tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36775387212942043692012-01-30T21:37:54.680-05:00Like a bowl of soup whose good stuff has sunk to the bottom and a skim layer has formed on top, we all need a 'spoon' in our life to stir us up and bring the good things in our life back to the top. This blog hopes to be your spoon.shannon w kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390185288307989465noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677538721294204369.post-15910603177472589952012-01-27T13:30:00.000-05:002012-01-27T13:30:51.552-05:00

Rekindling Ministries' next workshop, in cooperation with Gospel Community Church and Lighthouse Ministries, will deal with the powerful, if controversial, topic of spiritual gifts.  <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

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The American church has taught for generations that one must pursue at least the bare minimum, recognizing that Christ is the source of eternal salvation, and that if we fall short on the rest, it's OK, because we serve a God of grace.  This confuses me, because Jesus never talked about doing 'just enough'; He constantly commanded His followers to go 'all out' for Him, to be cities on a hill for

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happy All Saint's Day everyone! Debate and dissension aside (such as over the veneration and intercession of saints), all believers can agree that we admire the saints of the past.  Just as Paul and other writers of the New Testament pointed to historical saints as excellent examples of faith, so too can we today learn from and be inspired by our brothers and sisters of the past who have given

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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch two of my favorite friends get married (congrats Dave and Jamee!). It was a beautiful wedding and a fun time. I was honored to be asked to do one of the readings, which was from 1 Corinthians 13, the chapter on love. The word "love" is so over-used in our society today, that I really wanted to fully understand what I was reading. So not only

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There are a number of ways we can communicate with each other today: We can give a gift or some other item to someone.  There may not be an explicit word-exchange, but there is still communication.  There is a still an implicit, unspoken, descriptive message that comes with that gift. We can send someone else to deliver a message for us. We can send a quick text or email to someone, delivering

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One of the key points of Rekindling is to search the Scriptures and find practical, real and impactful applications for Christ-centered, God-glorifying living. The fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 and the spiritual growth in 2 Peter 1 are two of my favorite passages for this.  A third is 1 Corinthians 13, where it explains what exactly agape love entails.  At the end of this passage, in verse

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Do you need to make a change?  Why are you not doing it?  It could be a desire issue (a big part of you still does not want to make the change), it could be a wisdom issue (you're not sure exactly how to go about doing it) or it could be a strength issue (you are simply unable to be consistent about it).  So take a look at the seven steps to change and see if anything resonates with you and

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I want to do something different this time.  For quite some time now, I've just been heavy with watching my friends, strangers and even myself deal with annoyance after annoyance, problem after problem and trial after trial.  And I know that God promises us this will happen and that even though we may not like it, it's a good thing (1 Peter 4:12-13).  A big part of this is that we have hope in

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My cousin, a strong woman in Christ, recently sent me this, and I figured I'd just share it as this week's blog post: ********Hi Friends!  I haven't shared anything over email in a while.  I thought you all would appreciate this thought. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? I spoke to a friend today who is going over one of life's many bumps and as she spoke I heard her faith and her wisdom loud and clear.

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Quick Synopsis: I tend to do three things when I sin:  ignore God's pain, justify my sin & minimize His love for me. My heart cries out that I may instead: feel sorrow for the heavy, painful breathing that I cause Him, hate and despise the sin that entangles me & be overwhelmed in tearful joy at the compassion He shows me as He never, not for an instant, relinquishes His bear hug on me. ********

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So I'm going to forego the traditional style of the Rekindling blog this week, an intellectually-focused breakdown of a Biblical truth, and just write from my heart. I've really been struggling lately with sin.  When I look at the acts of the flesh in Galatians 5, some of them I can honestly say I simply don't struggle with, because God wired me in such a way that they don't trigger in me. 

