tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437964542052755799.post7605249285321287072..comments2024-02-13T08:49:07.287-04:00Comments on 'Thought & Humor!': Nieuwe Romaans!Professor Howdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437964542052755799.post-8212443780661940522011-05-12T16:21:20.562-03:002011-05-12T16:21:20.562-03:00Jesus Christ, the Son of David,
the Son of Abraha...Jesus Christ, the Son of David, <br />the Son of Abraham,<br />Son of God, 2nd Member<br />of the Holy Trinity, Savior,<br />Son of Man, Prince of Peace,<br />The Mighty God, Wonderful<br />Counselor & Lover of my Soul!Professor Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437964542052755799.post-22507150811351247362007-11-26T08:57:00.000-04:002007-11-26T08:57:00.000-04:00From past 'T&H":What we saw in the past few weeks ...From past 'T&H":<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>What we saw in the past few weeks in the Islamic demonstrations<BR/>over the Danish cartoons of Muhammad was another vivid depiction<BR/>of the difference between Muhammad and Christ, and what it means<BR/>to follow each. Not all Muslims approve the violence. But a deep lesson<BR/>remains: The work of Muhammad is based on being honored and the<BR/>work of Christ is based on being insulted. This produces two very<BR/>different reactions to mockery.<BR/><BR/>If Christ had not been insulted, there would be no salvation. This was<BR/>His saving work: to be insulted and die to rescue sinners from the wrath<BR/>of God. Already in the Psalms the path of mockery was promised: “All<BR/>who see me mock me; they make mouths at Me; they wag their heads”<BR/>(Psalm 22:7). “He was despised and rejected by men . . . as one from whom<BR/>men hide their faces . . . and we esteemed Him not” (Isaiah 53:3).Professor Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437964542052755799.post-6861545884824475072007-11-26T08:39:00.000-04:002007-11-26T08:39:00.000-04:00Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best pa...Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on:<BR/><BR/>The first surgeon says, "I like to see accountants on my<BR/>operating table because when you open them up, everything<BR/>inside is numbered."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The second responds, "Yeah, but you should try electricians!<BR/>Everything inside them is color coded."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The third surgeon says, "No, I really think file clerks<BR/>are the best, everything inside them is in alphabetical order."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The fourth surgeon chimes in with, "You know, I like<BR/>construction workers. Those guys always understand when<BR/>you have a few parts left over at the end and when the job<BR/>takes longer than you said it would."Professor Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437964542052755799.post-40129683376366866192007-11-26T08:38:00.000-04:002007-11-26T08:38:00.000-04:00On the ThresholdThe "doorknob phenomenon" is an oc...On the Threshold<BR/><BR/><BR/>The "doorknob phenomenon" is an occurrence many physicians know well. <BR/>Doctors can proceed meticulously through complete examinations and medical<BR/>histories, taking care to hear a patient's questions and concerns, but it<BR/>is often in the last thirty seconds of the appointment that the most<BR/>helpful information is revealed. When a doctor's hand is on the doorknob,<BR/>body halfway out the door, vital inquiries seem to be made; when a patient<BR/>is nearly outside the office, crucial information is shared almost in<BR/>passing. Many have speculated as to the reasons behind the doorknob<BR/>phenomenon (which is perhaps not limited to the field of medicine), though<BR/>a cure seems unlikely. Until then, words uttered on the threshold remain a<BR/>valuable entity to the physician. <BR/><BR/>If I were to speak on behalf of patients (and perhaps I've been a<BR/>perpetrator of the phenomenon myself), I would note that the doorknob<BR/>marks our last chance to be heard. Whatever the reason for not speaking<BR/>up until that point--fear, discomfort, shame, denial--we know the<BR/>criticalness of that moment. In thirty seconds, we will no longer be in<BR/>the presence of one who offers healing. At the threshold between doctor's<BR/>office and daily life, the right words are imperative; time is of the<BR/>essence. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there is such a threshold as we stand before the Great<BR/>Physician. There are times in prayer where it might feel as if we are<BR/>moving down sterile lists of conditions and information. Work. Finances.<BR/> Mom. Jack. Future. And where bringing to God in prayer our laundry list<BR/>of concerns with repeated perseverance is both necessary and helpful,<BR/>perhaps there are times when we have silenced the greater diagnosis with<BR/>the words we have chosen to leave unspoken. Can a physician heal<BR/>wounds we will not show, symptoms we will not mention?<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, God can and does heal wounds we cannot even articulate. The<BR/>scripture writers speak of a God who hears our groanings too deep for<BR/>words. On the other hand, choosing to leave out of our prayers certain<BR/>toxic symptoms hardly shows our prayer for God's will to be done entirely<BR/>sincere. How can God begin the work that needs to be done in our heart<BR/>when we refuse to come near the operating table? Is there a cure for<BR/>those who do not seek it? <BR/> <BR/>The prophet Jeremiah once cried, "Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no<BR/>physician there? No healing for the wound of my people?" Jeremiah lived<BR/>during one of the most troublesome periods of Hebrew history. And he<BR/>stood on the threshold between a people sick with rebellion and the great<BR/>Physician to whom they refused to cry out in honesty. <BR/><BR/>"I have listened attentively," the LORD declared, "but they do not say<BR/>what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, 'What have I<BR/>done?' Each pursues his own course like a horse charging into battle"<BR/>(Jeremiah 8:6). His words are weighted with behavior I recognize. A<BR/>patient who complains of a cough while a fatal wound is bleeding will<BR/>neither find respite for the cough nor her unspoken pain, and of course, a<BR/>good physician would not treat the cough until the bleeding has been<BR/>stopped. <BR/><BR/>In Jeremiah's day as in our own, the promise of a painless remedy was not<BR/>left unspoken. Of these prophets of deceit God uttered, "They dress the<BR/>wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they<BR/>say, when there is no peace" (8:11). Their promises are easy to stand<BR/>beside but crumble under the weight of us. To stand in honesty before the<BR/>Great Physician is more difficult. It is to admit we need to be made well,<BR/>however painful the remedy or costly the cure. <BR/><BR/>The great hymn places before us a powerful resolution: <BR/><BR/>No more let sins and sorrows grow,<BR/>Nor thorns infest the ground<BR/>He comes to make His blessing flow<BR/>Far as the curse is found,<BR/>Far as the curse is found.<BR/><BR/>The woundedness of humanity is serious. It cannot be bandaged as anything<BR/>less than a mortal wound. So let us not wait until we've reached the<BR/>threshold of life and death to address the indications of our illness. <BR/>But let us in hope and honesty come into the presence of one who imparts<BR/>healing. In the coming of Christ, God offers a cure that extends as far<BR/>as the wound has festered. <BR/><BR/>Jill Carattini is senior associate writer at Ravi Zacharias<BR/>International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/> Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)<BR/>"A Slice of Infinity" is aimed at reaching into the culture with words of<BR/>challenge, words of truth, and words of hope. If you know of others who<BR/>would enjoy receiving "A Slice of Infinity" in their email box each day,<BR/>tell them they can sign up on our website at<BR/>http://www.rzim.org/slice/slice.php. If they do not have access to the<BR/>World Wide Web, please call 1-877-88SLICE (1-877-887-5423).Professor Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.com