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Theological Reflections On (Pink Floyd?)

"And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?"

Continued: The Garden as a Sanctuary

In the last post I showed how Adam and Eve were given the command by God that they were to worship and obey, and showing how these words are used of the Levites, God's ministers. Well, Adam and Eve have some other similarities with the…

Tend and Keep or Worship and Obey?

The garden of Eden, the amazing place that Adam and Eve were put in after God created them. We all wish we could still be there, but because of the sin of Adam, we were cast out of the garden and into the wilderness. (The garden of Eden is…

A Changed (young) Life

I became a Christian when I was young, about 7 years old. I grew up In a family that was always in Church, and one Sunday after church I asked my mom how to be saved, and she told me that I needed to pray and ask Jesus into my heart and…

The Majesty and the Beauty of God!

While this image certainly makes me wish the hubble telescope did not have to be taken out of commission, as a believer in the creator God of the Chrstian Bible, it makes me wish more for the eternal life I will one day spend in the…

Christian relationships

Christian pop-culture and homosexuality - a Christian response

Bad Theology meets Bad PHP

This is Christian theology at its worst, folks. And its creating real life conversations. You need to read this.

Proverbs 31

Proverbs 31. This chapter instantly recalls countless Mother’s Day sermons we all have heard throughout the years. This is an interesting chapter, especially starting in verse 10 is when it gets extremely interesting to me. This verse…

Being Honest with Others

I read an encouraging post this morning by Christian musician, Rebbecca St. James . In her post, she challenges students to be open with each other. Here is a snippet of what she said: Hearts wide open before others. That’s a very cool…

Psalm 136:1-26

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 4 To Him…

30 Hour Famine?

I talked to my mom on the phone this week and she mentioned that they youth group at my home church in Florida participated in a 30 hour Famine last weekend. She said that they group had a lock in where they spent much of the night praying…

Trial Marriages?

I heard a story on the radio this week where a lady referred to her current husband (# 3) as her first. She claimed that her previous two marriages were only trial runs and that you have to try spouses on until you find the one that fits.…

Thank you, God

It is true that Christians should be thankful every day of the year, but this week I want to publicly thank God for the following things in my life: The gracious sacrifice of Jesus for my sins A wonderful upbringing by parents that taught…

What is Man?

I ran across a post today by Jake White that speaks of the woundesrous nature of God's awesomness in relation to man. This is one of my favorite characteristics of God to meditate upon. Jake, in his post, references Psalm 8:3,4. What a…

Can Christian's Have Friends with Benefits?

Hugh Heffner, the founder of Playboy, once said, "sex can sometimes, quite properly, be an end in itself." Behind this statement is the belief that sexual activity is solely physical in nature. I am afraid that the same faulty thinking is…

God, You, Pain and Suffering (part three)

This series is addressing the question, "How do you, as a believer, relate to God after unexplained pain associated with a personal tragedy?" In the first post, I suggested that we use Job as an example. In the second post, I laid out the…

Christians and "The Golden Compass"

I was recently pointed to a post discussing the Christian's response to the upcoming move The Golden Compass (thanks lew ). In short, this movie is an adaption of the children's book entitled, Northern Lights by author Philip Pullman.…

God, You, Pain and Suffering (part two)

In my previous post I introduced the story of Job to you. We saw how he serves as an example to all believers who face unexplained personal tragedy. Today, I want to cover the first of two principles that we can glean from Job’s response…

God, You, Pain and Suffering (part one)

Pain and suffering affects everyone It is a well established fact that you cannot be human and escape tragedy. Kristie and I were married for three years before pain and suffering visited us. We lost our first baby before he or she was…

Should Christian Students Date?

Many of you have been asking what DEEPERDEVOTION thinks about Christians and dating. Here are some resources to get you thinking until we have more time to respond to each of your specific questions. DEEPERDEVOTION articles: Singleness…

How should I respond when friends reject the Gospel? (part three)

The first post in this series established that we must have a confidence in the sovereign nature of Jesus Christ to rightly respond when our friends and family reject the message of Jesus. The second post showed us that this confidence…

How should I respond when friends reject the Gospel? (part two)

As we mentioned in part one of this series , it is important for us to remember the sovereign nature of Jesus when witnessing to friends and family that refuse to believe. Without a strong confidence in the sovereign nature of Jesus Christ…

How should I respond when friends reject the Gospel? (part one)

Sharing the gospel with my friends has always been a difficult thing to do. I'm often scared of what they will think about my faith. What if they laugh at me? What if they act like I'm stupid for believing in Jesus? What if they ask me…

Are You an "Organized Person"?