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Quick Synopsis:One of the biggest shortcomings of Christians I see, is how we respond to trials.  We usually fall over ourselves trying to avoid them.  And when we finally come to grips with the fact that God is allowing it, we accept it, but we complain and piss and moan the whole time.  I'm pretty certain that is not how God wants us to act. The picture He paints in His Word is that we will

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I want to step away from the Option 3 dialogue tonight, and for this blog, I just want to reach out to my friends in prayer. Three hours north of me, my friends in the DC area are dealing with a six hour commute home because of icy conditions.Two dear friends of mine here in Lynchburg are dealing with a very tough family decision tonight.My aunt, earlier today, was dealing with hospital

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QUICK SYNOPSIS:  Let me paint the overall picture of what I'm seeing with this Option 3 path.  Then we can all, in the coming weeks, go through each point together and hash out the details and tweak things as necessary and then act on it. Briefly, in any given situation God may call us to fight, flee or persevere.  And thus, we need Godly guidance, encouragement and strength to obey.  Walking in

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QUICK SYNOPSIS:  I'm not going to give a quick summary this time. You need to read this post in full. *******************************I was looking back over my last four weeks of posts, trying to figure out what exactly I was wanting to say.  I had it in my heart, but was struggling with the words.  And then it hit me.  So here it is. What's the whole point of the Bible?1.     There exists a

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QUICK SYNOPSIS:  Is God mean and spiteful, or is He patient and loving, or both?  God definitely has His wrathful side; He also His compassionate side.  And when you see the connection between the two, you will begin to get a better idea of who He is and His Plan for us.  Take in the full picture and marvel. ********************We live in a society that likes to lambaste God, saying He's

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Synopsis:  I am getting in my own way.  I not allowing the Holy Spirit to do what He really wants to do, namely to open my eyes so that I may truly see and comprehend who God is.  And if I let Him do that, I cannot help but begin to really marvel at the beauty and majesty and power and goodness of God.  And as I reach that stage in my faith, I will find unexplainable peace and joy, and it will

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QUICK SUMMARY:  God is the unique, powerful combination of Master and Papa.  Looking specifically at Christ, the Son of God, we find that He is the Comforting King.  While He is the powerful Ruler over all things, He is at the same time approachable and welcoming.  Even though He is King and we are His subjects, He is also our Shepherd and looks to take care of us.  He really is the Providing

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QUICK SUMMARY:  Inspiration and motivation are our starting points.  What we are inspired by will shape who we will be, what we will do and what we will have.  Thus it is imperative, and powerful, to look deep within and see what it is that most inspires us.  And I argue that if God Himself is your biggest passion, you will go the farthest anyone can think of.  To have anything other than God as

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QUICK SUMMARY:Love must come before understanding.  If we intellectuals would learn from the bleeding hearts, and let our passion for others (especially those we don't like) begin to match our passion for truth and correct doctrine, the world would be moved. Christ spent more time commanding and living out agape love towards others than He did elaborating on and discussing the fine-points of

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so it's time to start the blog back up.  A year ago, I stopped (and privatized) the blog to focus on the book writing.  But lately I've been told it's time to start posting again, and letting God use this format however He wants to keep stir up people's passions for Him, others and self. Yong Lee, one of Rekindling's board members, told me to be writing about two things: 1) my experiences here at

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QUICK SUMMARY:Once you have received your Calling, it is very easy to make assumptions about what is next. But just as God has hand-crafted your overall Niche that He wants you to fill, He has also hand-crafted the Path He wants you to take to get there. And that includes the very first next step you are to take.And odds are, it's a BE step, not a DO step.****************And all this leads us to

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Quick Summary: You have a Calling in life. A powerful, very cool Purpose that you were designed for. There is a Niche in this world that you were hand-crafted to fill. If you pursue it, life will take on a Meaning that you thought you could only dream about. You will begin to live above your circumstances. You will find what it means to have joy and peace in all things. You will soar on

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QUICK SUMMARY:This week's Know Thyself Question is "What are your Dreams?!"So make a list of everything you would like to BE, to DO and to HAVE in life, if you had all the resources you needed (no limitations). Be a kid again, do not be afraid to put anything down that stirs in your heart. Be honest. The more honest and detailed you are, the better this question will help determine your Calling/

