{"id":10562,"date":"2011-06-27T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T20:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2020-01-10T17:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:17:32","slug":"time-for-a-journal-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddymartin.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/27\/time-for-a-journal-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a Journal Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: large;\"><em>&#8220;This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.&#8221;<\/em><\/span> (Mat 24:14)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">J<\/span>ournal,<\/p>\n<p>I am very pleased with the direction my blog is taking. Since I began my blog in 2010, I&#8217;ve had 73,263 page views. This year alone my blog is projected to reach almost 100,000 views. How can that be? How can an old-timey preacher man reach the world with the message of Jesus Christ and do it all from an office in his home. It simply astounds me. <em><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">(Just think &#8211; My blog is only one of thousands of blogs and web sites that are sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the whole world.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10564\" title=\"globe\" src=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/globe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" \/>My blog has received viewers from every state in the Union. Internationally I&#8217;ve reached 107 different nations. The top fifteen countries that my viewers come from are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">(1) United Kingdom. (2) Canada. (3) Philippines. (4) Australia. (5) India. (6) Nigeria. (7) Netherlands. (8) Indonesia. (9) South Africa. (10) Italy. (11) Brazil. (12) France. (13) Pakistan. (14) Singapore. (15) Malaysia. (Plus 92 other nations.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My most popular journal entry by far has to do with salvation.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/salvation\/\">http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/salvation\/<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Other Notable Entries About Salvation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In addition to the above salvation entry, here are some recent entries that I recommend. Each of them explains something about salvation and the kingdom of God&#8217;s beloved Son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Lord Jesus, remember me<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/lord-jesus-remember-me\/\">http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/lord-jesus-remember-me\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><em>A Case for the Christian<\/em><\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/a-case-for-the-christian\/\">http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/a-case-for-the-christian\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\">To Die Without Christ<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/to-die-without-christ\/\">http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/to-die-without-christ\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made two additions \u00a0to my blog&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Forum Dialog<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Notice at the top menu section of my blog there are several buttons. The &#8216;<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Forum<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>&#8216; button is new. This is where &#8216;registered&#8217; members can take part in dialog exchanges. So far I have three categories that will be opened for dialog:<span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> &#8216;Biblical dialog&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>, <em><strong><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8216;The First Christians&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8216;Current events.&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The only dialog in place for now is under<strong><em><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"> &#8216;The First Christians.&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/strong> The subject is: <strong><em><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8216;What did early Christianity look like.&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is my introduction to this dialog:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/nasb95\/Acts%201.6\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Acts 1:6<\/span><\/a><a href=\"libronixdls:keylink|ref=[en]bible:Acts1.6|res=LLS:NASB95\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.logos.com\/images\/Corporate\/LibronixLink_dark.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">This one small Scripture speaks to the history of the Church age. The new covenant begins with Israel, it then reaches into all the world, and in the final states of church history, it returns to Israel. The first Christians were Hebrew men and women. Their whole world centralized on Moses and the prophets. Their New Testament was the Old Testament. Their hearts and minds had been opened to the glory of Christ in all the former writings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">My prayer today is, <em>&#8216;Lord, help us to keep a heart on fire for Jesus like the first Christians, in that we wonderfully find Jesus from <\/em><\/span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/nasb95\/Genesis%201.1\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Genesis 1:1<\/span><\/a><a href=\"libronixdls:keylink|ref=[en]bible:Genesis1.1|res=LLS:NASB95\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.logos.com\/images\/Corporate\/LibronixLink_dark.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/nasb95\/Malachi%204.6\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Malachi 4:6<\/span><\/a><a href=\"libronixdls:keylink|ref=[en]bible:Malachi4.6|res=LLS:NASB95\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.logos.com\/images\/Corporate\/LibronixLink_dark.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #003300;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Feel free to share your thoughts.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Categories and subject will likely change over time. Please feel free to register. I would love to see lively dialog taking place with the varied subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Another addition to my journal has to do with &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Donations &#8211; For the Kingdom<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>On the right side of my blog near the bottom is a new feature called, <span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; color: #003300;\"><em><strong>&#8216;For the Kingdom&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. It has to do with making donations.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Challenge is a faith-based ministry. We do not go into debt and we do not badger people for money. In fact, in our church services, we don&#8217;t even pass an offering plate.\u00a0<em>We learned a long time ago that God has to be our source. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>But we have also learned that God&#8217;s people needed to be given an opportunity to give.<\/p>\n<p>And so my admonition is always the same &#8211;\u00a0<em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Do whatever the Lord puts on your heart to do.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you have been blessed by the ministries of Christian Challenge and would like to take part in helping us to minister to others, you can send contributions by way of PalPal.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a song that will minister to your heart &#8211; <em><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">&#8216;Father of Creation.&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object style=\"height: 390px; width: 640px;\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_jwJfzH1qqc?version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your Servant in Christ,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">B<\/span>uddy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Views: 171<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.&#8221; (Mat 24:14) &nbsp; Journal, I am very pleased with the direction my blog is taking. 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