<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:40:34.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Alpha and Omega</title><subtitle type='html'>A way and a view to a better life. Never to hurt and always care. Tenderness and empathy; the way to go.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>91</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-6164126967596999201</id><published>2007-05-21T19:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-21T19:04:36.831-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Worry is a burden that God never meant for us to bear.</title><content type='html'>When something concerns us, what's our perspective? It's not what we see but how we see it that reveals our attitude. If we look at life through the lens of our powerful and good God, we'll trust Him instead of fearfully worrying. When our perspective is right, we can see God and His faithful provision.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do not worry.  Matthew 6:25&lt;p&gt;&amp;#32;       &lt;hr size=1&gt;&lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48250/*http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v9.php?o=US2226&amp;cmp=Yahoo&amp;ctv=AprNI&amp;s=Y&amp;s2=EM&amp;b=50"&gt;Pinpoint customers &lt;/a&gt;who are looking for what you sell.   &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-6164126967596999201?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/6164126967596999201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=6164126967596999201' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/6164126967596999201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/6164126967596999201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2007/05/worry-is-burden-that-god-never-meant.html' title='Worry is a burden that God never meant for us to bear.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-818800157882913665</id><published>2007-04-22T18:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-22T18:54:59.307-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Christian Thoughts</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Living in the past paralyzes the present and bankrupts the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!  Ruth 2:20&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#32;        &lt;hr size=1&gt;Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?&lt;br&gt; Check out &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=X3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-"&gt;new cars at Yahoo! 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Travel&lt;/a&gt; to find your fit.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-116943311341421118?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/116943311341421118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=116943311341421118' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116943311341421118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116943311341421118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2007/01/life-is-gift-from-god-to-be-lived-for.html' title='Life is a gift from God  to be lived for God'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-116251967454413892</id><published>2006-11-02T18:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-02T18:07:57.760-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forgiveness is not forgetting</title><content type='html'>Forgiving breaks the cycle of revenge and creates a new possibility of fairness by releasing us from the unfair past.To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.  Ephesians 4:32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#32;  &lt;hr size=1&gt;Low, Low, Low Rates! Check out Yahoo! Messenger's cheap &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39663/*http://voice.yahoo.com"&gt; PC-to-Phone call rates.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-116251967454413892?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/116251967454413892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=116251967454413892' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116251967454413892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116251967454413892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/11/forgiveness-is-not-forgetting.html' title='Forgiveness is not forgetting'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-116001125952566409</id><published>2006-10-04T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-04T18:20:59.613-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't be discouraged</title><content type='html'>&lt;style&gt; p {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;} &lt;/style&gt; &lt;table border=0 width=100%% cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td valign=top style='padding:8pt;'&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Very often what we do for the Lord seems unsuccessful.Don't QUIT. In God's own time your work will bear fruit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;You are a success in God's kingdom, if you are faithful where He has placed you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-116001125952566409?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/116001125952566409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=116001125952566409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116001125952566409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/116001125952566409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/10/dont-be-discouraged.html' title='Don&apos;t be discouraged'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115932006885112096</id><published>2006-09-26T18:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-26T18:21:09.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Galatians 6:2, �Bear one another�s burdens.� </title><content type='html'>Be thankful for those who truly "weep with those who weep".&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#32; 		&lt;hr size=1&gt;How low will we go? 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Messengers low &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39663/*http://voice.yahoo.com"&gt; PC-to-Phone call rates.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115932006885112096?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115932006885112096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115932006885112096' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115932006885112096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115932006885112096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/09/galatians-62-bear-one-anothers-burdens.html' title='Galatians 6:2, �Bear one another�s burdens.� '/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115915946961760997</id><published>2006-09-24T21:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-24T21:44:29.800-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For the Poor</title><content type='html'>Open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Deuteronomy 15:11&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#32; 		&lt;hr size=1&gt;Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com"&gt; Great rates starting at 1¢/min.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115915946961760997?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115915946961760997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115915946961760997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115915946961760997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115915946961760997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/09/for-poor.html' title='For the Poor'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115266812583724867</id><published>2006-07-11T18:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-11T18:35:25.916-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To seek and to save</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;He came on a mission of love and reconciliation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which&lt;br /&gt;was lost. Luke 19:10&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Do You Yahoo!?&lt;br /&gt;Tired of spam?  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Mail has the best spam protection around &lt;br /&gt;http://mail.yahoo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115266812583724867?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115266812583724867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115266812583724867' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115266812583724867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115266812583724867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/07/to-seek-and-to-save.html' title='To seek and to save'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115214574549819340</id><published>2006-07-05T17:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-05T17:29:05.566-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Father Knows Best</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;Look beyond the words of those who vilify us to the&lt;br /&gt;will of the One who loves us with infinite love. We&lt;br /&gt;need to say that whatever God permits is for His&lt;br /&gt;ultimate good in us or in otherseven though our&lt;br /&gt;hearts break and we shed bitter tears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction,&lt;br /&gt;and that the Lord will repay me with good for his&lt;br /&gt;cursing. 2 Samuel 16:12&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Do You Yahoo!?&lt;br /&gt;Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around &lt;br /&gt;http://mail.yahoo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115214574549819340?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115214574549819340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115214574549819340' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115214574549819340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115214574549819340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/07/father-knows-best.html' title='Father Knows Best'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115163070421050261</id><published>2006-06-29T18:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-29T18:25:04.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Put them all on the altar</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;Christs lordship touches every area, every&lt;br /&gt;relationship, every concern of our lives. If we are&lt;br /&gt;willing to submit to Him, any loss will be seen as an&lt;br /&gt;opportunity of giving back to God what is rightfully&lt;br /&gt;His and trusting Him to provide what is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;Can we entrust everything to God  our possessions,&lt;br /&gt;job, health, family?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;You cannot have rest or be perfectly blessed until all&lt;br /&gt;is laid on the altar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;God tested Abraham.  Genesis 22:1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Do You Yahoo!?&lt;br /&gt;Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around &lt;br /&gt;http://mail.yahoo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115163070421050261?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115163070421050261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115163070421050261' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115163070421050261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115163070421050261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/06/put-them-all-on-altar.html' title='Put them all on the altar'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-115007517649560279</id><published>2006-06-11T18:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-11T18:19:36.553-07:00</updated><title type='text'>He heals through time</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;God who cares for you.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;[God] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts  the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Psalm  147:3-4&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-115007517649560279?