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Receive personal freedom through prayer ministry. Award-winning teen-age science in action. Rick Warren on a life of purpose. Ask Karen Armstrong anything! Celebrating Celibacy | Biblical reasons. There are many references in the Bible that very wisely tell us to refrain from sexual immorality and fornication (sex outside of marriage). Just a few of those warnings can be found in: Leviticus 20: 10-21Acts 15:20Colossians 3:5 Proverbs 5: 3-81 Corinthians 6: 9, 13, 151 Thessalonians 4: 3-8 Proverbs 7: 21-27Galatians 5:9Hebrews 13:4 Any sermon that teaches about sexual conduct might well focus on some of the above teachings and examples. However, there are other much neglected parts of the Bible that explain quite clearly that marriage is actually not the ultimate ideal for those who can control their sexual urges or indeed those who do not have sexual urges at all.
“It is good for a man not to marry” (1 Corinthians 7:1)“To the unmarried and widows I say: it is good for them to stay unmarried as I am. It is thus evident that God has created sex to be enjoyed by those who lack the self-control to live a celibate single life. Sex and the Spiritual Christian (1 Cor. 7:1-7. Introduction After the second or third message, a friend informed us that one of the men had walked out during the meeting in protest.
Craig and I were shocked. What had we said that was so offensive? We were told that we were talking too much about sex. This man did not want us to meddle with his sex life. We simply spoke about sex as often as the subject came up in the Book of Genesis. If you think about it, you will have to agree that sex is a subject frequently addressed in the Scriptures, both Old Testament and New. The beliefs and practices of the Corinthian saints seem to vary greatly when it comes to matters of sexual values and conduct. In our text, it seems that for some believers spirituality is a pretext for sexual immorality, while for others spirituality means abstaining from sex altogether. The Corinthian Error and the Culture of that Day In the matter of sexual conduct, the Corinthians live in a very troubled world, not unlike the world of our own day.
A Touchy Issue (7:1) Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling. It is possible to understand Engineers - Where there's a will, there's a way. Understanding Engineers #1 Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike? " The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want.
" The first engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice, The clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway. " Understanding Engineers #2 To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Understanding Engineers #3 A priest, an ophthalmologist, and an engineer were golfing one morning behind a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys?
The doctor chimed in,"I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf! " The priest said, "Here comes the greens keeper. He said, "Hello, George. The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes. They were silent for a moment. Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought. Humans The human mind is a wonderful thing. Cognition, the act or process of thinking, enables us to process vast amounts of information quickly. For example, every time your eyes are open, you brain is constantly being bombarded with stimuli. You may be consciously thinking about one specific thing, but you brain is processing thousands of subconscious ideas. The Gambler’s fallacy is the tendency to think that future probabilities are altered by past events, when in reality, they are not. Reactivity is the tendency of people to act or appear differently when they know that they are being observed.
Pareidolia is when random images or sounds are perceived as significant. Interesting Fact: the Rorschach Inkblot test was developed to use pareidolia to tap into people’s mental states. Self-fulfilling Prophecy Self-fulfilling prophecy is engaging in behaviors that obtain results that confirm existing attitudes. Interesting Fact: Economic Recessions are self-fulfilling prophecies. PSFK - the go-to source for new ideas and inspiration. Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery -- healing without cuts. Anders Ynnerman: Visualizing the medical data explosion. Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data.
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Getting started. Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot. Modern rustic barn | 1 Kind Design - StumbleUpon. Lofted Forest Home: Organic Curves & Natural Materials | Designs &I... - StumbleUpon. Good things come to those who wait – particularly in a work of uniquely detailed and highly curved architecture. Nearly a decade in the making, this structure by Robert Harvey Oshatz is much like a tree house – lofted toward the top of the canopy around it – only bigger, grander, more complex and curved than most any tree house in the world. The perimeter of the structure is pushed out into the forest around it, curving in and out to create views as well as a sense of intimacy with the coniferous and deciduous tree cover.
The wood and metal detailing is incredible in its variety and customization – each piece designed to fit a particular form and function. Wood and stone carry naturalistic themes from the outside in and even the metal looks naturally rusted. The curved, organic mix of materials continues to the interior of this elevated forest home – a conceptual play on the fluidity and complexity of music (the source of inspiration for the architect and client in the design). 3D Projection on Buildings - StumbleUpon. Jeff Bezos: What matters more than your talents.