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Quick Summary:Last week, we discussed discovering your Natural Talents & Spiritual Gifts. This week, we look at the opposite- your natural challenges and spiritual weak-points. Maybe not as popular or fun to do, but just as important in figuring out how God hard-wired you and for what purpose.********************The sixth question of Know Thyself is "What are your Challenges?"Your Challenges are

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QUICK SUMMARY:Christ promised us something called the 'Abundant Life' (in John 10:10). This abundant life includes constant calm, unquenchable joy, complete fearlessness and irresistible strength. And as awesome as this promise sounds, I don't know of a single Christian who actually lives the Abundant Life every single day.We need to wake up to the FULL possibilities that God promises and chase

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Brief Summary: There are two questions this week for Know Thyself, figuring out your 'Methods & Magnets' (personality style and how you interact with life) and your 'Talents & Gifts' (the things you do exceptionally well, naturally and spiritually). There are links to several different tests to determine your Methods and Gifts, as well as quite a bit of information detailing the various

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Quick Summary: We have it so good when compared to what other Christians are going through elsewhere in this world, and we need to radically shift our perspective and priorities. Radically! Did you know in certain countries, internet companies will send tech crews out to Christian homes to 'repair internet connections', while actually using the time to snoop in the Christians' computers to look

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Quick Summary: Question 3 of "Know Thyself" is 'What is your Timeline?', which maps out the stages in your life. These are marked by big changes such as moves, jobs, relationships, deaths, highs and lows, etc.Comparing your stages to your Beliefs and Values (questions 1 and 2), patterns may begin to emerge that will give you a clue as to what your Calling in life is. Looking backward and

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Quick Summary:The second question of Know Thyself is "What are your Values?" While last week's 'Beliefs' are the Foundation of your life (the ideas upon which you build everything else), Values are your Pillars- the important sections that hold up and provide support for the different areas of your life.These are the ideas, issues, perspectives, etc that you hold very important in your life.

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Quick Summary:We Christians basically believe today that: We must focus our efforts on not sinning. The Bible teaches that: We must focus our efforts on getting to know Jesus better, and THAT is what will bring us to sin less.It is NOT "Lord, let me first stop sinning, then I'll become closer to You." It is instead "My children, come closer to Me and then you will stop sinning."Obey the Bible,

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QUICK SUMMARY: Each person on this planet, all 6+ billion, have been hand-crafted by God to fill a specific niche in life. For some, it's a career; for others, a hobby. For some, it's a life-long niche; for others, a much shorter one (meaning more 'free time' for other pursuits as well). God, the master of niche marketing, has designed everyone to impact others and glorify Him in a variety of

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my favorite niece in the whole worl Kyla, asked me to put up her kitty for everyone to see. She wants all of you to like her kitty. She says if you don't like the kitty, she will ask you "Why don't you like her? She's pretty!" So please like the kitty. She also says please don't be afraid of it; it's very nice.(She also says I'm her favorite uncle!)

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Rekindling Apologetics Workshop, 22-Aug-09 (Tysons Corner, VA)Learning the evidences in science and nature that point towards a Creator God; and learning the evidences in the Bible that point towards God as its Author.If you would like the Outline/Notes that go with this video, please email shannon@rekindlingministries.comOr direct link to ZShare-Apologetics"Biblical Expectations for Parents and

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In our last post on the Top 20 Spiritual Realizations I've learned over the years, we discussed how the gap between imperfect people living temporary lives on Earth and a perfect God living in a perfect Heaven is infinite. And how Christ Jesus came to Earth to die for our imperfections, thus laying an infinitely long bridge between earth and Heaven. This is what He meant when He said, "No one

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(My sis sent me a recent list of funny quotes/comments. Figured I'd post a light blog today. ; ) )1 - Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.2 - Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all

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This Saturday is our apologetics workshop (check out our Facebook page for details).To give you a taste of what we will be talking about it, here are the first two pages of the outline we will be handing out:Lecture Topic: BE PREPARED TO GIVE A REASON• The 7-stage Journey (the seven stages we go through in our journey of life)• Atheist "There is no supernatural, there is no god."• Agnostic "

