Blog http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/ en Copyright 2010 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:56:17 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=5.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The shield of God around me Ps 5:12 “For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” While there are many unknowns I will be facing in this new year, I am glad for the certainty that if I stay close to God He will protect me.

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/the_shield_of_god_around_me http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/the_shield_of_god_around_me Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:56:17 -0500 "Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations" 1 Sam 8:6-7 “But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, ‘Give us a king to judge us.’ So Samuel prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them’.”

It is rather interesting to see history repeat itself.

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]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/announcements/a_good_online_resource_for_tho http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/announcements/a_good_online_resource_for_tho Announcements Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:46:55 -0500 Humility - True Greatness Humility: True Greatness

This book had a tremendous spiritual impact on our ministry

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/book_reviews/humility_true_greatness http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/book_reviews/humility_true_greatness Book Reviews Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:41:04 -0500 Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas Sacred Marriage

What if God designed marriage to make you holy, not happy? This powerful book by Gary Thomas explores the idea that the most powerful and sometimes most difficult relationship here on earth is about bringing glory to God.

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/book_reviews/sacred_marriage_by_gary_thomas http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/book_reviews/sacred_marriage_by_gary_thomas Book Reviews Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:03:09 -0500 OVC Website Changes In the next couple of days, you may notice a few things on the site not working as they should. Don’t fret! We’re revamping the site and making some changes to make it more useful and user-friendly. If you have a question or see something particular that’s missing, feel free to send us a note.

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/announcements/ovc_website_changes http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/announcements/ovc_website_changes Announcements Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:38:52 -0500 Reasons for Suffering One cannot always know the specific whys for suffering. However, as a student of life, one can see that there are at least five sources for suffering. The first source for suffering is others. My wife and I have been robbed twice. The second source for suffering would be self. Something wrong was said or done and there were consquences to pay. A third source for suffering is Satan. Look at what Satan did to the life of Job in the Old Testament. A fourth source is the fall of Adam. When Adam sinned, God cursed this earth. The final source for suffering is God. In the Scriptures there are at least 13 reasons why God allows suffering in the life of his children.

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/reasons_for_suffering http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/reasons_for_suffering Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:16:39 -0500 You can't make everybody happy What does a church do with the opinion that you cannot make everybody happy? Some causes for dislike include by are not limited to the music, programs, furnishing, colors, ad infinitus. Is it a foregone conclusion that the church will be filled with unhappy people?

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/you_cant_make_everybody_happy http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/you_cant_make_everybody_happy Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:48:35 -0500 Authentic Christianity What are the essentials for being a Christian?

Jesus forewarned us of false or counterfeit Christianity in Matt. 7:21-23
"Not everyone who says to Me,'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

There are those who call Jesus “Lord Lord” and do all kind of religious works and yet Jesus says to them that He does not know them. So how does one know that he is known by Jesus?

Your ideas are welcomed and can be sent to my e-mail on the “contact” portion of this web site.

]]> http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/issues/authentic_christianity http://www.oxfordvalleychapel.org/blog/issues/authentic_christianity Issues Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:01:38 -0500 Hi, I'm Pastor Dan Let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I was born and reared in Minnesota. I accepted Christ as personal Lord and Savior in the spring of 1979, and was baptized July 1979. I attended and graduated from Pensacola Christian College. After graduation, I attended Central Baptist Theological Seminary graduating with a Master of Divinity in 1987 and a Doctor of Ministry (Counseling) in 1996. I am also a member of the National Association of Nouthetic Counseling. My wife Robin and I have a son (Eric) and a daughter (Stephanie).

We began our ministry here at Oxford Valley Chapel in March 1998. God in his gracious mercy has seen fit to bless this ministry and we are greatly anticipating what God has in store for us as we seek to advance His cause in the Oxford Valley area.

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