No Offense

Posted 8/11/14 by Donald Barnhouse

"Great peace have they that love thy law; and nothing shall offend them" (Ps. 119:165). Some people are hard to get along with because they take offense easily, and others are very easy to get along with because they do not take offense easily. A person who has the life of God through faith in Jesus Christ should be governed by the truth which is expressed in this great verse. Nothing shall offend them. How may we live so that we never take offense? The answer is found in the nature of those things which could give offense to anyone.

"Great peace have they that love thy law; and nothing shall offend them" (Ps. 119:165). Some people are hard to get along with because they take offense easily, and others are very easy to get along with because they do not take offense easily.

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Forgiving Oneself

Posted 8/8/14 by Donald Barnhouse

Whenever I see that statement in a letter, I am tempted to think that the correspondent does not want the personal humiliation of making some sin or difficulty known to his pastor. The flesh often does not want to meet and talk year after year with a pastor who knows the innermost secrets of the soul. There is, of course, the possibility that the pastor is not faithful to the Word of God, and that therefore his counsel is not trusted. In this case it is perfectly legitimate to write to someone else, and it is in this sense that the correspondent has been answered.

A correspondent wrote to ask me a question and said, as so many do, that it was a question which could not be asked of his own pastor.

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Doing it All with Gloria and Megan

Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

So when I told my husband that I was asked to answer the question, "How do you do it all?", he immediately offered to write the rebuttal. Matt needs to remind me on numerous occasions that I do not in fact run the world. 

And yet, this is a question that women seem to wonder about each other. I get asked that question quite a bit, and my answer is simple:
"Even when I'm a mess, I still put on a vest, with an 'S' on my chest. Oh yes, I'm a superwoman." Oh wait, that's Alicia Keys, not me. I am not really a superwoman. No.

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Our Happy God

by Dr. David Murray • August 07, 2014

What makes God so happy? Three times we are told that our God is “blessed forever” (Rom. 1:25; 9:5; 2 Cor. 11:31). But what makes Him so happy? Well, I’m sure there are many contributing factors. For example, being perfectly holy must be a great source of happiness. The absence of uncertainty, through knowing the end from the beginning, must also engender huge happiness. But maybe we can also learn about divine happiness from human happiness.

What makes God so happy? Three times we are told that our God is “blessed forever” (Rom. 1:25; 9:5; 2 Cor. 11:31). But what makes Him so happy? Well, I’m sure there are many contributing factors. For example, being perfectly holy must be a great source of happiness. The absence of uncertainty, through knowing the end from the beginning, must also engender huge happiness.

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The Soft Answer

Posted 8/7/14 by Donald Barnhouse

"I," 'ego," "self," always wants to defend itself. The most "natural" thing in the world is for our human nature to rise against the slightest attack made upon us. Self always wishes to take care of its own interests, its own reputation, and its own rightness. We frequently see the attempts of men to justify errors, simply because they themselves have originally committed them. To admit wrong is to wound ego.

"I,"  'ego," "self," always wants to defend itself. The most "natural" thing in the world is for our human nature to rise against the slightest attack made upon us. Self always wishes to take care of its own interests, its own reputation, and its own rightness. We frequently see the attempts of men to justify errors, simply because they themselves have originally committed them. To admit wrong is to wound ego.

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An Ounce of Plutonium and a Ton of Sin

Posted 8/6/14 by Donald Barnhouse

On November 20, 1959, a small amount of solvent exploded and blew open the door of a processing cell at the Atomic Energy Commission Oak Ridge laboratory. About one-fiftieth of an ounce of plutonium was scattered into the air. The AEC later reported on what it took to clean up this minor atomic mishap. All those who were within a four-acre area of the explosion turned in their laboratory-issued clothes to be decontaminated. Their urine was checked to insure that they had not inhaled or ingested any plutonium. The processing plant and a nearby research reactor were shut down. The buildings were washed with detergents, and the buildings' roofs were resurfaced. The surrounding lawn was dug up and the sod carted to a deep burial place. The surface was chiseled off one hundred yards of a nearby asphalt road. To anchor any speck of plutonium that might have survived, the buildings were completely repainted. Final cost, including resodding, repaving, and reroofing: approximately $350,000.

On November 20, 1959, a small amount of solvent exploded and blew open the door of a processing cell at the Atomic Energy Commission Oak Ridge laboratory. About one-fiftieth of an ounce of plutonium was scattered into the air. The AEC later reported on what it took to clean up this minor atomic mishap.

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Forgiving and Forgetting

Posted 8/5/14 by Donald Barnhouse

When we forget, it is an indication of weakness, but when God forgets, it is a sign of power. Men have to use all sorts of devices to help them remember. Notebooks, daily reminders, records, all are a necessary part of our equipment. Without them our minds would not hold the things which we must remember. God is not like man. His knowledge is perfect and not for a moment does he forget the tiniest detail of His vast creation. His Word gives us beautiful teachings about His love and His creation, for He does not only remember the laws of the universe or the provision for His creatures, but in an even deeper way He remembers those who are His children.

When we forget, it is an indication of weakness, but when God forgets, it is a sign of power. Men have to use all sorts of devices to help them remember. Notebooks, daily reminders, records, all are a necessary part of our equipment. Without them our minds would not hold the things which we must remember.

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Preachers - Spend some time with St. Snopes this week

Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014 by Todd Pruitt on 1517

Preachers ought to tell the truth.

I'm afraid that truth-telling may be an overlooked virtue when it comes to preaching. I'm not talking here about the obvious violators who claim to have healed people from AIDS and raised the dead without any verification. I'm not talking about those pastors who fabricate educational accomplishments or exploits in order to boost their reputation. Those problems are, sadly, real enough in some corners of the church.

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A Fine Line

Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

My dad isn't much of a fisherman, but he has his one fishing joke that I've heard him say more than once or twice: There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot. Today I'm thinking of this same principle as it applies to sitting under the preached Word.

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So's Your Face

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

Well I'm not sure why. With all the creepy spiders that crawl on my Facebook page, why did the Internet powers that be decide to give me this particular advertisement in my newsfeed? But there it was: Facetune.

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