Phone support for the blog!
By PaulD | June 27, 2008
I just added iPhone, pda and phone support for those of you who want to keep up with our blog on your mobile device. Enjoy!
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Davisville Missions House pics for Rosie
By PaulD | June 26, 2008
Here are some pictures of Davisville Church’s missions house where we are staying during July. I am putting these pictures up for Rosie who reads our blog but has not been to the mission house…she is one of the church’s secretaries…nice lady 
Hi Rosie.
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Eliana’s birth - hurry up to the mission field you four!
By PaulD | June 19, 2008
Congratulations! We are looking forward to you all making it to Spain. May God give you joy and peace.
Tags: missionaries
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90 days - work and rest
By PaulD | June 10, 2008
I am enjoying reading through the Bible. It is a bit of a challenge to make it through in 90 days but am working on it. I was recently struck by how much God wants us to work and to rest. The verse that says, “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.” (Ex. 34:21). Work really hard but also rest even when there is too much work to do, even when the window of opportunity is open.
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tolerance or toss them out…how do you know what to do?
By PaulD | June 4, 2008
I know that tolerance is a virtue and I try to practice it always…but how do you know when to stop being tolerant? For some things that can be easy. Some folks just cross the line and their behavior excludes them. But at church how do you know someone is out to lunch…without the fork?
Here are “Seven characteristics of false teachers” given to us by Thomas Brooks over 300 years ago and they still are true today:
- False teachers are men-pleasers. . . .They preach more to please the ear than to profit the heart (Is. 30:10):…
- False teachers are notable in casting dirt, scorn, and reproach upon the persons, names, and credits of Christ’s most faithful ambassadors.
- False teachers are venters of the devices and visions of their own heads and hearts. . . .”They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.” Jer. 14.14
- False teachers easily pass over the great and weighty things both of law and gospel, and stand most upon those things that are of the least importance and concern to the souls of men.
- False teachers cover and color their dangerous principles and soul-deceptions with very fair speeches and plausible pretenses, with high notions and golden expressions.
- False teachers strive more to win over men to their opinions, than to better them in their lives.
- False teachers make merchandise of their followers.1
I know that the English Thomas uses is old but the concepts are as fresh as they come. I like the way he talks about this subject. I have met some false teachers who did several or most of these.
- Thomas Brooks, “Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices” [↩]
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