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I haven’t reported much lately about the nefarious goings-on of local cult leader Johnny Robertson and his “Church of Christ” (which again, has nothing to do with the real Churches of Christ). Number of reasons for that, not the least of which is that I’ve been quite busy this summer with ummm… “other projects”. And because as one good friend noted: Robertson and his cronies (and the bisexual criminal that they give so much business to) aren’t really worth getting into a huff over. That I’ve got bigger and better things in my life. Heck, Yours Truly was the most-watched person on television across the continent of Australia last night! And this blog gets many more more – and altogether a better quality – readers than the cult gets viewers. That’s been enough to make me content…

…But I couldn’t resist posting and sharing this next item, because it is ...

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Is it possible to follow Christ but not to claim to be a Christian?

Some of us have pondered and discussed that question at great length. If you’re one of my Facebook friends, you’ve probably noticed that I describe myself to be an “Irreligious follower of Christ” in my religious affiliation. And that’s just what it means: my identity is found in Christ. He and He alone establishes and defines my spiritual nature.

Do I enjoy worshiping our Lord with other followers of Christ? Absolutely. And I enjoy that regardless of what kind of “denomination” they might happen to be. Christ is magnificently bigger than our feeble and flawed perceptions. Where we invariably fail, He does succeed.

That is how I can fellowship with many different manner of those who follow Him, be they Baptist or Methodist or Presbyterian, or non-denominational, or whatever. Does that mean I agree with or ...

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Regardless of who we are, in the end God gives each of us nothing less than what we most sincerely desire. If we desire God, He abundantly gives us that relationship. If we don’t want God at all, He will grant that absence. When nothing else is left, it can’t be said that He has been less than fair to us....

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Ten years ago today, our family lost the nucleus around which we revolved our lives. That was the day that Elsie Roberts, my beloved grandmother – and who was called “Granny” by everyone who knew her – was taken Home.

(Here’s the memorial write-up that I did a few years ago on the occasion of what would have been Granny’s 100th birthday.)

That was the beginning of a very long and dark period of my life (which might have been pretty dark to begin with). And for quite some time after that I was horribly depressed… and especially about thoughts of death and dying. Granny’s passing would be the first of many people that I loved and cared about that passed away within a short period of time.

There isn’t a day that’s gone by since that afternoon ten years ago, that I haven’t thought of Granny. But ...

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Instead of asking God to move the minds of politicians closer to your beliefs, why not ask God to move your own mind closer to Himself?

Seems that would be a more effective use of prayer, anyway. And would likely work a far more impressive and greater good across society in the long run....

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“God doesn’t give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be.”

Twice in as many days, I have heard a friend or relative say those exact words.

Curious, that…...

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