News about Afghanistan & Thoughts of Not Leaving Anyone Behind

 

The news the last few days that have grabbed my attention is the Taliban take over of Afghanistan including entering into its Capital.  I think its safe to say it caught the US and the world by surprise.  The United States is trying to evacuate its citizens and have sent thousands of Marines and Army soldiers to help with that.  

These appear to be the first footage of the Marines arriving (I haven’t found anything else and I put some effort searching): 

There’s always a certain bounce with Marines’ movement. As I looked I can’t help but to think about how 70 percent of enlisted marines are 24 and younger with the bulk joining right out of high school which means most of these Marines are young enough to be the sons of the first wave of Marines that entered Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago.

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Prayer Help: SlimJim’s Interview on Cave to the Cross Apologetics Podcast

I was recently interviewed for Cave to the Cross Apologetics Show.  It is a podcast that touch on theology, apologetics and Christian worldview.  You can catch on Facebook, Twitter and Gab.

I’m interviewed by Patrick S, one of the host of the show.

What was the topic?  Prayer!

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Contempt of the Court and thinking about God’s Judgment Day

Do you ever hear some mockers of the faith say that on the Great Judgment Day they will stand before God and bravely accuse God of wrong doing and God not being fair, or they wish to express blasphemy towards God?

Never felt comfortable when people say that.

But I don’t think it will turn out the way they think.

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Believers’ Circumcise hearts and Jesus

This is a thought about Jesus I had this week.

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Let us talk about Prayer: SlimJim’s Interview on Rooted In Revelation Podcast

I was recently interviewed for Rooted In Revelation Podcast (Facebook page here).  It is a podcast that touch on theology, apologetics and Christian living.  This is hosted by Nate Burns.

What was the topic?  Prayer!

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When During the Day Do you Read the Bible?

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When During the Day Do you Read the Bible?

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Prayer Request: My eyes

I am trying to work on my post refuting a Bible contradiction tonight but I need to finish it tomorrow since my eye is having a hard time.

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Thoughts on Prayer as my comments on people’s blog keeps going to spam

It began last week: My Comments on People’s WordPress keeps going to spam.  Anyone else have the same problem?

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Review and Free on Kindle: Does Prayer Change Things? By RC Sproul

R.C. Sproul. Does Prayer Change Things?  Sanford, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, March 14, 2019. 97 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Westminster | Amazon

Have you ever wondered: Does Prayer Change Things?  Or have anyone ever asked you this question before and you don’t know how to answer it?  This book answers this question rather wonderfully.  It is not only biblical in the answer but also practical while also written in a vocabulary and style friendly for a general audience.

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The Struggle of ACTS prayers to God: Series Table of Contents

It seems this year is a lesson on the importance of prayer.  Anyone feels the same?

I really enjoyed this series on prayer the last few weeks.   We went over the struggle of adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication.

Here’s the table of contents:

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The Struggle of Supplications to God

The Struggle of Supplications to God

Selected Verse

Establish the need: Do you regularly God to God with prayer requests, asking Him for things?

Purpose: Today we shall see three points concerning prayers of supplication towards God so that we be daily bringing our requests to God.

• We are commanded to bring requests to God
• Struggles of bringing requests to God
• Helps for bringing requests to God

 

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The Struggle of Thanking God

The Struggle of Thanking God

Selected Verse

Establish the need: Do you regularly thank God?

Purpose: Today we shall see three points concerning prayers of thanksgiving towards God so that we be daily thanking God starting today.

• We are commanded to thank God
• Struggles of thanking God
• Helps for thanking God

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Free PDF and Review: Effective Prayer by Charles Spurgeon

Note: For fans of Spurgeon have you checked out my Review: Charles Spurgeon Framed Art Print?

 

Charles H. Spurgeon. Effective Prayer.  Pensacola, FL: Chapel Library, June 24th 2015. 20 pp.

5 out of 5

Free: Chapel Library

Purchase: Amazon (99 cents for Kindle)

How can you pray more biblically and powerfully?  This booklet is Spurgeon’s sermon on Job 23:3-4 on the topic of praying effectively.  Since 2016 I started reading a number of sermons by the famous English preacher Charles Spurgeon and have desired to read more of his writings so here I am in 2020 still being edified by the content of his preaching.

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The Struggle of Confessing to God

The Struggle of Confessing to God

Selected Verse

Establish the need: When was the last time you confessed your sins to God?

 

Purpose: Today we shall see three points concerning how Jesus is the one who made it possible we can pray.

• What is Confession?
• Struggles of Confession
• Helps for Confession

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The Struggle of Adoration towards God

The Struggle of Adoring God

Selected Verse

Establish the need: Do you regularly adore God?

Purpose: Today we shall see three points concerning prayers of adoration of God.

• What is adoration?
• Struggles of adoration
• Helps for adoration

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