Hello!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Tomorrow, we're going to send you a very exciting announcement about JCSM's new office. We have signed the lease on a 450 square foot office, with excellent amenities, in Clairemont (a community in San Diego, California). More details will be forthcoming!
Recently, Yahoo sent us a generous offer and we want to extend it to you. They gave us $25 in free advertising for setting up an account with them. We don't see why this offer cannot be used by anyone, so click this link if you're interested.
Over the next three weeks, my wife and I will be looking for a new home in San Diego. We are seeking a house in either Pacific Beach, Crown Point, Mission Bay, or Mission Beach. If you have a 2-3 bedroom house for rent or sale in one of these areas or if you have a lead about one, please let us know.
Last week, I had two interviews to coach boys, varsity soccer teams in San Diego. If both schools want me to coach, please pray that I have wisdom to decide the best offer. Although I've coached several teams and clinics, this will be my first varsity team, so I'll appreciate your prayers for our season.
On Tuesday, Skillet releases their Comatose album. After hearing their Invincible album, seeing them in concert, and meeting them, I've been a fan of their music and their ministry. If you like hard Christian rock, you might want to check them out.
A special thanks goes to a donator who wishes to remain anonymous. We hope and pray that you are blessed for your generous gift to our ministry.
Congratulations to the San Diego Padres for winning the National League West division title! We're looking forward to some exciting playoff games.
Welcome to the new readers of this message! Here is your Devotion, A Moment of Introspection, JCSM's Challenge, the Word of the Week, a faith-builder from "The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained," and the Quotes of the Week. Have a fantastic week and God bless you!
Love in Christ,
Jason Gastrich, Ph.D.
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JCSM's Weekly Devotions (click here to listen!)
"Persevering in the Race of Life"
1 Corinthians 9:24 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it."
James 4:10 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up."
Romans 12:1, 2 "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Romans 5:1-5 "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
Insight: Keep your eyes on your goals and never give up. Remember that God is faithful and He'll help you persevere. Trust in Him and communicate with Him when you're feeling weak.
Prayer: "Dear Lord, thank you for helping us persevere. Thank you for lifting us up in our time of need. Help us to call on You. Praise You for having the power and ability to strengthen us. Remind us that You are near. Thank you for wanting us to succeed. Thank you for having the highest hopes for us. There is no other like You! We love You, Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen."
There are no new quotes this week. However, we have over 100 of them on our web site! If you'd like to see quotes from those who framed and founded America, please click here: http://jcsm.org/AmericasFounders/.
It's me versus me. More accurately, it's me versus Him and I only win when I lose.
Call on the Lord in your time of need and persevere!
God bless you as you meet this week's challenge!
dokeemay (Greek, see Romans 1:4): test, trustiness, experience, proof, trial (similar to approved and tried)
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained
"The Skeptic's Annotated Bible" claims:
Exodus 12:37 - The Israelites went from a population of only seventy (Ex.1:5) to several million (600,000 men) in a few hundred years.
"The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained" responds:
Exodus 12:37 says there were six hundred thousand men at this time. If you count their wives and children and the several hundred years in Egypt, this isn't an unthinkable amount of people.
(This explanation came from "The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained", by Dr. Jason Gastrich. This book is on CD and gives over 4,000 answers to alleged Bible errors, regarding the entire Bible at http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.org. There is also a 300 question workbook that accompanies the CD-ROM.)
I had some worried voices talking to me for awhile, but I didn't listen to them.
Don't hunger for what you can see.
Sometimes it's easy to forget where you're going.
Don't let the successes or failures of others negatively influence your efforts.
Set small, obtainable goals to reach a single, greater goal.
When pain begins, rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 to determine whether or not you should continue.
The human will is much more powerful than most people will ever know or experience.
If you'd like to read more quotes, we have thousands in our archive! Visit http://quotes.jcsm.org.
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JCSM's Director
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