Monthly Archives: October 2012
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Riding the Storm
Posted on October 29, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.As I write this, hurricane Sandy is morphing into a powerful nor’easter about to land a potentially devastating right hook to the east coast of the United States. Ordinarily, the hurricane would move out into the Atlantic, but a strong high pressure ridge of air off Greenland is blocking it, turning it eastward. The […]
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The Sign of the Sabbath (part 2 of 2)
Posted on October 23, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.As a moral obligation, the command endures to remember the Sabbath and rest on it. For Christians, the day of Sabbath observance is Sunday. Not only are we to try to avoid secular vocation on that day, we are to join with the people of God assembled for worship. We see that illustrated in the […]
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The Sign of the Sabbath (part 1 of 2)
Posted on October 20, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.I saw a graphic recently. It was a bar graph of sorts addressing various indicators of spirituality. It charted topics ranging from belief in the deity of Christ to belief in the wrath of God for personal sins. Being compared on this graph were the Christian beliefs and practices of men and women. In […]
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Sin, Salvation and the Holy Spirit
Posted on October 15, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.A pastor I knew insisted he had found the only error in the Bible. Of course, my antennae went up because I believe the Bible to be without error. It is the Word of God. What was the mistake he had discovered? He found it buried in Paul’s first letter to Timothy. “Here is […]
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An Elephant is Only So Big
Posted on October 12, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.So many people I know are going through great distress. Some are dealing with severe health issues. Others are buckling under the weight of unrelenting relationship conflict. Others are seemingly trapped in thankless jobs. As I have been praying for these dear brothers and sisters in Christ, reflecting on how oppressive their situations are […]
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God’s House of Prayer–XME (part 5 of 5 continued)
Posted on October 6, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.A Local Church as a House of Prayer The congregation I serve as pastor can illustrate some possible ways to go about the call of being a house of prayer. As a sort of prayer push I conducted a Saturday morning Prayer Seminar. My goal is to expand their horizons to marvel at what […]
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Superstitious Prayer
Posted on October 2, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.The college student at the foul line dribbled once. He caught the ball on the bounce and dribbled again. The announcer pointed out that he had made his last 39 shots, spanning six games. The game clock had expired. This point would win it. The young man raised the ball to his chest. His […]
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