Archive for May, 2006

May 31, 2006

Filed under: T. Suzanne Eller

May 24, 2006

I’m 17, dating a guy, and I have a question: how can you know when the guy you are dating really loves you?RTF Response:

If they respect you enough to wait

If they want the best for you

If they are unselfish

If they define intimacy as getting to know who you are on the inside

If they love God more than the relationship

If they exhibit self-control with their actions and words

If they honor you and God and invite him into the relationship

That’s a great foundation to build love on . . .

Here’s what scripture says about love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self.

Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first”,

Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, but keeps going to the end.

Filed under: dating, real advice

May 22, 2006

~Real Word~

John 12:46 (New Living Translation)

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness.

I was in Brazil, deep in the heart of the rain forest. It was midnight and a native friend asked me if I wanted to crocodile hunt. I thought he was kidding. I and four others piled into the small boat.

It was pitch black and trees hung over, crisscrossing to block the moonlight. I thought about the pirahhnas swimming perilously close to us. Water seeped over in drops as our combined weight made the boat ride low.

One of my new native friends had shown me a picture the day before. I thought it was joke. It was a photo of an anaconda split open from end to end. The snake was massive in width and length. Lying inside was a fully-dressed decomposing corpse. His clothes were that of a tourist –shorts, long white socks, and a funky hat he would have never worn at home.

“Stay out from under the trees on the Amazon,” he said when he showed me the picture.

I glanced up from my perch on the rocky boat. We were gliding under trees.

Crocodiles. Pirahhnas. Anacondas. (more…)

Filed under: real devos, real word

May 16, 2006

Hi, my name is lauren and I was wondering if you would have any scriptures or ideas for me to be able to use on youth sunday at my church next sunday about faith. If you do could you please let me know? Lauren

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Filed under: faith, real word, real advice

May 15, 2006

I spoke to 400 people in Sioux Falls, SD this past weekend. There I met Fran and Rory, a husband and wife who give of their lives every day in the Union Gospel Rescue Mission.

I often hear people talking about God and church and what it all means. As I toured the facility, viewed the tiredness, and yet joy in Fran and Rory’s face, and watched four men graduate from the learning center that weekend, I saw God. (more…)

Filed under: real missions, T. Suzanne Eller

May 10, 2006

Filed under: real fun

May 4, 2006

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.” - Thomas a’ Kempis

Filed under: real quote

May 1, 2006

American Dreamz
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references.
reviewed by Kevin D. Hendricks
PLANET WISDOM

The nation is at war with terrorism, the president is deemed an anti-intellectual who doesn’t read a newspaper, and a TV show about discovering pop stars gets more votes than a presidential election. Is this reality or just a movie?

The Story
“American Dreamz” is a wicked satire on “American Idol,” president George W. Bush, terrorism, Al Qaeda, and just about anything else the producers could hit with their satire stick. . . (more…)

Filed under: real review