I think that a person who continually walks upright before the Lord can be compared to an organized person. I don't consider myself an organized person because my life is largely out of order. This doesn't mean that I don't know how to…

Principles Concerning our Attitude

I am responsible for my attitude . Our culture teaches us to blame others for our mistakes. I cannot always control my circumstances, but I can control my attitude. I choose whether I am joyful; my circumstances only control me to the…

What Do You Sacrifice?

We had communion at my church this morning and I found myself meditating on the sacrifice Jesus made for me by coming to earth and dying on the cross for sins that He didn't commit. He lived a perfect life and died because of the imperfect…

How Do I Know If I Am Sinning?

Ask DEEPERDEVOTION recently received the following question: "How do I know if I am sinning?" This is a great question, but it assumes that the person asking the question has a biblical understanding of sin. To ensure that we're all on the…

Environment Survey

I received the following questionnaire in my email today from a friend who's doing a survey. I was curious to know how you might answer the following questions. You don't have to answer them all, but leave me a comment if you're up for it.…

How Young People Perceive Christianity

I was reading my friend's blog this morning when I came across some interesting statistics about how young people (ages 16 to 29) view Christianity. As Alan points out, Christians should seriously consider these results in light of John…

Ask DEEPERDEVOTION.com

Ever have a question so big or so personal that you didn't know who to ask? DEEPERDEVOTION.com provides a way for you to ask us questions about anything you want. If we don't know the answers, we'll point your towards people that do. If…

Seperation Requires Distinction

I’ve probably read the third chapter of 2 Timothy a dozen times in the last week. I keep returning to it, hoping that I will understand Paul’s message to Timothy more clearly than the previous times I read it. I set down tonight to try and…

DEEPERDEVOTION On Myspace

DEEPERDEVOTION .com has an account on myspace . There's not much there now, but we'd love for you to stop by and become our friend. We're currently working on a way to make our devotions available to you through the myspace blog. Visit our…

BibleMap.org :: Visualize Your Bible

I just "Stumbled Upon" BibleMap.org . It's a pretty neat resource, allowing you to select a chapter in the Bible and read through it. The names of locations within your text are then converted into hyperlinks. When you click the link, a…

Lower The Legal Drinking Age?

I came across an interesting post over at the Boundless blog today referencing a recent Washington Post article in which the author blames excessive binge drinking by college students on the legal drinking age being so high (21). His…

Peace for Virginia Tech

My heart is broken as I read the news about what happened yesterday at Virginia Tech. So many questions remain to be answered. The hardest of those will be our attempts to understand why something like this has happened, why there is so…

Running On Empty?

It's been a long time since I ran out of gas in my car. To be honest with you, I can't remember the last time this happened. In fact, I've been driving for well over a decade now and can count the number of times I've had to walk to the…

The New, The MIA, and the Future

As promised, here's a list of features that we've added, scrapped, or are planning on releasing in the future: The New The largest difference that you will notice is our weblog . This was previously the Deeper News section. Our hopes are…

Back in Business!

Bush Opposes Abortion Ban

President Bush signaled his opposition to a South Dakota abortion ban that forbids the procedure even in cases of rape or incest, saying he favors such exceptions. Things like this frustrate me. I know a lot of Christians have been…

$365 Million Jackpot

Eight meat plant workers claim $365 million jackpot . Can you imagine having $15.5 million spend however you wanted? If I had that kind of money, I'd definitely go out for my lunch today... I might even fly you in to eat with me. What…

Movie Review: 'Mean Girls'

Movie Review: 'Mean Girls' . "Mean Girls has forced me to wonder if teen culture has declined to the point that it's now impossible to create a bitingly relevant commentary on it without resorting to objectionable themes."

Secret's About Guys

Secrets about Guys (That shouldn't be secrets). "Guys often joke about females being hard to understand, but it's rare for girls to laugh about the mysterious ways of guys. Maybe that's because most girls don't realize that guys are…

Noah's Ark

Satellite photos spark Noah's Ark trek . Explorers believe ship spotted in images taken amid record heat. See the photo's here and tell us what you think.

Pro-Life Patricia Heaton

Pro-Life Actress Patricia Heaton Challenges Pro-Abortion Marchers , who include, Jennifer Aniston, Cindy Crawford, Ashley Judd, Demi Moore... and the list goes on.

Thanks

A great big " Thanks " to Corallie Thornton for providing last week's devotions. Kristie and I took a much needed trip to Florida. If you're interested in submitting a devotion of your own, check out our guidelines for doing so. It's good…

"King and King"

Children's Books Marries 'King and King'

Teen bleeds to death from abortion pill

Teen bleeds to death after taking abortion pill

Woman arrested for trying to us a $1 million bill

Woman arrested for trying to us a $1 million bill

The Passion of The Christ

The Passion of The Christ: Is it disturbing for the right reasons?

