shawncornett

shawncornett

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13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Putting the wrong Bibl... · 0 replies · +1 points

Is it just me or is today's SCL akin to an episode of Man vs. Food? I think that Adam Richman should have to eat an entire bowl full of congealed Mexican cheese with insanely hot salsa in it in one bite! Go Adam, Go!
http://wp.me/pKVC6-6e -- A Jealous Spirit

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Leaving church before ... · 2 replies · +8 points

It's really hard not to wonder, while preaching, "Why are they leaving early?" I appreciate the people who tell me ahead of time, "Don't go too long today. We've got to get to the north side of Chicago for a birthday party." It's very important to me because my self-worth is overly tied up in people staying for the duration of my sermon. Sometimes I really hate how self-absorbed I am. Fail.

http://wp.me/pKVC6-6e -- A Jealous Spirit

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Listening to devil music. · 2 replies · +3 points

I would LOVE to hear Tomlin cover Rawkfist by Thousand Foot Krutch! How great would that be? Go to a Tomlin concert and the crowd is swaying with their eyes closed and hands raised to I Will Rise. The tears are flowing as he closes the song and then, in the hushed moments of tender worship Tomlin screams, "Throw up your rawkfist if you're feelin it when I drop this!" Pyro fills the stage and the crowd, in total confusion, collectively passes out. YES!

http://wp.me/pKVC6-6a -- The Heavy Burden of Guilt

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Having 2 Gods. · 1 reply · +11 points

I love what Steve Brown says.
(Paraphrasing) There is no more wrath for you because God already poured out all of His wrath on Christ on the cross.
There is no smite button on His computer -- http://bit.ly/cIMVlU . He is not out to get us. We confuse the God of grace and love with the Greek mythological god of lightning bolts.
God disciplines those He loves and He does discipline us. We wouldn't learn and grow if He did not.
He punished His Son on our behalf. There is a difference between punishment and discipline.
Praise Jesus for taking our punishment!

http://wp.me/pKVC6-67 -- It Starts In The Mind

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Finding out Justin Bie... · 0 replies · +10 points

I love how the blood of Christ unites us as His followers. We tend to get so preoccupied with celebrity and we do forget that we are all normal people. Our churches (Christian Church/Church of Christ) take Communion every Sunday. Sometimes I think about the worldwide remembrance going on on some Sundays (whether you take it weekly, monthly, quarterly or twice a year). There is at least one Sunday each year that all of the followers of Jesus take a few moments and celebrate through remembrance. Regardless of income, social status, gender, age or past indiscretions, we all remember the One in the manner by which He commanded us to remember Him -- the bread and the cup.

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - The person who starts ... · 0 replies · +8 points

“I’m the champion of puking.”

I'm your huckleberry.

My 3 year old once sang Laurie Berkner's "I'm Not Perfect" after throwing up.
"I'm not perfect, no I'm not."
Heaved up his guts and had the physical and mental fortitude to SING! ON KEY! It was mighty hard to keep a straight face on that day, my friends. Good times, good times.
http://wp.me/pKVC6-64 -- Knowledge Versus Love

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Phoning in dinner on S... · 0 replies · +1 points

I LOVE breakfast supper. I remember being a kid and what a treat it was to have waffles for dinner. Nothing like getting your kids hopped up on carbs and syrup 2 hours before bedtime. We were bouncing off the walls and mom and dad wondered what had gotten into us. Good times. Good times.
http://wp.me/pKVC6-5Y -- Our Plans and God's Purposes

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Ignoring the soundtrack. · 0 replies · +1 points

Romans 8:31 (NIV) -- "If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Matthew 21:21-22 (NIV) -- "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

If we could only have mustard seed faith. That's all Jesus asks of us. Faith the size of a mustard seed. That's the kind of faith that can move mountains. Too often we think we have to have this ginormous faith to get God to move an inch. If we have genuine faith, God will move mountains.
http://wp.me/pKVC6-5V -- The Lavished Pauper (ARRRR! It's me blog!)

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Josh Hamilton · 0 replies · +1 points

Fantastic post today, Jon! You knocked it out of the park! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Get it? Josh Hamilton hits home runs on the baseball field and you hit a home run with this post! You're so awesome! *side hug*
http://wp.me/pKVC6-5S -- The Reality Of Hell

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Packing. · 0 replies · +4 points

I wonder how many times his father wanted to say to him as he walked by his room as he packed, "You don't have to go, ya know? You can stay here." The father LET him go. The young son thought that he knew best. He knew what he was doing. He knew where he was going and what he was going to do when he got there. The father knew, too. And yet the father let him pack and go. God doesn't force us to stay. He doesn't hide the suitcases. He allows us to go our own way and squander our lives. While we are out doing just that, He waits. He looks. He longs. For what? Our return home. Tomlin's song, "Come Home Running" captures it so well.
"Come home running
His arms are open wide
His name is Jesus
He understands
He is the answer that you are looking for
So come home running
Just as you are"
Thanks for the good word today, Jon. Love the Serious Wednesdays.

http://wp.me/pKVC6-5M -- The Lavished Pauper (it's me blog)