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/115007517649560279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=115007517649560279' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115007517649560279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/115007517649560279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/06/he-heals-through-time.html' title='He heals through time'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114912532878365774</id><published>2006-05-31T18:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-31T18:28:48.833-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Colour Blue</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;The colour of the heavens above - God's immeasurable power and saving  grace.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;When you see blue, think of Gods love, and especially His love for  you&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114912532878365774?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114912532878365774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114912532878365774' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114912532878365774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114912532878365774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/05/colour-blue.html' title='The Colour Blue'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114903716333814866</id><published>2006-05-30T17:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-30T17:59:23.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Two are better than one. -Ecclesiastes 4:9</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;We are dependent on the strength&lt;BR&gt;We draw from one another;&lt;BR&gt;Words  spoken give encouragement,&lt;BR&gt;Love practiced draws us closer.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Those who trust God can help others to do the  same.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114903716333814866?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114903716333814866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114903716333814866' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114903716333814866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114903716333814866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/05/two-are-better-than-one-ecclesiastes.html' title='Two are better than one. -Ecclesiastes 4:9'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114860545267250059</id><published>2006-05-25T18:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-25T18:04:12.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Daily rather than dramatic devotion</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Sing to the Lord, bless His name; proclaim the good news of His salvation  from day to day. Psalm 96:2&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114860545267250059?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114860545267250059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114860545267250059' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114860545267250059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114860545267250059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/05/daily-rather-than-dramatic-devotion.html' title='Daily rather than dramatic devotion'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114774381763475743</id><published>2006-05-15T18:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-15T18:43:38.326-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tall in Christ</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;Stand fast . . . in the liberty by which Christ has made us free,  and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage(Galatians 5:1)&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright.  Leviticus 26:13&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114774381763475743?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114774381763475743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114774381763475743' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114774381763475743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114774381763475743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/05/tall-in-christ.html' title='Tall in Christ'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114705393491996238</id><published>2006-05-07T19:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T19:05:34.993-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The sin of Gehazi</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Did not my heart go with you . . . ? Is it time to receive money and to  receive clothing? 2 Kings 5:26&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Greed makes us believe that we deserve what we  desire.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114705393491996238?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114705393491996238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114705393491996238' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114705393491996238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114705393491996238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/05/sin-of-gehazi.html' title='The sin of Gehazi'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114557879654563296</id><published>2006-04-20T17:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-20T17:19:56.583-07:00</updated><title type='text'>There is meaning in our existence.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=3&gt; &lt;H3&gt;What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself  destroyed or lost?  Luke 9:25&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114557879654563296?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114557879654563296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114557879654563296' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114557879654563296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114557879654563296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/04/there-is-meaning-in-our-existence.html' title='There is meaning in our existence.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114488927803440923</id><published>2006-04-12T17:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-12T17:47:58.076-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pressure</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;All God's testings have a purpose&lt;BR&gt;Someday you will see  the light;&lt;BR&gt;All He asks is that you trust Him,&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;Walk by faith and not by sight.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt; &lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=3&gt;We also glory in tribulations, knowing that  tribulation produces perseverance. Romans 5:3&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114488927803440923?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114488927803440923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114488927803440923' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114488927803440923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114488927803440923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/04/pressure.html' title='Pressure'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114437301348051778</id><published>2006-04-06T18:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-06T18:23:33.516-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Faith is the hand that receives God's gift.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Right now believe on the Lord Jesus. He invites you to come to Him (Matthew  11:28). Don't be among those of whom the Lord must say, "I did everything I  could to save them, but they wouldn't let Me!"&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give  you rest. Matthew 11:28&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114437301348051778?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114437301348051778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114437301348051778' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114437301348051778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114437301348051778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/04/faith-is-hand-that-receives-gods-gift.html' title='Faith is the hand that receives God&apos;s gift.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114428386784914978</id><published>2006-04-05T17:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-05T17:37:47.900-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Towards Good Friday</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Good Friday was the darkest day in human history. But because of Jesus'  sacrifice for us, the cross was actually the greatest victory of all the  ages.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Christ was delivered for our sins that we might be delivered from  our sins.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114428386784914978?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114428386784914978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114428386784914978' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114428386784914978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114428386784914978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/04/towards-good-friday.html' title='Towards Good Friday'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114420026730682447</id><published>2006-04-04T18:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-04T18:24:27.340-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Make me dwell in safety</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt; &lt;P&gt;As Christians, we may confidently commit both the night and the day to our  ever-faithful God. He is fully aware of our fears in the dark as well as our  frustrations in the light. We can be assured of His constant care. His loving  eye and protecting hand are always upon us. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;Perhaps you face lonely hours because of illness or the loss of a loved one.  The shadows of the night make the anxiety of your situation seem greater than  ever. Doubts arise and fears flood your soul, robbing you of your needed rest.  &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;Trust the heavenly Father, and with the psalmist you will be able to say, "I  will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in  safety" (Psalm 4:8). &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Remember, God is always awake.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114420026730682447?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114420026730682447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114420026730682447' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114420026730682447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114420026730682447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/04/make-me-dwell-in-safety.html' title='Make me dwell in safety'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114376889854895841</id><published>2006-03-30T17:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T17:34:58.590-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Every man at his best state is but vapour</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;What do we need to accomplish today? Perhaps we need to begin an essential  task, address a lingering issue, or work to restore a valuable relationship  before we fall asleep.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;If&amp;nbsp;we fail to master it,&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;We're only "serving time."&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;Don't spend time; invest it.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114376889854895841?