Vain Repetitions

"Could it be, in casually celebrating His marvelous love for us with 'vain repetitions' and resounding applause, we've forgotten all about His holiness and jealousy in order to unduly reward ourselves in His presence?" It makes you think.

Free Devotional Book

Get a free devotional book from the Billy Graham website .

No More Weekend Devotions

No, you didn't miss this weekend's devotions. We've moved to a five day format now... sorry.

Preacher with Red and Blue Hair

Pastor Keeps Promise, Preaches with Red and Blue Hair

Home-schooled students head to college

Home-schooled students head to college

You Must Read This

You Must Read This . It's extremely convicting.

Peeling Apple Reportedly Stimulates Brain

Peeling Apples Reportedly Stimulates The Brain. Go Figure!

Bengals QB Kitna fined for wearing cap with cross

Bengals QB Kitna fined for wearing cap with cross

Click for Cans

Looking for a way to help the less fortunate this Christmas season? Go to Campbell's website and vote for your favorite NFL team . Campbell's will give away one can for every vote.

FCC Relaxes TV Rules On Use Of F-word

FCC Relaxes TV Rules On Use Of F-word. "Remember comedian George Carlin's list of the seven dirty words you can't say on television? It just got a little shorter."

Setting an example rather than a record

Setting an example rather than a record . "He turned the record down because of his sense of honor and integrity"

Bubba Bubba Bubba

Man legally changes his name to Bubba Bubba Bubba.

ABC's empty assault on Jesus

ABC's empty assault on Jesus . "Jesus Christ, known to many millions of Americans as the Son of God, was really just a misunderstood married fellow with a child."

Google Search

Did you know that a simple search of the word devotion on google.com lists Deeper Devotion as number five! That's Crazy!

Youth Group at the Burger Join

Youth Group at the Burger Joint. These guys really will take your order.

Woman Reunited with Stolen Bike After 24 Years

Woman Reunited with Stolen Bike After 24 Years

Bible as Hate Talk?

Canadian Law Could Make Bible 'Hate Speech' Couple that with this article and I believe we're beginning to see a trend.

Dixie Chicks to Leave Country Music

Dixie Chicks to Leave Country Music Over Reaction to Remarks .

Christianity faces bleak future in UK

Christianity faces bleak future in UK

High school cancels Bible history course

High school cancels Bible history course.

Religion Helps Shape Wealth

Religion Helps Shape Wealth of Americans, Study Finds : "A new national study shows that religious affiliation plays a powerful role in how much wealth Americans accumulate...people who attend religious services regularly build more wealth…

Polk County Ten Commandments

Ten Commandments Monument Unveiled Thursday in Polk County, FL: - Polk rock's historic codes could become its salvation (Orlando Sentinel) - Editorial: Polk puts religion in context (The News-Press)

Egyptian lawyer to sue Jews for biblical 'plunder'

Egyptian lawyer to sue Jews for biblical 'plunder' Interesting.

Couple's first kiss was worth waiting for.

Couple's first kiss was worth waiting for .

Condoms in School

My school hands out condoms . If kids are going to have sex, isn't it important for them to practice safe sex? ( Breakpoint )

Revolve Bible

NIV, KJV, NASB, REVOLVE ? New "Bible Magazine" for teengage girls.

Underwater Digital Music Player

Underwater Digital Music Player Bummer. Just as the summer ends.

www.peoplegroups.org

Were you challenged by this week's article and want to learn more about the world you live in? PeopleGroups.org is a brand new website containing information about more than 11,000 people groups and their exposure to Christ. You can even…

eCampusMinistry.com

Want to make a difference on your campus this fall? Check out eCampusMinistry.com for some great tools and ideas!

Happy 7-Eleven

Happy

Deeper Devotion Move

Please pray for Deeper Devotion as we are about to begin the first steps of taking our ministry beyond the internet and into the streets.

One Million Youth

Sick of the garbage on TV? Do something about it.

'Gay Jesus' Claim Draws Fire

'Gay Jesus' Claim Draws Fire This theory has come around before and despite the rest of his research and "findings," this guy makes one good point.

Living In a Computer Simulation?

Go see The Matrix Reloaded and then read Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? Is it serious? Yes. Do I get it? No. :)

Teen drinking tied to long-term troubles

Teen drinking tied to long-term troubles What do you think? Leave your comment here . -Washington Times

An Inflatable Church?

An Inflatable Church ? This would definitely put a new spin on bringing the church to the lost!

Pro-Life Generation?

The New Pro-Life Generation ? Interesting.