tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856231926591888372011-04-21T21:00:47.695-04:00Going Beyond the mundane and the ordinary.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02128332455388557988noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185623192659188837.post-75442080501455798402008-09-26T09:52:00.001-04:002008-09-26T09:54:09.841-04:00

I am trying out a new blog site to post to. You may link to my new site at http://www.charlessharpe.wordpress.com/. I look forward to seeing you there.

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Life is our challenge. In the last section we discussed the role that Christ plays in our minds. Now we will examine how all that works its way out in our lives. Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, discusses the importance of keeping ourselves balanced as we take on the challenges of life. Charles Swindoll gives us three areas we must deal with.Balancing purpose and power (Phil: 2:12-13)

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The below is a post from elijahlist.com:"Friend of God"by Kim Clement Sep 21, 2008I recently held a small Bible study at my house, with my children and a few others of all ages. Some interesting points came out and I thought it would be nice to share with you.Why Did God Create Man and Woman?There are many reasons for God choosing to take a pile of dirt from the earth and breathe His own breath

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This lesson was a good lesson for those of us who are growing older. Guess what. That’s every one of us. We have so much more to offer than we know. If we could see our own full potential, it would blow our minds. Charles Swindoll used an article from back in 1967 called “Advice to a (Bored) Young Man”“Many people reading this page are doing so with the aid of bifocals. Inventor? B.

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I got this idea from a good friend of mine and a blog that he posted earlier. I would like to do an experiment. I find that we like to focus in our lives on what we don't have, wish we did have, or feel we should have; instead of what we do have in our lives. I'm sure you've probably some time during your life had a "list" of things you wanted to do before you died. If you were to walk into

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Charles Swindoll in this lesson of his book Laugh Again.., takes a closer look at cultivating the right attitude. It is absolutely true that our attitude toward the world around us affects how we treat others and reflects what we are ourselves. Swindoll stated "The dictionary on my desk defines attitude as 'a manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one's disposition . . . opinion,

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How many times have you heard people refer to someone's age by the color of their hair. It seems as we like to equate a lot of grey hair as being a sign of wisdom. Some of us may more like to think that's why we are turning grey. However, does the amount of grey hair we have on our head make life's dilemmas easier to face? You would think that as we get older, we would be more able to distinguish

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Charlie's Readers,If you have a heart for God, and it appears you guys do, then you have a heart for worship; the two go hand in hand. I'm wanting to put together a list of what songs, prayers, verses, devotions etc... that people are worshiping to.Please click on the title above or HERE to go to the Everything Worship Page and leave a comment or post about what you are reading or listening to

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Charles Swindoll in his study of Laugh Again. Experiencing Outrageous Joy, he speaks of how we should live. He starts this study with a quote from one of our country's most important document – The Declaration of Independence:"We hold these truths to be self-evidentThat all men are created equal,That they are endowed by their CreatorWith certain unalienable Rights,That among these are Life,

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Below is an article from Francis Frangipane that was posted 8/12/08 on the Elijah List (a daily devotional and reading). It shows of the love our Jesus has for us."Who is this that grows like the dawn, as beautiful as the full moon, as pure as the sun, as awesome as an army with banners?" Song of Solomon 6:10In spite of all the controversy and strife in our world, regardless of the clashing

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The more I read about Paul and what he went through, the more I find that he was an extraordinary person living an extraordinary life. There was a quote from today's lesson, "It's been said that if you were tot race Paul's journeys in the first century, it would be like tracking the path of a wounded deer running from a hunter, leaving one bloody trail after another… Physically, Paul must have

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Dear Charlie's Readers,I wanted to post a link to a book by Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase, that is perfect for anyone wanting to grow spiritually. It is about following the Holy Spirit, Wild Goose to the Celtics, and living a life full of adventure not routine.The life of a believer was never meant to be boring, but it is sometimes isn't it? Look at David, Moses, Peter and Paul. Talk about

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I have … been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits,

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I am starting a series of bible studies on the book of Phillipians. We held our first meeting yesterday and went over the introduction – who, what, when, and why. We discussed the fact that we lost a lot of our joy in life as we grew up. There was a comparison on how we looked at life as a child versus how we look at life now, as an adult. We all agreed that the biggest change was our

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