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Agreeing to Disagree?  Added 13 Aug 02 by: A Follower of Christ      

I consider it a tragedy and I wonder how God must mourn when he sees his children fighting each other.  Some Christians choose to fight over every little thing, they are quick to take offense and slow to forgive.  I've seen churches split over relatively minor issues.  Brothers and sisters, does anyone really believe this is the way our Father would have us be?  When we fill our hearts with anger, we don't leave room for mercy and love.  We want to judge each other, perhaps because by seeing the flaws in others, we are diverted from seeing our own failings.  I know I've been guilty of this before.  And I bet you have too.  This article is the first, in what may become several articles attempting to discuss disagreements and conflict among Christians.  I know this subject can be somewhat controversial to some, and I certainly will not claim to have the answers.  I feel I must address this subject, if only to somehow work this out in my own mind, because in the last couple of years I have seen churches split up and stumblingblocks laid before new Christians simply because old Christians couldn't figure out how to disagree peaceably and in love.  How I cringe when I think of the examples we set for young Christians, or non-Christians when they see such behavior in us!  
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Website Design Change  Added 6 Aug 02 by: Steve      

I have decided to move the Recent News and Commentary to a separate page from the main website page.  This is to reduce clutter on the home page.  Please let me know if you find the new design is easier to browse.  

Something to Consider  Added 5 Aug 02 by: Steve      

The Second Commandment is:
"Love your neighbor as yourself,"
But we don't ...
We allow our differences
To spring up between us.
We build high walls of suspicion ...
And hid behind our barriers of hostility ...
We would rather cross the street
Than meet each other face to face

We have broken our promise to love our neighbors,
We have broken the world,
We are breaking our Father's heart,
And yet He goes on loving us

He calls us to break down the barriers
To demolish the walls that separate us;
To reach out our hands to each other
And to restore our unity ...
He calls us to turn from bitterness
And start again ...

(Excerpt from Living Waters for your Parched Prayers, Rob Frost 1999)

I read this and thought it a very very good message!  We all need to examine our hearts and make sure we are obeying this great commandment!  By the way, you might consider buying the book if you see it in the stores. 

Personal Update  Added 5 Aug 02 by: Steve      

I'm Sorry Folks, I've been a little slow updating the site so far this month - - July was a very busy month for me and I've taken a small break.   It's been a very eventful month and I've learned a lot.  It's been another month in which I've been through a lot.  But it was a good month for my own spiritual growth.   It's also been kind of a sad month for me, though.   Sometimes some of the best lessons learned, are learned through a painful experience.  I'll probably be talking quite a bit this month about Christianly Love.  I just get so tired sometimes of all the divisions and strife between good Christian people.  I've seen friendships shattered over very minor doctrinal differences, and it bothers me.  Brothers and Sisters, Satan would have us highlight our differences, I suggest that we need to look at some of the things we have in common!  Oooops, got sidetracked - I'll do a write-up on this subject later!  Anyway, I have been setting aside a certain amount of time each day for Bible Study and God has been rewarding me considerably for the effort.  It seems I'm gaining new insights daily (but I guess that's the way it works, eh?) By the way, last month was a record breaking month for this small website.  We had over a 1000 visitors for the first time ever.

Streaming Audio Breakthrough  Added 1 Aug 02 by: Steve      

It's taken me quite awhile, but I believe I have the streaming audio problem licked.  More information coming soon!  I've been spending quite a bit of time on this, as well as helping some other people set up websites.