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2013 Day 334 – Francis Chan: Rethinking Church

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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For today’s reflection, I thought I would share a video by Francis Chan describing how he has changed the way he views church. While I don’t necessarily agree with his entire approach to church gatherings, I do think he brings up some interesting thoughts about the true purpose of church and why we should gather in the first place. At a minimum I hope it challenges you to think about the purpose of your church community and your mission.

 

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2013 Day 333 – Sir Nicholas Winston

29 Friday Nov 2013

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John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. The following video is about Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue and passage to Britain of about 669 mostly Jewish Czechoslovakian children in an operation known as the “Czech Kindertransport”. Winton also found homes for these children. The children who were rescued were destined for the Nazi death camps before World War II. Sir Winton never talked about his humanitarian acts to anyone after the war. His acts of sacrifice and kindness were discovered by his wife when she found a detailed scrapbook in his attic in 1988. The video below is a clip of a BBC Program “That’s Life” which aired in 1988.

 

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2013 Day 325 – Francis Chan: Pancake Illustration (God is Crazy Big)

21 Thursday Nov 2013

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Such a great illustration to show just how big God really is. Our perspective isn’t even close to reality. I hope you enjoy this short video.

 

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2013 Day 318 – i am second – Brian Welch

14 Thursday Nov 2013

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I’m a big fan of the “i am second” videos. The video below is one of my favorites. It is the story of Brian “Head” Welch who was the lead guitarist for the band Korn. This man is an example of how much God loves everyone and accepts everyone no matter who they are or what they have done. God’s grace is amazing.

 

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2013 Day 311 – Mother Hears her Daughter’s Heart Beat One Last Time

07 Thursday Nov 2013

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While the following video does not have direct spiritual application, when I watched the it, I was simply destroyed. It reminded me of eternity and the knowledge that we will all be together again one day. If you choose to watch this, make sure you have a tissue near by.

 

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2013 Day 304 – Because He Chose Christ

31 Thursday Oct 2013

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Through Christ we can thrive under pressure. When we realize our weakness, we look to Christ for our strength. I hope this video encourages you and helps you see how God’s strength can give us everything we need in our weakness.

 

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2013 Day 303 – Blessings

30 Wednesday Oct 2013

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2013 Day 302 – Unforgettable

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Three years ago this past Saturday, my dad passed away from a relatively short battle with cancer. While both of my parents have always meant a lot to me, I always credit my dad for making me the man that I am today. The memory of his life is always one of respected and honor. But the memory of his last year with us is painful. To watch this man suffer and experience the tremendous amounts of pain he endured burns sadness in my heart.

The day before the anniversary of his death, I came across a post on Facebook with the following article. It painted, in pictures, the journey one man took watching his wife succumb to breast cancer. In the three years since my dad’s death, I have never found a closer representation (though far from exact) of what we went through watching my dad suffer. The author warns of the last three pictures, not because of anything graphic, but because he said “the last 3 photos destroyed me”. It destroyed me too.

This Guy’s Wife Got Cancer, So He Did Something Unforgettable. The Last 3 Photos Destroyed Me.

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2013 Day 294 – Francis Chan: Two Scariest Lies in the World Right Now

21 Monday Oct 2013

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For this week’s Reflection post, I wanted to share this video by Francis Chan. As believers who have accepted Christ and His gift of salvation, we know how much we need Him. But right now there are two lies this world likes to tell everyone that keeps them from wanting and experiencing Christ; “you are a good person” and “because God is a loving God, He will not punish us”. In Roman 3:23 it says, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Do not be deceived by the lies of this world. While we do not deserve it, God loves us and wants to provide the grace we need no matter how much we want to believe the lies that are told.

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2013 Day 287 – Losing my Faith – Dwight Peterson

14 Monday Oct 2013

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For today’s reflection post, I wanted to share a video about Theologian Dwight Peterson and the power of shared faith as a community of believers. Unfortunately, I am unable to embed the video, so I have to share the link for the page where it exists.

http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/losing-my-faith

The following is the synopsis about this video: Theologian Dwight Peterson on the story of the healing of the paralytic in Mark 2 and how others hold our faith when we don’t have any and doubt is prevailing. Dwight has been on hospice (at home) since July 16, 2012, due to deterioration and infection of his hips and pelvis, secondary to the paraplegia he has lived with since 1979. Hospice is for people who are probably in the last six months of life, so no one expected Dwight to still be around now. We’re glad he is.

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