tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:22:26 +0000"Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." Psalm 86:11http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)Blogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2581853287390691919Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:59:00 +00002009-12-28T23:17:57.940-05:00Revelation 5; 7:9-175:6-7"Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders... 7He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/12/lamb-slain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-7154381630659377509Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-11-09T00:20:17.261-05:00I had the pleasure of visiting a local church for Sunday service this morning, and as we were getting ready to pray, we were directed to prepare our hearts for prayer. In the process, the leader said this and I quote, "as you get ready to pray, prepare yourself however you do to go to your God." Now how I took this was to say that however I view God in my own mind, I was to prepare myself to go http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/11/your-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-1031132485253687830Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:07:00 +00002009-10-04T23:08:40.601-05:00This is a response paper I had to write to an column that showed up in our local paper back in 2000.Jonah Goldberg in his column “War on boys is war on manhood” brings some very interesting information to light concerning the current philosophy of raising children, specifically boys, in such a way as to curb their “barbaric” behaviors and level the playing field for children in general. He http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/10/boys-will-be-boys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-4774699400312068523Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:31:00 +00002009-08-30T21:32:33.611-05:00Does loving your enemy mean not punishing him? Loving our enemies has to be one of the hardest things we can do as Christians. I do not understand, outside of being God, how Christ hurl curses at the guards that beat him to within an inch of his life. I do not understand how he could stand in front of the crowd that was calling out, “crucify him!” and not argue back in his own defense. Quietly, http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-6-christian-behavior.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-1420286372562711250Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:15:00 +00002009-08-29T22:17:14.800-05:00The website article where I retrieved this information was from USA Today.com The basic premise of this article was to explore the topic of sin and whether or not it still hold any specific meaning in today’s culture. The article was given in a fair manner by not only supplying survey information against the validity of the existence of “sin”, but also providing interview and speech quotes for http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-5-sin-does-it-mean-anything.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-1586691505695034290Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:12:00 +00002009-08-29T22:15:06.382-05:00In book one, Lewis makes the statement that his, “…argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how ad I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called in unjust?” (Lewis, 1943, p.38) This argument alone is a great concept for one to investigate.http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-4-what-christians-believe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-3736482991642546831Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:11:00 +00002009-08-29T22:12:49.154-05:00Question: Explain what you believe is the Christian view of creation. Why do you think this article attacks a Christian worldview of the nature of Creation? What is your response in defense of the Christian worldview and why is it crucial? Scientific American Magazine is dedicated to helping readers be informed about science and it advancements by helping people “focus on the future of science http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-3-creation-museum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-6497979405555671743Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:45:00 +00002009-08-25T22:48:33.906-05:00Professors comments are italicized Do you agree with Lewis in his observation of the existence of a Universal “Law of Human Nature,” an innate sense of right and wrong? Do you agree with Lewis when he says that none of us are keeping the Law of Nature? How do you think Lewis would respond to contemporary proponents of moral relativism? Concerning Lewis’ statement of the “Law of Human Nature”. I http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-2-law-of-nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-8850234494602133469Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:38:00 +00002009-08-25T22:44:06.111-05:00Here is my first "short" paper for my new class "Defending the Christian Faith", with the bonus of my Professors comments in italicized text for those of you who are crazy enough to sit down to read my stuff. LOLThe source I used for this summary is a website I stumbled on while searching for an article on “Truth”. This website is created and updated by a self proclaimed Satanist and aggressive http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/1st-paper-for-defending-christian-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2088608637579340648Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:37:00 +00002009-08-23T23:40:36.274-05:00I am currently studying C.S. Lewis in class, and I am going through his book Mere Christianity. I will be posting my papers here as some of you have asked to see what I am learning about. This paper is meant to pull one substantial observation from each of the five chapters of book two of Mere Christianity and comment on it.In book one, Lewis makes the statement that his, “…argument against God http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/08/time-with-cs-lewis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-8859074778080104145Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:31:00 +00002009-07-27T22:48:59.571-05:00For the past two weeks I have sent out a worship devotional for our music and arts team that correspond with our songs for the week. It is designed to help us understand what we are singing about and how the songs tie in with scripture. Last week it made a big impact on me and some of the others in the team when it came to singing the songs during the service. As we sang and played our http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/07/rejoicing-in-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2338768230612479224Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:40:00 +00002009-07-19T23:42:32.802-05:00The tendency in early Christian experience is to look for the marvelous. We are apt to mistake the sense of the heroic for being heroes. It is one thing to go through a crisis grandly, but a different thing to go through everyday glorifying God when there is no witness, no limelight, and no one paying the remotest attention to you. If we don't want medieval haloes, we want something that will http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/07/glorifying-god-in-everyday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-118542296332555708Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-07-18T22:39:35.159-05:00Tonight I lead worship at College Park UB church in Huntington. It was a blessing to be able to provide some music and to worship with them. The focus of the evening was on God's covenant and it helped me to realize that there are covenants all around. Some of you have a covenant, that being the covenant of marriage. You stood before God and