That explains a lot about Winkie Pratney.
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Resurrection.

or in the greek

αναγέν νηση

-Alf

It’s a cold kicker; by cold I mean the nasty virus.
It’s unfiltered apple cider vinegar, horseradish root, ginger root, raw garlic, habanero pepper and white onions. You let it ferment for about 1 month, then you strain it through a cheese cloth or something like that. Then, if you feel “the junk” in your throat and nose, just down about a shot glass of this stuff. It burns like hell fire and takes your breathe away for about 5-10 seconds, literally. BUT, it really sent my cold running away, yapping like a scolded dog with its tail between its legs.

So, when my buddy Walsh up here says, “what up winkie juice?”, you know it’s not nasty or some inappropriate comment. Winkie Pratney carries this stuff with him everywhere and now all of FIRE church is running after it…or at least the students are.

So there you go. Go make yourself some Winkie Tonic…the new name I now give to it.

mark jr.

One thing I’ve been considering lately (and this is a big thing and scary to put on a blog because there are theological implications to my thoughts!) is how far our spirit can grow in this life and in this age in likeness to Christ.

I’m wondering if our spirit man may actually be capable of growing far more than we think in this life and if, in eternity, we won’t find ourselves very much as spiritual as we were in this life. I believe we often have an idea that at the trumpet we will somehow catapult into spiritual maturity, but Paul’s focus seems to be that the body of man will be redeemed in that moment, but that the spirit is already redeemed (I’m including comments in his other letters, not just this passage). With Paul’s focus in mind, it makes sense that physical exercise is of little value because my physical self is still marked by sin and is going to be replaced anyway, however spiritual exercise holds much value because we might just find that our spiritual life at the trumpet is not catapulted to another level but is still at the point of growth it was at the moment the trumpet sounded. (One practical question to deal with on this topic is how much does the fallen body affect the ability of the redeemed spirit to demonstrate God’s life through us in this age.)

Hopefully you can hear my heart in this. This is just something that Lord is quickening in me and I haven’t gotten my arms around it completely yet, so please don’t brand me as a “sinless perfection” heretic just yet :^). Believe me I understand the historical tension among the saints on this issue and the bitter divisions it has caused in times past….

I made reference to being sown into relationships. I am not AT ALL suggesting that you date or marry non-believers so you can see resurection glory. No, I mean friendships, work relationships, relationships with bosses, etc. “Do not be unequally yoked”…

mark jr.

with his redeeming blood…