Slow & Steady

I stand amazed at our God who uses us to further Him. Us. With flaws, imperfections, grumbles, moans, and sins. Loving us enough to wipe our slate clean through Jesus. Did you hear that? So basic yet so profound. Wipe our slate clean! Who am I that I deserve even the slightest hint of redemption. God is amazing!

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832 Ministries is making progress the good old fashioned way...slow and steady. Here's an update on several fronts and it's exciting to see the potential. Until next time. Jed.

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Blog

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As you may have noticed...this blog is naked. The pictures and such have been stripped. Within the coming weeks, this blog will provide links to these pictures and such. These links will lead back to the mother ship. The website. The plan is to get people away from the "blogging sphere" and into the the guts. Who knows who may stumble upon Jesus by a simple click of the mouse.

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Website

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There's not a whole lot of meat. But, the bones are in place. Check it out by clicking here. Please let us know your thoughts. Color, layout, and such?

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This website will be the hub for this ministry. God has provided some great concepts and ideas that will take time to launch. But, the potential is exciting! Check back often as the building will ensue week by week. We hope to be live around the end of the year.

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Confessions

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Confessions is a tab within the website. This concept is fairly fresh. The basic thought is to provide a social network. One for gals. One for guys. This network will allow one to open up. Confess the dirty little secrets that haunt life.

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These secrets hide in the dark shadows of life...but, often rear their heads and confirm their control. These secrets are sins...such as pornography...and these sins are death. But, this generation opens up online. As such, this network will provide the opening and eventually lead to online accountability and ultimately point back to the local congregation.

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The key is this opening. As such, the interface is absolutely critical. Right now...such an interface of confessions leading to accountability is nowhere to be found. It will take time. It will take money. We plan to start seeking partners who are well positioned to help out with this item. Please be in prayer.

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MMM

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MMM is a tab within the website. MMM stands for Manage My Media. More than ever...one needs to manage their media. Media is everywhere and the enemy is heavily entrenched. This item will be the avenue for curriculums and resources to bring one from my media to God's media.

Our House Lost Some Weight

We just had a successful garage sale this past weekend and our house feels lighter. After all...a cleansing or purging is good from time to time. The cloths. The games. The things one accumulates throughout life. At times, these things seem to be closing in. But...a simple garage sale seems to remedy this closing. Now...we have spare change to start the process from scratch. The phrase "Midwest Pack Rats" comes from somewhere. Certainly not us though. :-)
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Sometimes I wish there were garage sales for life. Is there anything you want to get rid of? It's easy to sell cloths, games, and things. It's not so easy to sell grief, heartache, or unhappiness...the things in life that most carry around.
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Can you see the advertisement? Slightly used grief, heartache, and unhappiness. $1.50 each or 3 for $3.00. Well kept and maintained. I doubt you would have much success. And...for once, goodwill may turn you away.
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So...what does one do? Malachi 3 talks of the refiner's fire. A cleansing. A purging. There are garage sales for life. Not to minimize God through a silly correlation...but, God can and will cleanse and purge our life. Say goodbye to grief, heartache, and unhappiness. Stop relying on self and step into the refiner's fire.

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Cleaning out our basement in preparation for the garage sale produced lots and lots of boxes. I did what every guy loves to do from time to time. Burn them. It was fun. Sitting in my driveway and watching the flames...I began to think of the above and thank God that we are His and His burden is light if only we let Him. Anyone up for a garage sale? Until next time. Jed.