http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com Tearing Down the Walls of Christian Wrong Belief and Unbelief Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:04:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jesus was on this earth for 33 years and God only allowed Him to branch out and bear ministry fruit for 3 of those years—or a mere 9% of His life. Then at the peak of His ministry fruitfulness He was cut all the way back. How is that for ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/11/03/30-years-of-waiting/ John 15:4-5: "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/10/20/doing-for-god/ Ok, this might be a little long for a blog but I was just blown away by this email that I received and what my friend understood from the Old Testament  (yes it is possible to learn amazing things about the love, grace and mercy of God from the Old ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/10/13/she-said-it-so-wonderfully/ Do you find that in your Christian experience it often feels as if you are lost? You think you have been “doing” what you’re supposed to do, but still it seems as if intimacy with God has all but dissipated. When you find yourself in this place it is important ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/10/06/living-it/ In one of His most infamous quotes, Jesus said: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. As I was staring at this verse in John 14:6 what hit me was the implication of what He said. Few of us live as if Jesus was truly the Way, the ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/09/29/the-way-the-truth-and-the-life/ I had a really interesting experience the other day with someone who says that she just does not believe in God. For some reason however she has been reading the Bible and trying to understand why I believe as I do. She was troubled because she found the Bible to ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/09/22/my-conversation/ I would like you to read this blog. The pain that you read in her story is not uncommon and is the current expereince of many who are seeking to experience God for real http://willyoulistentomystory.blogspot.com/ I posted this response on her blog: I would like to suggest something that no one seems to ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/08/15/her-story-is-our-story/ This is a very insightful article (http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2008/08/great_is_thy_ef.html) on the condition of the church. It is too easy for those in leadership to confuse work and effort and striving to be obedient to God with an actual work of God. Remember, Jesus said that there will be those who performed miracles ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/08/15/great-is-thy-effectiveness/ I was introduced to this fascinating blog by kathy Escobar (http://kathyescobar.com/2008/08/09/lessons-from-egypt.) It is a good read and helps us realize how many people are out there who want God to be for them all that He says. My thoughts.... the main reason we look back to the good old days ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/08/11/lessons-from-egypt/ We Have Been Lied To….humm that is a pretty provocative concept. I find it interesting that I have received only 2 types of reactions to this title: 1) those who understand that the enemy’s whole purpose is to get us to believe a lie; thus, posing as an angel of ... http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/2008/08/11/we-have-been-lied-to/