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kirkbartha - the Jewish question

kirkbartha — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:29:54 +0000

appreciate your stopping by to share your thoughts and library.

Baruch - the Jewish question

Baruch — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:59:03 +0000

nice post, but doesn't this trivialize Jewishness in not moving to larger questions but only hinting that your studies that "raise many ancient and modern questions about names, peoples, and lands." Some good work has been done on these matters, for example by David J. Rudolph, A Jew to the Jews: Jewish Contours of Pauline Flexibility in 1 Cor 9:19-23, Wunt. Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2011. And in a different more pragmatic manner, "Growing Your Olive Tree Marriage: A Guide for Couples from Two Traditions." Baltimore: Lederer, 2003. As Saul commands us to securely "remain (in the status) as you are" (1 Cor 7). With prayers for further studies and realization.

Lorne Parsons - Countdown to Launch

Lorne Parsons — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:29:39 +0000

"Every time something thwarts your plans and desires, use that as a reminder to communicate with Me. This practice has several benefits. The first is obvious; Talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our relationship. Another benefit is that disappointments, instead of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good. This transformation removes the sting from difficult circumstances, making it possible to be joyful in the midst of adversity. Begin by practicing this discipline in all the little dissappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from My Presence. When you reframe 'setbacks' as 'opportunities', you will find that you gain much more than you have lost. It is only after much training that you can acccept major losses in this positive way. But it is possible to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote": 'Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.' Col 4:2; Phil 3:7-8 Nov 3rd Jesus Calling. Enjoying Peace in His Presence

Lorne Parsons - willing not to know

Lorne Parsons — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:56:12 +0000

Resigned to Your Love: "I felt it first when I was younger A strange connection to the light I tried to satisfy the hunger, I never got it right I never got it right So I climbed a mountain and built an altar Looked out as far as I could see And everyday I'm getting older, I'm running out of dreams I'm running out of dreams But your love, your love The only thing that matters is Your love, your love Is all I have to give Your love is enough to light up the darkness It's your love, your love All I ever needed is your love You know the effort I have given And you know exactly what it cost And though my innocence was taken, not everything is lost Not everything is lost, no You're the hope in the morning You're the light when the night is falling You're the song when my heart is singing It's your love You're the eyes to the blind man You're the feet to the lame man walking You're the sound to the people singing It's your love Your love is all that I needed All I ever needed is your love All I ever needed is your love Your love is all that I needed All I ever needed is your love Your love is all that I needed It's all I ever needed." Your Love by Brandon Heath

kirkbartha - neo uno decorum

kirkbartha — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:44:46 +0000

the only way there was unflinching faithfulness to such deeper vows that drew up the beauty of such humility, was their deep prayer of the book and relentless working out of the kingdom. In The Psalms as Christian Worship, James Houston points out, "...it is the Western Benedictine and later Cistercian orders that shaped institutionally this category of psalm commentary. Each generation of monks in these orders needed to understand the texts they were reciting and memorizing daily, as the entire Psalter was repeated weekly at least."

Chris - neo uno decorum

Chris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:09:59 +0000

I remember standing in Tintern abbey - in the room that they would gather in to challenge each other's daily actions and being really overwhelmed by the humility that would take to sit in that room. really true..

Lorne Parsons - viva voce

Lorne Parsons — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 12:25:00 +0000

"Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ & may He bring us all alike to life everlasting" "We may call our body and soul the sides of this ladder, into which our divine vocation has fitted the various steps of humility and discipline as we need." Benedict of Nursia.

Jesse Sudirgo - viva voce

Jesse Sudirgo — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:12:25 +0000

"We don’t need an invitation when we’ve already got a command." amen!

El Cantante Gringo - דְּבָרִים

El Cantante Gringo — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:56:35 +0000

My brother recently gave me a 40 year old Norman guitar (looks/colored like that one x-cept for the cut out ) crafted from a 400 yr old tree from Quebec. Then my father left me his artillery hat, for he was a 'front-man' in Korean War with a sniper gun in hand and heavy back pack radio, close to enemy lines, whispering in coordinates, listening hopefully for those incoming loaded rounds to whistle overhead finding their mark like well aimed arrows.

kirkbartha - fan into flame

kirkbartha — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:31:32 +0000

one heartbeat at a time B... I've been praying for yours.

Berenice - fan into flame

Berenice — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:42:41 +0000

Kirk! I just read this post, just now....Thank you. I will do what I can to live upto being Frank the generous. Lol

kirkbartha - דְּבָרִים

kirkbartha — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:29:09 +0000

A number of years ago, I gave box loads of Pete's book away coast to coast here in Canada

booksbrothersguitars - דְּבָרִים

booksbrothersguitars — Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:15:33 +0000

Men and their guitars Talking with friends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sed8hR-ieE Huntley Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJYtezkZYz4&fe... 'The marriage of intimacy (with God) with active involvement in a hurting world is the very meaning of the word intercession' wrapped in shalom's unbroken circle. http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/red-mo...

kirkbartha - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

kirkbartha — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:55:35 +0000

yes, lots of dialogue starting to percolate around Woodthorpe Petroleum again. Thanks for showing me this.. step by step we'll keep rediscovering energy.

El Cantante Gringo - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

El Cantante Gringo — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:34:51 +0000

Recent Honduras Newspaper" ......The report of PGS recently confirmed to the govt. of Porfirio Lobo Sosa the existence of petroleum in large quantities in the maritime zone along the Mosquito Coast. The data of this report is being bought by the international company Caribx, according to the ex Vie Minister of SERNA, Valerio Gutierrez, representative of this company." Look at the top of home page graphics for Caribx. http://www.caribx.com/

kirkbartha - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

kirkbartha — Fri, 6 May 2011 22:48:23 +0000

understood...

kirkbartha - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

kirkbartha — Fri, 6 May 2011 22:48:09 +0000

good words...

El Canante Gringo - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

El Canante Gringo — Fri, 6 May 2011 19:17:35 +0000

Remembering 4 years ago Spring when a David and Jonathan stood on a porch across the street from a 'blue' ('right' political leaning) door of a house owned by a man who recently become president of a certain nation. Was Someone listening with a smile as David said he could 'not wait' 5 years (due to his age….?) for alignments to 'green-light' a search/find/deploy mission on natural gas in this ground? 5 years will make it Spring 2012. Curious. Central American ‘blue door man’ goes out in 2014. Gas & Gotas De Luz. Sir Wild Good? We are still, we're listening.

Lorne Parsons - Woodthorpe & Clairvaux

Lorne Parsons — Fri, 6 May 2011 11:25:34 +0000

"so many families to be redeemed in time, earth groans anticipation" Kirk Bartha " Tired with our striving to win a harvest from the earth, let us rest a little...and turn our minds to the not inconsiderable effort of threshing, grinding, mixing, baking and eating the seed of the Divine Word." Isaac of Stella. "The Cistercian family welcomed you with open arms, and the angels looked down on you with smiling faces. They know very well that what pleases God more than anything is brotherly concord and unity." Bernard of Clairvaux.

El Cantante Gringo - viva voce

El Cantante Gringo — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:15:00 +0000

Peace and wisdom be ours today we follow His new command to “Love one another” …..& may all kinds of artists.... local to global unite as we enter into The Presence together, honoring, fulfilling in greater measure John 14 and Acts 2-4, Isa 58, Matt 28