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Comment on Should Christians Be Committed? by Chip Burkitt

Chip Burkitt — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:36:36 +0000

It seems we all have a nagging feeling that we can outwit or outmaneuver God. Crazy, huh? We all nurse the fantasy that in a contest of wills between us and God, we can win. The truth is, he surrenders to our will all the while warning us of the approaching judgment. We can escape that judgment only by surrendering to his will. As C. S. Lewis put it (quoting from memory): “There are in the end two kinds of people: those who say ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom in the end God says ‘thy will be done.’”

Comment on Straight Poop From A City Dog by Mark Burkitt

Mark Burkitt — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:04:29 +0000

The key to enjoying dog poop is to remember that, as all unpleasant things in life, it too shall pass.

Comment on Should Christians Be Committed? by Mark Burkitt

Mark Burkitt — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:51:15 +0000

We commit to what we understand, we surrender to what we can no longer deny. Commitment is an act of volition, surrender an act of admission. Both are necessary to our walk, but surrender delights the heart of our Father as a child who leaps into her father’s arms, for when we surrender, we abandon all hope of saving ourselves.

Comment on Straight Poop From A City Dog by Marsha Johnson

Marsha Johnson — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:20:05 +0000

I’m glad I don’t live in the city! But I do pick up the poop out of the dog pens to keep them relatively clean. I can see how that would surely lessen the joy of a morning (or evening) walk! I had to do it once when we took a pup to a race in Grand Island. Yuck! Somehow it’s worse when it’s fresh and still warm.

Comment on Thoughts on Science and Religion by cxharles Burkitt

cxharles Burkitt — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:41:59 +0000

Very good Chip. It is not too late to become a teacher.