tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124095792026-04-12T12:21:33.121-07:00This blog is my struggle to move toward Christian maturity, and the potholes I hit on the road of life. My blog went from being about religion to being about diet. It is time to bring it back to Christ, since only in Him is life and happiness found.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-19131436150456669392014-06-11T12:00:00.000-07:002014-06-12T16:55:36.930-07:00

Last night I dreamed Brad and I moved to Texas. And I was glad to finally be in Texas after daydreaming about it for so long. Then, in the way dreams just suddenly change places, Brad and I and the group we had been with were suddenly on a California freeway. I think it was 880 because it looked like this one section I know. Cars were whizzing by us. But my main thoughts were that we weren't in

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Woke up from a dream (nightmare) this morning that I was being put to death for my faith. It's kind of disjointed. First there were these guys play fighting on a catwalk. One received a good blow (with a fake sword) and made sure to fall off the catwalk onto something below even though the blow was too soft to knock him off balance. Right after that I heard, "Next time jump, Renee." The next

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Lookie what came in the mail today! :) It's not even available on Amazon yet. I almost never buy paper books since getting my Kindle, but I couldn't turn down a copy signed by the author!

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Here I will list all the books I read in 2013. All books are Kindle unless otherwise noted. Licensed To Kill: A Field Manual for Mortifying Sin by Brian G. Hedges Believing God: Twelve Biblical Promises Christians Struggle to Accept by R.C. Sproul, Jr. The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul Getting Back in the Race: The Cure for Backsliding by Joel R. Beeke Bad Girls by M. William Phelps

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Here I will list all the book I read in 2012. Books will be added as I read them. Synopsis of the Four Gospels Kurt Aland, Editor Sinners in the Hands of a Good God: Reconciling Divine Judgment and Mercy by David Clotfelter When Heaven Invades Earth by Bill Johnson (Not a good book, but I read it to try to understand someone I know who is totally caught up in Kingdom Theology.) This was my

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The guy living in his van in the parking lot (Mike) died this morning. Someone found him and called 911, but they couldn't save him. The van is already gone. I guess the city towed it. And then the Campingite who killed himself. Why oh why? I found out he wasn't married, but he leaves behind literally a dozen brothers and sisters, all raised on Camping's teachings. On the home front, the

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Where do I even start? 2011 has been a really rough year, stress at work and stress at home. I had no place to escape.I could laugh at my stupidity when I got poison oak in January from hiking unprepared and encountering mud that forced Brad and I into the bushes. I suffered for a couple of weeks, then finally went to the doctor and got a Cortisone shot and a Prednisone prescription, which made

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Lovely. The hospital had no clue where I lived. The final billing notice from September arrived TODAY, and it's already in collections. Everything on the bill was wrong - my name, my address, my phone number - everything. They got my birth date right and that was it. This is from my short time in the ER in May.The hospital was willing to talk to me, but the collections agency told me to talk to

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I'm not sure if the title "True Story" fits for a novel. But a lady at church gave this book to me and wanted me to read it. I looked at the back cover and saw it was endorsed by Brian McLaren; then I looked at the front cover and saw it was endorsed by Rick Warren. I set my expectations accordingly. I found the book little more fun that a trip to the dentist, but at least the dentist benefits me

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I'm sure by now everyone has heard about his death. Word travels quickly on the internet. I heard about it on Facebook. I just wanted to share a couple of links - a well-written blog post and a news story tracing Jobs' life. I have used Apple computers since I bought my first one in college. I currently have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone.Steve Job's death blog postABC News storyGo to www.apple.com.