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114376889854895841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114376889854895841' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114376889854895841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114376889854895841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/03/every-man-at-his-best-state-is-but.html' title='Every man at his best state is but vapour'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114316394344667525</id><published>2006-03-23T17:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T17:32:23.473-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The carpenter's son</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Everyone must choose &lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;salvation or  not.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114316394344667525?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114316394344667525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114316394344667525' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114316394344667525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114316394344667525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/03/carpenters-son.html' title='The carpenter&apos;s son'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114290289605135781</id><published>2006-03-20T17:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-20T17:01:36.126-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Love is the duty of the present moment - Jean-Pierre de Caussade</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Who is my neighbor?"&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;"The person in need coming your way."&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;H3&gt;A certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw  him, he had compassion. Luke 10:33 &lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114290289605135781?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114290289605135781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114290289605135781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114290289605135781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114290289605135781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/03/love-is-duty-of-present-moment-jean.html' title='Love is the duty of the present moment - Jean-Pierre de Caussade'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114238421615786687</id><published>2006-03-14T16:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-14T16:56:56.190-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. -Romans 12:2</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;Let God's Word fill your memory, rule your heart, and guide  your feet.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114238421615786687?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114238421615786687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114238421615786687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114238421615786687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114238421615786687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/03/do-not-be-conformed-to-this-world-but.html' title='Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. -Romans 12:2'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114169437086279755</id><published>2006-03-06T17:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T17:19:30.906-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Better safe than sorry</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Whatever we sow, we will certainly reap (Galatians 6:7-8). When we feel  temptation, we need to listen to our consciencenot try to silence it. It's far  better to avoid committing an act we will later regret than to live with the  consequences.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Only Jesus' blood can wash away the stain of  sin&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114169437086279755?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114169437086279755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114169437086279755' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114169437086279755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114169437086279755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/03/better-safe-than-sorry.html' title='Better safe than sorry'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-114022473238525901</id><published>2006-02-17T17:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T17:05:32.410-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"What comes out of a man, that defiles a man." -Mark 7:20</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;It is possible to suppress frustration and anger, and to appear undisturbed  to people around us. But if our heart is full of the Savior's love, we will  respond to the jostling of an unexpected trial with genuine patience and  kindness. Like a full glass of water, what's inside of us will spill over on the  outside&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-114022473238525901?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/114022473238525901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=114022473238525901' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114022473238525901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/114022473238525901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-comes-out-of-man-that-defiles-man.html' title='&quot;What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.&quot; -Mark 7:20'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-113754542620312715</id><published>2006-01-17T16:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-17T16:50:26.240-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Salvation is by faith</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-113754542620312715?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/113754542620312715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=113754542620312715' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113754542620312715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113754542620312715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/01/salvation-is-by-faith.html' title='Salvation is by faith'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-113702593098018512</id><published>2006-01-11T16:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-11T16:32:11.020-08:00</updated><title type='text'>When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. Your name is safe in their mouth</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=3&gt; &lt;H3&gt;I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no  one knows except him who receives it. Revelation  2:17&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-113702593098018512?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/113702593098018512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=113702593098018512' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113702593098018512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113702593098018512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2006/01/when-someone-loves-you-way-they-say.html' title='When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. Your name is safe in their mouth'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-113478069740073923</id><published>2005-12-16T16:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-16T16:51:37.460-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Father gave us the Spirit to make us like His Son.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-113478069740073923?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/113478069740073923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=113478069740073923' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113478069740073923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113478069740073923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/12/father-gave-us-spirit-to-make-us-like.html' title='The Father gave us the Spirit to make us like His Son.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-113417494253398323</id><published>2005-12-09T16:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T16:35:42.560-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The true meaning of Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For  there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the  Lord" (Luke 2:10-11).&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Christmas is about  JESUS&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-113417494253398323?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/113417494253398323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=113417494253398323' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113417494253398323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113417494253398323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/12/true-meaning-of-christmas.html' title='The true meaning of Christmas'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-113391596034706108</id><published>2005-12-06T16:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-06T16:39:20.366-08:00</updated><title type='text'>THE Christmas Message</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=3&gt; &lt;H3&gt;For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever  believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life  John  3:16&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-113391596034706108?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/113391596034706108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=113391596034706108' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113391596034706108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/113391596034706108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/12/christmas-message.html' title='THE Christmas Message'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-112985628654079461</id><published>2005-10-20T17:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-20T17:58:06.556-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hatred - Handle With Care</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;Be careful with hatred. . . . Hatred is a passion requiring one hundred  times the energy of love. Keep it for a cause, not an individual. Keep it for  intolerance, injustice, stupidity. For hatred is the strength of the sensitive.  Its power and its greatness depend on the selflessness of its use.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Olive Moore&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-112985628654079461?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/112985628654079461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=112985628654079461' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112985628654079461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112985628654079461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/10/hatred-handle-with-care.html' title='Hatred - Handle With Care'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-112674663872629957</id><published>2005-09-14T18:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-14T18:10:38.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Do the hard work</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;"Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight  the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6:11-12). There is  no effort-free route to Christlikeness. If we really want to become like Jesus,  we must keep on doing the hard work.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Conversion is the miracle of a moment; becoming like Christ is the  work of a lifetime.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-112674663872629957?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/112674663872629957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=112674663872629957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112674663872629957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112674663872629957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/09/do-hard-work.html' title='Do the hard work'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-112666206262354057</id><published>2005-09-13T18:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-13T18:41:02.660-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God's Grace</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;God's marvelous grace is greater than all our sin. "For by grace you have  been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God"  (Ephesians 2:8). Because of His grace to us, we should "be kind to one another,  tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave [us]"  (4:32).