http://christianbell.today.com Living.Learning.Growing Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not that much older than the juveniles so the issues that they now have to deal with are still fresh in my memory from my school days. I wasn't troublesome, but I had my share of troubles. I don't believe a person has to make bad choices in order ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/11/18/compelled-pt-2/ I've started looking into some volunteer opportunities in my area with the Department of Juvenile Justice. After learning about a few of the programs that they offer, I find myself being compelled to participate in some of the very things that scare me to death - speaking publicly being one of ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/11/17/compelled/ Speaking lies in hypocrisy (II Timothy 4:2a) -lies (pseudologos) mendacious, i.e. promulgating erroneous doctrine -mendacious - prone to or marked by lying or deceit; untruthful -promulgating - to make known or put into effect by public declaration -erroneous - containing an error; mistaken -hypocrisy (hupokrisis) acting under a feigned part, i.e. deceit Hypocrites practice good ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/11/08/i-timothy-4-pt-2/ Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot  I experienced a bit of a breakthrough after reading  this book. I received an e-mail from someone advising me that I shouldn't give up on my art career. I wasn't going to say anything until I remembered that I was tired of being quiet ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/11/01/cure-for-the-common-life-finale/ Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot There is a portion of the book that encourages you to, in a sense, go on a trip down memory lane. You're basically using childhood aspirations as tool for learning what your career may be as an adult. This would have been a lot easier for ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/11/01/cure-for-the-common-life-pt-2/ Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot Max Lucado is my favorite author. Most of the books that I read I end up picking through it because only a few portions really resonate with me. With Max's books, I can take  something away from every page. Cure for ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/10/31/cure-for-the-common-life-pt-1/ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils (I Timothy 4:1)  NOW THE SPIRIT SPEAKETH EXPRESSLY...SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH: -expressly (rhetos) out-spokenly, i.e. distinctly -depart (aphistemi) to remove; draw (fall) away; withdraw self -faith (pistis) ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/10/30/i-timothy-4-pt-1/ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together (Romans 8:17) Suffering, or rather enduring it, for the ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/10/30/the-suffering-christian/ This year’s election has ignited an excitement in the hearts of the American people that I’ve never witnessed before. In addition to this excitement, it has also brought out the ugly in some of the unlikeliest of people – Christians. As if that’s not bad enough, it’s the pastors inciting ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/10/29/campaigning-pastors/ Greetings to you from Bell! Welcome to my humble abode. The main purpose of this blog is to share matters of everyday life from a Christian perspective - my perspective. (I can see some people moving on to the next blog - ha!) Though written by a Christian, this blog isn't ... http://christianbell.today.com/2008/10/28/a-beloved-debut/