Archive for November, 2007

Nov 04 2007

is excellence everything

Published by Ethan Magness under BlogWatch

Alex Lozada has a good post on the potential risks of excellence as a value for Christians.  Be warned, he links to another article you will want to read so you could be in a for a few minutes of insightful reading.

on the walk

-Ethan

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Nov 03 2007

Jesus loves everybody

Published by Ethan Magness under Uncategorized, BlogWatch

It is always a challenge for me to remember that Jesus loves everybody - even the people that I don’t like very much.  Greg Boyd just posted a challenging post about Jesus’ love for everybody.  He asks, if you want a Jesus who is on your side or a Jesus who came and died for everybody.

If you feel up to it, check it out. 

on the walk

-Ethan

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Nov 02 2007

gripping talk - four

Published by Ethan Magness under Sermon Reflections

In my last post, I reflected on half the sermon. I avoided the practical half. I will correct that today.

In the sermon, a simple financial strategy was shared as an example of a healthy starting point for financial discipline. The strategy is basic, Give 10% to the church, save 10%, and live on the 80% that is left over. However I am left with two thoughts. The first is personal.

Why can’t(or probably more accurately “don’t”) I live on 80% of my income? Continue Reading »

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