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I have been learning a powerful lesson lately. One that I might not necessarily like, but one that I do believe is Scriptural and that I should embrace it.LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU GET; IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU GET.So rather than making a list of things I don't have and asking God to provide them for me if it's His Will, I have decided to make a list of what I DO have and think of

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Apologetics Workshop hosted by Rekindling Ministries DATE: 22 August 2009 TIME: 12:30pm-2:30pm LOCATION: Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, Meeting Room A7584 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22043(about 1/2 mile from Tyson's Corner, inside the Beltway)PRICE: free (a $20/person donation is requested)

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my friends,you know that the key purpose of Rekindling is to rekindle people's passions for God, others and self. And one of the best ways to do that is by seeing perfect examples of real-life people living out their faith in passionate devotion to King Jesus and the people of the world.This post is devoted solely to them. Below, you will find a short list that is long on inspiration to me, and

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Think about Heaven. Everyone would agree that Heaven describes a perfect place. (Even if someone doesn't believe there is a Heaven, they would still agree the theory of it describes perfection.)Everyone would also agree that no person is perfect. All of us have made one mistake or another.Therefore, no one deserves Heaven. Think about science class; if you were to mix a pure substance with an

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A quick note on the Name 'Elohim': Elohim is the Hebrew word literally meaning "the mighty ones". El is the Hebrew word meaning "mighty one" and is the name given for 'God'. "im" is a Hebrew suffix that pluralizes a word, such as "s" does in English. In Genesis 1:1, the literal, word-for-word translation is "In the beginning created the mighty ones the earth" or in a more

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"As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten

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Tomorrow (July 18) is the two-year birthday of Rekindling as a 501c3 non-profit organization! And it was over seven years ago that Rekindling was first formed in the recesses of my mind, planted there by my King (in April, 2002). So I decided to do some review, and I keyed in on two specific areas: my spiritual life and my earthly life. So I have put together two TOP 20 Lists, which I will

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I just finished a study of Abraham, and I've always wondered why he is considered such a hero of the Faith when he lied about his wife (twice- with the Egyptian king and with Abimelech), took matters into his own hands regarding having children (twice- with Hagar and Keturah), didn't manage his family well (letting the women fight and scattering the kids) and didn't really even do anything with

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in short: REKINDLING is a Biblical educational non-profit that offers a variety of workshops to rekindle people's passion for God, others and self.To help you get a fuller understanding of who we are and what we do, we describe three basic sections:A "3-FOLD PASSION", a "7-STAGE JOURNEY" and "12 MODULES":Rekindling sets out to rekindle people's passion on three levels [Mark 12:29-31, Romans 12:

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Watching Jesus in action, I see 7 'roles' that He played. And as we are called to emulate our King, we must recognize and repeat those roles ourselves. (And these 7 Roles connect directly with the 7-fold Life that we talked about in the last blog post.)SPIRITUAL WARRIORIn Matthew 4:1-11, we see Jesus resisting Satan's manipulations and defeating him in a battle of wills. Christ shows us that our

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Life very often seems overwhelming and unmanageable. But in the end, it's not. We have the means necessary to effectively 'run our lives'. In fact, we have several means. I think of 2 Samuel 22:5-7 (the whole chapter is really incredible): "The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death

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It's time again to get a little light-hearted.I have close friends who have lost their job, are losing their job or might be without a job next month. I have friends trying to get married in the midst of a bad economic situation. I have friends who are dealing with cancer, suicide, loneliness, despair and confusion. I have friends in legal situations, friends in divorce situations, friends in

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Do you realize that the Creator of the Universe would like to speak with you? Whatever situation you are dealing with right now, big or small, serious or silly, He has His own input that He would like to give. He wants to be a part of your life, in every way.So it helps to be able to recognize His Voice and hear clearly what He is saying. There are 5 key ways God chooses to speak to us, so let's

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Do you realize that the Creator of the Universe would like to speak with you? Whatever situation you are dealing with right now, big or small, serious or silly, He has His own input that He would like to give. He wants to be a part of your life, in every way.So it helps to be able to recognize His Voice and hear clearly what He is saying. There are 5 key ways God chooses to speak to us, so let's

