ›