Comments for Robin Sampson's Blog http://heartofwisdom.com/blog Heart of Wisdom Author Thu, 17 May 2012 20:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Using My Kindle as an MP3 Player by Jon Tyson http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/using-my-kindle-as-an-mp3-player/#comment-11437 Jon Tyson Thu, 17 May 2012 20:05:26 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=737#comment-11437 Thanks for the hint on mp3s on my Kindle Touch. I wasted a lot of time trying converters, etc. but now I'm golden and I appreciate it! Thanks for the hint on mp3s on my Kindle Touch. I wasted a lot of time trying converters, etc. but now I’m golden and I appreciate it!

]]> Comment on Feeling Alone in Church by Amy http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/feeling-alone-in-church/#comment-11427 Amy Mon, 14 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=7502#comment-11427 I was just cleaning out my old email account and saw this link. I haven't been following this blog very well so this comment is just based on this one artical but let me just say, from a heart to encourage another believer, I have struggled with feeling alone at church and I agree that youth groups and sunday schools are not biblical. But even though there are problems with the church sometimes, it doesn't mean we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Consider Heb 10:23-25. Sometimes I feel alone at home (and that's an understatement). Does that mean I should shrink back from my family because we aren't experiancing the ideal during those times? Of course not. My point is that all human relationships take massive amounts of work because we are all fallen. But when we withdraw from eachother we miss opportunities to sharpen eachother's iron, to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. I think these lonely feelings must be a part of the large movement of house churches we are seeing in our day. Not that there's anything wrong with meeting in a house but there is something horribly wrong with throwing out the protection of the church. Jesus told Peter to show his love for Him by tending his sheep. Paul gave instuctions to Titus on how to organize a church to protect whole families from false teachers, and think of all the congregational worship in the Psalms. I'm not saying that if God is leading you to move on from your church that you shouldn't find another church but you know that God's will will never contradict his word. I'm still wrestling through some of these issues myself but this is what I know: Jesus built the church on the rock that was Himself and hell can not prevail against it(Matt 16:16-18) and he loves and protects it as a bride(Eph 5:22-32)He ispired men to write instructions regarding the church like discipline(Matt 18:17)and obeying leadership (Heb 13:17)and when the Corinthians were rebuked because of their church behavior a distinction was made between home and church. In Revelation 2-3, there are letters to specific churches in specific cities. My husband is always talking about dividing and conquering (he's really into military history) and I think that the enemy seeks to use this tactic. (1 Peter 5:1-8) All this to say, please be careful. My heart tends to go this way when I feel lonely in a church family but remember that the heart is deceitful, don't trust it. I will be praying for wisdom for you, will you do the same for me? (I know that I probably sound preachy but I wanted to try to help) I was just cleaning out my old email account and saw this link. I haven’t been following this blog very well so this comment is just based on this one artical but let me just say, from a heart to encourage another believer, I have struggled with feeling alone at church and I agree that youth groups and sunday schools are not biblical. But even though there are problems with the church sometimes, it doesn’t mean we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Consider Heb 10:23-25. Sometimes I feel alone at home (and that’s an understatement). Does that mean I should shrink back from my family because we aren’t experiancing the ideal during those times? Of course not. My point is that all human relationships take massive amounts of work because we are all fallen. But when we withdraw from eachother we miss opportunities to sharpen eachother’s iron, to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. I think these lonely feelings must be a part of the large movement of house churches we are seeing in our day. Not that there’s anything wrong with meeting in a house but there is something horribly wrong with throwing out the protection of the church. Jesus told Peter to show his love for Him by tending his sheep. Paul gave instuctions to Titus on how to organize a church to protect whole families from false teachers, and think of all the congregational worship in the Psalms. I’m not saying that if God is leading you to move on from your church that you shouldn’t find another church but you know that God’s will will never contradict his word. I’m still wrestling through some of these issues myself but this is what I know: Jesus built the church on the rock that was Himself and hell can not prevail against it(Matt 16:16-18) and he loves and protects it as a bride(Eph 5:22-32)He ispired men to write instructions regarding the church like discipline(Matt 18:17)and obeying leadership (Heb 13:17)and when the Corinthians were rebuked because of their church behavior a distinction was made between home and church. In Revelation 2-3, there are letters to specific churches in specific cities. My husband is always talking about dividing and conquering (he’s really into military history) and I think that the enemy seeks to use this tactic. (1 Peter 5:1-8) All this to say, please be careful. My heart tends to go this way when I feel lonely in a church family but remember that the heart is deceitful, don’t trust it. I will be praying for wisdom for you, will you do the same for me? (I know that I probably sound preachy but I wanted to try to help)

]]> Comment on Free Christian & Classical Ebooks for Homeschoolers by Wonderful Free E books | IAmOneWeAreThree http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/free-christian-classical-ebooks/#comment-11422 Wonderful Free E books | IAmOneWeAreThree Sun, 13 May 2012 06:02:55 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=9710#comment-11422 [...] blog… Robin from Heart of Wisdom has alot of free ebooks on her site Here is the link http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/free-christian-classical-ebooks/ You can’t never have too many good free books:) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe [...] [...] blog… Robin from Heart of Wisdom has alot of free ebooks on her site Here is the link http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/free-christian-classical-ebooks/ You can’t never have too many good free books:) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe [...]

]]> Comment on 7 Issues for World of Warcraft Players by Renee http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/7-issues-for-world-of-warcraft-players/#comment-11415 Renee Thu, 10 May 2012 04:03:11 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=5757#comment-11415 Wow Robin, this is a really beautiful page - good on you. Thank you so much for all of the information you have posted on WoW and also this page here for taking the time to reach out and also apologise to readers. I found your blog EXTREMELY helpful - I got lost with Google when it came to WoW but your research here has been fantastic. Many thanks and keep it up ;) x Wow Robin, this is a really beautiful page – good on you. Thank you so much for all of the information you have posted on WoW and also this page here for taking the time to reach out and also apologise to readers.

I found your blog EXTREMELY helpful – I got lost with Google when it came to WoW but your research here has been fantastic. Many thanks and keep it up ;) x

]]> Comment on Rethinking How & Why You Read the Bible by Debbie http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/rethinking-how-why-you-read-the-bible/#comment-11411 Debbie Tue, 08 May 2012 03:24:04 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=6531#comment-11411 I try to read the bible in 3 years. Being Catholic there is A B and C cycle. We are on cycle B. I try to read the bible in 3 years. Being Catholic there is A B and C cycle. We are on cycle B.

]]> Comment on 66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb by Lisa Arndt http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/66-love-letters-by-larry-crabb/#comment-11408 Lisa Arndt Mon, 07 May 2012 11:04:22 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=11102#comment-11408 This sounds great, thank you Robin! This sounds great, thank you Robin!

]]> Comment on Should Christians Observe Halloween? Boo Humbug! by june http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/should-christians-observe-halloween/#comment-11407 june Sun, 06 May 2012 13:19:29 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/holidays/should-christians-observe-halloween/#comment-11407 i really like what you have put here, kudos i really like what you have put here, kudos

]]> Comment on My Story: Masked to Truefaced by Be Transformed from Religion to Relationship - Robin Sampson's Blog : Robin Sampson's Blog http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/working-harder-is-not-the-answer/#comment-11400 Be Transformed from Religion to Relationship - Robin Sampson's Blog : Robin Sampson's Blog Thu, 03 May 2012 15:46:48 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/working-harder-is-not-the-answer/#comment-11400 [...] through church attendance and obedience to legalistic  standards.  (See chapters of my life at  Treadmill to Relationship: From Mask to [...] [...] through church attendance and obedience to legalistic  standards.  (See chapters of my life at  Treadmill to Relationship: From Mask to [...]

]]> Comment on A Christ-Focused Passover Seder by The First Passover – Children's Church http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/our-christ-focused-passover-seder/#comment-11393 The First Passover – Children's Church Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:09:12 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=9381#comment-11393 [...] Buy or bake matzah bread and have the children have a piece to taste.     Talk about how Jesus body was like the un-leaven bread in a Seder. [...] [...] Buy or bake matzah bread and have the children have a piece to taste.     Talk about how Jesus body was like the un-leaven bread in a Seder. [...]

]]> Comment on Seven Reasons Lap Booking Works by Rachelle http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/7-reasons-lap-booking-works/#comment-11381 Rachelle Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:56:23 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/?p=10368#comment-11381 I get all the "learning" reasons for lapbooking, but I really love doing them for keepsake value! I guess that is more scrapbook reasoning?? :) My kids love showing others their work and that is reinforcement learning and showing pride in what they work on, as they are to "work as unto the Lord!" I get all the “learning” reasons for lapbooking, but I really love doing them for keepsake value! I guess that is more scrapbook reasoning?? :) My kids love showing others their work and that is reinforcement learning and showing pride in what they work on, as they are to “work as unto the Lord!”

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