&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;We can stop showing mercy to others when Christ stops showing  mercy to us.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-112666206262354057?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/112666206262354057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=112666206262354057' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112666206262354057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112666206262354057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/09/gods-grace.html' title='God&apos;s Grace'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-112424036475888801</id><published>2005-08-16T17:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T17:59:24.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let your fears drive you to your heavenly Father</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;When you know the Lord is near,&lt;BR&gt;Face the enemy without fear;&lt;BR&gt;Though  an army may surround you,&lt;BR&gt;You are safeGod's arms around you.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall  not fear. Psalm 27:3&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-112424036475888801?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/112424036475888801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=112424036475888801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112424036475888801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112424036475888801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/08/let-your-fears-drive-you-to-your.html' title='Let your fears drive you to your heavenly Father'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-112112875800181651</id><published>2005-07-11T17:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-11T17:39:18.026-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-112112875800181651?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/112112875800181651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=112112875800181651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112112875800181651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/112112875800181651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/07/earth-has-no-sorrow-that-heaven-cannot.html' title='Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111888202835465995</id><published>2005-06-15T17:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-15T17:33:48.386-07:00</updated><title type='text'>That's The Way It Works</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;Lord, may we not be too proud to ask for Your help by asking for help  from Your children.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;God often meets our deepest need, with help we gain from others.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Strive together with me in prayers to God for me.  Romans 15:30&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111888202835465995?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111888202835465995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111888202835465995' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111888202835465995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111888202835465995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/06/thats-way-it-works.html' title='That&apos;s The Way It Works'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111836458146052698</id><published>2005-06-09T17:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-09T17:49:41.483-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jesus doesn't need lawyers, He needs witnesses.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;If you know Jesus as your Savior and have experienced His love, grace, and  forgiveness, you can tell someone else about Him. Youth, beauty, and theological  training are not required. Reality and enthusiasm are more valuable than a  training course in how to share your faith.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt; &lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;That which we have seen and heard we declare to you. 1 John  1:3&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111836458146052698?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111836458146052698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111836458146052698' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111836458146052698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111836458146052698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/06/jesus-doesnt-need-lawyers-he-needs.html' title='Jesus doesn&apos;t need lawyers, He needs witnesses.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111819218070256125</id><published>2005-06-07T17:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-07T17:56:20.730-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Show the world a different way of living.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;We are called with a holy calling&lt;BR&gt;The light of the world to be,&lt;BR&gt;To  lift up the lamp of the Savior&lt;BR&gt;That others His light may see.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Let us be a beacon for others to&amp;nbsp;find  the&amp;nbsp;Light&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111819218070256125?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111819218070256125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111819218070256125' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111819218070256125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111819218070256125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/06/show-world-different-way-of-living.html' title='Show the world a different way of living.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111741219429586470</id><published>2005-05-29T17:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-29T17:16:34.306-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We are never forgotten by God</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Has God forgotten  to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Psalm  77:9&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;In every desert of trial, God has an oasis of  comfort.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111741219429586470?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111741219429586470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111741219429586470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111741219429586470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111741219429586470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/05/we-are-never-forgotten-by-god.html' title='We are never forgotten by God'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111689441419880447</id><published>2005-05-23T17:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-23T17:26:54.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bible-eternal truth and never-fading beauty.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;Don't change the Wordlet it change  you&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111689441419880447?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111689441419880447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111689441419880447' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111689441419880447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111689441419880447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/05/bible-eternal-truth-and-never-fading.html' title='The Bible-eternal truth and never-fading beauty.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111395662178944250</id><published>2005-04-19T17:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-19T17:23:41.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A God Of Absolutes</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;On your bath room scales just lean a certain way and you  will get a favourable reading.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;We live in an age when many people believe there are no  absolutes. Self-serving behavior is rampant and tramples the moral law given for  the protection of society.&amp;nbsp;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt; Our God is a God of  absolutes whose scales never lose their adjustment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;  For us as believers, this puts steel into our spiritual backbone. We gain  confidence in the face of difficulty and are assured of the fulfillment of every  divine promise. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;He is the Unchanging  One.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111395662178944250?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111395662178944250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111395662178944250' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111395662178944250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111395662178944250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/04/god-of-absolutes.html' title='A God Of Absolutes'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111162415445509855</id><published>2005-03-23T16:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-23T16:29:14.456-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power of a Kind Word</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;The human spirit soars with hope when lifted  by an encouraging word.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111162415445509855?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111162415445509855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111162415445509855' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111162415445509855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111162415445509855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/03/power-of-kind-word.html' title='The Power of a Kind Word'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111134430514512535</id><published>2005-03-20T10:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-20T10:45:05.146-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Love you neighbour</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;Having an attitude of courtesy, care, and concern for  others is a basic spiritual principle. It is also the most important guideline  for congenial and happy relationships. Indeed, it is even the golden key to  vocational success. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew  22:39&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111134430514512535?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111134430514512535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111134430514512535' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111134430514512535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111134430514512535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/03/love-you-neighbour.html' title='Love you neighbour'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-111102805679971970</id><published>2005-03-16T18:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-16T18:54:16.800-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Doughnut holes</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mobile-post"&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;As you travel down life's pathway, may this ever be  your goal: Keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Rather than concentrating on the trials of  life, we should fix our attention on its blessings.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-111102805679971970?