Thor, the Norwegian Elkhound

Thor is the dark one, Roxie is the white basset hound
The little girl is Maggie, daughter of friends whom we were visiting when we adopted Thor. (Thank you Matt & Johanna!)


Camping out hoping for a share of the b-b-q!!

I can tell this is going to be the week of long quotes on my blog. :)
"Teaching on Christian holiness has frequently concentrated almost exclusively on the “holy man” or the “holy woman,” to the neglect of the biblical concern for “the holy people” or the “holy church.” The ideal of the “omnicompetent Christian individual,” able to meet every spiritual challenge and live a life of unbroken victory over sin and the devil, has undoubtedly produced remarkable examples of Christian character; but, as every Christian counsellor knows, this emphasis has driven many to a lonely struggle ending in despair and disillusionment, or, worse, in the hypocrisy of a double-standard life. . . All the major exhortations to holy living are plural — “we,” “you” (Ro. 6:1-23; Gal 5:13-6:10; Eph 4:17-6:18)...Similarly all the New Testament promises of
victory are corporate (1Co 15:57; 1Jn 5:4; Rev 15:2)."
Bruce Milne, Know the Truth (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press,1982), p. 194.
So, what's your take?

Compare and Contrast:

"To answer the question posed by that title, [Why Small Groups?], let me present what I see to be 4 clear goals from Scripture:
progressive sanctification
mutual care
fellowship
and
the ministry of the Holy Spirit."

C.J.Mahaney, 'Why Small Groups?

"Our primary goal for both Growth Groups and Wednesday Night Fellowship is to experience Christ in our midst in His presence and power. We want Him to be at work by His Spirit ministering to us and through us to one another to the end that people are cared for and encouraged to live God-pleasing lives. We want Christ to transform and change our lives."

Redeemer Church 'http://www.redeemerchurchms.org/adultministries.htm#Growth%20Groups'

What do you think?