I love celebrating birthdays. It is the one day that belongs to you and only you. Christmas is great but everyone else gets presents and technically we’re celebrating Jesus’ birthday, right?
Continue reading... September 16, 2010
The Easy Way Out (My Open Letter To The Church)
It’s easy to complain about others It’s easy to find fault in their actions It’s easy to criticize It’s easy to make fun It’s easy to disgrace someone publicly It’s easy to make yourself feel superior It’s easy to be self-righteous It takes much more effort to love It takes much more effort to have [...]
Continue reading... September 14, 2010
Grace For Works
Most people have heard grace defined as “unmerited favor”. Another definition of grace is “the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them”. When my pastor defines grace he calls it “supernatural enabling power”
Continue reading... September 10, 2010
Gray Areas
Some of my favorite topics to discuss with other Christians are those areas that aren’t explicitly mentioned in the Bible. I believe as we mature as followers of Christ, this is one of the key subjects that we must be able to wrap our heads around.
Continue reading... September 1, 2010
A Road Rage Confession
Let me paint a picture for you. You wake up refreshed after a great night of sleep. You open your Bible and get in the Word. You spend some time praying and you feel great. Reading through a great book, you highlight some excerpts that you decide that you will put in a blog post and add your own insights.
Continue reading... August 31, 2010
Leader Is Not A Title
So much is said about leadership these days. Leadership is influence. Leaders have passion. You lead by example. For the most part, I agree with all of these points. People talk about the great responsibility that comes with leadership. I agree with that as well
Continue reading... August 26, 2010
The Importance of One On One Time
One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes is “The Dog”. It’s the one where Jerry, George and Elaine were supposed to see the movie “Prognosis Negative” but Jerry informs them that the has to take care of a dog and asks them to go without him
Continue reading... August 24, 2010
Punishment vs Consequence
We love to quote Romans 8:1. It’s a great verse. It feels good to quote it to others who are discouraged. It gets thrown around a lot. But what does it really mean?
Continue reading... August 17, 2010
Reflections on Israel (Pt.3)
We always speak of the wilderness as a time of dryness or distance from God. It is a time in our life that we know will come, but we always pray to be released from it as quickly as possible. While you’re in it, all you can think about it getting out.
Continue reading... August 9, 2010
Reflections On Israel (Pt.2)
Our tour guide Salo told us that Jews have a saying when they return to live in Israel. “I have come to build and to be rebuilt”. I found this statement absolutely profound.
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