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33 minutes and totally worth it! The award-winning documentary that Planned Parenthood doesn't want you to see!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2KsU_dhwIwww.180movie.com

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Trying to pray and I kept bursting into tears, and not just over Family Radio. Going back to my old church Sunday just reminded me of how much God used them to help and bless me during the 1-2 years I was there. I understand now why He dragged me into that church kicking and screaming and how they helped lay the foundation of Jesus Christ in my life that I still have today. "For no man can lay a

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I listened to the August 18 "Radio Free Geneva" program today, reviewing Micah Coate's new book, "A Cultish Side of Calvinism" (shouldn't that be "Cultic"?)."White believes the act of receiving God's grace is a type of work that takes away from the sovereignty of God." (Micah Coate)Dr. White replies: "No, what I've always said is - if that is not the result of the work of God's grace, if it is

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I posted a quote: "God saves some because He is merciful. God damns others because He is just." ~Philip Stallings K. said: "(J)ust hope you're one of the lucky ones who get mercy. If you are, you can rejoice." I replied: "I rejoice in God's glory, whether that glory is shown through mercy or justice." This is not an abstract concept to me. Last year, yes, it was. It was a fun intellectual

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You know how it feels when something you never quite got suddenly "clicks." Yeah, that feeling. :) I get it! I finally REALLY "get" it! I have wondered about the foreknowledge of God being active or passive. Calvinist says it's active (it is an active verb); Arminians say it's passive. Then I read in my book, The Sovereign Grace of God, "God's 'knowing' of us is a personal thing." I thought

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I got a call this afternoon from our real estate agent saying that we should close on the condo tomorrow! The paperwork will be signed and it will be official! Hopefully we can get the key tomorrow. :) I will officially own my first home!

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I didn't want to write anything until things worked out, but what can I say? Everyday is a new adventure, and not usually a good one.We are still in the process of buying the condo. I have no idea when escrow will close so we can lay the carpet and everything. We are now on the other end of a long holiday weekend and still nothing has been done. I seriously want to bang my head against a wall.The

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I was mentioned on Tuesday's Dividing Line by Rich Pierce, though not by name. Dr. White talked about Harold Camping, and Rich chimed in, "Now the young lady on our Facebook page has reported - who works there - that a number of employees have already been laid off, and they [Family Radio] are, as we predicted they would be, in desperate money trouble, and...that's the only thing really left to

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This is the story of how I got "Abby and feral tabby" and what she has taught me about God.About 10 years ago I wanted to get a kitten. I wanted a female orange tabby. This was before I knew that female orange tabbies are NOT common. Most females with the gene for orange fur are calicos.Anyway, so I that spring I eventually settle on a little female gray tabby (Xena) and adopt her, my dreams of a

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Worship was pretty good today. The sermon text was just what I needed. I asked Pastor Brent if he picked it for me but he said no, so it's something God picked. :) He spoke on 2 Corinthians 4:7-18. It's a text on suffering. I didn't even know it was there. Truly, God picked today's text.Though Pastor Brent has been going through hard stuff and maybe he was preaching to himself: He and his

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I know God has a purpose in keeping me alive or I wouldn't be. I just don't know what that is or why I so easily and quickly fell for the lies of the enemy. I have truly never been in a place like this. This is utterly unlike my depression of times past when I simply thought about ways to kill myself, but never attempted. I am not sure what caused me to step over that line this time. But I feel

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It seems I am far more broken than I knew when I wrote the first Broken note on May 12. Here is an outline of what happened. I'll write more later.Tuesday, May 17/Wednesday, May 18 - Came home from work and despair of things ever getting better. I drink of bunch of wine and attempt to overdose on Xanax at about 1 or 2 a.m. I have a full bottle and take most of it in three handfuls. Kicking myself

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Ok, some notes on the race. 1) It was tons of fun this year. It seemed like more fun, even though the start time was moved up. Maybe it just seemed that way because I needed the break so bad. For several hours yesterday I was able to banish all thoughts of Harold Camping and Family Radio from my mind. My aching heart could take a break and experience some happiness.The runner's high along with a

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More on Family Radio:I was PMing a friend last night about my Glory, part 3 note, which reminded me of the first two "Glory" notes (Glory and Glory, part 2), which reminded me that everything is as it is for God's glory. He will be glorified even in what is about to happen, even if I can't see how.I woke up this morning from a dream thinking, "Don't give up on God" - a message not for me,

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A mishmash of topics. This was taken from an e-mail to a friend, but I wanted to share a little of my life.The PCUSA (on allowing homosexual clergy) - I wouldn't call them Reformed or anything else. I like that the news article mentioned the Anglican Church of North America being formed from the Episcopal Church getting more and more liberal (2003). They are the latest. The church I went to last

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