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Do you realize that the Creator of the Universe would like to speak with you? Whatever situation you are dealing with right now, big or small, serious or silly, He has His own input that He would like to give. He wants to be a part of your life, in every way.So it helps to be able to recognize His Voice and hear clearly what He is saying. There are 5 key ways God chooses to speak to us, so let's

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Do you realize that the Creator of the Universe would like to speak with you? Whatever situation you are dealing with right now, big or small, serious or silly, He has His own input that He would like to give. He wants to be a part of your life, in every way. So it helps to be able to recognize His Voice and hear clearly what He is saying. There are 5 key ways God chooses to speak to us, so

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Do you realize that the Creator of the Universe would like to speak with you? Whatever situation you are dealing with right now, big or small, serious or silly, He has His own input that He would like to give. He wants to be a part of your life, in every way.So it helps to be able to recognize His Voice and hear clearly what He is saying. There are 5 key ways God chooses to speak to us, so

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Hope is…. "2 in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. 4 Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; 5 guide me in your truth and teach me,

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For as much as we may not want to admit it, 'hopelessness' is simply nothing more than a choice we make at times. A choice to rely on anything other than God. While we don't have control of our circumstances, we do have control of emotions and response to those circumstances.So if you are going through a tough time, no matter how powerful that bad situation is, God is still stronger, and thus if

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We live in a fallen world. One which causes us a lot of problems. It is very easy to become discouraged, upset, confused, lost, lonely, angry, scared, sad, frustrated, drained, stretched, attacked, stressed, worried, out-of-control, overwhelmed, surrounded. In a word, 'hopeless' could describe all of these and more. Hope can be described as Holding Onto Positive Expectations. One of the

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God, Lord, Father, Jesus, Christ and the Holy Spirit tend to be the six most common words we use to refer to God. But there are hundreds of Names, nicknames, titles, characteristics and descriptions for God listed throughout the Scriptures. And so Rekindling is doing a 4-part study on this, listing out 40 of those Names and phrases (ten in each part). What I strongly encourage you to do is to

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God, Lord, Father, Jesus, Christ and the Holy Spirit tend to be the six most common words we use to refer to God. But there are hundreds of Names, nicknames, titles, characteristics and descriptions for God listed throughout the Scriptures. And so Rekindling is doing a 4-part study on this, listing out 40 of those Names and phrases (ten in each part). What I strongly encourage you to do is to

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God, Lord, Father, Jesus, Christ and the Holy Spirit tend to be the six most common words we use to refer to God. But there are hundreds of Names, nicknames, titles, characteristics and descriptions for God listed throughout the Scriptures. And so Rekindling is doing a 4-part study on this, listing out 40 of those Names and phrases (ten in each part). What I strongly encourage you to do is to

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God, Lord, Father, Jesus, Christ and the Holy Spirit tend to be the six most common words we use to refer to God. But there are hundreds of Names, nicknames, titles, characteristics and descriptions for God listed throughout the Scriptures. And so Rekindling is doing a 4-part study on this, listing out 40 of those Names and phrases (ten in each part). What I strongly encourage you to do is to

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What happened to the people in the Far East, Australia, Northern Europe, South America, etc in 40AD who died before the Early Church could spread out and do mission work there?This can be a tough question for people to think about and answer. Throughout history, especially in the early centuries, missionaries and Bibles hadn't reached many people yet before they died. So did they ever get the

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Who thinks the Bible is boring and/or confusing? And who realizes we should recognize it as the most amazing Book in existence? Our second and final Workshop for the month of April is "Enmeshing Ourselves in the Scriptures", and is designed to help us dive in deep into the Scriptures, begin to understand it better and get more out of it. It will be held on Thursday, April 30, 7-9 pm, at the

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It's apparent that there is a season of despair and stress going on right now. Many, many of my friends are overwhelmed, sad or frustrated, for a huge variety of reasons. So I decided today's blog was going to be a little different. We need some laughter and smiles and pleasant surprises. So here are twelve different links or clips that have put a smile on my face recently:Flash Mob Dance in