many guests and promised that you would love, cherish http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/07/covenants-do-they-mean-anything-anymore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2709737895415539136Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:09:00 +00002009-07-02T23:33:49.206-05:00For the past year or so, I have been meticulously planning for the US National Conference for the United Brethren In Christ denomination. Through that year or so, there were many meetings, many many emails and a lot of phone calls. Lot's of decisions had to be made, lot's of hurdles had to be crossed, and lot's of time was spent in vision planning, thinking, and dealing with vendors. All in all http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/07/withdraw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-9088399873822066008Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:43:00 +00002009-06-23T21:46:12.377-05:00Those who sought to destroy Paul’s ministry were self righteous and jealous. For no other reason can I discover why they would want to discredit Paul and the Gospel, which he taught. Through their own boasting and jabs at Paul, they began to pull some of the Corinthians away from the message they first accepted and taught. They also tried to discredit the love and concern Paul and his ministry http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/observations-of-pauls-writings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-820726835427057347Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-06-11T22:52:09.551-05:00Ever wonder what God might have up His sleeve for you? Sometimes things happen that cause me to think about what God could do with my life if I totally surrendered to Him. Don't get me wrong, I believe that if God asked me to do something, I would without to much reservation, but I still wonder, what types of things He could accomplish through a humble servant. It doesn't take me long to compile http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/wondering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-7934824887376563266Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:23:00 +00002009-06-08T22:25:31.257-05:00The extent of mankind’s sin problem is far greater than I think we will ever know. It has affected every aspect of the world we live in from little children to the elderly. Sin is not a general term either; it is specific and expressed as such in God’s word. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, spends a large amount of time explaining to the Romans what sin has done and how it separates humanity http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/observations-of-romans-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-5658081464674212250Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:23:00 +00002009-06-08T22:23:42.855-05:00This has been an interesting discussion on the book of Romans, and one that we could all stand to learn much from. Paul is the consummate minister, in that he has given his life to what he believed to be of the Lord. His conversion on the Damascus road impacted him in such a way, that he gives the rest of his life spreading the word of Christ. Teaching other believers the truth and how they http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/observations-of-romans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-8350826715379563954Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:20:00 +00002009-06-08T22:21:50.361-05:00Flesh as discussed in Romans, is something we die to as we are transformed through the renewing of our mind. As we are Justified by Grace, or saved through the forgiveness of Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection. When we are saved or rescued from our present state of death by sin, we become a new creature. Our outside stays the same, but our mind, our heart, our soul go through a complete http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/observations-on-pauls-letter-to_08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2184985545558616096Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-06-08T22:20:26.351-05:00Paul’s writings to the various churches in the New Testament bring to light just how passionate and sold out for the message of Jesus Christ Paul was. His transformation on the Damascus Road was a once in a life-time experience, maybe even a once in history experience. It was interesting to see how quickly Paul went from being one of the most fanatical “Christian hunters”, to one of the most http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/06/observations-on-pauls-letter-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-810101494812710379Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:12:00 +00002009-03-21T22:13:48.532-05:00As I read through the history of the Egyptian civilization and surrounding and subsequent societies, there seem to be a number of reasons that the Egyptian civilization lasted for so long. Some of which were their isolation from other cultures, their belief in the power and appointment of the Pharaoh; their wealth and their oneness. Greer and Lewis paint a clear picture of how Egypt operated and http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/03/egyptian-society.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-1073384105620478768Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:10:00 +00002009-03-21T22:12:20.614-05:00The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most interesting messages Jesus gives, and certainly seems to be one of the longest. Looking at it with an overview in mind, I found that Jesus took the law and built upon it on several occasions. The law said not to lust, but Christ built on that and said not to even look at a woman with lustful intentions. The law said to not to murder, but Jesus again http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/03/sermon-on-mount.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-773925001197355830Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:08:00 +00002009-03-21T22:10:03.931-05:00“Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mind”. (Nairne, 2009). This is how Psychology is defined by James S. Nairne is his book, “Psychology 5th edition”. Psychology has often been misunderstood to be the process or act of analyzing the mind of someone who has an issue they are dealing with or a mental disorder that requires frequently scheduled hospital visits. We get the picture of http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/03/scientific-psychology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-2415390689407919770Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:06:00 +00002009-03-21T22:08:22.201-05:00The Lord’s Supper is rich both in symbolism and meaning. It is meant to remind Christ followers of the new covenant for the world, and the sacrificial death and suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings abound for those who gain a biblical understanding of the Lord’s Supper. As we read in Matthew 26: 17-30, Christ instituted the Lord’s Supper, during the Feast of Unleavened Bread on the http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/03/lords-supper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138659.post-576991273360552227Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-03-21T22:06:39.174-05:00Some may misunderstand Jesus’ words in John 12:8 to say that no matter what we do, we will never solve the problem of the poor, because they will always be around. However, when paralleled with the teachings of Jesus and the events to come in His life, we can see that Jesus was simply saying that their work is just beginning. He will be here for a short while longer, but the poor will remain. http://moldedtoworship.blogspot.com/2009/03/poor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Kuntz)0