James Nored's Blog – September 2011 Archive (9)

Cursed Economy Strikes at Core of American Identity and is Killing People, Marriages, and Churches--Literally

When will this cursed economy ever recover? I certainly have my views on the economic and political causes of this prolonged recession, which has been the worst since the Great Depression. But whatever the causes, the effects of this economy have been devastating. 

  • There has been prolonged joblessness and extended unemployment. This inability of even…
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Added by James Nored on September 29, 2011 at 11:14am — 3 Comments

Passionately Sharing Jesus



This Sunday I am speaking on "Passionately Sharing Jesus," which is part of our vision statement. We can "share Jesus," but what does it mean to "passionately" share Jesus?

 

Passionately sharing Jesus implies that there are other ways that Jesus can be shared. Jesus can be shared out of duty, out of obligation, or out of response to a command. These are not bad motivations. We have been commanded by Jesus to "go, make disciples" (Mt. 28:18-20). But is there…

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Added by James Nored on September 26, 2011 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Why is Serving Others a Part of the Atonement?

Jesus is our model for everything, including serving others. Paul says that our attitude ought to be the same as that of Christ Jesus, who took the “very nature of a servant” (Phil. 2:5-8). Jesus lived a life of service, healing people, feeding the hungry, casting out demons, and more. 



In Matthew 20:24-28, in dealing with a selfish dispute with James and John…

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Added by James Nored on September 21, 2011 at 4:57pm — No Comments

Strengthening Marriages - Why Marriage is for Better or for Worse

As a minister, I have performed a number of weddings. And whenever marrying someone, we have to discuss what type of wedding vows they will make--traditional, an updated variation, or something they or someone else has written. All can be great (Becki and I had my older cousin and longtime minister help us write our vows). There is, however, something quite profound about the…

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Added by James Nored on September 16, 2011 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

How Capitalism (& Consumerism) Has Changed Our Understanding of Family - Part 2

A couple of days ago, I wrote a blog post that highlighted some of Rodney Clapp's points about capitalism and the family in his book, Families at the Crossroads, and his chapter, "Advanced Capitalism & the Lost Art…

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Added by James Nored on September 14, 2011 at 3:31pm — 5 Comments

Our Love for One Another is a Powerful Witness to the World

Before Jesus went to the cross he said to his disciples, he talked about the love that disciples ought to have for one another:

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (Jn. 13:14-15; cf. 1 Thess. 4:9-10; 2 Thes. 1:3; Heb. 13:1; 1…

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Added by James Nored on September 13, 2011 at 1:40pm — 1 Comment

How Capitalism Has Changed Our Understanding of Family - Part 1

I n his excellent book, Families at the Crossroad, Rodney Clapp has a chapter entitled, "Advanced Capitalism & the Lost Art of Christian Family." Clapp points out that American families have, of course, benefited in…

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Added by James Nored on September 12, 2011 at 11:08am — 7 Comments

30 Ways to Bless People in the Workplace

I apologize to my readers for the lack of posts this week. I have had fever, a sinus infection, and bronchitis. Not fun.

 

Anyway, I wanted to write a bit about blessing others. The concept of blessing people in daily life is something that goes back to the Abrahamic covenant, where God blessed Abraham so that he could be a blessing to others (Gen. 12). This is…

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Added by James Nored on September 10, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

If you don't keep "the Sabbath," are you a megalomaniac or lack faith?

"How are you?" 

"Busy."

That is the standard response for most of us. No one responds to this question and says, "Well, I'm not doing much of anything right now. I'm actually very unproductive." And we wear this busyness almost as a badge of honor. Kevn Vanhoozer et. al, authors of…

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Added by James Nored on September 1, 2011 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

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