tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:20:08 +0000SnortingsFeed YourselfThe snorting of his horses can be heard from Dan. -- Jeremiah 8:16http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-40605915299918175Sat, 11 Feb 2023 16:44:00 +00002023-02-16T07:00:22.272-06:00Feed YourselfSnortings"All Scripture is inspired by God ..." -- II Timothy 3:16Most churches have a statement of faith, which you can usually find on their website. that lays out their beliefs, doctrine and approach to Scripture. In evangelical churches there is usually a reference to the Bible being inerrant and inspired by God "in the original languages," meaning the Hebrew and Greek, implying that translations are http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2023/02/following-seams-of-tanak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-8921681117778611705Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:06:00 +00002023-02-15T05:04:22.029-06:00SnortingsRachel and Leah by DanteThe Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus, documenting how God faithfully delivered on his promise to Abraham to bless the whole Earth through his “seed.” In the list are some good people, some very bad people and some people in between. Included among them are four women – Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and “Uriah’s wife,” that is Bathsheba. But there are many other http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2023/02/rachel-and-leah-by-dante-gospel-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-4025530614456317768Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:26:00 +00002023-02-09T13:41:10.966-06:00Feed Yourself The Bible is no Mickey Mouse thing“Our goal is not to just know the Scriptures. Our goal is to know the God of the Scriptures. Developing a love for God does not happen apart from a love of the Scriptures because they reveal him to us.” – Jen Wilkin, “Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds”The Bible makes the outlandish claim that just about the most http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2022/10/your-bible-is-alive-part-2-is-bible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-1303133415531821885Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:24:00 +00002023-01-29T14:53:19.097-06:00SnortingsFrodo: "You have frightened me several times tonight, but never in the way that servants of the Enemy would, or so I imagine. I think one of his spies would -- well, seem fairer and feel fouler, if you understand." Strider: "I see. I look foul and feel fair. Is that it? 'All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.'" -- "Lord of the Rings," Book 1, Chapter 10.If you http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2017/03/kissing-monsters-satan-sightings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-7158331852713031743Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:56:00 +00002023-02-09T14:22:12.036-06:00Snortings When Jesus told Peter he would make him a fisher of men, neither of them pictured sitting on a river bank watching a bobber floating on the water's surface. Their kind of fishing was with nets and boats, catching piles of fish at a time. It was not a solitary pursuit. It required a team of men laboring together.Thinking along those lines and as it applies to "catching" people, we might think in http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2022/10/casting-one-another-net.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-3215555198166968449Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:33:00 +00002023-02-09T15:11:09.853-06:00Snortings "Haying" by Grant WoodHe who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. -- (Philippians 1:6)I recently conducted a word search in the Bible of "daily," "every day" and continually" and also looked at verses that implied a lifestyle or habit. I did the study not only for myself but also with the thought that it might make a topic for a small group or http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2017/03/lslrl-just-every-day-christian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-8072233543911344709Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:51:00 +00002022-11-07T07:40:11.467-06:00Snortings"Ancient of Day" William BlakeOver the years, several passages of Scripture have helped inform my attitude toward prayer. God is not my ATM. God has no PIN number that, if I could only memorize it, will assure me he will spit out whatever it is I desire. He is not a genie who will pop out when I rub the lamp and give me three wishes. You get the feeling that there's a bit of this going on when http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2022/10/thoughts-from-when-i-pray-ancient-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-2867235165114084640Wed, 29 Mar 2017 01:40:00 +00002023-02-11T12:55:39.608-06:00Snortings"Left, Right and Again," by Reginald Baylor"I will give you every place where you set your foot." -- God to Joshua (Joshua 1:3) I need to exercise a bit more. OK, maybe more than a bit. The idea of a treadmill or other indoor activity sounds boring. I like to walk. I try to walk 5,000 steps every day. And if I can walk my neighborhood at strategic times when I know people will be out in theirhttp://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2017/03/take-walk-keep-score.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-456315789705192058Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:20:00 +00002023-02-11T12:56:40.188-06:00Snortings  "... and the gates of hell will not stand against it." -- General Jesus (Matthew 16:18) Once in a while, God uses military imagery in talking about his mission, his Kingdom and his church, the ekklesia. One is Matthew 16:18. Notice that the ekklesia is the one on offense, just like Jesus, who entered time and space incarnationally, joining the spiritual fray against Satan's rule like the guyshttp://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-family-as-kingdom-outpost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-5814548863928231145Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:12:00 +00002023-03-05T17:06:00.150-06:00Snortings Dad and I bond over a haircut in the back yard. I grew up in a newspaper building. It was where my Dad worked for many years as the editor of our hometown daily paper. I'm old enough to remember the hot lead type, the roaring presses and the racket of the linotype machines upstairs where the operators pounded out the words that would appear in print that afternoon. I can still smell the ink http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-word-from-my-father.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-8213193729341705719Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +00002023-02-09T14:17:33.730-06:00Snortings Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul ..." -- Acts 9:17 In Acts chapter 9, Saul of Tarsus was traveling from Jerusalem to Damascus, oozing threats and violence the whole distance, about a two-hour drive nowadays, when Jesus Christ knocked him out of the driver's seat of his life. Paul had three days to think about it. And he prayedhttp://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2012/08/kissing-monsters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-9148882107430968781Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +00002022-11-07T07:41:03.282-06:00SnortingsSo I came across this blog post on "Seven Ways to Fake it in a Book Club." And I thought, how about "Seven Ways to Fake it in a Small Group." I'll use their "ways" and then talk about how it applies to a small group. Read the first seven pages and the last seven pages. Whether it's a book or a Bible book, if you check out the beginning -- it can be less than seven pages -- you'll get an idea of http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2011/02/seven-ways-to-fake-it-in-small-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-478771498327480367Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:38:00 +00002022-11-07T07:41:48.569-06:00SnortingsI love watching old movies. Give me Turner Classic Movies on my cable and the local Milwaukee Brewers cablecast and I’d pretty much be set entertainment-wise.The other night, the movie "Harvey" starring Jimmy Stewart was on TCM. It's a classic released in 1950 about a "rum pot" named Elwood P. Dowd whose best friend is the movie's title character, a 6-foot-plus white rabbit. He's also invisible, http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2011/10/everything-i-know-about-being-missional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-3711633190585128037Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:03:00 +00002023-02-15T05:08:57.871-06:00SnortingsNourishing the Soulby Mary A. RappozzoOh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2010/11/tsgsr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204226608157953751.post-4021466873092442542Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:49:00 +00002022-11-07T07:43:32.349-06:00SnortingsTruly you are a God who hides himself, O God and Savior of Israel. -- Isaiah 45:15 The older I get and the more I pursue the Lord (or stumble after him, I should maybe say) the more I realize he is a continuously moving target, ever in and out of shadow. Sometimes I think he took the last flight out of town, headed for the U.S. Virgin Islands or someplace and I'm not sure when he's coming back. http://snortinghorses.blogspot.com/2007/07/light-in-dark-places.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0