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/111102805679971970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=111102805679971970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111102805679971970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/111102805679971970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/03/doughnut-holes.html' title='Doughnut holes'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110671298041316619</id><published>2005-01-25T20:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-26T23:14:30.570-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tried And True</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;Ask God to make you a person whom others can  count on; a person who is tried and true.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Faithfulness in little things is a great  thing.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110671298041316619?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110671298041316619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110671298041316619' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110671298041316619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110671298041316619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/tried-and-true.html' title='Tried And True'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110661729222193776</id><published>2005-01-24T17:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-24T17:41:32.220-08:00</updated><title type='text'>To have compassion is to be like Jesus.</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;Love is giving for the world's needs,&lt;BR&gt;Love is  sharing as the Lord leads,&lt;BR&gt;Love is caring when the world cries,&lt;BR&gt;Love is  compassion with Christlike eyes.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with  compassion for them. Matthew 9:36&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110661729222193776?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110661729222193776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110661729222193776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110661729222193776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110661729222193776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/to-have-compassion-is-to-be-like-jesus.html' title='To have compassion is to be like Jesus.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110635813680398243</id><published>2005-01-21T17:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T17:42:16.803-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lenny Bruce</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;If you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose - Bob Dylan&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Tragedy is incredibly  liberating&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110635813680398243?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110635813680398243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110635813680398243' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110635813680398243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110635813680398243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/lenny-bruce.html' title='Lenny Bruce'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110635375979269813</id><published>2005-01-21T16:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T16:29:19.793-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Against The Flow</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;When we walk with the Lord, we might be out of  step with the world.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;Do not be conformed to this world, but be  transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110635375979269813?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110635375979269813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110635375979269813' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110635375979269813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110635375979269813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/against-flow.html' title='Against The Flow'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110609548003741318</id><published>2005-01-18T16:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T16:44:40.036-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Deeds more than words</title><content type='html'>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Many a time our partner has had to put up with  repeated promises from us that we&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;would try harder to be better.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;It gets very tiring as we repeatedly fail to live  up to our words.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Communication is important but empty words just  drain them of their love and devotion&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;to us.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Do more than say.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110609548003741318?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110609548003741318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110609548003741318' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110609548003741318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110609548003741318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/deeds-more-than-words.html' title='Deeds more than words'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110582534744450225</id><published>2005-01-15T13:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-15T13:42:27.443-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power of Encouragement</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Today, after 7 months in cyberspace, i received my  first comment on my blog from a very kind person.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;It warmed my heart knowing that my  postings&amp;nbsp;were appreciated.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Thank you  Michael&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110582534744450225?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110582534744450225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110582534744450225' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110582534744450225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110582534744450225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/power-of-encouragement.html' title='The Power of Encouragement'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110574703531253625</id><published>2005-01-14T15:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-14T15:57:15.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;Instead of trying to quell your fears with panic prayers, surrender  yourself to God through a prayer of relinquishment.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and  He shall bring it to pass. ÂPsalm 37:5&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110574703531253625?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110574703531253625/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110574703531253625' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110574703531253625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110574703531253625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2005/01/prayer-is-bridge-between-panic-and.html' title='Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110445958469758301</id><published>2004-12-30T18:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-30T18:19:44.696-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Prudence</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;From the example of the past, the man of the present  acts prudently so as not to imperil the future.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Never let a bleak past overshadow a bright  future&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110445958469758301?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110445958469758301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110445958469758301' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110445958469758301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110445958469758301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/12/prudence.html' title='Prudence'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110438507864684324</id><published>2004-12-29T21:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-29T21:37:58.646-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bible is as wise in what it leaves unsaid as in what it says.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110438507864684324?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110438507864684324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110438507864684324' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110438507864684324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110438507864684324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/12/bible-is-as-wise-in-what-it-leaves.html' title='The Bible is as wise in what it leaves unsaid as in what it says.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-110263917881790606</id><published>2004-12-09T16:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-09T16:39:38.816-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Discipleship demands discipline.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;Christianity should not be a pleasant weekend  diversion.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Do not be conformed to this world, but be  transformed by the renewing of your mind. ÂRomans 12:2&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-110263917881790606?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/110263917881790606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=110263917881790606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110263917881790606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/110263917881790606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/12/discipleship-demands-discipline.html' title='Discipleship demands discipline.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109995912075122527</id><published>2004-11-08T16:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-08T16:12:00.750-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;When you think about a problem over and over in your  mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your  mind, that's meditation. If you know how to worry, you already know how to  meditate! &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;B&gt;The more we think about God's Word, the less we'll think about our  worries.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109995912075122527?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109995912075122527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109995912075122527' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109995912075122527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109995912075122527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/11/lord-is-my-shepherd-i-shall-not-want.html' title='The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109987266614136162</id><published>2004-11-07T16:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-07T16:11:06.143-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Do you love God</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Have you trusted in Jesus as your Savior? &lt;BR&gt;What evidence is there in  your life that you love God? &lt;BR&gt;How are you showing God's love to others?&lt;BR&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;If you truly love the Lord, you'll want others to love Him  to&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109987266614136162?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109987266614136162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109987266614136162' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109987266614136162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109987266614136162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/11/do-you-love-god.html' title='Do you love God'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109883768494109051</id><published>2004-10-26T17:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-26T17:41:24.940-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Prayer</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;Praying&amp;nbsp;is our means of communion and  communication&amp;nbsp;with God.