Who Owns My Words?
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 18 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Mr. Donnie Alexander
A careless word may kindle strife,
A cruel word may wreck a life;
A timely word may lessen stress,
A loving word may heal and bless.
~David McCasland
(Psalm 19:14)
*Photo by hamper at morguefile.com. ...
Does being like Jesus mean not talking about Hell?
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 17 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
These days you’ll often hear people say something like, “Instead of condemning people and threatening them with Hell, we should be like Jesus and love them.”In the following video and transcript, I share some thoughts.When I was filming my video answer to this question, I had to smile. Now that’s not the sort of...
Emancipatie met oogkleppen
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 17 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Het 'uithuisjaagbeleid' van Jet Bussemaker kan wel eens voor nog meer echtscheidingen zorgen...
With His Loving Discipline
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 16 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Mr. Donnie Alexander
God's hand of discipline is a hand of love.
~Bill Crowder
(Psalm 51:8)
*Photo by mensatic at morguefile.com. ...
A Sea Turtle Video
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 14 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
I love sea turtles. Some of my greatest memories are hanging out with turtles while snorkeling or diving. Here’s an entertaining 44-second video of a turtle with an apparent taste for the camera. Love these wonderful creatures God makes, and can’t wait for the world where “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie...
Hulde aan de Kamerleden Voordewind en Van der Staaij
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 14 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Van Agts afkeer van Israël zit veel dieper dan hij toegeeft....
Hulde aan Kamerleden Voordewind en Van der Staaij
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 14 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Van Agts afkeer van Israël zit veel dieper dan hij toegeeft....
God blijft Vader bij Wycliffe
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 13 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Wycliffe Bijbelvertalers blijft in het spoor van John Wycliffe, die zonder compromissen de Bijbel vertaalde....
The Problem with Christoplatonism
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 12 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
In the following video and transcript, I share some thoughts:Christoplatonism—there’s a word that you don’t hear every day. It’s actually a word that I made up (probably the only word I’ve ever made up!) and used in my comprehensive Heaven book to speak of the Christianized philosophy of Plato.There is the secular...
De klokkenluider van de CIA
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 12 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
CIA-klokkenluider Edward Snowden: 'Ik had de macht om iedereen te volgen en af te luisteren.'...
Spend Your Day with Eternity in Mind
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 10 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
Missionary Adoniram Judson said this (read these words carefully):A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated for eternity. The same may be said of each day. When it is once past, it is gone forever. All the marks which we put upon it, will exhibit forever. Each day will not only be a witness of our conduct, but will affect
The Fine Art of Selection
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 07 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
Life consists largely of selection—choosing one alternative over another. Those things we choose are our priorities.Deciding “I’ll read the Bible and pray when I can find the time” is like saying “I’ll give to God’s work when I can find the money.” There are an infinite number of things on which both...
Huwelijksvoorbereiding
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 07 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Sommige mensen zijn zo gefixeerd op de wederkomst dat ze bijna vergeten hoe ze vandaag leven....
Martelen op Nederlandse bodem
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 06 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Internationale organisaties rapporteren zeer beschamende zaken over ons vrije landje....
Taking Stock of Your Time
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 05 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff which life is made of.”Over three thousand years before Benjamin Franklin said those words, Moses said these:Teach us to number our days aright,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)The New Testament speaks the same message: “Redeem the...
That we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)The New Testament speaks the same message: “Redeem the...
Jeremiëren
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 05 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
Zo'n dertig jaar lang herhaalde Jeremia hetzelfde 'irritante' verhaal....
My Thoughts on “The Disappearing Book”
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 17 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
A lot of people have asked me my thoughts about the possible “disappearance” of physical books, due to the fact there are all the different eReaders people are now reading on: the Kindle, the iPad, the Nook, and others.In the following video and transcript, I share some thoughts:The first thing I say to people is that the book is not...
En er is niemand die lacht
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 04 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Archief - Habakuk.nu
In christelijk Nederland hebben we allerlei bizarre podia en prijzen gecreëerd....
Sports and the Christian Life
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 15 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
In this video and the following transcript, I share some thoughts on Christians participating in and watching sports.Here’s the deal with sports. The fact is that God made us the way we are, not Satan. We often think that everything about us is because of the Fall and our sinfulness.Some people look at sports and say, “They bring out...
The Urgent vs. the Important
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 03 juni 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
When it comes to time management, the greatest principle for us as Christians is truly a liberating one: In the final analysis, I have only one thing to do. Does this principle sound strange? It comes straight from the mouth of Jesus. Do you remember when the two sisters from Bethany, Martha and Mary, gave a dinner party for Jesus and His...
A Simple Sound Check and the Power of Christ
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 13 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
In We Shall See God, I share a remarkable story that Spurgeon told about an experience early in his ministry:In 1857, a day or two before preaching at the Crystal Palace, I went to decide where the platform should be fixed; and, in order to test the acoustic properties of the building, cried in a loud voice, “Behold the Lamb of God, which
How do I respond with grace and truth if I’m invited to a gay wedding?
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 31 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
Many people wonder, “What if I’m invited to a gay wedding?” In the following video and transcript, I share some thoughts.I have been invited to one, even where it might not have been legal. There are also ceremonies to “honor” this union.I’ll take the question a step further. What if it’s a heterosexual...
The Most Important Thing About Us
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 06 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
In his great book The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer says, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
Ways to Connect with Our Ministry Online
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 29 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
Our ministry, EPM, encourages people to live in light of eternity, and one of the ways we seek to do so is by having a presence on several major social media sites.When it comes to the dangers of social media, I’ve shared some thoughts here in a past blog. Can Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest really be Christ-honoring, eternity-pointing...
Peace Child Revisited, 50 Years After First Contact
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 03 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
Many years ago I read Peace Child by Don Richardson. This great missions story had a strong impact on my life, demonstrating the power of the gospel in a primitive culture. I also read and enjoyed Don’s books Lords of the Earth and Eternity in Their Hearts. It was a privilege 25 years ago to have Don come speak at our church.
The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 24 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
No writer has had greater impact on me than C. S. Lewis. I find both his fiction and nonfiction to be penetrating and life-shaping. That’s one of the reasons I’m excited to be speaking at this year’s Desiring God National Conference, “The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis,” in...
“Judge Not” and the Importance of Discernment
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 01 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
In this video and the following transcript, I share some thoughts:
Christian Universalism
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 22 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn
There’s a movement among Christians today towards what’s called Christian Universalism. It’s a belief that everybody ultimately will be saved—there will be no Hell, or at some point Hell will be depopulated and everyone will live forever with Christ in Heaven. It’s a wonderful thought. But does the Bible really teach...
You Say, This Is History’s Darkest Hour? G. Campbell Morgan Says, Oh, Be Quiet!
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 29 april 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn's Blog
My first pastor was Marden Wickman, at Powell Valley Covenant Church in Gresham, Oregon. I came to faith in Christ through that church, and Pastor Wickman baptized me. For 35 years now Nanci (who grew up in that church) and I have lived less than a mile from Powell Valley Covenant’s church building. I drive by it several times a week and am...
How to Fight Modern-Day Slavery
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- Category: Inspiratie
- Published: 20 mei 2013
- Geschreven door Randy Alcorn's Blog
The problem of human slavery, with at least 30 million known victims in the world today, is a staggering one. [i] There are many organizations and people around the world who are dedicated to fighting this injustice, and this is good. (One such ministry that EPM supports is Make Way Partners and their work in places like Sudan, Romania and...