http://www.tenthdotministries.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine ... http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-day-7/ The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise God-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.  -Bonhoeffer, Cost of Discipleship  http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-day-6/ Tension Day 6 of 10 (start at day 1 by clicking HERE) **SOME OF TODAY'S CONTENT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN**    Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart;         test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me,         and lead me in the way everlasting.   http://www.tenthdotministries.com/the-tension-between-pleasure-and-purity/  We hope that today is truly a day of rest for you, a time to reflect on all that God is doing as He works out His great plan for your life.  Our prayer is that you will break free from the tension of this life to live out of balance ... http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-714-take-2/ As you reflect back over this first week of tension, take some time today to review the days that impacted you most.  Obviously some days will have meant more to you than others, so reflect on those days and let God's Word refresh and challenge you to keep living way ... http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-614/ Welcome to day 5 of Tension.  We are so proud of you for hanging in there and fighting through the tensions of this life that all of us live in.  Some have maybe hit home for you more than others, but all of them are important to look at.  Keep ... http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-514/   The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer -- Dr. Albert Ellis   http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-414/ Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness -- William Arthur Ward   http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tensions-314/ Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ -- Deitrich BonHoeffer http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-214/ The next 10 days are about the Tensions in life. The tension between the desire for purity and the dirty places we find ourselves in. The tension between sacrifice and pleasure. The tension between dreams and reality. The tension between the Kingdom life and the earthly life. These are a ... http://www.tenthdotministries.com/tension-114/