Babylon

For some of the questions about where Babylon is now, etc:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon

This week: Daniel 7-9

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Pride Can Turn you into a Hippie

Pride will take you a lot of places but I never thought it would turn a king into a grass eating hippie like King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4. Even after God tells Nebuchadnezzar in his dream and through Daniel to repent, he boasts about "his mighty power" (Dan 4:30).

You know, we are created to be mighty and powerful. God gives us dominion (Gen 1:28). He gives us strength (Ps 18:39, Ps 28:8). But, we aren't to be found admiring the beauty of what we have done. Rather, we are to be prideful and boastful of what God has done through us(2 Cor 12:9-10)!

God does teach Nebuchadnezzar that: the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will (Dan 4:32). He probably learned it a little better then me since I never was much of a hippie.

This week: Daniel 4-6

We're reading Daniel 4-6 this week.

Meaning of San Joaquin

Did you know the San Joaquin River (and county, etc) are named after the father of the Virgin Mary. http://www.virtuallodi.com/history/History.asp?sid=1 http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2H33_San_Joaquin_River

Missed you guys

I just got my blog account set up. Sorry we couldn't be there tonight.
Did we miss anything exciting?  Please let Tanya know of any party
ideas we missed out on.

Thank you,
Noah

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Jesus needs Sanctification

In John 17:19, Jesus says that he sanctifies himself. Isn't he already holy? Why would he need to sanctify himself?

Give me the old what for!