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Keep in touch  !!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109883768494109051?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109883768494109051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109883768494109051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109883768494109051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109883768494109051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/10/prayer.html' title='Prayer'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109831901526619597</id><published>2004-10-20T17:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-20T17:36:55.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No Unkind Words</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;A kind word is the oil that takes the  friction out of life&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109831901526619597?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109831901526619597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109831901526619597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109831901526619597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109831901526619597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/10/no-unkind-words.html' title='No Unkind Words'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109823343562399341</id><published>2004-10-19T17:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-19T17:50:35.623-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Gift Of Grace</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;The most inspiring acts of  human love are only a shadow of the immeasurable gift our Savior has given us.  Paul wrote, "You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was  rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might  become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).  &lt;P&gt;Christ left His glory in heaven and died on the cross for our sin so that we  could be forgiven through faith in Him. His sacrifice was based on His love, not  on our merit. All we are and all we have are the Savior's loving gifts of grace  to us.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Grace is an unearned blessing to unworthy sinners.&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109823343562399341?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109823343562399341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109823343562399341' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109823343562399341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109823343562399341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/10/gift-of-grace.html' title='A Gift Of Grace'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109771296243922189</id><published>2004-10-13T17:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-13T17:16:02.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wholeness Of Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;A person may go wrong in many different  directions but right in only one&lt;STRONG&gt;.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Son, your sins are forgiven you. . . . Arise,  take up your bed, and go to your house. ÂMark 2:5,11&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109771296243922189?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109771296243922189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109771296243922189' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109771296243922189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109771296243922189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/10/wholeness-of-life.html' title='Wholeness Of Life'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109702144994812928</id><published>2004-10-05T17:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-05T17:10:49.946-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God Of The Hills &amp; Streets - The Traveller's Psalm</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;He will ever keep thy  soul,&lt;BR&gt;What would harm He will control;&lt;BR&gt;In the home and by the way &lt;BR&gt;He  will keep thee day by day &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;B&gt;The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time  forth, and even forevermore. ÂPsalm 121:8&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109702144994812928?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109702144994812928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109702144994812928' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109702144994812928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109702144994812928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/10/god-of-hills-streets-travellers-psalm.html' title='God Of The Hills &amp; Streets - The Traveller&apos;s Psalm'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109512198795052213</id><published>2004-09-13T17:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-09-13T17:33:07.950-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The peace of the Lord</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;The peace of Jesus stood every sort of test,  every strain, and it never broke. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;My peace I give you. ÂJohn 14:27&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109512198795052213?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109512198795052213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109512198795052213' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109512198795052213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109512198795052213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/09/peace-of-lord.html' title='The peace of the Lord'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109503644482517168</id><published>2004-09-12T17:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-09-12T17:47:24.826-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A life lived for God will count for eternity.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Remember the Lord loves you dearly.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Be strong and not  afraid.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109503644482517168?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109503644482517168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109503644482517168' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109503644482517168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109503644482517168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/09/life-lived-for-god-will-count-for.html' title='A life lived for God will count for eternity.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109477567810116977</id><published>2004-09-09T17:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-09-09T17:21:18.100-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Way Of Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.  ÂEphesians 4:26&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109477567810116977?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109477567810116977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109477567810116977' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109477567810116977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109477567810116977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/09/way-of-life.html' title='A Way Of Life'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109425704735409589</id><published>2004-09-03T17:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-09-03T17:17:27.353-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tired</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;It's so easy to become bored and listless in the  bland routine of our daily activities. Often we just hang on and merely exist  without moving steadily toward maturity and fruitfulness. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord  and Savior Jesus Christ. Â2 Peter 3:18&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109425704735409589?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109425704735409589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109425704735409589' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109425704735409589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109425704735409589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/09/tired.html' title='Tired'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109391207661715483</id><published>2004-08-30T17:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-30T17:27:56.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Be Glad For Today</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;During difficult times, we are tempted to become passive while  waiting for a storm of life to pass. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;As the Lord has made this day, we should look past the  closed doors to see people and opportunities we had previously overlooked.  &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;This is the day the Lord has made; we will  rejoice and be glad in it. ÂPsalm 118:24&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109391207661715483?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109391207661715483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109391207661715483' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109391207661715483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109391207661715483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/be-glad-for-today.html' title='Be Glad For Today'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109365119080291623</id><published>2004-08-27T16:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-27T16:59:50.803-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The shortest verse in the Bible</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Jesus  w&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ept. ÂJohn 11:35&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;If you doubt that Jesus cares, remember His tears.&lt;/STRONG&gt;  &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109365119080291623?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109365119080291623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109365119080291623' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109365119080291623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109365119080291623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/shortest-verse-in-bible.html' title='The shortest verse in the Bible'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109358235345762127</id><published>2004-08-26T21:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-26T21:52:33.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Sure Thing</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;I&gt;As sure as setting of the sun&lt;BR&gt;In evening's  western sky,&lt;BR&gt;This life's brief day will soon be done&lt;BR&gt;And we will have to  die.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;It is appointed for men to die once, but  after this the judgment. ÂHebrews 9:27&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109358235345762127?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109358235345762127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109358235345762127' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109358235345762127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109358235345762127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/sure-thing.html' title='A Sure Thing'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109326779868168567</id><published>2004-08-23T06:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-23T06:29:58.680-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Train To Finish Strong</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;I discipline my body and bring it into  subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become  disqualified. Â1 Corinthians 9:27 &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;In the race of life, it takes discipline to  finish strong.