To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it up carefully round with hobbies and [...]
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Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CS Lewis, hell, love on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And proof for the doubters…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After posting yesterday about the weaknesses of polls, look at what comes across the news-
Pollsters Struggle to Handicap Presidential Race
Barack Obama’s leading in virtually every national poll, but his margin fluctuates wildly — suggesting that in some cases, the numbers do in fact lie.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/27/dont-like-polls-wait-minutes/
The only thing that really counts [...]
Things to ponder before you vote
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I write this there are just a few days before the presidential election. Polls seem to indicate that Senator Obama holds a lead over Senator McCain. Political commentators are saying that it is all over for McCain and that Obama will be our next president.
I personally have never placed much faith in polls. When [...]
Revival, part 5
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
God gives us an awesome promise here! If his people (Christians) will humble themselves (accept themselves [...]
Revival, Part 4
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
We have already seen that revival is for Christians and that we must humble ourselves and [...]
Revival, Part 3
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)
For revival to come, there must be prayer- not just our regular, “Dear [...]
Revival, Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Again, our verse is 2 Chronicles 7:14- God says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Yesterday, we saw that revival is for [...]
Revival, Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Hope you get a blessing from this series on revival that I wrote for our deaf church a few weeks ago.)
The thoughts that I would like to share with you this week will come from 2 Chronicles 7:14. This is God’s response to Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem:
“If my people, [...]
NC Baptist Deaf Pastors’ Retreat
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a week since the Pastor’s Retreat (and a very busy week) but I have an hour before I have to go out so I will try to post some pictures of the wonderful time we had together. Donnie and Irma Wiltshire were, again, wonderful, wonderful hosts (thanks to BSCNC as well) and [...]
Deaf Missions- how can YOU be involved?
Posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, everyone! Jim Walterhouse here. I want to thank Dale for allowing me the privilege of posting on ‘Silent Matters’.
If you read the post that Dale made about me you will know that our family served as missionaries to the deaf in Mexico for nine years. Although I am now pastor of a deaf work [...]
