Following Jesus
I Dare You to Move
I am amazed at the way God stretches us. We think we’ve been stretched all we can be stretched. But as soon as we start getting used to the new us—as soon as we think we’ve got it—God puts us in a new situation or drops a new thought in our minds and, all of a sudden, we’re [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Self: Petty
Pettiness can creep in unexpectedly and single-handedly ruin a perfectly good day. Pettiness takes the simplest of details and looks at it with the most selfish eyes. It is a selfishness that blinds by obstructing our view of what is good and lovely in life. Of course, love is blind too. But where love covers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Following Your Heart or Following Your Mind?
Concerning heart and mind, I think it would be a grave mistake to pit one against the other or favor either heart or mind over the other. I think many in the Church today have a tendency towards extremism. For instance, they might see some people depending too much on emotions, so, in response to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Parable of the Lazy Slave
If we continue to do nothing with our lives, our fear becomes an excuse for laziness. At first laziness is a choice. But it soon becomes a habit—the result of choosing inaction at every opportunity until it becomes second nature. This predisposition to do nothing is wickedness in God’s eyes because it squanders our life and hinders us from the abundance He has in store for us.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Jesus: a rude houseguest?
Revelation 3:20 tells us that Jesus “stands at the door [of our hearts] and knocks. If anyone hears [his] voice and opens the door, [he] will come in to him and sup with him.” I’ve heard this passage preached a plethora of times, usually coming about three minutes before the altar call. Just about every [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Worship from an Honest Heart
Although I wrote this essay about seven years ago, it still rings very true for me. I hope there is something in it for you as well…
As the first chords were played, the audience of young people stood and began singing and clapping along with the music. Many raised their hands. Some sat or even [...]
The Waiting Room
All those things that just minutes earlier were so important and so urgent no longer seem to be. The sink full of dishes. The work deadline. The dinner reservations. None of those things matter anymore. All that matters is being there.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Letters to Little C: How Can You Be Sure?
I remembered back to the one science class I took in college. In lab I learned that, since test results vary, it is best to take many measurements in order to ascertain the most accurate results. A fact is not scientifically viable unless it can be tested repeatedly and render like results.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Make Following Jesus Job One
In every area of our lives we can ask these two questions: 1) what are our habits and 2) what results are we seeing them produce in our lives?
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