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109326779868168567?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109326779868168567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109326779868168567' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109326779868168567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109326779868168567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/train-to-finish-strong.html' title='Train To Finish Strong'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109304924697722429</id><published>2004-08-20T17:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-20T17:47:26.976-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A New Song</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;Next time you're down in the dumps, think about God's goodness. Tune in to  the music of heaven and sing a new song with the angels. It may set your feet to  dancing and cause great wonderment in those around you. Perhaps they'll want to  hear the music too. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;God's work in our life puts a new song in our  heart.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109304924697722429?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109304924697722429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109304924697722429' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109304924697722429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109304924697722429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/new-song.html' title='A New Song'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109287760183955417</id><published>2004-08-18T18:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-18T18:06:41.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Grace And Glory</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;God gives grace for this life and glory in the  life to come. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;The Lord will give grace and glory; no good  thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. ÂPsalm 84:11&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109287760183955417?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109287760183955417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109287760183955417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109287760183955417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109287760183955417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/grace-and-glory.html' title='Grace And Glory'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109185059467954009</id><published>2004-08-06T20:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-06T20:49:54.680-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The good news is meant to be shared.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;The body of Christ grows through an unbroken  chain of teachers.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Spread the word.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109185059467954009?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109185059467954009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109185059467954009' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109185059467954009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109185059467954009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/good-news-is-meant-to-be-shared.html' title='The good news is meant to be shared.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109175133713018479</id><published>2004-08-05T17:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T17:15:37.130-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Only God can fill the emptiness of an aching heart.</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;I&gt;The love of God is my pillow,&lt;BR&gt;Soft and  healing and wide;&lt;BR&gt;I rest my soul in its comfort,&lt;BR&gt;And in its calm I  abide.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;Do not fear. You have done all this  wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord. Â1 Samuel 12:20&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109175133713018479?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109175133713018479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109175133713018479' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109175133713018479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109175133713018479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/only-god-can-fill-emptiness-of-aching.html' title='Only God can fill the emptiness of an aching heart.'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109167676108019934</id><published>2004-08-04T20:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T20:32:41.080-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Out Of The Thorns</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;I&gt;For all the heartaches and the tears,&lt;BR&gt;For  gloomy days and fruitless years&lt;BR&gt;I do give thanks, for now I know&lt;BR&gt;These  were the things that helped me grow! &lt;/I&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;God's hand of discipline is a hand of  love.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109167676108019934?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109167676108019934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109167676108019934' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109167676108019934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109167676108019934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/08/out-of-thorns.html' title='Out Of The Thorns'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109114716031867546</id><published>2004-07-29T17:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-29T17:26:00.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. -2 Timothy 1:7</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;His strength is not for my success or  well-being, but so that I will glorify Christ by living in His power. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;The human spirit fails us unless the Holy  Spirit fills us. &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109114716031867546?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109114716031867546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109114716031867546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109114716031867546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109114716031867546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/god-has-not-given-us-spirit-of-fear.html' title='God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. -2 Timothy 1:7'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109062855525796214</id><published>2004-07-23T17:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-23T17:22:35.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God Forgives Disobedience</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;When we disobey, don't blubber " I didn't mean to  do it". We choose to disobey.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;Are you grieved that you chose to disobey, and not  merely sorry about the consequences? &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;He promises to forgive you of your sin, for He loves  you freely.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;B&gt;I will heal their backsliding. I will love them  freely. ÂHosea 14:4&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109062855525796214?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109062855525796214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109062855525796214' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109062855525796214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109062855525796214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/god-forgives-disobedience.html' title='God Forgives Disobedience'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109028431823276176</id><published>2004-07-19T17:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-19T17:45:18.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Does God Love Me?</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;It's not easy to understand the depth of GodÂs love  for us. Because of our pride and fear, we fail to grasp how undeserving we are  and how free His love is. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;Yet God does not love us because we deserve it. He loves us in spite of  what we are. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;We love Him because He first loved us. Â1  John 4:19&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109028431823276176?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109028431823276176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109028431823276176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109028431823276176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109028431823276176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/does-god-love-me.html' title='Does God Love Me?'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109022568366683276</id><published>2004-07-19T01:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-19T01:28:03.666-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beauty and the Beast</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Last night i met my friend &lt;STRONG&gt;X&lt;/STRONG&gt;. It  was his birthday. He turned 42. &lt;STRONG&gt;X &lt;/STRONG&gt;is your what the boys call "  the made man ". &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;He's been around; both the neighbourhood and the  dark side. The scars on his face are the badge of "the made man". &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Don't mess with him. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;When he was in Beijing a few years ago, he fell  sick and the only person who was willing to give him a blood transfusion was a  Chinese nurse. She came into Singapore 2 days ago and the 3 three of us met up.  She is your Gong Li look alike - stunning !! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;He was soft and cuddly like a teddy bear.  &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;IMAGINE !! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;He has promised to walk the straight and narrow  from now on so that he can get on with his life. I really hope so. He really  needs to do it right. God bless him.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Hi !! Nick. See you soon.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;By the way, i turned 42 last night  too.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109022568366683276?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109022568366683276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109022568366683276' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109022568366683276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109022568366683276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/beauty-and-beast.html' title='Beauty and the Beast'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108985091846331579</id><published>2004-07-17T17:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-17T01:45:20.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Truth About Truth</title><content type='html'> &lt;meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name="GENERATOR"&gt; &lt;style&gt;&lt;/style&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt; . . . always learning and never able to come to  the knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:7 &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; Study God as the written Word to know Christ the living Word. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;i&gt;Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108985091846331579?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108985091846331579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108985091846331579' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108985091846331579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108985091846331579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/truth-about-truth.html' title='The Truth About Truth'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-109002451265077958</id><published>2004-07-16T17:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-16T17:35:12.