Life Change

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by cliffforbes in Thoughts

I am working on something for a future sermon and would like to know if you have ever had a sermon, or sermon series, change your life?
I am going to leave this very vague, and would love for you to comment below and explain you answer… if yes, in what ways?/ if not, why?
Thanks for [...]

Fruit

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by cliffforbes in Thoughts

Genesis 2:9  ”And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground–trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
I have spent countless hours in the woods but [...]

Freedom

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by cliffforbes in Thoughts

The philosopher Isaiah Berlin drew an important distinction between “freedom from” (negative freedom) and “freedom to” (positive freedom). For example, freedom from oppression and freedom to develop one’s potential. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
John 8:36 – “If the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed.”
1 Corinthians 10:23-24 “Everything is permissible”–but not everything is [...]

“Guilt”

Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by cliffforbes in Thoughts

I love spending time with Erin, Olivia, Sawyer, and Collin… in fact, if I had to pick only out only a handful of people to spend the rest of my life with, they would be the ones.
Do I spend every waking moment with them? Nope.
I have a job, Erin has a job, I hunt, Erin [...]

In our midst

Posted on 12. Sep, 2009 by cliffforbes in Thoughts

Over the last few years, my immediate family has all moved from our home town of Edinboro to North Carolina. It’s funny, but my parents and sisters all live within a few miles of each other, yet all went there for different reasons over a very short period of time. And through this experience I [...]