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I recently did a study on what the Bible teaches about the Eternal Heaven, and what we are going to find when we get there. I put together a list of common questions that people ask. Here they are, with a brief answer on what I believe the Bible teaches. I highly recommend that each of you ask yourself these questions (and others) and then answer them. Imagine. Be willing to be creative. We

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If you are a Christian, how well do you know the Scriptures that you submit to?If you are not a Christian, how well do you know the Scriptures that you refuse to accept?Whether you accept or reject the Bible, it is imperative that you know in detail what it says. If you don't the details of what it says, then you are making an uneducated decision.Here is a simple Bible Quiz to see how much you

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This is somewhat of a controversial issue, but very interesting, and I think it is good to think about it. We don't know for sure, but here are some of my thoughts on it: "for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Matthew 12:40 NASB "These are in accordance with the working

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WHEN DID JESUS DIE? John the Baptist began preaching in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius, Caesar of Rome. Tiberius became co-regent (with full powers) with Augustus in 13CE (specific date unknown). Augustus died 19 Aug 14CE and the Senate confirmed Tiberius' sole authority on 18 Sept 14CE. Luke does not say whether he is referring to Tiberius' co-reign or sole-reign. So "in the 15th

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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?In 1 Chronicles 24:3-19, we find that David split the priests of Levi into 24 divisions. Each division was to serve twice a year, for a week each time (and ALL the divisions were to come during the high feasts such as Passover and Rosh Hoshana). From Jewish calculations, we know that the division of Abijah served around June and December each year.Luke 1:5 teaches us that

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ENMESHINGApril's Modules have been announced: THE SCRIPTURES AS YOUR NORTH STARIn March's Modules, we talked about the reasons for accepting the Scriptures as your Map to Life, your Guidebook, your North Star, always pointing you in the right direction. This month, we are going to discuss how to do that exactly. We will discuss the seven resources you have for enmeshing yourself in God's

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ELECTRONIC SWORDSMy absolute #1 recommendation for researching and learning from the Bible is E-sword.I wanted to post a screen shot to give you an idea of what it looks like. Let me just say this is an incredible, FREE resource. It allows you to look up the original Hebrew and Greek words (and their definitions) with ease, providing much more depth to your Bible study.For example, from John 3:

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YOU-VERSIONThis is an incredible Bible website that Mike Hurt pointed out to me. I'll let them describe themselves:"Relevancy In generations past, the access people had to the Bible was very limited. Today, this is no longer the case. However, many people who have access to the Bible think its message does not apply to their lives. At the same time, there are others who believe there is a

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The Bible is 1) myth, 2) full of mistakes and 3) changed drastically over the years. So say many critics. My response? CHANGED DRASTICALLY? FULL OF MISTAKES? Another strong confirmation that the Scriptures we have today are true to the originals is the sheer accuracy in the hand-copying of the manuscripts. In the Hebrew language (and the Greek), each letter is given a numerical value. a=1,

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ECHOING PRAYERI have a lot of friends and thus a lot of prayer requests (and praises!) and each time I would set down to cover those prayers, I would get overwhelmed by the sheer number and just end up not even doing it.A friend of mine referred me to a great website (thanks Uyen!) that has helped me manage my prayer life. (This sounds like an infomercial, doesn't it?) It's www.echoprayer.com,

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"WHAT EXACTLY IS THE BIBLE (OR SCRIPTURES)?"The Bible is a compilation of 66 books, split into 2 great sections, attributed to more than 40 different authors, in at least 9 separate countries, from at least 11 various backgrounds and professions, in 3 specially-designed languages, in a variety of moods, styles and contents, all over a period of

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IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE.In probability and statistics, if we have one chance in a million for something to happen, it is expressed as 1:10 -6 (a 1 with 6 zeros behind it). If there is a one in 100 million chance, we'd say 10 -8, and so on. If we were to count up all the seconds that have ever ticked away from the beginning of recorded history (around 3500BCE), there would be around 10 -18