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away.  -2 Corinthians 5:17</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Hallelujah  !!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-109002451265077958?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/109002451265077958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=109002451265077958' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109002451265077958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/109002451265077958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/if-anyone-is-in-christ-he-is-new.html' title='If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away.  -2 Corinthians 5:17'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108924960036632281</id><published>2004-07-07T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T18:20:00.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Inner Strength</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;The Holy Spirit works to strengthen us and renew  our minds as we read the Bible and pray. If we neglect the Scriptures, seldom  talk with the Lord, and stop fellowshiping with other believers, well grow weak  and vulnerable. Then we will be unable to withstand the pressures of temptation  or trouble. &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;The power of Christ within you is  greater than the pressure of troubles around you. &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108924960036632281?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108924960036632281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108924960036632281' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108924960036632281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108924960036632281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/inner-strength.html' title='Inner Strength'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108899655825526068</id><published>2004-07-04T20:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-04T20:02:38.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Greece wins the Euro Cup 2004</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Amazing, simply amazing that the Greeks pulled it  of !!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;The eleven men from this ancient state put their  stamp on the world of &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;football in this, their Olympic year.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;The stadiums in Athens may not be ready but that  won't stop the party tonight.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Hellas  fantastikos&amp;nbsp;!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108899655825526068?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108899655825526068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108899655825526068' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108899655825526068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108899655825526068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/greece-wins-euro-cup-2004.html' title='Greece wins the Euro Cup 2004'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108875068197024154</id><published>2004-07-01T23:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T23:44:41.970-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Game night</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Man !! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;What a backache after squash last night. Better  today.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Enjoy the camradrie that we have developed over  time, over squash, over beer.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The Spirit of Squash.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108875068197024154?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108875068197024154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108875068197024154' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108875068197024154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108875068197024154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/game-night.html' title='Game night'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108874743946207613</id><published>2004-07-01T22:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T22:50:39.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The family at Easter 2004&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'&gt;&lt;img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108874743946207613?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108874743946207613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108874743946207613' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108874743946207613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108874743946207613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/07/family-at-easter-2004.html' title=''/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108866186849954235</id><published>2004-06-30T23:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-30T23:04:28.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We missed going to Marriage Encounter</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Both my wife and i were supposed to go for a  weekend retreat called "Marriage Encounter".&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;It's a special weekend where married couples get to  spend time alone,&amp;nbsp;learn more about communication techniques and get  &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;away from the usual problems.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;But wouldn't you know it; those very "usual  problems" make it impossible to get away.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Well, maybe next  time.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108866186849954235?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108866186849954235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108866186849954235' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108866186849954235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108866186849954235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/06/we-missed-going-to-marriage-encounter.html' title='We missed going to Marriage Encounter'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108855772557010790</id><published>2004-06-29T18:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T18:08:45.570-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Be home before dark</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;None of these things move me; nor do I count my  life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy. Acts 20:24 &lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;The race of life is run by faith and won by  grace.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108855772557010790?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108855772557010790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108855772557010790' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108855772557010790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108855772557010790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/06/be-home-before-dark.html' title='Be home before dark'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108848137612238182</id><published>2004-06-28T20:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-28T20:56:16.123-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Holidays are over</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;As of yesterday the kids all over Singapore went  back to school.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Oh! the agony and the ecstasy of &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT  face=Arial size=2&gt;the first day at school.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;They seem to come through it alright; in fact  both&amp;nbsp; Rachel and Michaela were very positive.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;The stress on my wife Joyce is starting but this  time I will be around in the evenings to smooth things over.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;I will be around to help Phillip through his school  work and I believe this will be a positive experience for the both of  us.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Let the games  begin!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108848137612238182?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108848137612238182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108848137612238182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108848137612238182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108848137612238182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/06/holidays-are-over.html' title='Holidays are over'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108841207467253626</id><published>2004-06-28T01:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-28T01:41:14.673-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My daughter's first public concert</title><content type='html'>&lt;HEAD&gt; &lt;META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"&gt; &lt;META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR&gt; &lt;STYLE&gt;&lt;/STYLE&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY bgColor=#ffffff&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Over the weekend, the JazzKids, the first kids  group in Singapore to sing jazz, performed&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;at the Arts House.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;The kids were great and I was so proud to see my  girl, Michaela at age&amp;nbsp; 9, give such a great show; in fact &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;all the&amp;nbsp;kids were great.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Get there on this link -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A  href="http://www.kuopo.com/index.aspx?id=595"&gt;http://www.kuopo.com/index.aspx?id=595&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;My pink baby has grown  up.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108841207467253626?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108841207467253626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108841207467253626' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108841207467253626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108841207467253626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/06/my-daughters-first-public-concert.html' title='My daughter&apos;s first public concert'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439329.post-108822240736394420</id><published>2004-06-26T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-25T21:00:07.363-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Just started today</title><content type='html'>This is a new experience for me to start a blog. I have no expectation of what is to come. I hope that the title of the blog makes you drop in often to read my thoughts. The idea is to start a space in the web where my feelings on life from the start to the end  can be read.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt; All life is precious.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome to the human race.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439329-108822240736394420?l=doctor_mathews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/feeds/108822240736394420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7439329&amp;postID=108822240736394420' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108822240736394420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7439329/posts/default/108822240736394420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doctor_mathews.blogspot.com/2004/06/just-started-today.html' title='Just started today'/><author><name>abe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04510205378324647503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
