http://www.thomasumstattd.com/2007/10/the-source/ An unusual perspective on religion, politics and life. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thomasumstattd.com/2007/10/the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Rethinking Church | Thomas Umstattd Jr. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:31:41 +0000 http://www.CompuChristian.com/?p=39#comment-1154 [...] the first thing. The Bible is great but without God it is just ink and paper. If Christ is not the Source of our Spring then the second things have nothing to flow out [...] [...] the first thing. The Bible is great but without God it is just ink and paper. If Christ is not the Source of our Spring then the second things have nothing to flow out [...]

]]> http://www.thomasumstattd.com/2007/10/the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Renae Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:59:35 +0000 http://www.CompuChristian.com/?p=39#comment-25 Beautiful post, beautiful truth. I once heard the example of an old water pump, with a green, slimy bucket beneath the spout. As the handle is pumped and pumped and pumped, eventually water comes out, then more and more. Soon the bucket fills and overflows. Eventually, if the water continues, the slime is washed out and the bucket, and the water within, is clean. But in order for it to stay clean, you have to keep pumping the water into it. It is the same for our souls - we must keep pumping God's Word into our lives, which will cleanse, purify and keep us ready for service. Beautiful post, beautiful truth. I once heard the example of an old water pump, with a green, slimy bucket beneath the spout. As the handle is pumped and pumped and pumped, eventually water comes out, then more and more. Soon the bucket fills and overflows. Eventually, if the water continues, the slime is washed out and the bucket, and the water within, is clean. But in order for it to stay clean, you have to keep pumping the water into it. It is the same for our souls – we must keep pumping God’s Word into our lives, which will cleanse, purify and keep us ready for service.

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