tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.comments2012-04-07T20:09:10.025-04:00Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13675777428835151593noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-55414478308710147132010-03-23T13:12:19.956-04:002010-03-23T13:12:19.956-04:00You could easily be making money online in the hush-hush world of [URL=http://www.www.blackhatmoneymaker.com]blackhat cpa[/URL], Don’t feel silly if you don&#39;t know what blackhat is. Blackhat marketing uses not-so-popular or not-so-known methods to generate an income online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-86479729722174323862009-06-01T12:46:37.901-04:002009-06-01T12:46:37.901-04:00wherever you are, <br />whatever you do,<br />however you do it,<br /><br />be Jesus.<br /><br />who cares if you live in the suburbs or the city, just BE JESUS.<br />live with conviction, live OUT conviction, uphold the commandments, live OUT the commandments, align your life with His teachings, live OUT his teachings. <br />the tax collector IS the lawyer, the prostitute IS the stay at home mother... we are all the same people, no one is better or worse than anyone by the love and sacrifice of Jesus. <br /><br />i do think that some christians probably look down on living in the suburbs, just the same as some christians look down on living in the city; but the point is NOT to be better than anyone but to live justly...<br />http://riverbendcommons.org/<br />that is the website of my mentor from when i was in high school and early college. he housed people like Shane Claiborne and is deeply connected to the new monasticism that is emerging. he and his wife live out the deep calling of Jesus while residing in the suburbs.<br /><br />the difference between living in the suburbs and being Jesus vs. living in the city depends on who you are and what you care for. if you are christian called to minister to the suburban area, that is great, but do not pretend to live in a bubble of unused space where you never meet your neighbors and all you do is go to church twice a week for bible study or youth group and then go back to your house to only hang out with the people you just hung out with... instead, leave your comfort zone, expand your horizons, explore the territory around you, and embark on the awkward adventure of being the hands of feet of Jesus wherever you can.<br />to my mentor, and to me, being the hands of feet of Jesus means living with an awareness that every action we make will affect those around us. it means that we must choose to not live in America's idea of comfort. it means that we must believe in what we believe in and actually do something about it. <br /><br />i hope that for anyone who loves Jesus and claims to follow him all of these things are their convictions and their standards- not whether they live in the suburbs or the city.womanatthewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297381891682296943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-72441291716371764122009-01-22T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:39:00.000-05:00I think you are a wonderful, honest and insightful person. I think you say what others fear to say.<BR/><BR/>One of your MTL momssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10322493212383070520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-49537688502716118292009-01-14T13:36:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:36:00.000-05:00Acts 27.<BR/>when Paul is on his way to Rome there is a terrible storm. the men on the boat are afraid they will die and begin to make attempts at avoiding death, but Paul has been told by God that no one will die. Paul tells the men not to worry because they will be spared, but the men choose to disbelieve. in fact, they are in such disbelief they begin to stop eating because they are uncertain of their rations, the trip time, where they will end up, etc. Paul tells them to eat! He says to the men that they must continue to eat, to provide themselves nourishment, because God will spare them. <BR/><BR/>If the men chose not to eat they would have died even though God had already told Paul that no life would be taken. <BR/><BR/>So does this mean we must choose to keep the lives God has already ordained us to have? Does this mean that we make choices everyday that affect our lives, but yet God still remains omniscient? Above anything, does this mean that the choices we make in our lives actually do play a tremendous role in deciding how we will live out His sovereignty? <BR/><BR/>Professor Field told me that from this passage he is under the impression that God gives us the responsibility to choose to live all while knowing the choice we will choose and the choice He has destined. <BR/><BR/>i agree. <BR/>and i think that calvinism and arminianism can come into play with this discussion as well.womanatthewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297381891682296943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-83401152874860998102008-12-16T17:27:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:27:00.000-05:00it is tough...i agree with you here.Ben Kendrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423045525754792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-81033541771231666282008-06-03T21:10:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:10:00.000-04:00Wow. Jesus knows what He is talking about. "Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." (Prov. 30:5).Penn Tomassettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426113620189406498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-78690214337156268832008-04-05T23:37:00.000-04:002008-04-05T23:37:00.000-04:00ThanksErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728735303361124063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-84662044866369103012008-02-28T09:24:00.000-05:002008-02-28T09:24:00.000-05:00Work through it Rachel, you can do it.Ben Kendrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423045525754792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-51462227752305773572008-01-30T10:09:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:09:00.000-05:00Hangin' tough...oh yeah!Ben Kendrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423045525754792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-45726363671700818142008-01-02T08:31:00.000-05:002008-01-02T08:31:00.000-05:00that's good stuffDr. Jazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287362852871434315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-86547063701062596162008-01-02T08:30:00.000-05:002008-01-02T08:30:00.000-05:00that's a powerful poemDr. Jazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287362852871434315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-46011460798594722632007-11-27T21:00:00.000-05:002007-11-27T21:00:00.000-05:00Love ya Rach! So glad you are back!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12976995347064491764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-4004028165995671042007-10-25T18:37:00.000-04:002007-10-25T18:37:00.000-04:00Rachel, sorry for your loss. Im praying for you. Keep your chin up.Ben Kendrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423045525754792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-79947688361413492732007-09-27T10:31:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:31:00.000-04:00I hope things are looking up for you. I have been praying for you alot lately. I left you a voicemail...anyway. Take care Rachel. Much love, Ben (phil.1:3)Ben Kendrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423045525754792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731265895179974330.post-67670865115477168552007-08-13T17:14:00.000-04:002007-08-13T17:14:00.000-04:00that was nice and heartfelt rachel, good blogCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430881760630477099noreply@blogger.com