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GIVE A REASON FOR THE HOPE YOU HAVE1 Peter 3:15 says, "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,".When a friend, co-worker or even a stranger asks you *why* you believe in Jesus, do you tell them "um...just because."? Or maybe, "Because I have

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DIGITAL BIBLESI just got an email this week from Open Doors, which is an awesome ministry led by Brother Andrew, a Dutch guy who has smuggled Bibles into the former Soviet Union (there's a book about it called God's Smuggler) and is now active in the Middle East, meeting with Hamas and Hezbollah leaders to share with them the peace that comes from Christ Jesus (a book about this is called Light

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Rekindling Ministries is a Christian educational non-profit that sets out to rekindle people's passions for God, for everyone else in the world and for their own lives. We do this through a series of practical modules that aim to encourage, educate and equip individuals and Christian communities for a more in-depth and abundant walk with our King and Savior, Christ Jesus! 2 Timothy 1:6 AMP

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TALKING TO STICK FIGURESImagine two stick figures that you've drawn, say Charles and Alexis, who are alive and kicking. They live on a sheet of paper at your house. How would you connect with them? You can see them and all that they are doing, but they can't see you. They can only see what is 2-dimensional, on that sheet of paper, the plane of their existence. You being 4-dimensional (length,

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THE BIG BANG AND A CAN OF PAINTThe Big Bang is probably the most common theory of how the universe started. As C. Missler puts it, "first there was nothing. and then it exploded." Without getting too technical, the idea is that all matter in the universe was compacted into a single point of 'singularity' and then for some reason it exploded violently outward and began the expansion of the

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"The coolness of Time" As Einstein pointed out, time is relative. The earth's main two atomic clocks, in Greenwich and Colorado, are accurate within 1 second every 5 million years, and yet the Colorado atomic clock is 5 micro-seconds faster than the Greenwich clock each year. Why is that? Because of elevation. Greenwich is at sea-level and Colorado is of course much higher. That difference

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THE GAP THEORYThere is a lot of debate on how old our universe is. Even among Christians. The traditional position is that the universe is about 6000 years old; this is determined by adding up all the generations of the Bible and calculating that Adam was born around 4004BC (the exact date varies). There are a number of evidences (that I won't list here) that support this theory.On the other

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here are our two posts for today!IS THERE REALLY A TRINITY and if so, WHICH PART OF THE TRINITY DID ALL THE CREATING?In Genesis 1:1, in the original Hebrew, the initial phrase is: בראשׁית ברא אלהים את השׁמים ואת הארץ׃(It's pronounced, "Beresheet bara Elohim ayth shamayim eth erets.") In the literal English translation, it would read "In the beginning created gods (the Aleph and the Tau) the

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It was pointed out to me that my blogging was neither consistent, nor succinct- two big no-no's in the blogging community. While I resisted the friendly and wise advice to change for awhile, I have finally come around (thanks for your patience and persistence Jeff!).So starting this week, starting today, the REKINDLING BLOG will now be posting twice a week, every week, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Tonight, we are finishing up the seventh and final course of Rekindling. The first six courses laid down an intellectual framework, on what it means to be a true, loyal follower of King Jesus. We talked about the perspectives and mindsets needed to clearly see the unseen. We researched the evidence that God exists and that He sent us the Scriptures, rather than accepting the common theory that

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KNOW THE VISION: - Perspective Lenses for 'Seeing the Unseen'Just as we need corrective glasses to see details from far away or those red-and-blue plastic glasses to see 3D images jump to life, there are specific lenses that will greatly impact how we see our world. There are certain perspectives that will help bring some of the fuzzy issues and questions of life into crystal clarity. In this

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greetings all!We hope your holiday season has been a fun one and moving one! We'd like to wrap up 2008 with a summary of all the key points we've hit on in the Rekindling courses. For those of you who have attended the courses, this will be a reminder, a refresher. For those who have not been a part of Rekindling yet, this will be a taste of what 2009 will hold, as we begin the courses again in

