The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

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Satan is really attacking me and some of my friends. A lot of my friends in my groups are being wounded by these attacks. It’s causing disruption and attempted chaos in our lives. Fortunately, God is going to show up big time, and we all will have victory in this war. But I would like [...]

It will be officially spring as of today. I’m pretty happy that spring is here, finally. It means longer days, outside fun, and other good things. It also means another season of romance, hormones being driven wild, and just plain “spring madness.” I think I can be prepared this year by just not thinking too [...]

I did the usual church services tonight. I didn’t go into the Worship Center, but I was able to catch Pastor Bob’s message about parenting. Bob was saying that you need to set limits and stick to them. He also gave this interesting timeline on how to deal with kids. Age 0 to 7, Regulation, [...]

The time of the year for spring cleaning has arrived. I went to Target and spent some cash to get some cleaning supplies. By the time Monday night comes, I’ll want to have as much cleaned up around the shack as possible. I won’t be able to vacuum the downstairs carpet, since my vacuum isn’t [...]

Pastor Bob spoke this weekend on pornography. Although I already know the stuff’s bad, I can’t help but commend Pastor Bob and Pastor Jason for speaking out about sex the last couple of services. A lot of churches don’t address this issue. That just leads to a whole pack of trouble. Pornography is solo, and [...]

I just want to comment on the fact that we are getting snowed in around this AO. The snow is coming down heavy and hard, so we found it necessary to cancel Pure Desire meeting tonight. Too snowy, and the roads are slicker than snot. Yuck. I’d like to take a moment to say to [...]