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we are half-way through the sixth course, Know thy Purpose & Destiny.the first 3 weeks were dedicated to you- finding your calling/purpose in life, finding out what God hand-crafted you for, what niche He wants you to fill.If you've seen an archaeological dig on the History or Discovery channels, you know that rarely, when a building is dug up, do you find a plaque or sign saying, "This building

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A few people have been in an on-going recent dialogue about Jesus (whether He was divine and the source of all salvation) and the 'holy books' (the Bible and the Quran and which is correct).The research we were doing on these topics really began to pile up, so I decided to move over to the blog, where I could devote more room to all the evidence and information to be posted.You can see the

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here are a number of books that I recommend on a number of topics. This is not my comprehensive suggested reading list, but it'll definitely get you started.for books that deal with Science and God (and Apologetics)-Fire in the Equations. This is one that attempts an 'unbiased' approached and is fairly successful. Really deep, really gets you thinking.The Wonders of God. A very philosophical

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Over the next 3 weeks, we are going to talk about you.-We've talked about God, Who He is, what He provides, what He expects, etc.-We've talked about others, both those who are already of the Body of Christ and those who are not yet, and how we are supposed to treat both.-We've talked about the Enemy, and how to resist him.Now we turn our focus inward, on the self. Mark 12 gives the greatest 3

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Rekindling's sixth course, "Know thy Purpose & Destiny", begins next week!Thursdays, 7-9pm (10/23-11/20)Sundays, 1-3pm (10/26-11/23)10201 Lee HighwaySuite 224Fairfax, VA 22030This five week course will delve into the final two stages of the 7-stage Journey: AMBASSADORS and CO-HEIRS.Week 1, we will begin looking inward at ourselves, at how we are designed, built, structured and hand-crafted by

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We have finished the fourth and fifth courses (out of 7) for Rekindling. These past two courses covered the Kingdom of Christ, or the Body of Christ. We spent time studying our King, us the Subjects, the Enemy Satan and his minions, and the Lost (ie those who haven't joined the Kingdom yet).And what we are reminded of is this:#1. We are to love, worship, serve and glorify God. We must see God

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so we've discussed the King of the Kingdom.we've discussed the Subjects of the Kingdom.we've discussed the Enemy of the Kingdom.who's left?Those who don't fit into any of the above categories- the Lost.The Lost includes any human who has not yet accepted Christ Jesus as their Lord & Savior. Don't forget, the Enemy is Satan and his minions.we know we are commanded to worship and serve our King.we

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hey all,we've created a VERY brief (5 questions) survey, to get a feel for how we're doing here at Rekindling, how we've been impacting people, and where we could improve.So PLEASE take a few minutes to fill it out. It will go a long way in helping us and we'd appreciate it tremendously!http://www.survey.com/cgi-bin/pollxt.pl?poll=PM2U1AR7Z8Y8sincerely,da' staff

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[this is an *extremely* long blog b/c it is *extremely* important. *Please* set aside an hour this week to read through it and meditate on it.]I believe strongly in the physical reality of spiritual warfare.Last week, we talked about the Enemy. This week, we talked about how to deal with the Enemy.We took a detailed look at our King Jesus' interaction with Satan during the 'temptation in the

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This week we talked about the Enemy of the Kingdom.We made a list of titles that the Enemy goes by: Satan, Lucifer, the Devil, Beelzebub, the Tempter, etc. and then looked up verses/passages about this Enemy. (It's interesting to note that these are all titles, not the actual name of the Enemy. 'Lucifer' is commonly thought to be the Enemy's name, and yet we found that it is only mentioned in

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Please join us for the 1st Annual Rekindling Crafts Show Fundraiser on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 12-5 PM 2805 Log Way Road Vienna, Virginia 22181 We will be showcasing art, jewelry, and music from vendors like Wonderfully Made and more! We ask each of you to do a couple of things: Donate crafts or food Volunteer to help SPREAD THE WORD Please contact me Tiffany Watkins if you

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Do we have Unity in the Body of Christ today?The answer, most unfortunately, is a very sad, very embarrassing 'no'."I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me

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